The Vrije Universiteit (literal translation: "Free University") is a university in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The Dutch name is often abbreviated as VU. The university is located on a compact urban campus in the southern part of Amsterdam in the Buitenveldert district. Though a faith-based, private institution, the VU receives government funding on a parity basis with the public universities.
The university should not be confused with the Univer...
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The Vrije Universiteit (literal translation: "Free University") is a university in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The Dutch name is often abbreviated as VU. The university is located on a compact urban campus in the southern part of Amsterdam in the Buitenveldert district. Though a faith-based, private institution, the VU receives government funding on a parity basis with the public universities.
The university should not be confused with the University of Amsterdam, which is a different university, located in the same city and owned and operated by it.
The VU University Amsterdam has about 20,000 students, most of whom are full-time students. The number of faculty members and researchers is 2200 (of whom 300 are full professors). Teaching and research activities are supported by 1600 administrative, clerical, technical, and other employees. The university's annual budget is around US$500 million, about two third of which comes from the Dutch government. Tuition, research grants, and...
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