# Diversity and inclusion

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The UvA wants to be a university where everyone feels at home and feels respected. Diversity and inclusion are important core values for us. We recognise that prejudice, discrimination and racism also occur at the UvA and we pursue an active diversity policy to help reduce inequality, remove barriers and create equal opportunities for everyone.

Policies, programmes and communities

- [The University of Amsterdam has various initiatives to improve diversity and inclusion at the university.](https://www.uva.nl/en/about-the-uva/about-the-university/diversity-and-inclusion/policy-framework/policy-framework.html)
- [For students and employees who want to develop their career through a mentor- or talent programme, or who want to deepen their knowledge of diversity and inclusion through a workshop.](https://www.uva.nl/en/about-the-uva/about-the-university/diversity-and-inclusion/mentoring-and-training/mentoring-and-training.html)
- [It is important to the UvA that all students and staff feel at home within the university. Communities provide an environment where people can come together and share their experiences.](https://www.uva.nl/en/about-the-uva/about-the-university/diversity-and-inclusion/communities/communities.html)
- [The Central Diversity Office, wants you to feel safe and at home at the University of Amsterdam. Read more about our activities on the web pages of the Central Diversity Office.](https://www.uva.nl/en/about-the-uva/about-the-university/diversity-and-inclusion/central-diversity-office/central-diversity-office.html)
- [With the Inclusion Calendar, we aim to make campus more aware and inclusive by sharing important days. Sharing these days broadens our horizons.](https://www.uva.nl/binaries/content/assets/uva/nl/over-de-uva/over-de-uva/diversiteit/inclusiekalender-2026-en---interactief-def.pdf)

News

- [Five major Amsterdam educational institutions, including the UvA, will sign the Pride University Manifesto on 12 December.](https://www.uva.nl/en/content/news/news/2025/12/five-years-of-structural-support-for-pride-networks.html)
- [At the end of 2024, 29.9% of professors at Dutch universities were women — an increase of 1.2 percentage points compared to 2023. This brings the symbolic 30% threshold within reach.](https://www.uva.nl/en/content/news/news/2025/12/uva-sharpens-gender-targets-for-academic-staff.html)
- [The UvA's Diversity Sounding Board meets regularly to provide advice to the Executive Board (CvB). In response to all the unrest and discussions over the past year, this group has put six recommendations on paper for ...](https://student.uva.nl/en/articles/2024-diversity-sounding-board-makes-six-recommendations-to-the-university)
- [The Executive Board (CvB) of the University of Amsterdam has reappointed Machiel Keestra as Central Diversity Officer (CDO).](https://www.uva.nl/en/content/news/news/2024/12/machiel-keestra-reappointed-as-central-diversity-officer.html)

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