What’s it like to study a Masters in Wageningen?
Wageningen is a historic town situated on the banks of the Rhine in the central Netherlands. The town has a mix of historic and modern buildings, and a diverse international population. It has a reputation as a student town, thanks to the Wageningen University & Research, and students make up around 20% of the population.
Wageningen underwent heavy destruction during the Second World War. However, it was also the location of the surrender of German troops in the Netherlands – the terms of capitulation were signed at Wageningen’s Hotel de Wereld, and to this day the town hosts a famous annual Liberation Day festival.
Despite its rural location, Wageningen still offers rich cultural and social opportunities, with a selection student clubs, bars, restaurant theatres and cinemas.
Wageningen has many museums to visit, including the Airborne Museum Hartenstein, De Casteelse Poort Museum, the Het Depot sculpture gallery, the Kröller-Müller Museum and sculpture garden, and the Netherlands Open Air Museum.
There are also many parks in the town, such as the Wageningen Botanical Gardens and the nearby Hoge Veluwe National Park. The River Rhine floodplains offer stunning views and the chance to enjoy outdoor activities like hiking and cycling.
The town has strong transport links to the nearby cities of Utrecht and Nijmegen, and with the rest of the Netherlands and Northern Europe.
Universities in Wageningen
Wageningen is known for the Wageningen University & Research (WUR). It specialises in the Life Sciences and is considered one of the best universities in the world, especially for Agriculture, Environmental Sciences, Plant and Animal Sciences and Food Science and Technology. WUR hosts around 12,000 students of various nationalities, and its Masters courses are taught in English.
Careers in Wageningen
The Dutch ‘Food Valley’ centres on Wageningen – this is where the majority of Dutch food and nutrition industries are based including sites for major international companies such as Unilever and LeAF. There are many other research institutes based in the area too, most of which have links to WUR.
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