Groningen, Netherlands
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
University of Groningen admitted student profiles
312
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Profiles that got Into University of Groningen
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