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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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  • 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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