Wageningen University & Research

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Wageningen University & Research

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Wageningen University & Research

Wageningen University & Research
Place

Wageningen , Netherlands

Website
Website
Number of students
12000

About the study place

If you want to explore nature's potential to improve the quality of life, Wageningen University may be the place for you. This is a large university located in the city of Wageningen in the Netherlands. They offer educations in the fields of food, natural resources, living environment, society and well-being. The school has a central location, and it is easy to travel around the city by public transport.

The city of Wageningen is filled with a great atmosphere and is an innovative city. Every year a big food festival is arranged in the town, which is a popular cultural event. As the city is known for Wageningen University and their research on food and quality of life, the restaurants and cafes in the city are concerned with diversity and have food and flavors from all around the world. The city has several shops, botanical gardens, restaurants, cinemas and beautiful nature areas. There is a large food marked in Wageningen every Saturday and Wageningen beach is a perfect place to enjoy warm days. If you want to experience a big city one day, you can take the train for one hour to reach the capital Amsterdam or the big city Utrecht.

Wageningen University is among the best universities in the world within its fields and has been ranked as the best university in the Netherlands several times. As a student here you will gain a sought-after competence so that you can make a change in the society.

Credits

In order to have 30 ECTS credits approved at OsloMet after the exchange, you must take 30 ECTS credits at this institution. 

 

Semester division

First semester: August/September—January
Second semester: January/February—June/July

Housing

This institution does not offer student accommodation, but they have made a website where you will find some good advice that will help you find accommodation (www.wur.nl/en).

In the Facebook group OsloMet Utveksling, you can contact students who have been there before to hear where they lived and how they went about finding accommodation.