Wageningen University & Research at a Glance 2021 | 2022 wur.eu
Wageningen University & Research
Supervisory Board
Digital transformation of food systems
Executive Board
Concern Staff
Wageningen University & Research
Facilities & Services
(WUR), founded in 1918, is a collaboration between Wageningen
Agrotechnology & Food Sciences Group
University and the Wageningen Research Foundation.
Animal Sciences Group
Environmental Sciences Group
Plant Sciences Group
Social Sciences Group
Wageningen University
‘To explore the potential of nature to improve the quality of life’ Over 7,200 employees (6,400 fte) and
Agrotechnology & Food Sciences
Animal Sciences
Environmental Sciences
Plant Sciences
Social Sciences
22 chair groups
12 chair groups
20 chair groups
19 chair groups
21 chair groups
13,200 students from more than a hundred countries work everywhere
Wageningen Research
around the world in the domain of healthy food and living environment for society, governments and the business community-at-large. www.wur.eu
Wageningen University & Research
Wageningen Food Safety Research
Wageningen Food & Biobased Research
Wageningen Livestock Research Wageningen Bioveterinary Research Wageningen Marine Research
Wageningen Environmental Research
Wageningen Plant Research
Wageningen Economic Research Wageningen Centre for Development Innovation
Bending the curve of biodiversity loss
Global Challenges & Our Ambition
Main Global Challenges Climate change
Overpopulation urban centres
Malnutrition
Overconsuming nature & natural resources
Needed Transitions Circular agri-food systems
Eating proteins from more diverse sources
A circular biobased economy
Impact on Global Challenges Internal transitions
Wageningen University & Research
&
Collaboration
Technological disruptions & digital connectivity
Wageningen University & Research is working on Sustainable Development Goals
Photosynthesis, the green engine of life on earth
1 Faculty
Number of Students
Number of Programmes
1 Faculty
Number of Students
Number of Programmes
5
(excluding PhD students)
112
(excluding PhD students)
nationalities
Departments
5 94
Departments Chair Groups
Non-Dutch nationalities
Dutch
Non-Dutch
10,240 2,913
94 228
Chair Groups Professors
Total
Professors
Total
228
112
Dutch
Number of Alumni
13,1532,913 10,240 13,153
From the Netherlands
BSc MSc 19 31 BSc MSc 19 31
Number of Alumni From Europe
From outside Europe
From the Netherlands
From outside Europe
44,402
Total
44,402 59,670
Total
59,670
From Europe
5,489 5,489
9,779 9,779
Massive Open Online Courses
46
Massive Open Online Courses
46
Challenging education
Donors
3,443 Donors
3,443 Climate change
Education & Students
Number of Employees (in fte) (in fte) Number Employees fte) Number of ofWageningen Employees 2021 Research (in Wageningen University
PhD
2021 2021
PhD PhD
Wageningen Research 1,747 1,396 Wageningen Research Male Female
1,747
Total Total Total
1,396
Wageningen University 1,610 1,667 Wageningen University Male Female
1,610
1,747 1,396 1,610 Male Female Male 3,143 3,277 6,420 Male Female Male 6,420 3,143 3,277 3,277 6,420 3,143
1,667 1,667 Female
Nationalities of (in fte) Employees Nationalities Nationalities of of (in fte) Employees Employees (in fte) Dutch
2,303 2,303 2,303
Female
WUR Projects worldwide 2021
Dutch Dutch
81% 81% 81%
WUR 2021 Wageningen, The Netherlands WUR Projects Projects worldwide worldwide 2021 Wageningen, The Netherlands Wageningen, The Netherlands 7
14
2,570 7 7 18 2,570 2,570
14 68 14 685 68 5 5
83 8
65 83 83
8 817 65 65 17 17
Research & Employees
1884 18 84 84
Non-Dutch 155
195155 155 195 195 78 78 78
16
70 70 70
16 75 16
16
41 75 16 75 16 138 41 41 43 138 138 43 43
Non-Dutch Non-Dutch
13 13 13
19% 19% 19%
Healthy food Healthy life
Global Engagement & Partnerships
International Collaboration
Partnerships in the Netherlands
WUR collaborates with partners and consortia such as:
WUR collaborates with partners such as:
• Agrifood 5 Alliance
• Amsterdam Institute for Advanced
• Agrinatura • Association for European Life Science Universities (ICA)
Metropolitan Solutions (AMS) • Dutch universities of technology (4TU Federation)
• CGIAR
• Foodvalley
• Euroleague for Life Sciences (ELLS)
• GroenPact
• Food and Agriculture Organization of
• OnePlanet Research Center
the United Nations (FAO) • Ruforum
• Strategic alliance Eindhoven University of Technology, Wageningen University & Research, Utrecht University, UMC Utrecht • TO2 Federation • Wetsus
Global Engagement & Partnerships
Partnerships leading to breakthrough innovations
Feeding the world
Finding answers together
Wageningen Campus & Value Creation Wageningen Campus & Value Creation Total
201
78201
Total
startups
companies
Most Sustainable University in the World
109 companies
14
109
14
78
startups
SMEs
corporates
SMEs
corporates
2021 UI GreenMetric World University Rankings 2021 UI GreenMetric World University Rankings (5 years running)
Shared Research Facilities
234 available for external parties
447
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447
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Shared Research Facilities
1
Most Sustainable University in the World (5 years running)
Impact for society through innovation
Strong Position in the Rankings & Output 2021 | 2022
1
53
WUR ranking in Keuzegids
WUR ranking in Times Higher
in full time university
Education World University
education 2022
Rankings 2022
(17 years running)
1
5
WUR ranking in QS World
WUR ranking in QS World
University Rankings 2022
University Rankings 2022
Agriculture and Forestry
Environmental Sciences
ERC Grants Starting Grant
Advanced Grant
Consolidator Grant
since 2007
since 2007
since 2013
9
8
4 292
(7 years running)
PhD theses
3
2
WUR ranking in
WUR ranking in
Academic Ranking of
National Taiwan University
World Universities 2021
Ranking 2021
Food Science & Technology
Agriculture
Rankings & Output
58 Scientific publications in journals with an impact factor > 20 (e.g. Nature, Science)
Protein transition
Financial Figures 2021
€ 804 million
Turnover
Agrotechnology & Food Sciences Group
Animal Sciences Group
Environmental Sciences Group
Plant Sciences Group
Social Sciences Group
Central departments
Wageningen Food Safety Research
€ 131 mln
€ 144 mln
€ 109 mln
€ 159 mln
€ 98 mln
€ 121 mln
€ 42 mln
Funding
€ 804 million € 431 mln
Wageningen University
Direct government funding
Indirect government funding
Private funding
Cofunding & subsidies
Tuition fees
€ 270 mln
€ 36 mln
€ 48 mln
€ 20 mln
€ 36 mln € 21 mln
Financial Figures
Other income
Common agricultural policy
€ 373 mln
Wageningen Research
Core funding
Programme funding
Co-funding Top sectors & subsidies
€ 35 mln
€ 104 mln
€ 27 mln
Bilateral market
€ 71 mln € 97 mln
Subsidiary Other activities income
€ 36 mln
Circular society
€ 3 mln
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