Notable programs
MSc International Business Administration
School of Business and Economics flagship Master's, AACSB and EQUIS double accredited. Tracks span Strategy and Organisation, Finance, Marketing, and Digital Business. Internship pipelines run directly into Zuidas firms (ABN AMRO, ING, BCG, McKinsey, Deloitte). Approximately 60 to 70 percent international cohort. Non-EU tuition 2025-26 approximately EUR 17,500 to 20,000 per year.
BSc Liberal Arts and Sciences (Amsterdam University College)
Joint UvA plus VU Amsterdam honors college, founded 2009. American liberal arts and sciences model, entirely English-medium, three-year residential programme at Amsterdam Science Park with mandatory on-campus housing for the first two years. Approximately 300 students per year across three majors (Sciences, Social Sciences, Humanities). Selective at roughly 30 percent acceptance, 50-plus percent international, consistently rated among Europe's best residential liberal arts experiences.
MSc Philosophy (Continental tradition)
One of the strongest Continental philosophy faculties in Europe with depth in phenomenology, hermeneutics, philosophy of technology, and ethics. Direct intellectual lineage from VU's 1880 founding by theologian Abraham Kuyper. Faculty includes scholars working at the intersection of philosophy of technology, ethics, and AI — connecting the Continental tradition to contemporary technology debates. Small-cohort seminar model with senior faculty teaching.
MD Medicine (Amsterdam UMC, VUmc location)
Six-year Bachelor plus Master combined Dutch model, delivered through Amsterdam UMC (the merged VUmc plus AMC academic medical centre, consistently the highest-ranked Dutch hospital in Newsweek's global rankings). Numerus fixus selection via Dutch weighted lottery rather than direct merit-based admission, which materially limits applicant agency. Strong residency pipeline into Dutch academic medicine, biomedical research, and the European pharmaceutical industry.
MSc AI and Computational Science
Expanded 2024-25 in direct response to demand growth in AI graduate education. Combines machine learning, computational modelling, and applied AI with VU's neuroscience and cognitive science research base via the Center for Neurogenomics and Cognitive Research. English-medium, two years, with internship and thesis tracks. Strong placement into Dutch AI and tech firms (Adyen, Booking.com, ING Wholesale Banking technology, Picnic) plus European research roles.