Founded in 1632 by municipal authorities and later renamed for the city of Amsterdam, the University of Amsterdam is one of the most seasoned college in the Netherlands and one of the biggest examination colleges in Europe with over 30 thousands students. It is also the largest university in the Netherlands. The main campus is situated in the middle of Amsterdam, with a couple of buildings situated in nearby boroughs. The college is sorted out into seven resources: Humanities, Social and Behavioral Sciences, Dentistry, Economics and Business, Law, Medicine, and Science.
The housing at the UvA is in particular arranged for Master students. Most of them get a quite nice (and expensive) room. But there also are less nice and equally expensive accomodations, but in the end, the quality of the housing depends on the people you live with.
There is a lot of activities to do: parties for international students in the university, parties in private house, cruises on the canals, museums discounts, nice famous brown cafès and much more. The people there are fantastic - friendly and open minded.
Pros
Relaxed work atmosphere, lots of benefits (considered an civil servant position), possible to work with lots of different people, opportunities to grow within the University if not possible in your department.
Cons
Every change takes a lot of time, bureaucracy, when standards are implemented, the out-of-the-box people/dept/scenarios not usually considered.
Overall rating 6.5/10
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