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'''Amsterdam University College''' (AUC) is a public [[liberal arts college]] in the [[Netherlands]] with an enrolmentenrollment of about 900 students from more than 60 countries.<ref name="qr2013" /> All teaching is in English.<ref>Amsterdam University College. (2013). AUC Informational Sheet 2013-2015. Retrieved January 13, 2013 from [http://www.auc.nl/binaries/content/assets/projectsites/amsterdam-university-college/study-abroad/auc-information-sheet-2014-2015.pdf AUC.nl]</ref>

The college was founded in 2009 as a joint initiative of the [[University of Amsterdam]] and the [[VU University Amsterdam|VU Amsterdam]] with a particular focus on the natural sciences. Although AUC has its own campus, students can also use facilities of both parent universities. The college is part of a recent wave of [[University college#Netherlands|university colleges in the Netherlands]] which have introduced liberal arts education to the country.<ref>Redden, E. (2013). Liberal Arts Go Dutch. ''Inside Higher Ed''. Retrieved January 13, 2014 from [http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2013/02/08/netherlands-growth-liberal-arts-colleges-has-influenced-higher-ed-sector-whole insidehighered.com].</ref>

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AUC offers [[Bachelor of Arts]] degrees in the social sciences and humanities and a [[Bachelor of Science]] degree in science, which are pursued by about 50%, 15%, and 33% of the student body, respectively.<ref name="qr2013" /> The curriculum is strongly interdisciplinary; within each field, students have to pursue at least two disciplines. AUC further emphasizes its 'academic core', which makes up a large part of the curriculum.<ref name="core">Amsterdam University College. (2012). Academic Core. Retrieved January 13, 2014 from [http://www.auc.nl/academic-programme/programme-structure/academic-core/academic-core.html auc.nl].</ref>

It is a member of the [[ECOLAS|European Colleges of Liberal Arts and Sciences]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=ECOLAS Partners {{!}} ECOLAS |url=https://www.ecolas.eu/eng/?page_id=19 |access-date=2020-08-24 |language=en-US}}</ref>

==History==▼

▲== History ==

The foundation of AUC goes back to an initiative of the two large universities in Amsterdam, [[University of Amsterdam]] (UvA) and [[Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam]] (VU), as well as the municipality. It is part of an initiative to make Amsterdam a hub for research and development in the natural sciences{{Citation needed|date=October 2013}}.

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AUC offers a three-year honours degree in three very broad majors in science, social sciences, and humanities. During the academic year 2013/14, students could choose between approximately 200 courses across eight fields in the sciences, nine in the social sciences, seven in the humanities, as well as the academic core.<ref name="major">Amsterdam University College. (2013). Your major. ''AUC.nl''. Retrieved January 13, 2014 from [http://www.auc.nl/academic-programme/programme-structure/your-major/your-major.html auc.nl].</ref> As part of AUC's interdisciplinary orientation, students have to pursue 'tracks' in at least two fields within their major. Interdisciplinarity is also emphasized by AUC's themes, which link fields across majors.<ref name="major" />

The college emphasizes a strong academic core, which includes academic writing and basic calculus or statistics, butand also more unusualother courses such as logic or 'identity and diversity', which are compulsory for students of all majors. Furthermore, students are required to take two to three language courses; in 2013/14, the languages offered were Arabic, Dutch, French, German, and Spanish.

AUC has branded itself as a 'science college', and places particular emphasis on the natural sciences. In 2013/14, courses were offered in eight 'tracks': information sciences, mathematics, physics, earth and environmental sciences, chemistry, biology, biomedical sciences, and health. Although during the first years less than 35% of students were majoring in the sciences, this number is expected to rise to 50% in the future.<ref name="qr2013">Amsterdam University College. (2013). Quality Report 2012-2013.</ref>

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===Admissions===

In 2010, AUC admitted 200 of about 900 applicants for its class of 2013. The maximum number of admissions per year is 300.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.auc.nl/admissions-aid/policy-on-admissions/policy-on-admissions.html|title=AUC's policy on admissions|last=Amsterdam University College|first=|date=23 December 2016|website=AUC.nl|access-date=10 April 2017}}</ref> The average grade of admitted students in the [[GradeGrading in (education)#Netherlands|Dutch system]] was 7.6, the highest of all Dutch university colleges that publish such information. Unusual for a European public university, AUC's application procedure includes an individual essay, motivation letter, and interview. In a country where access to most courses of study is unrestricted, this gives the college unusual freedoms to select its students. AUC in particular takes into account international experience.<ref>Amsterdam University College. (2013). AUC's admission requirements. Retrieved January 13, 2014 from [http://www.auc.nl/admissions/admission-requirements/admission-requirements.html AUC.nl] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140113212103/http://www.auc.nl/admissions/admission-requirements/admission-requirements.html |date=January 13, 2014 }}.</ref>

==Tuition and scholarships==

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===Student organisation===

Student activities at AUC are mostly organised under the umbrella of the Amsterdam University College Student Association. Each student which goes to AUC is automatically a member. Each student is allowed to suggest their own committee, which can take responsibility for organising activities. There is a broad range of committees with 29 different committees which currently fall under the AUCSA.<ref>AUCSA (2020) [http://aucsa.nl/committees/]. Aucsa.nl. Retrieved September 25, 2020.</ref> The AUCSA was founded in 2010, one year after AUC. Since then each year the Board members are elected at a General Assembly, where all students can vote.

The AUCSA Board is supported by a number of commissions that aim to improve the community, such as the Diversity Commission, Audit Commission, Sustainability Commission and the Acquisitions Commission.

On top of this there are also teams, whothat organise biggerlarger events inthroughout the year. Examples of this are the Winter formalFormal and Dormfest. Dormfest is held annually in the Courtyard of the AUC Dorms. Both current students of AUC and Alumni have free access to the event held in June.

===Student politics===

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* [[Aaron Altaras]], German actor (class of 2017)<ref>Lanz, M. (2015, January 27). [http://www.zdf.de/ZDF/zdfportal/programdata/e6945324-1cb6-3c02-8b90-3874ee0f4b2d/20396401?generateCanonicalUrl=true Markus Lanz]. Retrieved June 16, 2016.</ref>

* [[Hermijntje Drenth]], Dutch rower and Olympic gold medalist (class of 2015)<ref>Wierda, W. (2024, August 12). [https://www.folia.nl/nl/actueel/162796/goud-voor-uvaer-derck-de-vilder-op-de-spelen-zo-verging-het-hem-en-de-rest Folia]. Retrieved August 13, 2024.</ref>

* [[Katharina Andresen]], Norwegian billionaire heiress (class of 2018){{cn|date=September 2020}}

* [[Louis Klamroth]], German actor and television presenter (class of 2013)<ref>Munzinger Online (2023, April 4) [https://www.munzinger.de/search/portrait/Louis+Klamroth/0/33016.html Munzinger]. Retrieved February 6, 2024.</ref>

* [[Agnese Logina]], former Minister for Culture of Latvia (class of 2013)<ref>[https://www.mk.gov.lv/en/employee/agnese-logina Republic of Latvia]. Retrieved February 6, 2024.</ref>

==References==

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[[Category:Education in Amsterdam]]

[[Category:EducationalUniversities institutionsand colleges established in 2008]]

[[Category:LiberalPublic liberal arts colleges]]

[[Category:Liberal arts colleges at universities in the Netherlands]]

[[Category:Universities in the Netherlands]]