  the university of groningen (), located in the city of groningen, was founded in 1614. it is one of the oldest universities in the netherlands as well as one of its largest. since its inception more than 200,000 students have graduated. it is a member of the distinguished international coimbra group of european universities. in april 2013, according to the results of the international student barometer, the university of groningen, for the third time in a row, has been voted the best university of the netherlands. in 2014 the university celebrates its 400th anniversary and has planned various activities in and around the city of groningen. for one month, from 15 may till 15 june, groningen is immersed in a festive program rug400 around the theme "for infinity" (4 â).400-year anniversary program the university of groningen has ten faculties, nine graduate schools, 27 research centres and institutes, and more than 175 degree programmes. ==institution== the university of groningen () is organized in nine faculties that offer programmes and courses in the fields of humanities, social sciences, law, economics and business, spatial sciences, life sciences, and natural sciences and technology. each faculty (cf., college in the usa or school in europe) is a formal grouping of academic degree programmes, schools and institutes, discipline areas, research centres, and/or any combination 
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