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  • Study abroad stories: Jakub in Kazakhstan

    7 Dec 2016

    Third-year AUC student Jakub Polansky (Class of 2017) has spent the previous three months studying abroad at Al-Farabi Kazakh National University in Almaty, Kazakhstan. In an interview with AUC's International ...

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  • AUC a top rated liberal arts and sciences programme for 2017

    2 Dec 2016

    Amsterdam University College is proud to announce that it has been awarded a top rating designation by the Keuzegids Universiteiten 2017.

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  • Netherlands ranked first in non-native English proficiency index

    16 Nov 2016

    The Netherlands has been named the country with the highest English proficiency among non-native speaking countries according to the EF English Proficiency Index. The Netherlands ranks first of the 72 countries for ...

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  • AUC alumna wins AUV-Alumnus Prize

    7 Nov 2016

    AUC alumna Luana Carretto (Class of 2016) was awarded the AUV-Alumnus Prize on Saturday, 5 November 2016 for her dedicated work on the food-waste saving initiative Taste Before You Waste.

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  • AUC students explore mathematical philosophy in Munich

    3 Nov 2016

    This past July, the third edition of the Summer School on Mathematical Philosophy for Female Students was held at the Munich Center for Mathematical Philosophy at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich. Two AUC ...

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  • Jeugdlab hosts festive programme for Science Park Open Day 2016

    10 Oct 2016

    Amsterdam University College once again turned over the building to student initiative Jeugdlab for the Amsterdam Science Park Open Day on Saturday, 1 October 2016. Part of the wider national “Weekend of Science” ( ...

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  • AUC students on winning team of quiz show 'University Challenge'

    3 Oct 2016

    The finale of the Dutch television show University Challenge (Universiteitsstrijd) aired on 30 September 2016, which saw the University of Amsterdam team defeat Leiden University in an exciting conclusion of 130 ...

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  • AUC Open Days and Bachelor Days 2016-2017

    28 Sept 2016

    Interested in applying to AUC? Looking to learn more about what a liberal arts and sciences programme entails? By visiting an Open Day or Bachelor Day, you'll have the chance to ask questions to current students, ...

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  • 116 solar panels installed on AUC roof

    14 Sept 2016

    From June-September 2016, some 116 solar panels were installed on the roof of the AUC Academic Building at Amsterdam Science Park. The installation is part of a larger UvA-AUAS wide initiative which will see over ...

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  • AUC Welcomes the Class of 2019

    5 Sept 2016

    The 2016 AUC Introduction Week took place from 29 August – 2 September 2016, during which more than 350 new AUC students and exchange students participated in a week-long orientation programme.

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  • AUC students to feature on Dutch television quiz show

    22 Aug 2016

    Three AUC students will be participating in the upcoming season of the Dutch television quiz show The University Challenge (De Universiteitsstrijd) on the teams of the University of Amsterdam (UvA) and Vrije ...

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  • AUC faculty member talks interdisciplinary pedagogy in Japan

    17 Aug 2016

    From 22-23 June, AUC faculty member Dr. Marco de Waard was in Japan to participate in the workshop “Doing Liberal Arts and Sciences Education: Promises and Possibilities,” held at the International Christian ...

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  • AUC alumna named director of Villa Mondriaan

    11 July 2016

    AUC alumna Judith Kadee has recently been named as the new director of the Musuem Villa Mondriaan in the city of Winterswijk in the Netherlands. Starting in September 2016, Kadee will become the youngest museum ...

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  • AUC Class of 2016 graduates in Koninklijk Theater Carré

    29 June 2016

    The Graduation Ceremony for the Amsterdam University College Class of 2016 took place on Tuesday, 28 June, at Koninklijk Theater Carré in the heart of Amsterdam. With more than 225 graduates, the ceremony for the ...

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  • AUC & Open University launch fast-track law degree for UC students

    13 June 2016

    In collaboration with the Dutch Open University (Open Universiteit Nederland), AUC is proud to announce an exciting new opportunity for AUC law track students with an interest in a legal career in the Netherlands.

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  • AUC students in Kosovo for Peace Lab fieldwork

    10 June 2016

    A group of AUC students are currently in Kosovo to participate in fieldwork for the course Peace Lab. Embracing methods of experiential learning, the students will be visiting various organisations and civil society ...

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  • UvA, AUC & AUAS to host event on World Refugee Day

    6 June 2016

    On 20 June, World Refugee Day, the University of Amsterdam (UvA), Amsterdam University College (AUC) and Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS) will organise an Open Day at CREA at the UvA to provide ...

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  • AUC scores highly in 2016 National Student Survey (NSE) results

    30 May 2016

    The results of the 2016 National Student Survey (NSE) were released in mid-May, with AUC once again scoring above the national average in terms of overall study satisfaction.

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  • Ethnomusicologist Romayne Wheeler gives concert at AUC

    27 May 2016

    Pianist Romayne Wheeler visited Amsterdam University College on 18 May 2016 to give a concert and share his experiences with AUC students about living with the Tarahumara native community for over three decades in ...

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  • AUC student presents at European LESC

    24 May 2016

    AUC student Nathan Cooper recently presented his paper titled “Evaluating the Liberal Arts Model in the European and US context” at the first European Liberal Education Student Conference (LESC) that took place from ...

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