Why UvA?
Education without borders
The intellectual and cultural atmosphere at the UvA is internationally oriented. Amsterdam attracts students from the Netherlands and beyond: with over 2,500 international students and researchers from over 100 countries, the university's classrooms are truly international.
The UvA has an extensive network of foreign partner universities, facilitating student and staff exchanges. Within Europe the UvA has Socrates/Erasmus exchange agreements with over 200 institutions. Outside Europe, we have close ties with approximately 40 universities on all continents.
Programmes fully taught in English
Over the past five years the UvA has greatly increased the number of programmes taught in English to attract international students. One third of all Master’s programmes are now fully offered in English. Many Bachelor's programmes offer some courses in English, which are open to international exchange and independent students.
The UvA’s many Master’s programmes include selective Research Masters which take two years and are aimed at students considering an academic career. Additionally, we offer many one-year Masters and a number of Executive and Advanced Masters for apsiring professionals. There is one Bachelor fully taught in English, which is the BSc in Economics and Business.