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The UvA belongs to Europe’s top universities. With over 40,000 students, 6,000 staff members and 3,000 PhDs we are a hub of academic research and education. AlumniPolicy and regulationsContact and locationsOrganisationAbout the university. University of Amsterdam.
PhD research is at the heart of what we do as a University. Around 2000 PhD candidates are involved in research and education at the UvA and around 400 doctorates are conferred each year. Two-thirds of these are in the Sciences or Medicine.
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.
In the Doctorate Regulations, the UvA' s Doctorate Board has set out the procedures, tasks and responsibilities associated with obtaining a doctorate. Every PhD candidate and doctoral conferral at the UvA must comply with the provisions of these regulations.
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.
Around 500 doctoral degrees (PhDs) are conferred annually at the UvA. Two-thirds of PhD positions are in the sciences and medicine, and a third in social and behavioural sciences, humanities, economics and law. In total, around 2,000 PhD candidates carry out doctoral research at the UvA.
At the University of Amsterdam (UvA) students can choose from over 200 English-taught degree programmes – including some that are unique to this university. The UvA ranks 60 in Times Higher World Rankings 2023 and is the 2nd Dutch university in the THE Europe Teaching Rankings.
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At student.uva.nl you can find all information around your study at the University of Amsterdam in one place.
