By Rose Carmichael On May 8, the Taskforce assigned to gather data for the future scenarios assignment will present their findings to the Dean. With AUCNext due to end in 2026, UvA and VU have asked the Dean to develop a new strategic vision that outlines what AUC will look like in the next five…

“I didn’t know this was going on. I feel almost lied to. Why didn’t I know this?” 

In February, the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU) – one of AUC’s parent universities – opened its Centre for Defence and Resilient Society, in collaboration with the Dutch Ministry of Defence. 

By Maria van Wijnen and Milan Rooney After facing pressure from students to fix a range of ongoing issues within the student apartment complex at Carolina Macgillavrylaan, DUWO has responded by introducing a new policy that would guarantee stable shower temperature and working elevators… at a price. This new policy, to be implemented in January…

On the 27th of March, the Palestinian flag flew above Science Park. Equipped with drums, Amsterdam University Free Palestine (AUFP) members stood on the benches in front of the AB as students joined them in their chants. The day before, AUFP had called for an “emergency protest” in response to allegedly being denied permission to hang a banner in commemoration of Israeli Apartheid Week. 

AUC taskforce announces possible “North Star” for the Future. Will “Science and Technology in Society” be the new guiding slogan? How did students react?

At 12:50, on the 12th of March, crowds of students left behind their lunches and squeezed onto the red couches on the third floor of the AB. AU Free Palestine (AUFP) was hosting an information session on the 2026 Amsterdam Municipality elections.

By Rose Carmichael “They force 25 people to sit in a room for an hour. And your assignment comes up, you’re so excited that it’s going to happen, and then everybody looks at it, and nobody speaks.” — Petra Kocsis, chair of Dormsessions, third-year social science major For the first time in two years, a…

By Elea Jürß During lunch on February 12th, the AB became the stage for Amsterdam University Free Palestine (AUFP) fundraiser for the Palestinian Children’s Relief Fund. At 12:49 pm, the lyrics of “Rossa Palestina” by Umberto Fiora sounded through the halls. “Abbiamo alzato la bandiera partigiana della Rossa Palestina!” or translated “We raise the partisan…

By Cadence Chua On the night of 1 November, at around 10 to 11 pm, slurs were heard being shouted in the dorms, specifically in the building furthest away from campus. A video of the incident was taken by Antamar Thiam, a first-year student, who circulated it to the AUC group chats. In the video,…

By Garvan Ó Deaghaidh “UvA UvA, you can’t hide, you’re supporting genocide!”  At 12:15 p.m. on the 29th of September, streams of AUC students filtered out of their classes and gathered outside the Academic Building. Chants began, being led by a megaphone. Demands rang out through the science park. “What do we want? Cut the…

By Lou Boot On Tuesday, September 16, AUC’s Communication Team sent out an email to current students formally announcing the new interim dean, Bruce Mutsvairo. As a professor in Media, Politics and the Global South at Utrecht University, Mutsvairo has an extremely broad background, having travelled across the US, South Africa, and Canada to teach…

By Stefania Zajdel and Esmée Zuiker A major advantage AUC has over the other branches of UvA or VU is the fact that it ensures housing for the three years it takes to finish its program. With roughly 900 students living in the dorms, the housing selection and internal move turn into complicated processes, which…

By Maike van de Pavoordt and Sophie Staal What happens when your degree becomes a budget line? If you are studying in the Netherlands, it might be time to start thinking about that question. Recent shifts in government policy and funding are putting increasing pressure on the country’s higher education system. Non-Dutch speaking programs in…