Review 2022-2023

Education at the Faculty of Science (University of Amsterdam)

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Lex Kaper,
Vice Dean of the Faculty of Science

Studying at the Faculty of Science
Almost 8,000 students at the Faculty of Science all share an unwavering curiosity. No matter their interest, with our research-based Bachelor’s and Master’s programmes we offer a home to all of them at our Amsterdam Science Park Campus. Our students are part of a community of dedicated peers and lecturers.
Highlights Teaching
Our lecturers are eager to learn more. Whether to develop their didactic skills or to find innovative teaching methods, their aim remains clear: wanting to inspire the next generation of scientists.
Educating Society
The Faculty of Science undertakes activities to inform society at large about the results of our research and to educate the public in the basics of science. We reach out to schools and general public to demonstrate the value of our research.
Figures on education

11 BSc programmes
17 MSc programmes

4,360 BSc students
3,469 MSc students

1st year enrolment:

1,457 BSc students
1,180 MSc students

 

  909 BSc diplomas
1,286 MSc diplomas

 

Female:

44% BSc students
19% MSc students

 

32% international MSc students

483 lecturers

65 million budget

Figures of students in BSc and MSc programmes
Highlights College and Graduate school of SCIENCES
Students SCIENCES
Highlights College and Graduate school of LIFE and EARTH SCIENCES
Students LIFE and EARTH SCIENCES
Vivian standing second from right
Young Talent incentive prize for Biology for Vivian van Reybrouck van Gelder

The annual Royal Holland Society of Sciences and Humanities (KHMW) Young Talent encouragement prizes are awared to promote scientific education in engineering and science subjects.

On 28 November 2022, one of the Young Talent incentive prizes for Biology was awarded to BSc Biology student Vivian van Reybrouck van Gelder, for outstanding grades during the first year at a Dutch institution for higher education.

Highlights College and Graduate school of INFORMATICS
Students INFORMATICS
Highlights INTERDISCIPLINAIRY STUDIES
Students INTERDISCIPLINAIRY STUDIES
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