Wageningen University is a part of Wageningen University & Research centre (Wageningen UR).
Wageningen UR has branches at 32 locations in the Netherlands, with Wageningen as the main location. Situated at the geographic heart of the Netherlands, Wageningen is a small town with 35,000 residents and 167 nationalities. Students comprise about 20% of the population.
Wageningen has a relatively high proportion of young, highly educated people, which is reflected by the youthful atmosphere, the many restaurants and pubs, the shops and the wide range of sport accommodations. Wageningen has the character of a student town. Situated in a forest and river landscape, it is a pleasant place to live and is conveniently located near several larger cities (18 km from Arnhem, 25 km from Nijmegen and 45 km from Utrecht).