Do you have a particular question about our admissions requirements, application procedure, grades needed or the process of enrolling at AUC? Feel free to contact our admissions officers directly by using the link below and selecting "Admissions/application" as the subject of your question. This will ensure that our Admissions Officers have the time to carefully consider your enquiry and give you a complete and personalised answer.

If you'd like to speak directly with our Admissions Office, you can join the weekly Zoom Office Hour on Tuesdays from 13.00 to 14.00. Visit the page below to access the Zoom link. 

Students who receive an offer to study at AUC will also be invited to a webinar with our Admissions Office. These webinars will explain details about your offer, discuss what steps you need to take to confirm your offer and how to start your enrolment at AUC. They'll also cover what you can expect in the coming months in terms of communications, deadlines and practical things you may need to arrange such as entry visas and how to select your room. 

Webinars for students with an offer of admission to AUC

• 22 February 2023: Webinar for early-bird applicants
• 19 April 2023: Webinar for regular deadline applicants

Welcome Days in April (Early-birds) and May (Regular applicants) 

On 21 April, AUC will host a Welcome Day on campus for students who have accepted their offer to study at AUC, and on 26 May, AUC will host a Welcome Day for regular applicants. In addition to meeting your fellow classmates, you'll be able to visit the student residences to view various types of rooms before the housing selection procedure begins. The programmes can be found below: 

• 21 April: Welcome Day for early-birds
• 26 May: Welcome Day for regular applicants

Housing information webinars

In late April (early-birds) and early May (regular applicants), there will also be webinars hosted by the Services and Communications team responsible for housing to explain the in's and out's of the room selection procedure, what you should prepare, how to confirm your room and what to know before moving in. The dates and information will be announced by the end of March.

Room selection in May (Early birds) and June (Regular applicants)

Early bird applicants who have accepted their offer by March will select their room in early May. Regular deadline applicants who have accepted their offer by April will select their room in early June. We will publish complete timelines of when incoming students can expect to select their room based on when they applied (early bird [1 December deadline] or regular [1 February deadline]) below.

Room selection will take place using an online portal called ‘room.nl’. Students will automatically receive an invitation by email to activate their account in the portal, and once their account is complete, there will be time to view the details of all available rooms before the selection begins.

Room selection starts at 12.00 (noon, CEST) for the given periods and rooms will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. Depending on when you applied, you will be assigned a date on which you can make your selection from the available rooms in the AUC residences. These dates will be published below.

Early-bird applicants 

• Timeline to be published here in May.

Regular applicants 

• Timeline to be published here in May.

Please note: all housing contracts offered will need to be signed (and the deposit paid) by 1 July 2023. Should you receive an offer of a room and not confirm (by signing and paying) before 1 July 2023, the reserved room will be allocated to another student. Please keep in mind that this is a very important deadline. Unfortunately, not all students will be able to immediately select their first choice of room. However, all students are allowed to change rooms at the end of their first year if they wish to do so. 

Moving-in

Your contract with DUWO will begin on 1 August 2023. Once you have signed your contract and paid your deposit, DUWO will arrange dates and times when you can pick up your keys. If necessary, it's also possible to pick up your keys on an alternative date or time by making an individual appointment with DUWO. We recommend that all students move in at least a few weeks before the start of the Introduction Week (28 August - 1 September 2023) in order to have time to buy furniture and focus on getting settled.

• Earliest date to pick up keys: Tuesday 1 August 2023

Furnished and unfurnished rooms

While there are a limited amount of furnished rooms available, the majority will be unfurnished (meaning the room is empty upon arrival and you’ll need to purchase all furniture and appliances). It is indicated in the room.nl selection system whether a room is delivered furnished or unfurnished.

Furnished shared rooms
If you select one of the fully furnished shared rooms, there will be a single bed, a wardrobe, arm chair, desk, chair and basic kitchen appliances (fridge, hot plates) for both you and your roommate. Each room will also include two basic kitchenware kits and for each roommate a set of sheets, pillow and bedding. Please keep in mind that if you select a furnished room, you will need to move to another room in the student residences at the end of your first year as this room type is meant for short-stay occupancy (maximum of 1 year).

Unfurnished rooms
If you select an unfurnished room (whether 2- or 4-person shared, or a single room) you will have to arrange furniture and appliances for your room upon arrival. You may be offered to get in touch with the tenant who is leaving the room to discuss which (if any) items you may want to keep or purchase. However, this is not guaranteed and you may need to find furniture and your kitchen appliances elsewhere. There are also student Facebook groups and furniture sales that take place during the summer with items from current AUC students who are moving out. You will receive more information about these via email closer to the move-in date. 

Living off-campus is not possible

Please keep in mind that it is not possible to live off-campus during the first three years of your degree. In some extreme circumstances, such as a severe housing shortage, AUC might ask students to volunteer to live off-campus. Should this be the case, this request would be shared with all students through the official AUC student newsletter. No individual requests to live off-campus are taken into consideration as rooms are reserved for each student for three years of guaranteed housing. 

Now that you've accepted your offer, you'll need to finalise your enrolment in Studielink. Please wait until our Admissions Office informs you of this procedure by email, as some students will first be registered at (and pay tuition to) the University of Amsterdam, while other students will first be registered at (and pay tuition to) VU Amsterdam. You will receive an email about how to proceed from our Admissions Office after your acceptance. If you had already started applying or your enrolment in Studielink prior to be requested to do so, please leave your account is and await further instructions from our Admissions Office.

