University of Amsterdam Universiteit van Amsterdam (UvA) 

IAU-019863

Netherlands

top General Information

Address

Street:Postbus 19268

City:Amsterdam

Post Code:1012 WX

WWW:https://www.uva.nl

Institution Funding

Public

History

Founded 1632 as 'Athenaeum Illustre', became university 1877. Responsible to municipal authorities until 1961, now independent. Financially supported by the State

Academic Year

September to July (September-January; February-July)

Admission Requirements

Secondary school certificate in subjects appropriate to faculty requirements (diploma eindexamen Gymnasium A or B, or Atheneum A or B) or equivalent

Language(s)

Dutch;English

Accrediting Agency

Nederlands-Vlaamse Accreditatie Organisatie (NVAO)

Student Body

co-ed

top Officers

Head : P.P.C.C. (Peter-Paul) Verbeek

Job title:Rector Magnificus


Senior Administrative Officer : G.T.M. (Geert) ten Dam

Job title:President of the Board

top Divisions

Faculty : Dentistry

Fields of study:Dentistry


Faculty : Economics and Business

Fields of study:Business Administration, Econometrics, Economics


Faculty : Humanities

Fields of study:Arabic, Archaeology, Art History, Arts and Humanities, Cultural Studies, Dutch, English, European Studies, French, Greek, Greek (Classical), Hebrew, History, Italian, Latin, Linguistics, Literature, Mass Communication, Media Studies, Modern Languages, Philosophy, Religious Studies, Romanian, Scandinavian Languages, Slavic Languages, Sociology, Spanish, Theatre


Faculty : Law

Fields of study:Criminal Law, Law, Private Law, Public Law


Faculty : Medicine

Fields of study:Medicine


Faculty : Science

Fields of study:Artificial Intelligence, Astronomy and Space Science, Biology, Chemistry, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Earth Sciences, Information Sciences, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, Physics


Faculty : Social and Behavioural Sciences

Fields of study:Behavioural Sciences, Child Care and Development, Communication Studies, Geography (Human), Mass Communication, Political Sciences, Preschool Education, Psychology, Social Sciences


Research Division : Academic Center for Dentistry in Amsterdam

Fields of study:Dentistry


Research Division : Academic Medical Center

Fields of study:Medical Technology, Medicine


Research Division : Tinbergen Institute

Fields of study:Business Administration

top Degrees

WO Bachelor (BA/BSc)

Fields of study:Arts and Humanities, Business Administration, European Studies, Media Studies, Political Sciences, Social Sciences


WO Master (MA/MSc)

Fields of study:Arts and Humanities, Business Administration, Communication Studies, Natural Sciences, Political Sciences, Social Sciences


Doctor's Graad

Main Press

Amsterdam University Press (AUP)

Updated on 17-06-2020