The University of Groningen (Rijksuniversiteit Groningen) was founded in 1614. It has 11 faculties, one of them in Leeuwarden, the Frisian capital, where it runs Campus Fryslân. The Board of the University is the central governing body; its members are appointed by the Supervisory Board, to which it is accountable, and the Rector Magnificus is a member.
Its key figures list 32,500 students, 26% of them international, 7,350 FTE staff including University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG), 4,700 PhD candidates and a budget of 1,000 million euros. It offers 45 bachelor’s and 120 master’s degree programmes, mostly taught in English. Professor J. de Vries is President of the Board, and Professor J.M.A. Scherpen is Rector.