Course-level collaborations VU-UvA

Process course-level collaborations VU-UvA

• Application and enrolment (2024/2025)

  Cooperating degree programmes are collaborations between individual study programmes of Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and the University of Amsterdam. There is no main institution, like with a joint degree. You can choose at which university you complete your application. You will then have a regular enrolment with one university and be enrolled as a secondary subject student at the other. 

  For the programmes listed in the table below, you will be automatically enrolled. In other cases, you will have to register as a secondary subject student yourself. The table below shows the agreements for 2024/2025.

  Enrolment at UvA	Register at VU as a secondary course student
  B Archaeology	B Archaeology (secondary subject)
  B Bèta-Gamma (Bèta-profiel)	B Natuur- en Sterrenkunde (Joint Degree & secondary subject)
  B Ancient Studies	B Ancient Studies (secondary subject)
  B Mathematics	B Mathematics (secondary subject)
  P Archaeology	P Archaeology
  M Archaeology (120 ec / research)	M Archaeology (60 ec) (secondary subject)
  M Archaeology (60 ec)	M Archaeology (60 ec) (secondary subject)
  M Artificial Intelligence	M Artificial Intelligence (secondary subject)
  M Biological Sciences	M Ecology and Evolution (secondary subject)
  M Classic and Ancient Civilizations (60 ec)	M Classic and Ancient Civilizations (60 ec) (secondary subject)
  M Earth Sciences	M Ecology and Evolution (secondary subject)
  M Erfgoedstudies (dual / museum conservator)	M Erfgoedstudies (dual / museum conservator) (secondary subject)
  M Stochastics and Financial Mathematics	M Mathematics (secondary subject)
  Honours student VU	Honours programme UvA
  Secondary subject student ACASA	ACASA (secondary subject)

  Enrolment at VU	Register at UvA as a secondary course student
  B Archaeology	B Archaeology (secondary subject)
  B Mathematics	B Wiskunde (secondary subject)
  B Ancient Studies	B Ancient Studies (secondary subject)
  P Archaeology	P Archaeology
  M Archaeology (60 ec)	M Archaeology (60 ec) (secondary subject)
  M Artificial Intelligence	M Artificial Intelligence (secondary subject)
  M Biomedical Technology and Physics	M Physics and Astronomy (Joint Degree & secondary subject)
  M Classic and Ancient Civilizations (120 ec / research)	M Classic and Ancient Civilizations (60 ec) (secondary subject)
  M Classic and Ancient Civilizations (60 ec)	M Classic and Ancient Civilizations (60 ec) (secondary subject)
  M Drug Discovery and Sciences	M Chemistry (Joint Degree & secondary subject)
  M Ecology and Evolution	M Biological Sciences (secondary subject)
  M Erfgoedstudies (dual / museum conservator)	M Erfgoedstudies (dual / museum conservator) (secondary subject)
  M Science, Business and Innovation*	M Chemistry (Joint Degree & secondary subject)
  M Oral Health Sciences	M Oral Health Sciences

  Honours students can also get a registration as a secondary subject student at VU to be able to make use of their honours offer.

  *The collaboration between the VU and UVA around the Science, Business and Innovation master's programme will end from 1 September 2025

• Registration for courses and exams

  Please note: Automatic enrolment does not mean that you are automatically registered for participation in courses and exams. Please note that registration deadlines may differ between institutions. You cannot register for courses at the partner institution (with additional course registration) until your registration at the other institution is complete. The course description in the study guide tells you where to register. This means that you also use the Canvas of that institution.  

  VU 

  At VU, you must arrange your course registration via the registration module. You can find the VU registration deadlines here. You can only register for courses at the VU once your enrolment is complete.  

  Please note: As a secondary subject student, you do not have access to the extra-curricular subjects at VU. If you do want to take a subject or minor outside the registration module on offer, please contact the VU Student Desk, which can refer you to the Education Office of the faculty. 

  UvA 

  The UvA's registration deadlines are very different from those of VU. Therefore, as a VU student (secondary subject registration at the UvA), you will be manually registered for some courses at the UvA for compulsory courses in the first semester of the first year. To take courses, register for your courses via GLASS from the second semester onwards. More information can be found on the UvA website. 

• Grades

  Grades you obtain within the UvA-VU course-level collaborations are automatically shared. You do not need to take any action yourself. For other collaborations or if a course is not part of your programme (extra-curricular), the grade will not be exchanged. The grade can then be registered for inclusion in your programme if you request a certified transcript of grades from the partner institution and submit it to your own institution. Only after approval from the examination board will the grade be processed. At VU Amsterdam, you can submit externally achieved results.

• Canvas, email, course schedule

  Canvas

  You will receive an account at both VU and the UvA. Once your enrolment in the programme has been completed and this has been shared with the partner institution, you will also receive a login code from that institution to log in to the Canvas, the timetable pages, the enrolment module and your email account at the partner institution. 

  Email

  Your VU email account can be found in your profile. You can easily log in via your dashboard. 

  Please note: you receive information from both institutions, which can be confusing because you do not see the information relevant to you all in one place. You also receive a lot of information that is not relevant to you. Make sure you especially monitor the communication from your own institution (registration as a student).  

  Schedule

  See instructions at rooster.vu.nl and rooster.uva.nl. This will give you insight into the schedules of all subjects timetabled at both locations.

• Student card and facilities

  Student card

  You will receive a student card from the university you applied to. Because you have a secondary subject application at the other institution, you will not receive a student card from that institution. If you do need a student card from VU, because you have been granted facilities or special access, apply for a pass as an external student and mention your special situation and registration through the cooperating programmes.

  Library and sports facilities

  You cannot make use of all the university facilities as a secondary student. At the VU University Library, you can apply for a pass as an external studenyt with a valid email address from the other university and a valid ID. 

• Visa / residence permit and accommodation

  Are you an international student and do you require the services of the International Office regarding housing and getting your visa? Then arrange this through the university where you have a regular enrolment. Pay close attention to the applicable conditions.

• Graduation and diploma

  You will receive the diploma from the institution where you applied. The collaboration may be mentioned on the supplement (ACASA, ACTA).

• Deregistration

  If you terminate your enrolment via Studielink, your enrolment in the programme at the partner institution will also be terminated.