Review 2022-2023

Education at the Faculty of Science (University of Amsterdam)

The academic year 2022 – 2023 provided a new start for the nearly 8,000 students and 500 lecturers at the Faculty of Science after the covid pandemic. Having been forced to work from home, to follow online classes (with the exception of laboratory work) and to interact with other students via social media, has demonstrated once more the importance of being on campus all together. We also learned that alternatives are possible, and that we are lucky to have very motivated teams of lecturers and students. The Faculty of Science presents a very vivid and broad portfolio of bachelor and master programmes covering the exact, information and life sciences. The Faculty wants to provide an inspiring and inclusive environment for all students, not only within the disciplines, but also by bridging the gaps between disciplines, and between the different faculties of the UvA. Therefore, we critically monitor our education portfolio and actively search for new opportunities, e.g. with the new bachelor programmes Computational Social Science (hosted by the FMG) and Science, Technology & Innovation (start 2024 – 2025), and the master program Quantum Computer Science (start 2024 – 2025).

Lex Kaper,
Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Science

Studying at the Faculty of Science
The nearly 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
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
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