Amsterdam Science Park

Science park in Amsterdam, Netherlands

Amsterdam Science Park is a science park in the Oost city district of Amsterdam, Netherlands with foci on physics, mathematics, information technology and the life sciences. The 70 hectare (175 acre) park provides accommodations for science, business and housing. Resident groups include institutes of the natural science faculties of the University of Amsterdam, several research institutes, and related companies. Three of the colocations of the Amsterdam Internet Exchange are at the institutes SURFsara, NIKHEF, and Equinix-AM3 at the science park.

In 2009, the Amsterdam Science Park railway station was opened by then-mayor Job Cohen.

Science and business

FOM Institute AMOLF (Physics of Biomolecular systems and Nanophotonics)
Advanced Research Center for Nanolithography (ARCNL)
National Research Institute for Mathematics and Computer Science (CWI)
Faculty of Science (FNWI) of the University of Amsterdam offering education programmes in biology, chemistry, computer science, earth science, physics, mathematics etc. and comprising eight research institutes, including:
- Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics (IBED)
- Institute for Logic, Language and Computation (ILLC)
- Institute of Physics (IoP)
- Korteweg-de Vries Institute for Mathematics (KdVI)
Netherlands eScience Center (NLeSC)
National Institute for Subatomic Physics (Nikhef)
SURFsara (computer centre)
EGI.eu, the coordinating organisation for the European Grid Infrastructure
More than 90 companies in the fields of ICT, life sciences, and related fields (e.g. BioDetection Systems)

Housing

At the science park, 314 residences and 721 student units have been completed. An additional 423 residences and 617 student units are planned. ^[1]

Leisure

Café-restaurant 'Polder' (temporary location adjacent to the historical Anna Hoeve farm)
University Sports Centre 'Universum' (official opening October 8, 2010)^[2]
Sports Café 'Oerknal'
Meet & Eat Restaurant
Café Maslow
Ann's Farm

References

^ Living at Science Park Amsterdam Archived September 28, 2007, at the Wayback Machine ; retrieved November 30, 2006 &
^ http://www.usc.uva.nl/ June 2010

External links

Amsterdam Science Park (in English)

52°21′22″N 4°57′11″E / 52.356°N 4.953°E / 52.356; 4.953

University of Amsterdam

Rector magnificus: Peter-Paul Verbeek

Campus

City center
Roeterseiland campus
Amsterdam Science Park
Academic Medical Center

Faculties

FNWI	Anton Pannekoek Institute for Astronomy (API) Informatics Institute Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics (IBED) Institute for Logic, Language and Computation (ILLC) (interfaculty) Institute of Physics (IoP) Korteweg-de Vries Institute for Mathematics (KdVI) Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences (SILS) Van't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences
FGw	Amsterdam Center for Language and Communication (ACLC) Amsterdam School for Regional, Transnational and European Studies (ARTES) (interfaculty) Amsterdam School for Cultural Analysis (ASCA) Amsterdam School of Historical Studies (ASH) Amsterdam School for Heritage, Memory and Material Culture (AHM) Institute for Logic, Language and Computation (ILLC) (interfaculty) Graduate School of Humanities (GSH) College of Humanities (CoH)
FMG	Amsterdam Institute for Advanced Labour Studies (AIAS) Amsterdam Institute for Social Science Research (AISSR) Amsterdam School for Regional, Transnational and European Studies (ARTES) (interfaculty) Amsterdam School of Communications Research [nl] (ASCoR) Institute for Migration and Ethnic Studies [nl] (IMES) Psychology Research Institute (PsyRes) Research Institute of Child Development and Education (CDE)
FEB	Amsterdam School of Economics Research Institute Amsterdam Business School SEO Economic Research and etc.
FdR	Amsterdam Research Institute for Legal Studies (ARILS) and etc.
FdG	Amsterdam Cancer Center and etc.
ATCA	Institute of Education Research institute