Published 25 April 2008
Do you have broad interests, do you enjoy discussion and debate, do you like to be challenged, and do you feel at home in an international environment? The University of Amsterdam and VU University Amsterdam have joined forces to establish a brand-new higher education programme - Amsterdam University College (AUC) - offering a top quality, English-taught Bachelor programme that crosses the boundaries of languages, cultures and academic disciplines.
Registration of the AUC Opening Ceremony, copyright CampusTV and Folia.nl
- A small, selective Honours college
- A full-time three-year liberal arts and sciences programme at Bachelor level, taught in English.
- A centre of academic excellence with an international and intercultural focus, as well as outreach to the (local) community
- An engaging academic and social context, supported by small class size, residential college setting and state-of-the-art facilities.
- A joint initiative of two major European research universities, located in the global city of Amsterdam.
The AUC programme combines breadth of experience with depth of knowledge. A key aspect is tackling the real-life problems and challenges facing today's world. From day one, you are expected to think about the 'Big Questions' in science and society, and learn how to make a meaningful contribution to current debates. As today's students, but also tomorrow's leaders, you will have to be successful in both cooperating and competing at an international level.
AUC is an academic community in the best traditions of the liberal arts and sciences, actively oriented to the demands and challenges of the 21st century. You live and study on an international campus, following a programme that creates new pathways across traditional dividing lines, and trains you to approach complex issues from different perspectives and academic fields of knowledge. You are offered a wide range of courses in the humanities, social sciences and sciences, and there are opportunities for you to focus on science and science-related majors in a liberal education context.
AUC is embedded in the rich academic traditions and high standards of the University of Amsterdam and VU University Amsterdam, both rated among the top 100 European universities in the Shanghai world rankings. You benefit directly from the research facilities and international networks of these two major research universities. You also benefit from interaction with the communities and business life of the multicultural and international city of Amsterdam, that has warmly welcomed the AUC initiative as a valuable addition to the city's academic community and international profile
Source: AUC
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