The University of Amsterdam is the Netherlands' largest university, offering the widest range of academic programmes. At the UvA, 30,000 students, 6,000 staff members and 3,000 PhD candidates study and work in a diverse range of fields, connected by a culture of curiosity.
The UvA is a top-100 university globally and one of Europe's 15 best universities.
The UvA is a leading international research institution that values, promotes and rewards excellent research. With an annual research budget of 850 million euro it is one of Europe's largest broad-based research universities. UvA researchers publish 9,500 scientific articles per year.
The University of Amsterdam (UvA) is a first-class research university. To sustain and build on this position, the UvA has designated 20 fields in which it wishes to actively foster further development.