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The University of Groningen has been an international university since its foundation in 1614. The first professors formed a rich international community, and many students came from outside the Netherlands, especially from areas now belonging to Germany. Internationalization, a popular slogan nowadays, is therefore nothing new, but its meaning has changed over time. How did the University of Groningen grow from a provincial institution established for religious reasons into a top-100 university with 36,000 students, of whom 25% come from abroad and almost half of the academic staff is of foreign descent? What is the identity of this four-century-old university that is still strongly anchored in the northern part of the Netherlands but that also has a mind that is open to the world? The history of the university, as told by Klaas van Berkel and Guus Termeer, ends with a short paragraph on the impact of the corona crisis.
Sommario
Preface by Jouke de Vries, President of the Board of the University, Introduction, 1. Early heyday (1614-1714), 2. Enlightenment - but in moderation (1714-1814), 3. A century of extremes (1814-1914), 4. War and threats (1914-1945), 5. Growing pains and democratization (1945-1980), 6. Pragmatism with a touch of idealism (1980-2000), 7. The global university (2000-today), Acknowledgements, Index.
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Klaas van Berkel recently retired as Rudolf Agricola professor of history at the University of Groningen. In his research he focuses on cultural history and the history of science, especially the history of scientific institutions (academies, universities). In 2021 he published, with Guus Termeer,
The University of Groningen in the World. A Concise History (Amsterdam: Pallas Publications). Guus Termeer is a former chief editor of the Groningen university weekly UK and a retired program maker of Studium Generale Groningen.
