The Executive Board has made a number of pledges to the faculty student council of the Faculty of Humanities.

Watch the livestream of the agenda-setting meeting at Roeterseiland.

The UvA’s Supervisory Board has unanimously approved a proposal to appoint a student member to the Executive Board and faculty management. The deans also unanimously support the proposal.

Following a peaceful demonstration last night, a group of protestors broke into the UvA’s Maagdenhuis building. The door was forced open and a member of security assaulted. The Executive Board has laid formal charges.

Following a peaceful demonstration last night, a group of protestors broke into the UvA’s Maagdenhuis building.

By the end of the first year, you will choose your specialisation. What will it be? Check the course catalogues for each specialisation to see what courses you would be taking.

The re-sit exams for courses taught in block 1 and 2 will take place on the following dates.

With the start of block 4, the first block of the second semester, there are a few things you should know.

At the end of your first year, you will choose your major in politics, psychology, law, or economics. Where do your preferences lie? How do you prepare best for your post-graduation plans? Come to the Major Market on ...

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On the occasion of the 12.5 years anniversary of its exchange programs with the Middle East and North Africa, the College of Social Sciences of the University of Amsterdam is delighted to present to you the lecture ...

In the past week, the new PPLE programme was the subject of two Dutch radio broadcasts, on Amsterdam FM and national radio programme BNR Juridische Zaken.

The University of Amsterdam has started research into how big data is used by businesses, government organisations, and other institutions. In collaboration with ORTEC Consulting Group, an extensive survey has been ...

In the last week of August 2014, PPLE freshmen began exploring their new habitat for the coming three years. As of 1 September, the class of 2017 is a fact.

On Monday, 1 September, the University of Amsterdam celebrated the opening of the 2014-2015 Academic Year. Various speakers reflected on this year’s theme: 'Amsterdam in the wider world: Africa’.

A student ID card is a personal card that gives you entrance to the PPLE facilities and serves as your ID at the UvA. Please don't forget to activate it a.s.a.p.

The schedule for the first week will be slightly different from subsequent weeks:

Do you know in which tutor group you are? Find your timetable and books for the upcoming weeks here.

Mark your calendars! All PPLE students are invited for the Freshman Weekend starting Friday afternoon the 26th until Sunday the 28th of September.

Coolpolitics and Lowlands will give a stage to science at Lowlands 2014. At Lowlands University, UvA researchers Ewald Engelen, Frank Linde and Wouter Vansteeland will give lectures on global inequality, the Higgs ...