Since its founding, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam has stood for academic and value-driven education, research and valorisation. We are free thinkers for people, society and planet. Together, we work towards a better world: healthier, more sustainable and more just.
A university with a societal focus
The world faces major challenges, while societal divisions continue to grow. By educating global citizens and conducting leading research, we work on sustainable solutions and foster a broad societal dialogue. We keep differing perspectives and interests in mind, from the local to the global. And we focus on three domains: health and well-being, climate and environment, and justice and resilience.
A distinctive, comprehensive university
VU Amsterdam is a distinctive university with faculties in the humanities, sciences, social sciences and medicine. As a comprehensive university with a compact campus in the Zuidas Knowledge District, we bring together people from diverse disciplines and perspectives. Amsterdam UMC is part of the campus, strengthening our leading role in health, and enabling us to translate knowledge and innovation directly into practice. With a long history of emancipation, we cherish the diversity of our students, staff and partners. Through all their differences, we foster societal dialogue and broaden our point of view. This is how we work together towards a healthy, sustainable and just world.