WHY ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS ECONOMICS AT VU AMSTERDAM? Economics and Business Economics at VU Amsterdam is small-scale, which allows you to have more interaction with your teachers and fellow students. You will benefit from this even further after you choose your specialisation following your first year. Economics and Business Economics at VU Amsterdam has strong ties with the professional world, especially thanks to enthusiastic lecturers who often come from professional practice. VU Amsterdam feels a commitment to addressing major social issues and actually does so on a practical level. A course on transport and logistics at VU Amsterdam also deals with sustainability and you will be taught ethics. VU Amsterdam is an international player with a number of internationally recognized strong research groups. VU Amsterdam is an easily accessible campus university where you will meet students from all disciplines. Around the corner from us is the Zuidas district, which is the economic and financial heart of the Netherlands.

equirements that apply: A diploma equivalent to the Dutch pre-university VWO diploma See the Diploma Requirement List for examples of accepted diplomas per country. Please note: this list is meant to give you an indication of admissibility; no rights can be derived from it. Proof of sufficient proficiency in English See the General Admission Requirements for the English language requirement. You can begin your application before you have completed the test and then submit your passing score once you have been conditionally admitted. Proof of sufficient proficiency in Mathematics After you apply to the programme and upload the required documents in VUnet (Student Portal), the International Student Advisor will have a look at your transcripts to determine whether your mathematics level is sufficient. These examples of diplomas demonstrate sufficient proficiency in mathematics: International Baccalaureate: mathematics standard or higher level United Kingdom/GCE A-levels: A-level in mathematics completed with a grade A, B or C Germany: Zeugnis der allgemeinen Hochschulreife including mathematics Grundkurs or Leistungskurs as Prüfungsfach If you do not meet the mathematics requirement but have an otherwise strong application, you could still be accepted with a conditional offer. You would then be asked to participate in an entry test in mathematics. If participation in the exam is necessary this will be communicated to you in the offer letter. Mathematics Exams (available in English and accepted by Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam): Boswell-Bèta (English). Boswell-Bèta in Utrecht (the Netherlands) provides a mathematics course in English with exams in December, May and July. CCVX (Dutch and English). CCVX offers mathematics exams equivalent to the Dutch VWO mathematics A level for Dutch-speaking and English-speaking applicants. Online Mathematics Placement Test. The Online Mathematics Placement Test-A (OMPT-A ) offered by SOWISO is an online mathematics test that you can take from home by means of online proctoring.