University of Groningen Alumni

International Students

26

% of international students in the university

9100

Total International Students in the university

Here’s a relaxed lineup of some remarkable Groningen alumni—trailblazers across politics, science, business, arts, and more:

Alumni Name

Notable Achievement / Famous For

Degree

Graduating Year

Paramanga Ernest Yonli

Prime Minister of Burkina Faso

N/A

N/A

John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute

Prime Minister of Great Britain

N/A

N/A

Suzanne Camelia-Römer

Prime Minister of the Netherlands Antilles

N/A

N/A

Etienne Ys

Prime Minister of the Netherlands Antilles; studied law at Groningen

LL.B

1985

Job Cohen

Former mayor of Amsterdam & Labour Party leader

N/A

N/A

Wim Duisenberg

First President of the European Central Bank

N/A

N/A

Bart Becht

CEO of Reckitt Benckiser

N/A

N/A

Paul Polman

CEO of Unilever

N/A

N/A

Hans Wijers

Former CEO of AkzoNobel, Chairman of ING Supervisory Board

N/A

N/A

Marc Bolland

CEO of Marks & Spencer

N/A

N/A

Wubbo Ockels

First Dutch astronaut; PhD in physics & mathematics

PhD

1973

Jan Oort

Renowned astronomer

N/A

N/A

Aletta Jacobs

First woman in the Netherlands to receive an MD

MD

N/A

Johan Huizinga

Influential historian and cultural theorist

N/A

N/A

Epke Zonderland

Olympic gold medalist (gymnastics, 2012)

N/A

N/A

Geert Hofstede

Pioneer in cultural dimensions theory

N/A

N/A

Willem de Sitter

Noted astronomer and cosmologist

N/A

N/A

Wietse Venema

Prominent programmer and physicist

N/A

N/A

Jacques Wallage

Sociologist & prominent Dutch politician; Bachelor and Master in Social Science

BSS, MSS

1967, 1971

Amina Helmi

Award-winning astronomer and professor at Groningen; Spinoza Prize winner

N/A

N/A

 

Students

52

Yocketers Applied

42

Yocketers Admitted

634

Yocketers Interested

University of Groningen admitted student profiles

GRE

312

TOEFL

103

IELTS

8

Profiles that got Into University of Groningen

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Samyuktha S
fall 2024
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IELTS 7.5

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Sidhant Pattanaik
fall 2024
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GRE 309

IELTS 8.5

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Anubrata Bhowmick
fall 2024
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University of Groningen

IELTS 8

GRE 333

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