It is that time of the year again – Soil Drilling Championship is upon us! “What is that?”, you ask. Well, it is one of the many crazy competitions that you can join as a Wageningen University & Research student. In this blog I would like to tell you a…
Wageningen University hosts a very well equipped and modern sport facility – De Bongerd. It offers around 70 different kinds of sports that students can enjoy for a fraction of the price that they would pay at a regular gym. This variety can be almost overwhelming and it can be…
Have you ever Googled the location of WUR and, like me, wondered: ‘why on Earth is the most famous agricultural university in the world located in the middle of nowhere?’ Well, the easy answer is that Wageningen University and Research is the continuation of a much older institution – the…
Wageningen is a hub for living sustainably not only for the Netherlands, but the whole world. In fact, last year Wageningen University was proclaimed to be the most sustainable university in the world for seventh consecutive year! It goes without saying that we students also play a part in creating…
August is right around the corner and with it comes a very busy period for all of the incoming students at Wageningen. Looking for accommodation, moving, setting up a new bank account… You know the jazz. But don’t you worry, we have all been there, which is why our International…
When you move to Wageningen, you are immediately bombarded by Dutch words that are seemingly impossible for us, foreigners, to pronounce. Names of stations, campus buildings or even student dormitories sometimes sound like tongue twisters to me! If you feel the same, don’t worry, I got your back. I compiled…
Unlike many other major universities in the Netherlands, Wageningen University is not situated in a large city (there is actually a good reason for this and I might write about it in another blog). On the contrary! The town of Wageningen itself is quite small. Living in a small town…
Welcome to pt. 2 of this blog post series – a list of alphabetical terms to help you find your way through the WUR jungle! Don’t forget to check blog pt. 1 (if you haven’t yet)! Networking Networking is an important part of student life here at WUR. Whether in…