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  • Three AUC students selected for NAHSS

    2 May 2016

    Three AUC students were recently selected to participate in the 2016 Netherlands Asia Honours Summer School (NAHSS) programme taking place across Beijing, Chengdu, Hong Kong, Taipei and Shanghai.

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  • Research by AUC faculty member confirms scientific consensus that human activity changing climate

    13 Apr 2016

    When it comes to the topic of climate change, there is overwhelming agreement amongst climate scientists that recent global warming is largely caused by human activity. This conclusion is based on the results of ...

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  • AUC faculty contribute to Dutch National Research Agenda

    6 Apr 2016

    On Tuesday, 22 March, AUC faculty members Dr. Jan Pieter van der Schaar (University of Amsterdam, AUC), Dr. Rob van de Vorst (VU Amsterdam, AUC) and Dr. Sebastian De Haro (AUC core faculty) participated in a workshop ...

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  • AUC faculty member Dr. Emma Cohen de Lara receives an ECOLAS scholarship

    4 Apr 2016

    Amsterdam University College lecturer and tutor, Dr. Emma Cohen de Lara, has been awarded a collaborative scholarship from the European College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (ECOLAS) to raise student and teacher ...

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  • Europe by People involves AUC community

    2 Apr 2016

    Europe by People, the cultural programme accompanying the 2016 Netherlands EU presidency, is set to involve AUC students taking the 300-level interdisciplinary theme course “Global Civil Society”. From April through ...

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  • Refugee Student Certificate Ceremony recognises more than language achievements

    7 Mar 2016

    On Wednesday, 24 February 2016, 33 refugee students who followed A1 level Dutch courses lead by AUC faculty and student volunteers were awarded certificates in recognition of their participation.

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  • Internet Research Fair 2016 to take place at AUC

    19 Feb 2016

    The four-day Internet Research Fair, developed by the DiploFoundation, will deal with the impact of the Internet on academia. It will be hosted by Amsterdam University College (AUC) in Science Park in collaboration ...

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  • AUC community enriched by refugees

    19 Feb 2016

    Over 300 students—a third of the AUC student body—contribute to what they call a “refugee opportunity,” in roles that vary from giving Dutch lessons to taking refugee students ice skating.

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  • Science students visit CERN and University of Geneva

    1 Feb 2016

    A group of 18 AUC students visited the University of Geneva on 14 January 2016 where they attended an interdisciplinary talk on the philosophy of quantum gravity among an audience of physicists, philosophers and ...

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  • AUC alumna selected as inaugural Schwarzman Scholar

    11 Jan 2016

    AUC alumna Pauline Kastermans has been selected for the prestigious Schwarzman Scholars Master’s degree programme at Tsinghua University in Beijing.

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  • AUC Dutch language courses welcome refugees

    6 Jan 2016

    In 2015 AUC committed itself to increasing educational opportunities for refugees who have fled their home countries and settled in the Netherlands.

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  • New AUCSA website launched

    16 Dec 2015

    The Amsterdam University College Student Association (AUCSA) has just launched the redesigned version of their website!

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  • AUC teacher Bart Verheggen consulted by Dutch media on climate change debate

    16 Dec 2015

    AUC faculty member Dr Bart Verheggen has been consulted on some important issues surrounding climate change in the media over the past week. Verheggen is a lecturer at AUC, teaching courses that include System Earth, ...

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  • AUC student attends One Young World Summit for work on food-sharing app

    8 Dec 2015

    From 18-21 November 2015, AUC student Axel Meta was sponsored by Telefonica to represent the Sharood team in Bangkok, Thailand, at the One Young World Summit (OYWS) 2015. Developed by Meta and a group of fellow AUC ...

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  • AUC alumnus Haralds Abolins participates in prestigious research conference

    23 Nov 2015

    AUC is proud to announce that Haralds Abolins, alumnus from the Class of 2015, has been nominated to participate in the Student Research Conference of the Netherlands and Flanders for his outstanding capstone thesis ...

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  • AUC teacher Ronald E. Kon named laureate of the shared Nobel Peace Prize 1988

    23 Nov 2015

    On 16 February 2015, by ministerial decree, the “Nobelprijs VN-militairen” was instituted in recognition of and appreciation for the peacekeeping activities by Dutch military personnel having served in the UN forces ...

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  • Statement on educational opportunities for refugees

    19 Nov 2015

    AUC statement concerning extending educational opportunities for refugees in the Netherlands

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  • AUC students visit International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia

    9 Nov 2015

    On Wednesday, 4 November, around 30 AUC students travelled to The Hague to witness a session of the Mladic trial and attend a lecture at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia.

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  • AUC earns Top Rated Programme designation for 2016

    3 Nov 2015

    We are proud to announce that Amsterdam University College has been awarded a top rating in the Keuzegids Universiteiten 2016.

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  • ICC exhibition “Justice Matters” opens at AUC

    26 Oct 2015

    Amsterdam University College will be hosting the International Criminal Court exhibition "Justice Matters" from 23 October until 11 November 2015 in the Common Room and Upper Common Room of the academic building. A ...

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