All offers made by AUC are conditional until we receive your official final secondary school diploma(s), transcripts and test results/final exam scores (if applicable). Please be sure our Admissions Office receives these by 1 July. If you already know that there will be a substantial delay in receiving these documents (i.e. you won't receive them by the end of August), please contact our Admissions Office.

During the late spring/early summer (usually in June), you will receive an email from the AUC Registrar's team requesting you to submit your course preferences for the 16-week period of the first semester. Each semester at AUC is 20 weeks long and divided into a 16-week period (September to December; February to May) and a 4-week period (January; June).

16-week period courses [x4]

In the future, you will register yourself for your courses after consulting with your tutor and you will be responsible for ensuring your desired course schedule does not contain any timetable clashes. However, for the first 16-week period (meaning your first four courses), AUC will collect your preferences and create a course schedule for you. After your first semester, you will also be able to request changes to your course schedule during the Add/Drop period at the start of the semester, but not for this first time.

First semester four-week period (January) course [x1]

Language course or 'The Global Identity Experience'
In the 4-week period of your first semester (January), you will typically either take a language course or "The Global Identity Experience" course. This will be decided after you arrive at AUC. 

There are a few key documents that you need to know and be aware of while studying at AUC. Ranging from helpful hints to important academic procedures and protocols, you can read and review these documents below. 

1. Academic Standards and Procedures
2. Student Handbook
3. Social and Academic Codes of Conduct
4. Board of Examiners Rules and Guidelines

The Academic Standards and Procedures contain a complete explanation of the academic programme, including grading, requirements for graduating, attendance policies and more. While your academic tutor can assist you, it is your responsibility to read and understand the information in this document. The Student Handbook will answer many of your questions about being a student at AUC and contains an overview of the resources available to you, while the Social and Academic Codes of Conduct include information on what we expect from you as a member of the AUC community. The Board of Examiners Rules and Guidelines highlight the role of the Board of Examiners in upholding and interpreting the Academic Standards and Procedures. 

Do you have a specific question not answered on the website or in the information you've received? For all such requests, you can open a "call" in the digital AUC Service Desk. This will allow you to send us your question directly to the correct professional staff member who can work to resolve your issue. 

These various departments include, but are not limited to:

• Registrar's Office 
• Admissions & Housing
• Services & Communications
• Board of Examiners
• AUC Scholarship Fund 
• Community Projects and Internships
• International Office (Studying Abroad)
• SIS and Canvas support 
• (Class)room reservations

Please allow for up to four (4) working days for us to answer your question. After opening a "call", you will receive a confirmation email and "call" number. Please record your number for future reference so that you avoid opening multiple cases on the same topic which could delay your response time.

Requesting documents, statements or official transcripts

Through the digital AUC Service Desk you may also request several important official documents that may be scanned and emailed to you or can be picked up from AUC's reception desk.

If you're unsure about where to submit your request, you can always send an email to info@auc.nl.

As an international student who is not a Dutch national, all visas, permits and other issues involving immigration will be handled by the University of Amsterdam (UvA). Although you will officially be enrolled as a student at both the University of Amsterdam and VU Amsterdam, most of your administration (and the payment of your tuition fees) will be handled by the University of Amsterdam. 

During the summer, you will receive more information by email from both our Admissions Office and the UvA International Office. The UvA annually welcomes thousands of international students and has support systems, specialists and years of experience in helping international students get settled in the Netherlands. 

As an international student at AUC, you will receive information about your courses, enrolment, housing and academic matters (such as the Introduction Week) directly from AUC. Information regarding issues related to migration, visas, residence permits and more practical matters for international students such as insurance will be communicated to you directly by the University of Amsterdam. You can find more information on visas and residence permits by following the link below.

All international students are required by law to have appropriate health insurance for the duration of their stay in the Netherlands. Students are also advised to take out an appropriate general third-party insurance (liability insurance). Please note that liability insurance is mandatory for non-EEA/EU students requesting a residence permit through the UvA (which also means international AUC students without Dutch nationality).

We encourage you to check carefully before you come to the Netherlands as to whether your insurance will cover the complete period of your stay abroad and what type of coverage it provides.

You can find more information about the various types of insurance, how to take out a policy and other practical issues (such as working during your studies) as they relate to insurance in the Netherlands as an international student via the link below.

As an international student, you may be invited to join the International Student Network (ISN). ISN Amsterdam is a student-run organisation dedicated to helping international students studying at the University of Amsterdam (UvA) and the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS) make the most of their time in the Netherlands. ISN is part of the Erasmus Student Network (ESN), which is a larger organisation with many branches across the world. They typically organise social activities for international students to get to know one another.

While you are welcome to join the network and participate in their activities throughout the year, we must emphasise that the ISN Introduction Week typically takes place on the same dates as AUC's own Introduction Week and attendance for the AUC Introduction Week activities is mandatory. Please note that the AUC Introduction Week and the ISN Introduction Week are completely separate and not organised in coordination with each other. 

AUC is a joint initiative of VU Amsterdam and the University of Amsterdam (UvA) meaning that as an AUC student, you will be a student at both the VU and UvA. However, some administrative procedures, such as finalising your enrolment in Studielink and payment of tuition fees, are handled by one institute or the other. You will be informed by the AUC Admissions Office whether to complete your enrolment in Studielink at either the VU or UvA.

For nearly all students with Dutch nationality at AUC, these enrolment and administrative procedures are handled by the VU.

This means that during the AUC Introduction Week, there may be a slight delay in receiving your UvA student ID and log-in (which will allow you to open your AUC student email address, request a student ID card and access the digital learning environment Canvas), but rest assured that you will receive this information in time for the start of classes.