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General Information
VU University Amsterdam
VU University Amsterdam is a leading European research university established in 1880. With 24,000 students, and about 4,500 staff we are a modern organization at the cutting edge of academic higher education. 1400 of all students have completed theitr previouseducation outside the Netherlands, international students, like you! Education is provided at three levels: Bachelor’s (BA, BSc), Master’s (MA, MSc) and doctoral (PhD). Twelve faculties share a single campus and cover a wide spectrum of arts, sciences and medicine.
Why choose VU University Amsterdam?
VU University Amsterdam
• Is consistently listed amongst the top universities in the world in different rankings.
• Is located in one of the most dynamic and fast-growing business districts in the Netherlands.
• Offers a modern campus university with student housing on only five minutes by bike.
• Helps you with housing, visa and important registrations needed for studying in the Netherlands.
• Offers an international environment, we strive that one out of four students in our English taught programmes is an international student.
• Provides high quality education in small and highly interactive classes.
• Is located in lively and multicultural Amsterdam, which has the largest concentration of students in the Netherlands and where English is the 2nd language.
• Has about 550 international students who start each academic year
• VU University offers over sixty international Master’s degree progammes.
How to apply?
For all international programmes you can apply online by using a national online application system. You can find this system by following the instructions at described on our website www.vuamsterdam.com/admission. You will need to fill in your personal details and programme details. After registration you will receive login details for Vunet portal, here you can upload the required documents. VU University conducts an application fee, however, students who gained admission before, are exempted for payment. If you were (conditionally)admitted for 2011-2012 and you consider to re-apply for next academic year, please do so! The application deadline to start the academic session in September 2012, is April 1st.
Living in Amsterdam
Amsterdam is the most cultural city in the world, boasting 179 different nationalities, where English is widely spoken. At VU University Amsterdam some 78 nationalities work and study closely together creating a vibrant international academic community.
Did you know that:
• Amsterdam has approximately 780,000 inhabitants?
• Amsterdam has 150 canals?
• Amsterdam is the largest city in the Netherlands?
• The quality of life in Amsterdam is ranked 13th worldwide, compared with London at 39th and New York at 49th (Mercer Study 2010)?
• With almost 92,000 students, Amsterdam is a real student’s city?
• Amsterdam is one of the safest cities of the world (rank 13) , according to the 2010 Quality of Life Survey from international consultancy Mercer?
In short, Amsterdam is unique in having all the benefits of big city life in a compact city. It is easy to feel at home in a city like this, which is so well geared to meeting the needs of its many foreign residents.
How does VU University help you with practical matters?
• VU University helps non EU-students to apply for visa and residence permit.
• VU University helps international students finding accommodation.