Free University of Amsterdam Ranking and Address

Free University of Amsterdam Information

Founded in 1880 by the dutch politician Abraham Kuyper, the Free University of Amsterdam (Vrije Universiteit) has grown to have 12 faculties, and is currently steered by its president Lex Bouter.

The Free University of Amsterdam ranking is 43rd in Europe. Other top colleges and universities in the Netherlands include Utrecht University, Leiden University, Wageningen, Universität von Amsterdam, University of Groningen, TU Delft, Erasmus, and Radboud University Nijmegen.

The  Free University of Amsterdam offers study at undergraduate and postgraduate level and excels in seven main areas, these being Economics and society; Legal and administrative issues; Communication, knowledge, and meaning; Computerization and digitization; Health and disease; System earth; and Life sciences.

These fields are addressed by the universities 12 faculties::
Faculty of Arts
Faculty of Dentistry
Faculty of Earth and life science
Faculty of Economics and business
Faculty of Human movement
Faculty of Law
Faculty of Medicine
Faculty of Philosophy
Faculty of Psychology and pedagogy
Faculty of Exact science
Faculty of Social science
Faculty of Theology

As to be expected with a prestigious university in a nations capital city the  Free University of Amsterdam has many great faculty and alumni associated with it these include the following: Jan Peter Balkenende; Jaap Doek; Peter Koslowski; Jan Smit; Hans van Goor; Marijke Höweler; Nico Rienks; and Mient-Jan Faber.

Free University of Amsterdam Address

The address to contact is:
VU Amsterdam
De Boelelaan 1105
1081 HV Amsterdam
The Netherlands

Ranking and Quick Facts

Motto: Gewoon bijzonder (English: simply special)

Also know as Vrije Universiteit and VU University Amsterdam.

Free University of Amsterdam ranking
University world Ranking – Times 400 (UK)
= 304
University world Ranking – Jiaotong 500 (China)
151 to 202
European ranking (Jiaotong)
57 to 80
Facts
Students (Undergraduates / PG/ Total)
18,000
Faculty / Staff
2,200 / 1,600
Established
1880
Annual Budget
$500,000,000
Annual Budget per student
$427,778
Affiliations
European University Association

References

Free University of Amsterdam; European Universities.

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