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How open minded is internationalisation anyway?

How open minded is internationalisation anyway?

31 May 2017 - 16:39

The UvA received almost 50 per cent more applications than last year, 44 per cent of which were from abroad. Three study programmes have since announced a numerus fixus because they cannot handle the influx. Should the UvA still be focusing on the international market? Communication Science student ...

Herring out of Brine | Tenure Frenzy

Herring out of Brine | Tenure Frenzy

27 February 2017 - 11:10

Professor of Medieval History Guy Geltner decided to take a sabbatical. He moved to California where he will serve as an External Faculty Fellow at Stanford University. For Folia he'll be writing a monthly column, using his new perspective to explore university life. &...

Herring out of Brine | True Colors

Herring out of Brine | True Colors

20 November 2016 - 16:00

Professor of Medieval History Guy Geltner decided to take a sabbatical. He moved to California where he will serve as an External Faculty Fellow at Stanford University. For Folia he'll be writing a monthly column, using his new perspective to explore university life. &...

Herring out of Brine | Tientjescultuur

Herring out of Brine | Tientjescultuur

14 October 2016 - 10:10

Professor of Medieval History Guy Geltner decided to take a sabbatical. He moved to California where he will serve as an External Faculty Fellow at Stanford University. For Folia he'll be writing a monthly column, using his new perspective to explore university life. &...

The 'most liveable city' isn't liveable for all

The 'most liveable city' isn't liveable for all

26 June 2016 - 10:57

The most sought-after curriculum on the southern hemisphere, venerable cloisters, turreted towers and a campus sushi bar: the University of Melbourne has it all. Unfortunately, this all also includes very poor students, often sharing cramped rooms and scraping by just to pay for food.

'Voices of criticism and solidarity with Kurdish people are violently oppressed'

'Voices of criticism and solidarity with Kurdish people are violently oppressed'

21 January 2016 - 07:31

1128 academics signed a declaration for peace in Southeast Turkey last week, in which they asked the Turkish government to stop the military operations in the area. Following this declaration, The Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office announced that they would be investigating all the acad...

'I've had positive experiences meeting locals'

20 December 2015 - 11:02

Almost a third of the academic staff at the UvA comes from abroad. Let’s call them academic expats. At first sight they have pretty much every reason to live and stay in the Netherlands. According to a survey by expat community platform Internations, most expats feel safe and enjoy the good tr...

Cold landings in the Low Lands

Cold landings in the Low Lands

19 December 2015 - 10:34

Internationalisation! There is nothing the UvA likes to put on its brochures and policy plans as much as ‘curiosity without borders’ or ‘international classrooms’ – but how does our institution treat scholars from abroad, once lured in? Not too bad, it appears – a...

A Speck of Colour in a Sea of White

A Speck of Colour in a Sea of White

29 November 2015 - 17:11

Ask anyone at the UvA who to talk to on matters of diversity and equality, and they’ll point to Mitchell Esajas. President of the New Urban Collection and program manager at the UvA, his message is clear: it is high time to finally decolonise the university and society.

All Holland hallows

All Holland hallows

31 October 2015 - 07:11

The Dutch cannot claim a Halloween tradition, nor the Celtic, pagan heritage that All Hallows Eve originated with. But that doesn’t stop them: in recent years, trick-or-treating, scary celebrations and even parades have gained enormously in popularity.

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