Our focus for the 2021-2022 academic year is “back to normal”: on-campus education. This means that face-to-face education on campus can resume in the new academic year, subject to certain conditions.
Naturally, we remain dependent on developments regarding the corona situation and will adhere to any changes in the guidelines issued by the government. If there are any changes regarding attendance on campus for 2021-2022, we will notify you of this in a timely manner.
We will be able to teach on campus in the academic year 2021/2022. However, a number of measures will remain in place in order to ensure everyone's safety.
This includes a maximum group size of 75 people per room.
Face masks are mandatory again in the campus buildings. You may remove your face mask in class once everyone has taken their seat or designated position to stand.
Students and staff with COVID-related symptoms must stay home and get tested at the Municipal Health Service (GGD).
A maximum group size of 75 people per room applies on campus. As a result, it is not possible to hold large-scale lectures on campus. This may lead to logistical problems. For example, in cases where you have a lecture scheduled after a tutorial and travel time cannot be taken into account (whereby lectures must be attended on campus).
In order to minimise these problems, we will be organising additional streaming facilities for hybrid lectures (a maximum of 75 people in the room with the rest attending online) and are working to optimise the timetables if necessary.
Examinations and maximum number of people
Exams are excempted from this measure. Examinations will mostly be administered offline. Even so, there may still be times in the coming period when administering an examination to a large group on campus is not the best or most suitable option. As a consequence, assessment and testing may still be subject to proctoring in some cases. The use of proctoring to administer an examination may be considered suitable only if there is no good alternative. You’ll receive more information on how examinations will be organised from your degree programme.
On campus education is essential for the quality of education, hence this is the default at the UvA. The UvA has, since the beginning of the pandemic, closely followed the guidelines issues by the government and the recommendations issued by the RIVM to ensure the safety and health of our students and employees. We are content that the Dutch cabinet has chosen a baseline scenario in which universities can safely return to on campus teaching, and will follow that government guideline.
The UvA’s focus is on a return to on-campus education and being able to meet each other. That means that the normal attendance requirements is in effect. This also applies to foreign students. Only in special cases, e.g. for foreign students who are unable to attend due to international travel restrictions, or students that cannot return to campus because of quarantine measures, a vulnerable personal situation or if someone in your home is in a vulnerable position, programmes may explore additional solutions to enable students to receive education. If this is the case, please contact your degree programme.
Programmes and supervisors are asked to show leniency towards students and staff that are vulnerable because of medical conditions. Programmes are responsible for (alternative) education.
The UvA’s focus is on a return to on-campus education and being able to meet each other. That means that, you will need to be on campus in order to take part in teaching and education activities.
Only in the case of not being able to return to campus because of travel restriction, quarantine, a vulnerable personal situation because or if someone in your home is in a vulnerable position, staff can contact their supervisor to find a solution. The occupational health & safety physician may be asked for advice after you have discussed the situation with your supervisor. A senior supervisor or dean/director will have the final say on the best solution.
Programmes and supervisors are asked to show leniency towards students and staff that are vulnerable because of medical conditions. Programmes are responsible for (alternative) education.
For all other staff: The government still urges employees to work from home wherever possible if their duties allow it. This leaves very little scope for working at the office. Naturally, this does not apply to employees who need to be on campus due to the nature of their work, or employees who have made agreements to this effect with their supervisor.
While we hope that everyone who studies and works at the UvA chooses to get vaccinated, everyone is free to decide this for themselves. This means we will not be requiring a vaccination certificate or negative test certificate. We are counting on everyone to take responsibility to prevent further infections. Do you have any symptoms? If so, stay at home and ask for a test at the GGD.
Yes, the normal attendance requirements will be in effect. This also applies to foreign students.
The UvA has, since the beginning of the pandemic, closely followed the guidelines issues by the government and the recommendations issued by the RIVM to ensure the safety and health of our students and employees. Now that a return to campus has been deemed safe by the government, we continue to follow that guideline, while continuesly taking safety measures. Currently, these include face masks, maximum ventilation, additional cleaning efforts and disinfection facilities.
In that case the “normal” resit options apply. A maximum of one resit is organised for each exam.
For students: Please discuss this with your study adviser.
Staff: Please discuss this with your supervisor.
In that case, the “normal” rules for illness apply. Get in touch with your study adviser or supervisor.
Students: Contact your study advisor or check the point of contact at your programme/faculty via The information per study programme on this page.
Staff: In that case, contact your superior.
The possibility of starting a Master’s programme with a (limited) study completion delay in the Bachelor’s phase will also be open in 2021-2022. As a rule, the delay in the Bachelor's phase may not be greater than 15 ECTS, given that this will result in a programme that is no longer feasible (with too many credits having to be obtained in the Master’s phase).
The option of starting a Master's programme despite not yet having earned all required ECTS credits is open to students with a prior education in the EEA. As has been the case to date, it is not open to students with a prior education in non-EEA countries.
Information about timetables, attendance and measures may differ per programme. Please check Canvas for more information on your specific study programme. Or find more general information on the page of your specific programme.
2021-2022 Education at UvA Economics and Business
The starting point is: On campus if possible, online because it is possible During the 2021/2022 academic year, we will offer as much education as possible on campus. This will go well as long as we all take responsibility, such as staying at home with corona-related complaints.
If there are any changes, we will inform our students as soon as possible.
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