Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam is fortunate enough to welcome many international students to its Master’s programmes every year. VU Amsterdam is a leading European research university with about 25,000 students and 2,500 academic staff.
A unique university
Our students and staff look further: beyond the boundaries of their own field, culture, traditions and philosophy to become critical and socially engaged academics.
Lively Amsterdam
We are located in lively and multicultural Amsterdam, the city with the largest concentration of students in the Netherlands and where English is the second language.
The Netherlands
Dutch society is multicultural. People from other parts of the world have been living in the Netherlands for decades, thanks to the country’s historical ties with other nations.
High quality education
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam is an internationally renowned research university, ranked among the world’s best.
Services from our international office
Our International Office assists you with excellent services such as housing, visa and residence permits. We also organize social and career activities for you to attend. For all these reasons we even won the International Student Satisfaction Award 2016 which we’re really proud of.
Campus
All of our students, staff and programmes are located on campus: a single building complex right in the middle of Amsterdam’s commercial centre.
During your studies
Meet new people through one of our student associations, learn Dutch or visit our Griffioen theatre. Just one of many things you can enjoy during your stay here.
Study at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and experience Amsterdam! 