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De evenementen van de VU.News overview
Here you can find all news messages of the Faculty. You can use keywords or a date range to search for a specific message.Recent news
Sawitri Saharso also receives NWO grant for journal
02-06-12The sociologist Sawitri Saharso was rewarded a grant to launch the new open access journal International Journal of Comparative Migration Studies.
Award for thesis on Palestinian youth
02-06-12Gijs Verbossen, who graduated from the Master’s programme in Social and Cultural Anthropology in 2010, is one of the two winners of the NGIZ Genootschapsprijs 2010.
Dutch research grant for Heidi Dahles
01-30-12Heidi Dahles, Chairholder Organizational Anthropology at the Department of Organization Sciences will receive 45.000 euro from the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research.
Working Group Philantropic Studies receives EC Tender from European Commission
01-25-12The Directorate General For Research & Innovation of the European Commission has awarded the working group Philantropic Studies for the EC Tender “Foundations Supporting Research and Innovation in the EU”
Berghof Foundation-grant for Wagner
01-12-12Prof. dr. Wolfgang Wagner has obtained an external funding of 63.000 euro of the Berghof Foundation.
Marlies Glasius succeeds Mient Jan Faber on IKV chair
12-20-11As from 1 January Marlies Glasius will be appointed as professor in Citizens Involvement in War Zones and Post-Conflict Zones at the Faculty of Social Sciences, VU University Amsterdam.
Opening hours programme secretariat extendend
12-20-11From 2 January the opening hours of the programme secretariat will be extended to 9.30 - 13.30 hours.
News and announcements on VUnet
12-07-11Important announcements and news on your study programme (such as signing up periods, regulations etc.) will only be published on VUnet. PLease stay informed and check these announcements and news at "My VU/My Home" on VUnet regularly.
Sign up for courses from period 3
11-28-11Have you already signed up for courses and exams of period 3? If not, please sign up as soon as possible, through VUnet
Communication student wins Unilever Research Prize
11-28-11Miranda Euser, master student in Communication Science, received at the 24th of November the Unilever Research Prize for the best Master Thesis of the Vrije University of Amsterdam 2011. She has been supervised by Friederike Schultz.
Graduating starts with the Thesis Market
10-20-11On Tuesday 11 October and Thursday 13 October the thesis market for students in the Master’s programmes of Beleid, communicatie en organisatie (Policy, Communication and Organization) and Culture, Organization and Management took place.
The Graduate Fund - new deadlines
10-12-11As of 1 January 2012, the VU Graduate School of Social Sciences organises one application round per year; the deadline will be 1 April. The last deadline for 2011 will be 1 November.
Vacancy: KNAW Student-Assistants
10-03-11Currently, there are open positions for 14 new research-assistants. Seven research assistants are sought for social network and social science research and seven with a background in computer or information science.
Registration for courses in period 1 and 2
10-03-11The terms for registration for period 1 and 2 have expired. If you did not register yet, please do so via the programme secretariat at studiesecretariaat.fsw@vu.nl.
Transitional arrangements FSW
09-28-11From the 2011-2012 academic year, all academic programmes are reorganized. The transitional regulations were published from March 2011 onwards. Once more we draw your attention to them.
