Stichting Vrije Universiteit (VU) Foundation is the legal entity within which VU University Amsterdam performs its work (~ 2000 academics). The university was founded in 1880 and it is ranked among the world’s top 150 universities by 4 major ranking tables. Teaching is organized within several faculties, which offer 50 bachelor’s, almost 160 master’s, and a number of PhD programs. Research is organized mainly along the lines of the 10 faculties and their departments, with 4 interdisciplinary themes as principal focus areas of research: i) human health and life sciences, ii) science for sustainability, ii) connected world (impact of information technology on society), and iv) professional services focusing on the business and finance sector and issues such as corporate social responsibility.
https://vu.nl/en/about-vu/research-institutes/athena-institute
