The Faculty
Library
The Faculty of Economics and Business Administration has its own library. The Economic and Social Institute has an extensive documentation library for research purposes.
In addition to the library, the Faculty also has a reading room for study purposes. The reading room holds all the scientific journals to which the Faculty has subscriptions.
The University's general reading rooms are also open to students of the faculty of Economics and Business Administration.
Computers
The Faculty computer rooms for students are located on the first and third floor of the main building of the university. All exchange students are given their own e-mail address and access to Internet facilities.
Restaurants
The University has a restaurant (Mensa) where students and staff can have lunch and diner for reasonable prices.
Language courses
Although quite a number of the courses at the VU are taught in English, it is always nice to speak a couple of words in the language of your host country.
You can follow one of the courses offered by the Department of Dutch as a Second Language of the Vrije Universiteit.
Coordinator of the Master programmes
The coordinator of the Master programmes, Ms Wendy Maat MSc, will help you with pleasure if you have any questions or problems regarding the Master programmes. She will also be involved with the organisational matters of your stay in the Netherlands during your Master programme. You can contact her by e-mail; masterprogramme@feweb.vu.nl.
Study Advisor (for students who follow the regular study programme)
The Faculty has three study advisors to help students enrolling as regular students. They can provide advice on the different disciplines and specializations and help you plan your studies. They can also be of assistance if you have personal problems.
Drs. Wim Kluytmans
Drs. Karin Loos
Drs. Ella Noordhoek
How to reach the study-advisors?
For short questions:
Consultation hour by telephone
Time: MON – FRY from 11.00 - 12.00 h
Telephone number: 020 – 598 61 16
Open office hour
Time: MON - FRY from 13.00 - 14.00 h
Location: room 2A-24
Other hours
Only by e-mail: studieadviseur@feweb.vu.nl
Do you need more time? Make an appointment:
At the programme secretariat, room 2A-16
Open: MON – FRY from 10.00 - 16.00 h
You can stop by, or call: 020 – 598 6111
International Exchange Office (for exchange students)
The international relations officer, Lara Hager, will be happy to help you should any problem arise during your short term stay at the VU as an exchange student. She acts as your contact person regarding all organisational matters involved in the International Programme and your stay in Amsterdam. You can also contact her if you have any question about studying abroad after reading this website.
Ms. Lara Hager BA (Hons)
Tel: +31 20 - 598 6100
E-mail: international@feweb.vu.nl
Student Association and Introduction Period
The Faculty has two student associations: Aureus for Economics and Business Administration students and Kraket for Econometricians. These faculty associations represent students' interests. Students are members of the Faculty Council and the Faculty Board. The student associations sell study books at a discount, publish lecture notes and summaries of study material, and they maintain a database of old exams and tests. Furthermore, they organise field trips, company visits, symposia, theme days and courses. Relaxation and fun are also important: each year the student associations organize large numbers of sports and cultural events, drinks and parties.
'Exchange' is an Aureus committee that is responsible for the reception of and assistance to exchange students at the Faculty. 'Exchange' organises an introductory programme each semester before the start of the classes. All exchange students will receive an invitation for this introduction period. During this 3-day programme, students will get to know the university, the city of Amsterdam and the other exchange students of the Faculty.
Location
The accessibility of the VU is excellent. The Amsterdam-Zuid WTC train station is only a seven-minute walk from the VU. The VU can also be easily reached by car, since the campus is near the A-10 motorway. The centre of Amsterdam can be reached in 20 minutes by tram so people can easily benefit from the advantages of a large and beautiful city.
