Student review [#49445] for International and European Law
at University of Groningen - RUG

If you plan to study International and European Law at the University of Groningen, make another plan. It is truly not worth it. No one at this university cares about your academic progression, it is all about number here. Over half of students are failing courses and nothing is ever done about it. There are 70, 80% fail rates, and they will send every last person to take a resit. No care is given to individual students. It is well known among students that the faculty accepts too many students into the course and then intentionally tries to weed them out with irrationally difficult exams and a general lack of support. You can take a course six times for all they care. Barely any summer break, just lecturers and teachers with a bad level of English that treat you like you’re sub human. You will spend your entire academic career striving for a passing mark. The mental fatigue gets ridiculous. And there will be no one to help you. Study advisors can only show yo how badly you’re failing, they cannot offer any real solutions. It sounds dramatic, but I would not wish this course on my worst enemy. There is no organisation. The courses you take will have you wondering if you’re studying for the same degree that you signed up for. I don’t know who gave them the label of a top 100 university, but it certainly wasn’t anyone who’s ever spoken to a student in the faculty of law. EVER. Save yourself the hassle and either study in the arts or go to a different school and actually enjoy your university experience. Don’t make the same mistake as me.