As of 1 September, the Netherlands has a national action plan to promote diversity and inclusion in teaching and research. With this action plan (in Dutch) , the Dutch universities and research institutions, in conjunction with the government, have taken a further step in their commitment to diversity and inclusion. Nine parties signed the plan, including the … Continue reading Launch: National Action Plan on Diversity and Inclusion
The University of Birmingham (UoB) and the University of Amsterdam (UvA) have joined together in a strategic partnership that aims to build upon our long-standing Universitas 21 connection, and enhance collaborative opportunities between our institutions, focused around Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI). Drawing on the outstanding EDI related research at both universities. Read More on: … Continue reading Our Embedding EDI blog is live
Take a look at the online CDO magazine. We are proud to present the first Chief Diversity Officer magazine, containing the 2019 annual report and 2020 plan: Diversity 2.0: from why to how. You can read about our priorities and milestones, learn more about our focus points for 2020, see the overview of our workshops … Continue reading 2019 annual report and 2020 plan
By Seval Gündemir (UvA) & Joanne Duberley (University of Birmingham) UvA’s Chief Diversity Office and University of Birmingham have been working on building a collaborative EDI initiative since 2019. Last year in July, a delegate from University of Birmingham visited the UvA, which introduced UvA and Birmingham scholars to one another. Since then EDI scholars … Continue reading Not Just a Number
This is a statement by the Chief Diversity Officer (CDO) Team of the University of Amsterdam condemning the violent racist attack on 8 November 2019 against Kick Out Zwarte Piet (KOZP) members and volunteers at the KOZP congress in The Hague. In the last two weeks, the silence has been deafening. We call on politicians, … Continue reading Speak out against racism
UvA's Academic Diversity Programme (ADP) is a mentoring programme in which students are supported by senior students during their first year at the university. Applications are now open for the upcoming academic year! So, what exactly is ADP, and why is it called a diversity mentoring programme? What has the programme done for the participants, … Continue reading Sign up for the Academic Diversity Programme
Two UvA students have been nominated for the finale of the ECHO Award 2019: Sahar Afzal (Conflict Studies) and Ahmed Bayoumy (Medicine). On September 26 it will become clear whether one of the UvA-students wins the coveted ECHO Award, at Loyens & Loeff in Amsterdam. Students who are eligible for the ECHO Award are successful … Continue reading Two UvA-students nominated for ECHO Award 2019
