What is the KEI-week?

Wat is de KEI-week

The KEI-week is the general introduction week for all prospective first-year and transfer students from Hanze University of Applied Sciences Groningen, University of Groningen, Academy of Obstetrics Groningen and Stenden University of Applied Sciences. This week is the perfect opportunity to get to know the city and all its possibilities and discover all aspects of the rich student life. You as a first-year student, the KEI-participant, are of course the center of the KEI-week. During the KEI-week, everything is about getting to know your fellow students and your new study city in all its glory. After all, nothing beats Groningen!

The KEI-week will take place in 2022 from Monday 15 to Friday 19 August. The KEI-week is a fantastic week in which you get acquainted with all facets of the student life. It is therefore the start of your student life in Groningen where there is something for everyone! After the KEI-week you will be completely familiar with Groningen. Do you want to be the first to know what the KEI-week of 2022 will look like? Then follow us on social media and sign up for the newsletter!

So do you want to be part of the best week of your student days together with over 6.000 other students? Register now for the KEI-week!

History

The KEI week has been a widely known term in Groningen for over 50 years! In 1969 Groningen was firstly introduced to the KEI-week, however it was in a completely different form than today. At that time, there was an increasing demand for a general introduction week for first-year students. A group of students then decided to meet that need. They organized an introduction period, during which the first-year students of the city of Groningen were welcomed and informed about their new living environment. In 1972 Stichting KEI was established for this purpose. Initially, only first-year students from the University of Groningen could participate in the KEI-week. Since 1971, students of the Hanze University of Applied Sciences Groningen are also welcome to participate in the KEI-week!