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Universitas 21 Ranking: Dutch universities in top 10

Universitas 21, an international network of research universities including the University of Amsterdam, has presented a new ranking for international higher education. The Netherlands has secured ninth place in the Universitas 21 Ranking.

University profile and performance agreements

On 9 December 2011, the Ministry for Education, Culture and Science (OCW) and the Association of Universities in the Netherlands (VSNU) drew up a general agreement. This accord identified the areas in which performance agreements for Dutch universities will be made for the period 2012 to 2015.

Faculty of Humanities researcher wins Veegens Prize 2012

Faculty of Humanities researcher Lodewijk Petram has been awarded the Dirk Jacob Veegens Prize 2012.

The UvA rated second best Dutch university in new THE World Reputation Rankings

The University of Amsterdam (UvA) has been ranked second best Dutch university in the newly released Times Higher Education (THE) World Reputation Rankings 2012.

Jesper Eidem appointed professor of West Asian Archaeology

Jesper Eiden has been appointed professor of West Asian Archaeology at the Faculty of Humanities.

K.H. van Dalen-Oskam appointed professor of Computational Comparative Literature

Karina van Dalen-Oskam has been appointed professor of Computational Comparative Literature at the Faculty of Humanities