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Browse the full range of Master's offered by the University of Amsterdam. We offer over 170 different English-taught programmes. Find your Master's.
The University of Amsterdam (abbreviated as UvA, Dutch: Universiteit van Amsterdam) is a public research university located in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Established in 1632 by municipal authorities, it is the fourth-oldest academic institution in the Netherlands still in operation.
- Check entry requirements: deadlines and documents. Deadlines. To leave enough time for immigration and housing procedures we have set different advisory deadlines for specific groups of applicants.
- Check entry requirements: selective programmes and programmes with fixed quotas. Selective programmes. Two of our Bachelor’s programmes apply selection procedures due to their small-scale and intensive approach.
- Check entry requirements: prior education. Students applying for one of our Bachelor’s programmes should hold a Dutch VWO diploma, a Dutch HBO propaedeuse or a foreign diploma that is equivalent to one of these diplomas.
- Check entry requirements: language proficiency. Students must be able to read textbooks, understand lectures, take part in classroom discussions and produce written work in English.
Ranked in the top 20 universities in Europe and the top 60 worldwide, the University of Amsterdam (UvA) stands for boundless curiosity – learning, research and innovation for a better world.
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Every programme at the University of Amsterdam has its own entry requirements, application procedure and deadlines. Find out how to apply for a programme by following the step-by step guide in the application and admission section of each programme.
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