Amsterdam University College
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Amsterdam University College (AUC) is a public liberal arts college in the Netherlands with an enrollment of about 900 students from more than 60 countries.[1] All teaching is in English.[2]
Type | Public, liberal arts college |
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Established | 2008 |
Dean | Prof. Dr. Martin van Hees |
Academic staff | ~ 150 |
Administrative staff | ~ 15 |
Students | ~ 900 |
Address | Science Park 113, 1098XG , , 52.3554°N 4.9518°E / 52.3554; 4.9518 |
Affiliations | University of Amsterdam & VU University |
Mascot | AUCharizard |
Website | www.auc.nl |
The college was founded in 2009 as a joint initiative of the University of Amsterdam and the VU Amsterdam with a particular focus on the natural sciences. Although AUC has its own campus, students can also use facilities of both parent universities. The college is part of a recent wave of university colleges in the Netherlands which have introduced liberal arts education to the country.[3]
AUC offers Bachelor of Arts degrees in the social sciences and humanities and a Bachelor of Science degree in science, which are pursued by about 50%, 15%, and 33% of the student body, respectively.[1] The curriculum is strongly interdisciplinary; within each field, students have to pursue at least two disciplines. AUC further emphasizes its 'academic core', which makes up a large part of the curriculum.[4]