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Universiteit van Amsterdam
Grootste Nederlandse universiteit qua studenten. Breed disciplinaire research-universiteit met sterke sociale wetenschappen, humaniora en rechten.
/ Key figures 2023
Government grant
€ 757,0 mln
first funding stream OCW
Students
42.000
enrolled
Staff
6.000
FTE
Founded
1632
394 years old
/ Funding streams
1st 70%
3rd 25%
1st stream (OCW) € 757,0 mln 2nd (NWO/EU) € 53,0 mln 3rd (contract) € 276,0 mln
/ Legal status
Legal form
Public legal person
Openbare rechtspersoon onder de Wet op het Hoger Onderwijs. Raad van Toezicht benoemd door minister van OCW. Bestuurlijk volledig autonoom, financieel voor ~60-70% afhankelijk van OCW-lumpsum.
Supervisory board
Appointed by the minister
The Minister of Education, Culture and Science appoints the members of the Supervisory Board. This gives central government indirect oversight — but not over the Executive Board or the academic content.
Higher Education and Research Act (WHW) ↗/ Subsidies + tenders
Universiteit van Amsterdam also appears as a recipient in our subsidy database. These are NWO grants, EU grants and DUS-I subsidies that sit apart from the regular government grant.
View subsidies + tenders · € 16,4 mln ↗/ Sources
Legal basis: Higher Education and Research Act (WHW)
Financial figures: ocw-rijksjaarverslag-2024
Background: Wikipedia