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Statement in response to brief squat of UvA’s Student Services building
30 Apr 2015
The following statement was issued by the Executive Board in response to the brief squat of the UvA’s Student Services building at the Binnengasthuisstraat.
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Press statement UvA-AUAS/HvA Executive Board
20 Apr 2015
The Executive Board would like to thank the Supervisory Boards for their enormous efforts and the speed and assiduousness with which they have drawn conclusions and taken decisions. The broad support makes it ...
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Press statement Supervisory Boards
19 Apr 2015
Today, the Supervisory Boards held talks about the current situation with the Executive Board, the deans, the domain chairs and the representative advisory bodies of the University of Amsterdam and the Amsterdam ...
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Statement Supervisory Boards
19 Apr 2015
The following statement was issued by the Supervisory Boards following the decision by Louise Gunning to tender her resignation as president of the Executive Board of the University of Amsterdam and the Amsterdam ...
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President UvA Executive Board tenders resignation
19 Apr 2015
Yesterday evening, Louise Gunning tendered her resignation as president of the Executive Board of the University of Amsterdam and the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences to the Supervisory Boards.
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Supervisory Board statement
17 Apr 2015
The following statement is from the Supervisory Board, following the Joint Meeting of the Central Works Council (COR) and the Central Student Council (CSR):
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Decision to evict Maagdenhuis occupiers
13 Apr 2015
We realise that questions exist about our decision this past Friday to observe the ruling of the court and formally request the police to vacate the Maagdenuis building. In the following letter, we would like to ...
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Maagdenhuis vacated
11 Apr 2015
After six weeks, the police made an end to the Maagdenhuis occupation this morning. Yesterday, the district court ordered the occupiers to immediately vacate the building. After the judge’s ruling, the UvA observed ...
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Judge rules that occupiers must leave the Maagdenhuis
10 Apr 2015
The interim relief judge of Amsterdam’s district court has decided that the occupiers of the Maagdenhuis must leave the building immediately and that for safety reasons the planned festival must be cancelled.
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Update: Maagdenhuis
8 Apr 2015
In recent weeks, a number of concerns have been raised within the academic community. The Executive Board has taken note of these concerns and has presented a 10-point plan to address them.
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Joint statement concerning committees for financial situation and governance structure UvA
1 Apr 2015
The Central Works Council (COR), Central Student Council (CSR), De Nieuwe Universiteit (DNU), Humanities Rally (HR), Rethink UvA and unions have come to an agreement with the Executive Board on the creation of two ...
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Short survey on problems at the UvA – complete the questionnaire
31 Mar 2015
As a result of the extensive discussions of recent weeks about the direction of the university, a team of UvA researchers will conduct a survey among all students and staff until Friday, 3 April. The intention is to ...
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Executive Board to meet with action groups on Friday
25 Mar 2015
On Friday, 27 March, the UvA’s Executive Board will take part in talks with a joint delegation of ReThink, De Nieuwe Universiteit, Humanities Rally and the FNV trade union on the involvement of these organisations in ...
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Talks Executive Board with representatives Maagdenhuis occupiers
24 Mar 2015
In a meeting with representatives of De Nieuwe Universiteit on Monday, 23 March, the UvA’s Executive Board offered to make the hall of the Maagdenhuis building available every day between 09:00 and 21:00 for debates ...
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Update: 10-point plan
20 Mar 2015
The University of Amsterdam (UvA) will set up a committee to develop proposals for modernising the way the UvA is governed. In addition, a committee of inquiry will look at the UvA’s finances, together with its real ...
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Follow-up and elaboration of 10-point plan
19 Mar 2015
On 10 March 2015, the Executive Board issued a 10-point plan. With these guiding principles, the Board hopes to continue the discussions with all parties involved.
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Debate marathon 1: management culture and structure
19 Mar 2015
The first meeting in the debate marathon will take place on Thursday, 19 March. These meetings are organised by the Central Works Council (COR) and the Central Student Council (CSR). The first topics will be the ...
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Talks with faculties and union
19 Mar 2015
A number of talks were held this past week at the various faculties between the Executive Board and the faculties’ students and staff. The talks centred on various issues.
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Elaboration of 10-point plan
13 Mar 2015
Various movements within the UvA - the New University, Rethink UvA and the Humanities Rally – have in recent weeks presented their demands to the University of Amsterdam (UvA). In an open letter to all staff and ...
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Weekly meeting with Executive Board
13 Mar 2015
On Monday, 16 March, the third meeting in a series of weekly meetings between students, staff and a delegation of the Executive Board will take place.
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UvA: democratisation and focus on quality
10 Mar 2015
The University of Amsterdam has formulated ten starting points to bolster internal democracy, increase the quality of teaching and research, give complete financial transparency and strengthen the bond between ...
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Weekly meeting with Executive Board
6 Mar 2015
On Monday, 9 March, the second meeting in a series of weekly meetings between students, staff and a delegation of the Executive Board will take place. The discussion will take place in CREA’s Muziekzaal from 13:30 to ...
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Update: UvA Maagdenhuis
2 Mar 2015
For the moment, there is no intention to evacuate the Maagdenhuis.
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Weekly meeting with Executive Board
27 Feb 2015
On Monday, 2 March, the first of a series of weekly meetings between students, staff and a delegation of the Executive Board will take place. The first meeting will be held in CREA’s Muziekzaal from 13:30 to 14:30.
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Investment fund for Faculty of Humanities
26 Feb 2015
The Executive Board has made a number of pledges to the faculty student council of the Faculty of Humanities.
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Update: agenda-setting meeting 26 February
26 Feb 2015
Because of increased interest, today’s agenda-setting meeting will be moved from CREA to REC C 1.04 to enable more people to attend. The meeting is meant table subjects for discussion with the Executive Board.
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Student member in UvA Executive Board
26 Feb 2015
The UvA’s Supervisory Board has unanimously approved a proposal to appoint a student member to the Executive Board and faculty management. The deans also unanimously support the proposal.
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Update: Statement Executive Board on Maagdenhuis occupation
26 Feb 2015
Following a peaceful demonstration last night, a group of protestors broke into the UvA’s Maagdenhuis building. The door was forced open and a member of security assaulted. The Executive Board has laid formal charges.
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Statement Executive Board on Maagdenhuis occupation
26 Feb 2015
Following a peaceful demonstration last night, a group of protestors broke into the UvA’s Maagdenhuis building.
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Statement Executive Board on Bungehuis eviction
24 Feb 2015
Issued by Louise J. Gunning-Schepers, president of the Executive Board
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