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Dialogue: 0,0:00:01.25,0:00:03.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(University of Amsterdam)
Dialogue: 0,0:00:03.89,0:00:05.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[bleep]
Dialogue: 0,0:00:05.94,0:00:07.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Woman] Well, I wanted to study abroad
Dialogue: 0,0:00:07.64,0:00:11.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I heard that the University of Amsterdam does excellence
Dialogue: 0,0:00:11.08,0:00:13.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the international and European rankings for universities.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:13.93,0:00:15.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[♫♫♫♫]
Dialogue: 0,0:00:15.96,0:00:18.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The distances in Amsterdam are relatively small
Dialogue: 0,0:00:18.64,0:00:20.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the faculties are in the same vicinity.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:20.86,0:00:22.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's a really great university
Dialogue: 0,0:00:22.77,0:00:25.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where you can cycle easily from one place to another.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:26.52,0:00:28.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Woman 2] Amsterdam is a quiet, small city,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:28.85,0:00:31.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but it's really cosmopolitan.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:31.54,0:00:33.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I mean, when you are on the street,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:33.67,0:00:36.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you can hear different kinds of languages,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:36.34,0:00:39.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,no matter, Spanish, Italian, and even Chinese.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:39.36,0:00:40.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Jeroen de Mast, Professor of Economics] Our lectures are in English.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:40.89,0:00:45.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We offer Summer schools, student exchanges and international classrooms.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:45.69,0:00:49.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That way, we try to stimulate international collaboration.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:49.51,0:00:53.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Dymph van de Boom, Rector Magnificus UvA]The internationalization of higher education
Dialogue: 0,0:00:53.24,0:00:57.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,enhances the quality of educational research.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:57.96,0:01:01.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Teng Xiao, Business Student] Students are coming with different background, different culture.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:01.73,0:01:05.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This leads to interesting discussions in the working groups.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:05.63,0:01:09.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,On top of that, the way of education is interactive,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:09.90,0:01:12.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which was very new to me at the beginning.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:12.65,0:01:17.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But I see teachers are always trying to involve you into the discussion,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:17.88,0:01:22.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so soon, I understand that it is the best way for you to get knowledge.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:22.87,0:01:26.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Tess Graafland, Restauration Student] Our teachers stimulate us very much to work independently,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:26.03,0:01:30.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we are encouraged to form our own vision and opinion,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:30.01,0:01:31.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which I think is really important.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:31.58,0:01:33.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Jeroen de Mast] Our idea is to challenge students
Dialogue: 0,0:01:33.97,0:01:37.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to come up with their own solutions to the problems that we introduce to them.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:37.98,0:01:40.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Dymph van de Boom] And the international approach
Dialogue: 0,0:01:40.07,0:01:45.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,also prepares our students for a carreer that, in many cases, will be international.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:45.24,0:01:46.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Tiffany Huan, Art History Student] For the future,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:46.26,0:01:50.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's nice that large companies are quite central to Amsterdam.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:50.68,0:01:52.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Antonio Gualvan Pente, Former Student Uva] During my study program,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:52.04,0:01:54.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I had the opportunity to do one marketing internship at Phillips.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:54.82,0:01:59.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because of a combination of good luck and hard work, I got a job
Dialogue: 0,0:01:59.06,0:02:03.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and at the moment I'm part of a team developing global breakthrough innovations
Dialogue: 0,0:02:03.69,0:02:05.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for consumers all around the world.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:05.46,0:02:08.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[woman] When I first arrived at the University of Amsterdam,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:08.09,0:02:10.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I already had student housing available for me.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:10.16,0:02:13.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That can be something to worry about as a student in a new country.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:13.42,0:02:16.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's really nice that the University of Amsterdam is so accommodating.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:17.45,0:02:25.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(University of Amsterdam)