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"Focus on Russia and Eastern Europe" lecture series at AUC
21 Nov 2018
In 2017, the world marked the 100th anniversary of the 1917 Russian Revolution, an event that shook the planet and continued to shake it for the rest of the 20th century. The Revolution was the focus of multiple ...
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AUC alumna named curator at Escher in het Paleis
20 Nov 2018
AUC alumna Judith Kadee has been named the new curator of museum Escher in het Paleis (“Escher in the Palace”) per 1 January 2019. Kadee will be leaving her position as director of Villa Mondriaan where she started ...
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AUC Educational Development Initiatives in Spanish Pyrenees
30 Oct 2018
AUC’s Faculty Development Fund enabled two core faculty members to explore possibilities for outdoor field courses in the Spanish Pyrenees: Field course in Environmental Earth Sciences and Biodiversity Lab.
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AUC students host Local Conference of Youth on climate change
26 Oct 2018
From 19-21 October, the first Dutch Local Conference of Youth (LCOY) took place in the AUC building. Organised entirely by a group of motivated AUC students, the conference saw nearly 180 participants take part in ...
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Jeugdlab takes over AUC for Science Park Open Day 2018
8 Oct 2018
On Saturday, 6 October, Amsterdam University College once again turned over the building to student initiative Jeugdlab for the Amsterdam Science Park Open Day. Part of the nationwide “Weekend of Science” ( Weekend ...
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AUC lecturer guest edits Intercultural Education journal
2 Oct 2018
Dr. Martha Montero-Sieburth was recently invited to be the guest editor of a special issue of the academic journal 'Intercultural Education' titled "Dialogues from the Global South to the Global North: Case Studies ...
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NAHSS students recount their experiences in Asia
25 Sept 2018
Four AUC students were selected to participate in the prestigious Netherlands Asia Honours Summer School (NAHSS) during the summer of 2018. Now that Leon Lan, Femke Jansen, Jetske Ong and Peter-Jan Derks have ...
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AUC alumnus Leon Lan wins ECHO Award 2018
24 Sept 2018
On Thursday, 20 September, AUC alumnus Leon Lan was announced as one of the four winners of the ECHO Awards 2018. Lan was selected as the winner of the Beta Techniek Award for the strength in expressing his own story ...
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Alumni share their stories from around Europe
19 Sept 2018
As the new academic year gets underway for current AUC students, it’s also a good moment to check-in with some AUC alumni to see what they’ve been up to in the months or years since they’ve graduated.
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AUC opens year by welcoming Class of 2021
3 Sept 2018
From 27 August – 31 August 2018, the AUC Introduction Week for the Class of 2021 took place at Amsterdam Science Park and around the city. Welcoming more than 330 new full-programme and exchange students, the 2018 ...
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Dr. Janna Schoenberger contributes two essays to Stedelijk exhibition
3 Sept 2018
Dr. Janna Schoenberger, lecturer and tutor at AUC, recently contributed two essays to the Stedelijk Museum’s exhibition "Amsterdam, the Magic Center: Art and Counterculture 1967 – 1970." "Amsterdam, the Magic Center" ...
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Sennay Ghebreab explores the dangers of AI systems at Waanzin Festival
28 Aug 2018
Dr. Sennay Ghebreab, Head of Studies Social Sciences at AUC, was recently interviewed for Filosofie magazine about his work addressing the parallels between artificial, biological and social systems, and the dangers ...
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Four AUC students take part in NAHSS
18 July 2018
For the summer of 2018, four AUC students have been accepted to the Netherlands-Asia Honours Summer School (NAHSS). AUC students Leon Lan, Femke Jansen, Jetske Ong and Peter-Jan Derks will participate in various ...
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AUC alumnus published in academic journal 'Oncogene'
16 July 2018
AUC alumnus Jan Willem Bruggeman (Class of 2016) has recently been published in the academic journal ‘’Oncogene.” His article, “Massive expression of germ cell-specific genes is a hallmark of cancer and a potential ...
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AUC Class of 2018 celebrates graduation ceremony at Carré
10 July 2018
The Graduation Ceremony for the Amsterdam University College Class of 2018 took place on Monday, 9 July, at Koninklijk Theater Carré in the heart of Amsterdam. With more than 245 graduates, the Class of 2018 was one ...
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AUC students visit Malta for ‘Culture Lab’ coursework
22 June 2018
A group of 14 AUC students, led by Prof. Dr. Murray Pratt (Dean of AUC) and Dr. Pedram Dibazar (AUC lecturer and tutor), have been in Malta since 11 June for the second edition of the AUC course “Culture Lab”.
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AUC students back in Kosovo for course fieldwork
18 June 2018
A group of 19 AUC students, under the guidance of Dr. Anne de Graaf and AUC alumna Chiara Tulp, are currently in Kosovo to participate in fieldwork for the course Peace Lab. Using methods of experiential learning, ...
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AUC wins 'Best Lawyers' at Amsterdam Law Trials for second year in a row
12 June 2018
On Friday, 8 June, an AUC team consisting of students Sarah Stapel and Klaudia Klonowska were named the Best Lawyer Team at the Amsterdam Law Trials moot court competition. In addition to the winning team, AUC ...
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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-led 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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