Free University Amsterdam

Free University Amsterdam (Dutch: Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam), shortened to VU, is a (Calvinist) public university in Amsterdam, a city in the province of North Holland, and also the capital city of the Netherlands.

Free University Amsterdam was established by Abraham Kuyper in 1880.

It has about 30,000 students.

Its focus is on all sorts of sciences.

Free University Amsterdam Media

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Logo of the VU University Amsterdam
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Bust of Abraham Kuyper, founder of the VU, in the Main Building
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Former Chemistry Laboratory (1932) at De Lairessestraat
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The upper floors of the Main Building's eastern wing, housing library stacks and showing the university emblem
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The main building has an inhouse restaurant serving pizzas, pasta, sandwiches and soup.
New University Building, Amsterdam
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VU Main Building Entrance
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VU Cultural Centre 'Griffioen', located at Uilenstede campus
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Former eastern entrance to the campus, since 2010 the location of a new building for the Faculty of Law

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