University of Groningen
 University of Groningen  (University)     | |
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| Motto | Verbum domini lucerna pedibus nostris |
| Formation | 1614 |
| Headquarters | Groningen, Netherlands |
| Type | Public research university |
| Interest of | Shell |
| Several deep state actors from the University of Groningen are helping criminals obtain EU passports | |
The University of Groningen (Rijksuniversiteit Groningen is a public research university in the city of Groningen in the Netherlands. The university was founded in 1614 and is the second-oldest university in the Netherlands. In 2014, the university celebrated its 400th anniversary.[1]
The university was ranked 65th in the world, according to Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) in 2019.[2] In April 2013, according to the results of the International Student Barometer, the University of Groningen, for the third time in a row, was voted the best university of the Netherlands.[3]
The University of Groningen has eleven faculties, nine graduate schools, 27 research centres and institutes, and more than 175-degree programmes. The university's alumni and faculty include Johann Bernoulli, Aletta Jacobs, four Nobel Prize winners, nine Spinoza Prize winners, one Stevin Prize winner, royalty, multiple mayors, the first president of the European Central Bank, and a secretary general of NATO.
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Deep State ties
Several deep state actors from the University of Groningen are helping criminals obtain EU passports in Malta viewable on Nieuwsuur's YouTube channel.[4]
Notable alumni
Notable alumni of the University of Groningen include:[5]
- Johann Heinrich Alting, theologian
- Gerbrand Bakker, early 19th century physician
- Johann Bernoulli, mathematician
- Bart Bok, astronomer
- Corina Brussaard, Antarctic researcher in viral ecology and phytoplankton
- Anita Buma, Antarctic researcher in marine ecophysiology
- Turtle Bunbury, Irish historian and author
- James Burnett
- Job Cohen, former mayor of Amsterdam and former leader of the Dutch Labour Party
- Willem de Sitter, astronomer
- Wim Duisenberg, first president of the European Central Bank in Frankfurt studied at UG and obtained his PhD on the economics of disarmament
- Ubbo Emmius, founder of the University of Groningen and first rector magnificus
- Ben Feringa, Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2016 for his work on molecular motors, professor of Chemistry
- Pim Fortuyn, lecturer, later politician and founder of the Pim Fortuyn List (and assassinated in 2002)
- Willem Frederik Hermans, lecturer and writer
- Niccolò Invidia, member of parliament Italy
- Gerardus Heymans, philosopher and psychologist
- Pieter Hofstede Crull, jurist, attorney-general of Suriname and acting governor
- Peter Hofstee, professor of theoretical physics, joined IBM in 1996, currently the chief architect of the Synergistic Processor Element (SPE) of the Cell microprocessor
- Johan Huizinga, historian
- Paul Polman, CEO of Unilever
- Marc Bolland, former CEO of Marks & Spencer
- Epke Zonderland, 2012 Olympics gold medalist
- Aletta Jacobs, first woman in the Netherlands to receive an MD
- Ashin Jinarakkhita, Indonesian Buddhist monk
- Klaas Knot, current President of the Dutch central bank De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB)[6]
- Jaap Kunst, ethnomusicologist (studied law)
- Maarten van den Bergh, former Chairman of Lloyds TSB, named the most powerful businessman in Great Britain in 2005 by The Times
- Hans Wijers, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of ING, former CEO of AkzoNobel
- Wei Ji Ma, professor of psychology and neuroscience
- Prince Maurits van Oranje Nassau, first cousin of King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands
- John Nerbonne, professor of humanities computing, expert in dialectology, member of the Dutch Royal Academy of Science
- Wubbo Ockels, first Dutch astronaut, received a PhD degree in physics and mathematics, 1973
- Heike Kamerlingh Onnes, received the Nobel Prize in Physics for his experiments on the properties of matter at low temperatures which made the production of liquid helium possible
- Roel de Vries, Global Head of Marketing at Nissan Motor Corporation
- Dolf van den Brink, CEO of Heineken USA
- Jan Oort, astronomer
- Johannes Jacobus Poortman, philosopher, psychologist
- Dagmar Reichardt, professor of Cultural Industry at University of Latvia
- James Renwick (Covenanter) James Renwick (15 February 1662 – 17 February 1688) Scottish Covenanter
- Edgars Rinkevics, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Latvia[citation needed]
- Henk G. Sol, Professor Business Engineering and ICT
- Dirk Stikker, Secretary General of NATO
- Pieter Jelles Troelstra, lawyer, politician (early 20th century)
- Hans van Abeelen, first Dutch behavior geneticist
- Johan van Benthem, logician
- Wietse Venema, programmer and physicist
- Clemens von Bönninghausen, lawyer, botanist, homeopathic physician
- Jacques Wallage, former mayor of Groningen
- Paramanga Ernest Yonli, Prime Minister of Burkina Faso (2000–2007), studied Economics
- Frits Zernike, professor of theoretical physics, received the Nobel Prize in Physics for his invention of the phase-contrast optical microscope in 1953. The university campus in the northern part of Groningen is named in his honour.
- Bart Becht, former CEO of Reckitt Benckiser
- Lex van Dam, hedge fund manager, featured on Million Dollar Traders on BBC2
- Chris Vogelzang, CEO of Danske Bank
- Fionn Ferreira, Inventor [7]
Employee on Wikispooks
| Employee | Job | Appointed | End |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marc Chavannes | Professor for journalism | 2006 | 2012 |
Alumni on Wikispooks
References
- ↑ http://www.rug400.nl/rug400_2/rug_definitief.dev/en.html University of Groningen turns 400!
- ↑ http://www.shanghairanking.com/World-University-Rankings/University-of-Groningen.html
- ↑ http://www.rug.nl/news/2012/04/groningen-best-university-isb
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/user/nieuwsuur
- ↑ http://www.rug.nl/science-and-society/university-museum/prominent-professors/
- ↑ Klaas Knot wordt nieuwe president van DNB NU.nl
- ↑ https://www.ukrant.nl/magazine/the-boy-wonder-who-will-save-us-from-plastic/?lang=en
