Semestry are delighted to announce that after a thorough and rigorous tender process, VU Amsterdam have chosen TermTime and ExamTime as part of their Optimal Educational Planning project.
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam is a university in Amsterdam, Netherlands, founded in 1880.
The UvA is one of two large, publicly funded research universities in the city, the other being the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU). Established in 1632 by municipal authorities and later renamed the city of Amsterdam, the University of Amsterdam is the third-oldest university in the Netherlands.
It is one of the largest research universities in Europe with 31,186 students, 4,794 staff, 1,340 PhD students and an annual budget of €600 million. It is the largest university in the Netherlands by enrollment. The main campus is located in central Amsterdam, with a few faculties located in adjacent boroughs. The university is organised into seven faculties: Humanities, Social and Behavioural Sciences, Economics and Business, Science, Law, Medicine, Dentistry.
Both within and outside the university, the institution is commonly referred to as “the VU”. The VU University Amsterdam was chosen as the best university in Amsterdam by students in 2018.
“Both within and outside the university, the institution is commonly referred to as “the VU”. The VU University Amsterdam was chosen as the best university in Amsterdam by students in 2018.”
Richie Hutchinson, Head of Timetabling, University of Northumbria
