Policy presence
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam has 5 source-backed public claims for policy presence; deterministic analysis status: unclear.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam is listed as QS 2026 rank =194. Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam has 8 source-backed AI policy claim records from 7 official source attributions. The public record preserves original-language evidence snippets, source URLs, snapshot hashes, confidence, and review state.
Short answer
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Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam is listed as QS 2026 rank =194. Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam has 8 source-backed AI policy claim records from 7 official source attributions. The public record preserves original-language evidence snippets, source URLs, snapshot hashes, confidence, and review state.
Citation-ready summary
As of this public record, University AI Policy Tracker lists Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam as an agent-reviewed AI policy record last checked on May 15, 2026 and last changed on May 15, 2026. The record contains 8 source-backed claims, including 8 reviewed claims, from 7 official source attributions. Original-language evidence snippets and source URLs remain canonical, with public JSON available at https://eduaipolicy.org/api/public/v1/universities/vrije-universiteit-amsterdam.json. The entity-level confidence is 95%. This tracker is not legal advice, not academic integrity advice, and not an official university statement unless the linked source is the university's own official page.
Policy signals in this record
- Evidence includes Privacy claims.
- Evidence includes Academic integrity claims.
- Evidence includes AI tool treatment claims.
- Evidence includes Research claims.
- Evidence includes Teaching claims.
- Named AI services detected in public claims: ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot.
- Teaching, assessment, coursework, or syllabus-related language appears in the public claim text.
- Privacy, sensitive-data, or security language appears in the public claim text.
Review: Agent reviewed
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Policy profile
Deterministic source-backed dimensions derived from this record's public claims.
Review: Machine candidate
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AI disclosure
No source-backed public claim about AI disclosure or acknowledgement is present in this profile.
The current public tracker record does not contain claim evidence about disclosing, acknowledging, citing, or declaring AI use.
Coursework
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam has 4 source-backed public claims for coursework; deterministic analysis status: blocked.
Exams
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam has 5 source-backed public claims for exams; deterministic analysis status: restricted.
Privacy and data entry
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam has 3 source-backed public claims for privacy and data entry; deterministic analysis status: blocked.
Academic integrity
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam has 2 source-backed public claims for academic integrity; deterministic analysis status: blocked.
Approved tools
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam has 3 source-backed public claims for approved tools; deterministic analysis status: restricted.
Named AI services
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam has 4 source-backed public claims for named ai services; deterministic analysis status: restricted.
Teaching guidance
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam has 2 source-backed public claims for teaching guidance; deterministic analysis status: recommended.
Research guidance
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam has 1 source-backed public claim for research guidance; deterministic analysis status: recommended.
Security and procurement
No source-backed public claim about AI security review or procurement is present in this profile.
The current public tracker record does not contain claim evidence about security review, procurement, vendor approval, risk assessment, authentication, SSO, or enterprise licensing.
Coverage score measures breadth of public, source-backed coverage only. It is not a policy quality, strictness, legal adequacy, safety, or compliance score.
Evidence-backed claims
8 reviewed evidence-backed public claim
Privacy
VU Amsterdam's framework says students cannot be required to use AI tools for which VU has no license, and students, lecturers, and support staff do not process personal data or other confidential data in AI tools.
Review: Agent reviewed
Original evidence
Evidence 1Een student kan niet verplicht worden om van AI-tools gebruik te maken waar de VU geen licentie voor heeft. Studenten, docenten en ondersteunend personeel verwerken geen persoonsgegevens of andere vertrouwelijke gegevens in AI-tools vanwege de risico’s met betrekking tot gegevensbescherming.
Academic Integrity
VU Amsterdam's framework says AI detectors are not permitted because they are unreliable and do not meet VU privacy requirements.
Review: Agent reviewed
Original evidence
Evidence 1Het gebruik van AI-detectors heeft geen zin en is zelfs niet toegestaan, omdat deze onbetrouwbaar zijn en niet aan de privacyeisen van de VU voldoen.
Ai Tool Treatment
VU Amsterdam's framework says the lecturer or examiner indicates in the study guide, syllabus, or Canvas whether and how use of generative AI is allowed for a course, with course learning objectives remaining leading.
Review: Agent reviewed
Original evidence
Evidence 1De docent of examinator geeft in de studiehandleiding, syllabus of Canvas aan of en hoe het gebruik van (gen)AI is toegestaan. Daarbij geldt dat de leerdoelen van het vak te allen tijde leidend zijn.
Research
VU Amsterdam's research guidance says GenAI use in research must meet scientific-research standards, take existing VU policies on ownership, scientific integrity, privacy, personal data, and knowledge security into account, and be transparent about which parts of research used GenAI.
Review: Agent reviewed
Original evidence
Evidence 1The use of GenAI must meet the standards of scientific research. Research must be truthful, valid, original and reproducible. And existing VU policies around ownership, scientific integrity, privacy, personal data, and knowledge security must be taken into account. Transparency: Be transparent, clearly indicate which parts of your research were done using GenAI.
Academic Integrity
VU Amsterdam's Dutch academic-integrity page states that work made by generative AI is not the student's own work and lists using an AI writer to write an assignment as an example of fraud.
Review: Agent reviewed
Original evidence
Evidence 1Werk dat je door generatieve AI hebt laten maken is niet je eigen werk. Wat houdt dat in? Dit zijn enkele voorbeelden: Een AI-‘schrijver’ gebruiken om je opdracht te schrijven.
Teaching
VU Amsterdam's April 2025 Dutch framework describes the university's vision and policy for generative AI in education and gives faculties conditions for formulating their own faculty AI education policy.
Review: Agent reviewed
Original evidence
Evidence 1Dit document verwoordt de visie en beleid van de Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU) op het gebruik van generatieve AI in het onderwijs en geeft faculteiten randvoorwaarden om hun eigen facultaire AI-onderwijsbeleid te formuleren.
Ai Tool Treatment
VU Amsterdam's student guidance states that Microsoft Copilot is available to VU students and staff through VU credentials, that teachers cannot force ChatGPT use, and that teachers may ask students to use Microsoft Copilot via the VU license.
Review: Agent reviewed
Original evidence
Evidence 1Since February 2024, Microsoft Copilot is available to VU students and staff. To use this chatbot securely, log in with your VU credentials. Teachers cannot force you to use ChatGPT, but can in fact ask you to use Microsoft Copilot for assignments via the VU license.
Ai Tool Treatment
VU Amsterdam's Cogniti page describes Cogniti as an online-learning platform offered by VU where teachers or staff can create generative AI Agents for students, integrated into Canvas or used stand-alone at edubots.vu.nl in some cases.
Review: Agent reviewed
Original evidence
Evidence 1Cogniti is an additional platform for online learning that Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam offers. With Cogniti, teachers can create Agents (AI bots) that support teaching with interactive learning opportunities based on generative AI. At VU Amsterdam, Cogniti is integrated into the Learning Management System (Canvas).
Candidate claims
0 machine or needs-review claim
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Official sources
7 source attribution
Academische integriteit
vu.nl
Cogniti
vu.nl
Generative AI, Copilot and ChatGPT
vu.nl
How to deal with ChatGPT and Microsoft Copilot as a teacher
vu.nl
Kader voor generatieve AI in het onderwijs
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Research and AI
vu.nl
VU Education Lab AI Assistant
vu.nl
Change log
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Corrections and missing evidence
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