European Studies

European Studies takes a closer look at the complexity of interrelation between culture, identity and political outcomes. The Amsterdam approach places particular emphasis on cultural-historical backgrounds, 'the New Europe' in the Balkans and Eastern Europe, and a wide offer of European langu

Vacancy: PhD European Integration History. Deadline: 12 November 2023

The PhD project will analyse the complex entanglement of imperialism and blueprints for European cooperation from a historical perspective and will focus on ideas about imperialism as a collective European endeavour ...
New ARTES staff member: Eric Metz

Eric Metz is Assistant Professor of translation studies and Slavic studies.
Emotions: The ultimate lobbying weapon

Rosa Sanchez Salgado reflects upon emotions used as a lobbying tool in European politics in the article 'Emotions: The ultimate lobbying weapon'.
Migrant Academics' Narratives of Precarity and Resilience in Europe

We are thrilled to announce that the edited volume “Migrant Academics’ Narratives of Precarity and Resilience in Europe”, edited by ACES affiliate Olga Burlyuk (Department of Political Science) and Ladan Rahbari ...
Students can soon learn Ukrainian at the UvA

From September 2023, the University of Amsterdam (UvA) will be offering two courses in the field of Ukrainian language and culture. This will make the UvA the only university in the Netherlands where students can ...
Five humanities scholars receive funding from Open Competition NWO

Arianna Betti, Mario Damen, Christien Klaufus, Thomas Nys and Ewa Stańczyk receive funding for their research projects from NWO's Open Competition SSH. This funding without any thematic conditions gives them the ...
Bram Mellink and Jesse van Amelsvoort awarded Healthy Future Seed Grant

Bram Mellink and Jesse van Amelsvoort have been awarded the Healthy Future Seed Grant in the UvA's theme-based collaboration programme that invites academics to formulate new, sometimes unexpected research questions ...
Hestia funding for refugee scientists to deploy their talents at the UvA

Two academics who fled their threatening situations in their homelands will be able to continue their academic careers at the UvA. They will receive appointments financed from the fourth round of the Dutch Research ...

Bachelor's

European Studies
Master's

East European Studies (European Studies)
Master's

European Policy (European Studies)
Master's

Identity and Integration (European Studies)