About Us

ESN VU Amsterdam

ESN VU Amsterdam is the student association for all international and exchange students at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.

ESN VU Amsterdam was born in 1991. We are the 5th oldest section among the 16 sections in ESN the Netherlands network and the oldest one in Amsterdam. We have 7 board members and welcome 1000 exchange students every year!

Here is our mascot, Adam the Alpaca. Adam is short for Amsterdam. He represents the tenacious and lovable spirit of our association. Come meet him at our events!

Mission

Enrichment of society through international students.

Vision

ESN will be the global network of the Erasmus Generation, committed to improving international education and providing self-development opportunities to two million young people, fostering intercultural understanding and creating positive change in society.

Values

The values of Erasmus Student Network that all members stand and work for are: unity in diversity, diversity in the unity, students helping students, fun in friendship and respect, international dimension of the life, love for Europe as an area of peace and cultural exchange, openness with tolerance, cooperation in the integration.

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