University of Amsterdam - Amsterdam, Holland
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Faculty of Science, one of the locations of the University of Amsterdam
Waymark Code: WM11FAR
Location: Noord-Holland, Netherlands
Date Posted: 10/13/2019
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Science Park, als faculteit van de De Universiteit van Amsterdam (UvA)
Het Amsterdam Science Park in de Watergraafsmeer is een internationaal kenniscentrum met onderzoeksinstituten als het Nationaal Instituut voor subatomaire fysica (NIKHEF), het FOM-instituut voor Atoom- en Molecuulfysica (AMOLF), het Centrum voor Wiskunde en Informatica (CWI) en SARA Reken- en Netwerkdiensten.
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About the University:
The University of Amsterdam (abbreviated as UvA, Dutch: Universiteit van Amsterdam) is a public university located in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The UvA is one of two large, publicly funded research universities in the city, the other being the VU University Amsterdam (VU). Established in 1632 by municipal authorities and later renamed for the city of Amsterdam, the University of Amsterdam is the third-oldest university in the Netherlands. It is one of the largest research universities in Europe with 31,186 students, 4,794 staff, 1,340 PhD students and an annual budget of €600 million. It is the largest university in the Netherlands by enrollment. The main campus is located in central Amsterdam, with a few faculties located in adjacent boroughs. The university is organised into seven faculties: Humanities, Social and Behavioural Sciences, Economics and Business, Science, Law, Medicine, and Dentistry.
The University of Amsterdam has produced six Nobel Laureates and five prime ministers of the Netherlands. The University of Amsterdam has been placed in the top 100 universities in the world by four major ranking tables. By the QS World University Rankings it was ranked 50th in the world, 15th in Europe, and 1st in the Netherlands in 2014. The university placed in the top 50 worldwide in seven fields in the 2011 QS World University Rankings in the fields of linguistics, sociology, philosophy, geography, science, Economics and econometrics, and accountancy and finance.[6] In 2018 and 2019 the two departments of Media and Communication were commonly ranked 1st in the world by subject by QS Ranking.
Close ties are harbored with other institutions internationally through its membership in the League of European Research Universities (LERU), the Institutional Network of the Universities from the Capitals of Europe (UNICA), European University Association (EUA), the International Student Exchange Programs (ISEP), and Universitas.
About this faculty:
The Faculty of Science is located on the east side of the city at the newly constructed Science Park Amsterdam. This 70 hectare campus contains UvA's science facilities, research institutes, student housing, the University Sports Centre, and businesses. In order to attract distinguished students and researchers, the campus was built by collaboration between the University of Amsterdam, the City of Amsterdam, and the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research. In 2012, the Amsterdam University College was housed at the Science Park UvA campus.
Source: wikipedia
Name: University of Amsterdam
Location/Address:
Science Park 904
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
1098 XH
Phone Number: +31 20 525 8626
Web Site: [Web Link]
Type of School: Undergraduate School with Graduate Programs
School Affiliation: Public -- National
Date Founded: 1632
Enrollment: 30000
School Colors: Red and black
Location of GPS Coordinates: main building entrance.
Nicknames/Mascots: Not listed
School Motto: Not listed
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