【Established Date】The friendship-city relations between Tianjin and Groningen were officially established on September 12, 1985.

【City Characteristics】Groningen is the capital city of the eponymous province and serves as an academic, cultural, commercial, and industrial center in the northern Netherlands. Major industries in Groningen include printing, construction, electronics, chemical engineering, plastics, paper production, and machinery manufacturing.

【Cooperation Fields】Currently, Tianjin and Groningen have conducted exchanges and cooperation in the fields of education, healthcare, and economy and trade.