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Column & Blog 6 September 2023

Mirjam van Praag: ‘It was a wonderful time, but tougher than I thought’

“During my presidency, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam has hopefully become a better place. And VU Amsterdam has also made me a better person and a better tactician”, says Mirjam van Praag, who said farewell as President of the Executive Board last…
Campus & Culture 28 June 2023

‘Give PhD candidates with an occupational disability a chance’

Because there are too few PhD candidates with an occupational disability at VU Amsterdam, the university is going to subsidise ten PhD positions. ‘We need to focus on opportunities and less on limitations.’  Student advisers, lecturers, support staff: VU Amsterdam…
Column & Blog 23 June 2023

‘Real friendships are created here’

From painting courses to bowling and kickboxing – as a ‘people connector’ at Life is Better in 3D, Ferdi Kabak brings VU Amsterdam students into contact with each other.
Column & Blog 15 June 2023

So many empty roofs at VU, zero solar panels

Despite there being plenty of empty roofs to be found on campus, VU Amsterdam is the only university in the Netherlands without solar panels.
Campus & Culture 13 June 2023

Student wants to revitalize roof garden

VU Student Floor Langerwerf thinks it’s a shame that the garden on the rooftop terrace of the main building is not getting enough attention. She decided to take action. The university describes the roof garden as a wonderful green oasis….
Campus & Culture 31 May 2023

‘International students incredibly welcome at VU’

President of the executive board Mirjam van Praag is picking up on signals that international students don’t feel welcome here. According to her that’s ‘absolutely not necessary’. International students are incredibly welcome at VU Amsterdam, says Van Praag. Word has…
Campus & Culture 25 May 2023

‘It seemed like this place and I were one’

Theology Dean and Chief Diversity Officer Ruard Ganzevoort has been appointed as rector of the International Institute of Social Studies in The Hague. ‘It is a natural next step.’
Campus & Culture 16 May 2023

SRVU starts book exchange

Besides the monthly clothing exchange, student union SRVU now also has a book exchange in the Studentendok. The amount of places where you can get your read on outside of the official library continues to grow. Not long ago, a…
Campus & Culture 20 April 2023

USR-election results spoiled by faulty announcement

When announcing the winners of the student council elections, one faculty seat was mistakenly given to the wrong person, a source who wishes to remain anonymous relayed to Ad Valvas. The results, announced per megaphone this evening, were withdrawn roughly…
Campus & Culture 20 April 2023

VU Amsterdam breaks from fossil fuel industry – mostly

The executive board has announced that VU Amsterdam will no longer be collaborating with fossil fuel companies for research, unless they commit themselves to the energy transition. It is now the first university in the country to take this step,…