Wageningen University and Research Center (Dutch: Wageningen Universiteit en Research centrum, WUR for short; English: Wageningen University and Research Center) is a national university in the Netherlands. Wageningen University and Research Center is a Dutch national university founded in 1918 and located in Wageningen. It is one of the 14 research universities in the Netherlands, with strong strengths in agricultural disciplines, environmental sciences and ecology. In the 2015-2016 QS World University Rankings, Wageningen University is ranked 135th.