Dear Friends,

My name is Alejandro Salazar, i have been admitted to the University of Nottingham (UK) as well to Groningen University (The Netherlands). The programmes are LL.M in International Public Law, and International Law and the Law of International Organisations with a specialization in Human Rights respectively.

I am not a fanatic of university rankings, however i am aware that Nottingham is up in the scale. On the other hand, Groningen has been recently rated the best law faculty in the Netherlands, in addition the importance of The Netherlands in the area of international law and human rights.

What would you do if you were in my situation?

Should i go to Groningen or Nottingham?

Thank you so much friends. I really need your advice.

Hey Alejandro!

I don't know if you already made your decision, but I thought of sharing my experience with you since I was also accepted to these two programs. I chose Groningen, mostly because, as you said the NL universities are a lot better in the field of international law. The financial issue was also a strong decison factor for me, but most of all I based my choice on the fact that there are 5 international courts in the Netherlands. Of course you can study international law in any country regardless of its national law system, but you have to take into consideration what your options are after you graduate. I think the Netherlands can give you a lot of options in terms of internship opportunities and career prospects. That was my reasoning anyway. I really hope I didn't make a mistake :).

Best of luck to you!

Teo