Academic & Career Guide

Useful links from the VU website

• VU Books: Link
• Study Guide: Link
• Dashboard: Link
• Timetable: Link

VU Graduate Winter and Summer Schools

• Winter School: Link
• Summer School: Link

Entrepreneurship and Startups

• IXA - Helping Startups: Link
• Demonstrator Lab - Entrepreneur Hub: Link

Campus Safety and Support

• Safety on Campus: Link

Student Support and Counselling

• Student Psychological Counsellors: Link
• Confidential Support: Link
• General Counselling Service: Link

Student Wellbeing

• Student Wellbeing: Link

Career Resources

• VU Career Services: Link
• Amsterdam Career Days: Link

Sports and Recreation

• Sports Center: Link

VU Campus and Resources

• VU Calendar (Interesting Events): Link
• VU Library: Link
• Online VU Book Search: Link
• VU Study Places: Link

Special Programs

• Honors Program: Link

AI Organizations

• Amsterdam AI: Link
• AISO (AI Student Organization): Link
• ICAI (Innovation Center for Artificial Intelligence): Link
• ALLAI (Alliance for AI): Link

VU Magazine

• University Magazine "Ad Valvas": Link

VU History

• VU History (Short and Sweet): Link

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Academic & Student Resources

• VU Timetable — Check your lecture and tutorial schedule
• Canvas (VU) — Course materials, assignments, and grades
• VUnet (Student Portal) — Course registration, exam registration, and student services
• BSc AI Study Guide — Official study guide for the full AI bachelor programme (2025-2026)
• Study Guide (VU) — Official course catalog with detailed course descriptions
• welkemaster.nl — Check which master's programs you're eligible for based on your bachelor
• STORM (AI Study Association) — Student association for AI, CS, and Mathematics students at VU
• VU Mentor Program — Free peer mentoring, exam prep sessions, and social events for first-years
• AISO (AI Student Organisation) — Guest lectures, talks, and events from the largest AI student org in NL
• Amsterdam AI — Cross-sector AI initiative connecting academia, business, and government
• Year 1 AI WhatsApp — WhatsApp group for Year 1 AI students
• Year 2 AI WhatsApp — WhatsApp group for Year 2 AI students
• CS Discord — Discord server for CS-related content and community
• CS Resource Hub (Notion) — Community-maintained Notion hub with CS resources and notes
• StudSec Discord — Dutch Student CyberSecurity Association, VU Cyber Security Group