Wageningen University and Research Centre, established in 1918, is a public university based in the Netherlands. The University offers degree programs at the undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctorate levels. It focuses its research on scientific and commercial problems in the field of life sciences and natural resources. It has about 6,000 students from 98 countries and is considered world class. The strength of the University lies in its ability to put in combined efforts with other specialized research institutes to lead to scientific breakthroughs.