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Institution Info
Wageningen University: For Quality of Life!
Wageningen University is one of the leading international universities in the field of healthy food and living environment. Studying at Wageningen University guarantees you premium quality education and an international quality benchmark on your curriculum vitae. Here, you will focus on current and future global issues that are of increasing importance to both industry and government.
Wageningen University is listed in the top 100 of all universities in the world as published by the Times Higher Education Ranking. Furthermore, it holds a top five position in the worldwide publication index in the field of food, agriculture, plants, animals and environment.
In 2011, Dutch students voted Wageningen University as the best university in the Netherlands for the seventh year in a row.
International character
Wageningen University has an excellent international reputation. Study programmes and research are followed by students from over 100 countries. Through partnerships with numerous Dutch and international companies and governments, Wageningen University has become the largest university in Europa and one of the best universities worldwide in the field of Life Sciences.
Education
The scientific education offered by Wageningen University includes 20 Bachelor of Science and 28 Master of Science programmes as well as post-academic trajectories with integrated education, research and innovation. All Master programmes are full time, take two years and are presented in English. You are ensured personal guidance throughout your student career here with a teacher-student ratio of 1:10 which allows you to make the most of all the study options provided.
Facts and Figures
| No. of students: | 6,771* |
| No. of international students: | 1,735* |
| No. of Administrative staff: | 6,500 |
| Student to staff ratio: | 10:1 |
| Funding type: | Public |
PhD Programmes
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Interdepartmental PhD Programmes
Services & Facilities
Campus and Facilities
The Wageningen University campus is 11 soccer fields large with 70.000m2 and offers excellent student facilities. The library is open 14 hours per day, there are multiple student associations and sports centre “De Bongerd” offers 60 different sports ranging from tennis, squash, football, rugby, athletics and badminton. All international students have a room guarantee if they apply before the application deadline. Rooms contain basic furniture and fast internet connection.
Student Life
Wageningen town
Wageningen University is centrally located in the Netherlands. Amsterdam, Rotterdam and The Hague are only an hour’s travel by train. Wageningen is built on “bicycle scale’. All university facilities and the city centre are within cycling distance. Most people speak English making it easy to communicate to locals.
Over 6750 students study at Wageningen University and they, accounting for 18% of the population, turn Wageningen into a university town. Wageningen has a thriving cultural and social life. Theatres, cinemas, student clubs, bars, night life and restaurants create the elegance of a city within the safe environment of a rural village.
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