The VU Honours Programme will be revised and will go live for the academic year 2027-2028. No specific details are known yet. More information about the updated programme will be announced later this year on the home page.
All information on this website ONLY applies to current Honours students.
As an honours student you get extra opportunities through your newly gained network.
How about going to Asia for a summer school, finding an internship or having a say in the VU Honours Programme?
This summer school gives you the chance to gain knowledge on China and includes a trip to Singapore, to do a consultancy project, lectures and a summer school in the Netherlands. For more information, visit the NAHSS website.
VU Amsterdam Summer school offers courses that are interactive and small-scale. As an honours student, it is possible to participate in this summer school and earn study credits that count towards the interdepartmental part of your Honours Programme. Please send an e-mail to honours@vu.nl, to request participation in VU Amsterdam Summer School and to request for the credits to count towards your Honours Programme. Please be aware that the VU Amsterdam Summer School is not free of charge.
Read more about VU Amsterdam Summer School here.
Roche Continents brings together 60 students from European universities to challenge the boundaries of their thinking around science, art and innovation. Read more about Roche Continents here.
Whenever we become aware of an opportunity for honours students (e.g. a job or internship), we inform you through an announcement on Canvas (VU Honours Community Canvas page).
Usually, the Amsterdam Honours Student Council and Extensus also provide such opportunities on their social media, so keep an eye on those! You can find the social media links on their webpages (Extensus and AHSC).
Do you know of ways to improve the VU Honours Programme? Do you want to play a more formal role and work on the quality of our programme? Your feedback matters! There are several opportunities you can explore:
Join the AHSC
The Amsterdam Honours Student Council (AHSC) looks after the interest of students who could benefit from talent programmes offered at VU and UvA. Contact honoursstudentcouncil@gmail.com to express your opinion or address concerns. The AHSC hosts an annual survey through which you can also provide feedback.
Become a Student Representative
Each faculty has their own Faculty Honours Student Representative. They are responsible for keeping in touch with honours students and the honours coordinator of their faculty, but also work on promoting the Honours Programme and preserving its quality by forming a bridge between students and policy makers.
Does this sound like you? Then become a representative! New FHSR's are recruited every year.
Annual survey AHSC
The AHSC hosts an annual survey through which you can provide feedback.
Do you want to give input, think along with or otherwise provide feedback about the quality of the Honours Programme? Great! You can always send an e-mail to the Amsterdam Honours Student Council (AHSC; honoursstudentcouncil@gmail.com) to express your opinion or address concerns.
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