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International Support Services

Our International Office offers excellent services and will assist you before, during and after your studies at VU Amsterdam.

If you have practical questions about your stay in the Netherlands or if you would just like to talk to someone from the International Office, you can come by the Global Room (HG1A-36) on the following days, between 12:30 and 13:30:

  • Tuesday (Outgoing Exchange Team)
  • Wednesday (Incoming Exchange Team) 
  • Thursday (Services Team)

If you have specific questions, please contact the relevant team within the International Office via the contact details below. 

Life as an international student

Our International Student Ambassadors show you how their lives have changed since moving to Amsterdam.

Check out the video!

Did you just arrive in Amsterdam? Please find more information about your arrival (e.g. registering with the municipality and setting up a bank account) at our Arrival webpage. If you want to digitally explore our campus prior to your arrival, you can check out our Virtual Campus Tour

For questions regarding full-time enrolment and tuition fees or to collect your student card, please visit the Student Desk

Contact information for international students

  • Questions about admission and application

    International Student Advisors

    Every international degree programme has its own International Student Advisor(s), also called ISAs, who are happy to help you during the application process. The ISA will be your main point of contact and can help with questions about the programme, admission requirements, and specific questions related to applying with an international diploma to an English-taught programme. The International Support Assistants can assist with the application procedure. You will be able to find the contact details of our International Student Advisors and support staff via this link.

  • Information for prospective students applying for short-term mobility

    Incoming exchange students

    If you are an incoming exchange student or if you have any questions about our exchange programme, please contact the members of the incoming exchange team via incoming@vu.nl. Appointment (by telephone only): schedule an appointment. More information via this link.

    Semester in Amsterdam

    Semester in Amsterdam is an all-inclusive, non-degree programme for students wishing to study in Amsterdam for one semester or a full academic year. Semester in Amsterdam serves as an alternative to the Exchange Programme at VU Amsterdam. For further questions please reach out to semesterinamsterdam@vu.nl. Telephone: +31 (0)20 59 86506. More information via this link. 

    Summer and Winter School

    VU Amsterdam Summer School offers interactive small-scale courses at Bachelor's and Master's level. VU Graduate Winter School offers a variety of intensive, trans-disciplinary online short courses for Master students, PhD candidates and professionals. Please reach out to amsterdamsummerschool@vu.nl or graduatewinterschool@vu.nl. Telephone: +31 (0)20 59 86429 (Mon-Fri between 10:00-16:00). More information via this link

    Outgoing exchange students

    During your degree programme, you have the opportunity to study abroad. As an exchange student, you will study at a VU Amsterdam partner university for a semester. More information can be found on this page. In case you have any further questions, please contact outgoing@vu.nl. Appointment (via Zoom only): schedule an appointment. Telephone: +31 (0)20 59 85745 (Mo, Wed & Fri between 10:00-12:00). Walk-in consultation hour on Tuesdays between 12:30 - 13:30 in the Global Room. 

  • International services (accommodation, immigration and scholarships)

    Accommodation

    The International Office offers accommodation to international students in the first year of their English-taught degree programme. The number of rooms available is limited so we cannot guarantee accommodation for every student. If you have any questions about accommodation in Amsterdam, please reach out to studentaccommodation@vu.nl. Appointment (you can choose "face to face" or "telephone"): schedule an appointment. Telephone (between 10:30-12:30 on Mon, Tue, Thu): +31 (0)20 598 1813.

    Immigration services

    Our services team assists students with the immigration procedure. If you have any questions about your visa or residence permit, please contact studentimmigration@vu.nl. Appointment (you can choose "face to face" or "telephone"): schedule an appointment. Telephone: +31 (0)20 598 3078 (between 10:30-12:30 on Mon, Tue, Thu).

    Scholarships

    VU Amsterdam and external providers offer interesting scholarships for incoming Master's students. VU Fellowship Programme (VUFP) is a merit- based tuition fee waiver. It can be combined with the NL Scholarship, meant as a contribution towards costs of living. They are both meant for students from non- EU/ non- EEA countries who pay higher tuition fees. For questions, please contact scholarships.incoming@vu.nl.

Managementteam International Office

The sub-departments within the International Office are managed by these people

Wendy Maat

Head of International Mobility

Denyse Snelder

Acting Director of CIS

Henk van den Heuvel

Acting Head of International Relations

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