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Board 3 November 2022

Mirjam van Praag steps down as President in September 2023

Mirjam van Praag will stop as president of the Executive Board as of September 2023. She wants to spend more time on her private life, science and entrepreneurship, says a message on the VU-website. Van Praag’s decision is striking, as…
Key People 27 October 2022

‘It’s not scary to go to these borrels’

As co-founder and departing chair of FAM Maricristy Foglia wants to offer a community for diverse students.
Campus 24 October 2022

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Campus 13 October 2022

Help, a student/teacher that looks nothing like me!

The university is becoming increasingly diverse. How do students and staff think this is actually progressing? To find out, Ad Valvas and 18 other news media of higher education institutions are conducting a survey.
Campus 29 September 2022

‘You just try to keep sane’

War in Ukraine, living costs going through the roof, rising gas- and electricity prices, inflation, climate change. There is enough to drive even the most stoic person into a nervous breakdown. Five international students talk about how they deal with…
Campus 22 September 2022

Dive into literature in the Pantheon next to the aula

VU Amsterdam has recently opened its own Pantheon, an art installation in which you can retreat with a real, physical book.
Key People 12 September 2022

‘You should tackle the things that you’re dreading most’

From protesting against the student loan system, to translating his activism into constructive discussion. Joep van Dijk is the new chair of the University Student Council.
Campus 9 September 2022

Person died after falling in NU building

A person fell from a great height in the NU building on Friday afternoon around half past four. Emergency services rushed to the scene to perform CPR, unfortunately to no avail.
Campus 8 September 2022

Undocumented migrants can now study at VU Amsterdam

Young people without a residence permit who are rooted in the Netherlands and have a Dutch high school diploma can now study at VU Amsterdam for the regular tuition fee.
Campus 8 September 2022

Chair Mirjam van Praag promises VU Amsterdam will be a nicer place

VU Amsterdam will work on its internal connections, said chair Mirjam van Praag at the opening of the academic year, at which an honorary doctorate was awarded to leadership expert Manfred Kets de Vries.
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