THE UNIVERSITEIT VAN AMSTERDAM

The Universiteit van Amsterdam (UvA) is a comprehensive university which: aspires to occupy a leading position internationally in education and research aspires to be a multidisciplinary university where research is carried out, as well as education offered and followed in a broad range of disciplines aims to contribute in an active manner to social developments at regional and international level, in particular in the region of Amsterdam aspires to be a transparent and efficient organisation of professionals aims to effect improvement of its financial basis aims to confirm its image, which is based on its achievements and ambitions, and which its employees, students and graduates are acquainted with and support, and which is recognised by the outside world. The Universiteit van Amsterdam (UvA) is located in both historic and modern buildings spread throughout the city of Amsterdam. Its main contact addresses are: UvA Service and Information Centre (SIC) Binnengasthuisstraat 9 1012 ZA Amsterdam The Netherlands Phone: +31 20 525 8080 Fax: +31 20 525 2921 E-mail: info@uva.nl