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Right2Education presents at UN #JoinTogether conference
11 June 2018
On 7 June 2018, the second Universities #JoinTogether Conference was held at the United Nations headquarters in New York City. Together is a global UN-lead initiative that promotes respect, safety and dignity for ...
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UvA & VU perform strongly in QS World Rankings
8 June 2018
The University of Amsterdam (UvA) and Vrije Universiteit (VU) Amsterdam, AUC's parent institutes, have once again scored favourably in the latest edition of the QS World University Rankings published on Thursday, 7 ...
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Marco de Waard teaches masterclass at University of Lisbon
30 May 2018
On 23 May, AUC lecturer Dr. Marco de Waard visited Lisbon, Portugal, to give an invited lecture and teach a masterclass at the University of Lisbon’s School of Arts and Humanities on the topic of "Public Culture in ...
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Faculty Development Seminar showcases AUC research projects
4 Apr 2018
On Wednesday, 28 March, AUC hosted its annual Faculty Development Seminar: the yearly dissemination event where colleagues who have been leading on internal development projects are able to share results, ...
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AUC alumna wins Erasmus Prize for Liberal Arts and Sciences 2018
27 Mar 2018
AUC alumna Roosje van der Kamp has been announced as one of the winners of the 2018 Erasmus Prize for the Liberal Arts and Sciences, awarded by University College Freiburg for her outstanding Bachelor’s thesis ...
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Right2Education: two years and counting
9 Mar 2018
Right2Education is a non-profit, educational initiative started entirely by AUC students in January 2016. Working only with volunteers, the AUC students plan, coordinate and teach Dutch and English language classes ...
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AUC lecturer publishes edited volume on Aristotle with Springer Nature
5 Mar 2018
AUC/UvA lecturer and tutor Dr. Emma Cohen de Lara, in cooperation with Dr. René Brouwer (UCU/UU), recently published the edited volume "Aristotle’s Practical Philosophy. On the Relationship between his Ethics and ...
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UvA and VU rank highly in QS Rankings by Subject
28 Feb 2018
The University of Amsterdam (UvA) and Vrije Universiteit (VU) Amsterdam, AUC's parent institutes, have scored highly in various subjects in the latest QS World University Rankings by Subject published on Wednesday, ...
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AUC students to host TEDx event at Royal Tropical Institute
27 Feb 2018
AUC Student Association (AUCSA) committee TEDxAUCollege will celebrate their fifth anniversary by hosting their main event on Tuesday, 13 March at the Royal Tropical Institute in Amsterdam East. Featuring eight ...
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AUC lecturer and alumnus co-author chapter on Spinoza
19 Feb 2018
Current AUC lecturer and tutor Dr. Emma Cohen de Lara and AUC alumnus Nathan Cooper (Class of 2017) have worked together to co-author a chapter titled “Baruch Spinoza: Radical Republican” in the recently published ...
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AUC alumnus wins Netspar thesis award
6 Feb 2018
AUC alumnus Jakub Polansky (Class of 2017) was recently announced as one of the winners of the Netspar thesis awards for his Capstone project “Direct Residential Mortgage Investments in Dutch Pension Fund Portfolios.”
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Model United Nations conference to take place at AUC
29 Jan 2018
During the weekend of 13-15 April, Amsterdam University College will be the host venue for international delegates from all over the world. AUCMUN (Amsterdam University College Model United Nations) is a conference ...
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AUC representatives participate in IIS 2018
29 Jan 2018
The 20th International Interdisciplinary Seminar took place from 4-6 January 2018 at the Netherhall House in London.
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AUC and UvA host alumni meet-up in Hong Kong
18 Dec 2017
On Monday, 13 November 2017, Amsterdam University College and the University of Amsterdam jointly hosted an information alumni meet-up event in Hong Kong.
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Polar bear blogs reveal dangerous gap between climate-change facts and opinions
4 Dec 2017
Climate change discussions on social media can be very influential. A new study in BioScience published by an international and multidisciplinary team of researchers, including AUC lecturer and tutor Dr. Bart ...
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International Advisory Board meets at AUC to refine future strategy
28 Nov 2017
On Monday, 20 November 2017, the AUC International Advisory Board (IAB) convened in Amsterdam for their annual meeting. This was the first meeting which included four new board members who joined the IAB in September ...
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Changemakerz visit AUC to discuss resilience of Moroccan youth in the Netherlands
24 Nov 2017
On 8 November, the AUC Common Room had a full house with attendees visiting the Who's in Town lecture titled “Recognising the resilience of Moroccan youth in the Netherlands: from their perspectives”. This was a ...
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AUC participates in European Union Social Responsibility Days
15 Nov 2017
AUC third-year students Ellen Ackroyd and Khaled Tamimy recently joined Dean of AUC, Prof. Dr. Murray Pratt, for a two-day conference and workshop exploring University Social Responsibility at the European Parliament ...
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AUC alumna reflects on her return to Kosovo
10 Oct 2017
For the summer of 2017, AUC alumna Nini Pieters (Class of 2017) chose to move to Kosovo to complete an internship at the Kosovar Gender Studies Center (KGSC) and volunteer for NGO The Ideas Partnership (TIP). ...
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AUC students contribute to data collection for academic paper
9 Oct 2017
AUC lecturer Dr. Eddy de Bruyn recently published a research article titled “Pathways to Consensual Popularity and Mating Opportunities in Ontogenetic Perspective” in the journal Human Ethology Bulletin. For this ...
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