Amsterdam Academic Alliance Data Science Program

Amsterdam Data Science has received an investment from the Amsterdam Academic Alliance (AAA) following a decision by the Executive Boards of VU Amsterdam and the University of Amsterdam (UvA).

In February 2015, the boards approved an application for funding for Data Science from the AAA Fund with in total €3 million jointly awarded to the science faculties of VU and the UvA.

The assessment committee agreed that the programme application ‘Sets out a positive and vital initiative that will build on existing UvA-VU collaborations and forge the necessary connections between various disciplines that are each studying the emerging phenomenon of large datasets from their own perspectives’. The committee went on to laud the application’s proposals for concrete projects and associated postdoc appointments.

About the Amsterdam Academic Alliance

The AAA is a joint initiative of the two Amsterdam-based universities – VU and the UvA – aimed at intensifying collaboration with each other and with other knowledge institutions in the region. The objective of the AAA is to cement Amsterdam’s position as a major international player and hub of academic excellence. The alliance is to result in different outcomes in each scientific field.

Contact us:

Eva Kenny Lowther, AAA-DS Project Manager

Email: [email protected], T: +31 (0)20 525 7536