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Focus on hidden genocides in new summer programme
9 Mar 2015
The term genocide quickly evokes associations with the Holocaust. However, many other genocides have taken place in recent decades – events hardly known to the general public and not labelled ‘genocide’ as such. The ...
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UvA Social Sciences once again top QS Rankings
18 Sept 2014
Once again this year, social and behavioural sciences at the University of Amsterdam (UvA) achieved top positions in the QS Ranking by Subject.
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UvA Social Sciences climbs in Shanghai Top 50 Ranking
15 Aug 2014
This year Social Sciences at the University of Amsterdam has climbed in the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) field ranking, also known as the Shanghai Ranking, from 50 to 39 globally.
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Nine UvA subject areas listed in QS World University Rankings top 50
27 Feb 2014
In the QS World University Rankings by Subject, published on Wednesday 26 February, nine of the University of Amsterdam's (UvA) subject areas are in the top 50. Communication & Media Studies is the highest ranked ...
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UvA’s Social Sciences best in the Netherlands
8 Oct 2013
The discipline of Social Sciences at the University of Amsterdam (UvA) is the best in the Netherlands, according to the THE World University Ranking.
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UvA top Dutch university in QS World University Rankings
10 Sept 2013
For the fourth consecutive year, the University of Amsterdam is the highest ranked Dutch university in the QS World University Rankings. Previously ranked 62nd, the UvA has moved up four places and is now ranked 58th ...
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New textbook on International Migration Studies
17 Jan 2013
Intended for advanced students of international migration, this book presents theoretical and empirical perspectives on a range of central topics. Its main focus is on European experiences, including Eastern Europe, ...
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University of Amsterdam one of top 150 universities in global ARWU rankings
17 Aug 2012
The University of Amsterdam (UvA) is ranked, just as previous years, in the top 150 of the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU). This ranking of the 500 best universities in the world is published annually ...
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Attend inspiring lectures by renowned UvA professors in the Glass House of Science and Scholarship
17 Aug 2012
This year marks the 380th anniversary of the University of Amsterdam (UvA). In honour of this 76th ‘lustrum’ (anniversary occurring every five years), the UvA will be celebrating the opening of the academic year on a ...
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AISSR-GSSS PhD Courses 2012-2013
6 July 2012
Hereby we announce the PhD Courses that will be organised by the AISSR and GSSS in the academic year 2012-2013. AISSR PhD Candidates can already register for these courses.
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Neda Delfani wins the SER Thesis Prize
27 Apr 2012
For her thesis Neda Delfani examined the role of partisanship in the effectiveness of the European Strategy for Growth and Jobs (ESGJ).
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Summer Programme on Urban Studies: International Housing, Policy and Planning
10 Nov 2011
In this three week programme in July 2012 students will explore housing, planning and policy issues in European cities as well as consider how these apply in other regions of the world.
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IIAS thesis prize for UvA alumna
25 Mar 2010
University of Amsterdam (UvA) alumna Marloes van Houten has scooped the Master's thesis prize at the International Institute of Asian Studies (IIAS) for her MA thesis ‘Nepal's Civil War and its Impact'.
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Study of pan-Asian identity in the Netherlands
3 Sept 2009
The Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) has awarded UvA alumnus Reza Kartosen a Mozaïek grant. Kartosen received the € 200,000 grant, intended for talented young alumni from ethnic minorities, in ...
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