The story of Campus Fryslân can be traced back to 1585, the year in which the University of Franeker was founded. For the first 30 years of its existence, it was the only university in the Netherlands apart from the University of Leiden. In 1811, however, Napoleon signed a document ordering the closure of the University of Franeker. Almost two centuries later, the foundation and closure of the institution were still engraved into the collective memory of the inhabitants of the province of Fryslân. So, in 2010, plans were laid to fuel this smouldering academic fire – by establishing University Campus Fryslân! In the period from 2011 to 2015, Campus Fryslân in Leeuwarden established a number of new Master’s degree programmes and a research school catering to 35 PhD students, in addition to staging various public events. We will take you on a journey into the young history of the University of Groningen/Campus Fryslân:https://www.rug.nl/cf/pdfs/organisatie/corporate-story-eng.pdf
