universities in amsterdam netherlands
University of Amsterdam. The University of Amsterdam (abbreviated as UvA, Dutch: Universiteit van Amsterdam) is a public university located in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Established in 1632 by municipal authorities and later renamed for the city of Amsterdam, the University of Amsterdam is the third-oldest university in the Netherlands.
The Netherlandsâ capital is home to the countryâs highest-ranking university, the University of Amsterdam (57th in the QS World University Rankings 2016-2017), as well as VU University Amsterdam (199th).