University of Groningen

The University of Groningen (abbreviated as UG;<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ukrant.nl/nieuws/rug-wordt-joedzjie |title=Rug wordt 'joedzjie |publisher=Universiteitskrant|access-date=19 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160427055819/http://www.ukrant.nl/nieuws/rug-wordt-joedzjie |archive-date=27 April 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref> , abbreviated as RUG) is a public research university of more than 30,000 students in the city of Groningen in the Netherlands. Founded in 1614, the university is the second oldest in the country (after Leiden) and one of the most traditional and prestigious universities in the Netherlands.