In the Spotlight: University of Amsterdam Overview: - The University of Amsterdam evolved from the illustrious golden-age school Athenaeum Illustre (1632)
- Today, with around 32,000 students, of whom 2,500 are international students, it ranks among the largest comprehensive universities of Europe
- It is a member of the League of European Research Universities and maintains intensive contacts with academic communities around the world
- Education and research at the University of Amsterdam are conducted in seven faculties (colleges): Dentistry, Medicine, Humanities, Science, Social and Behavioral Sciences, Law, and Economics and Business
- Acknowledging the importance of global cooperation and high-quality teaching in an environment of internationally competitive research, the University of Amsterdam seeks to be a major attractor of talented foreign students and researchers
- Three professors of the University of Amsterdam have won Nobel Prizes, and the Dutch equivalent of this world-famous honour (the Spinoza Prize) has also been given to several staff members, including two in 2011.
- It has one of the largest international curricula on the European continent, with more than 100 study programs taught entirely in English
- The University of Amsterdam is characterized by a critical, creative and international atmosphere and has a long tradition of open-mindedness and engagement with social issues
 Sample Research Projects at University of Amsterdam: Brain and Cognition (Research Priority Area at the University of Amsterdam) Research in the area of cognition is very well represented within several faculties of the University of Amsterdam in research teams that include psychologists, neurobiologists, neurologists, psychiatrists, behavioral economists, logicians, and linguists. They study cognition at the level of the neurons and neural systems involved, as well as at the level of the regulation of behavior, the theoretical modeling of behavior, and cognitive disorders. Three basic areas of research within the Research Priority Area Brain and Cognition are: How do we perceive and understand the world? How do we control our actions? How do we learn and remember? Click here to learn more. Gravitation and astroparticle physics (Research Priority Area at the University of Amsterdam) Astroparticle physics is a rapidly growing field of research at the intersection of astrophysics, theoretical physics, particle or high-energy physics, and cosmology. Progress in these disciplines has, in the past decade, highlighted some profound questions that lie at their interfaces. These questions have, in different ways, become central to their research programmes. The research within the Research Priority area Gravitation and astroparticle physics focuses among other things on the nature of dark matter and dark energy. Click here to learn more.
Amsterdam Amsterdam, the capital of the Netherlands, has a unique mix of Old World charm and modern culture. Since its beginnings as a fishing village on the Amstel River in the 13th century, through its ‘Golden Age’ in the 17th century, when Amsterdam flourished both commercially and culturally, it has continued to thrive, becoming, in the 21st-century, a major international hub for business, tourism and culture. Amsterdam’s renowned city center, with its concentric crescent of tree-lined canals and infinitely diverse gabled houses, is especially captivating. Because the University of Amsterdam is located in both historical and modern buildings spread throughout the city, it forms an integral part of the city after which it is named. Recently, the University’s Faculty of Science relocated to Science Park Amsterdam on the outskirts of the city, one of the largest centers of academic research in the Netherlands.
EuroScholars Awards and Institutional Awards Spring 2012 EuroScholars is proud to announce that the following students have been awarded a scholarship: | | Home Institution | Host Institution | Field of Study | Award | | Ms. Anne Patterson | Iowa State University | Leiden University | Biology | Institutional Award | | Ms. Catherine Lewis | Clark University | Université Genève | Psychology | Institutional Award | | Ms. Makoto Miller-Tsutsui | University of Minnesota | Leiden University | Psychology | Institutional Award | | Ms. Caroline Johnson | Clark University | Università degli Studi di Milano | Biology | EuroScholars Award | | Mr. Nathan Wright | University of Minnesota | K.U. Leuven University | Psychology | EuroScholars Award | | Mr. David Saenz | University of Florida | Université Genève | Biology | Insitutional Award | |
