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Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

RankingQS World University Rankings 2026: =194UpdatedJul 19, 2026

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Ai Tool Treatment

Microsoft Copilot is listed for Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: allowed. Derived endorsement type: not specified.

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Last checked
Jul 16, 2026
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Jul 16, 2026

Original evidence

Evidence 1
Since February 2024, Microsoft Copilot is available to VU students and staff. The VU does offer the simple version of Copilot and has judged that user privacy is sufficiently guaranteed.

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Since February 2024, Microsoft Copilot is available to VU students and staff. The VU does offer the simple version of Copilot and has judged that user privacy is sufficiently guaranteed.

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English (en)
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Jul 16, 2026

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.

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May 15, 2026
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May 15, 2026

Original evidence

Evidence 1
Een 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.
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Nederlands (nl)
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May 15, 2026
Evidence locator
PDF page 7, section 4 Kaders voor het gebruik van (gen)AI in onderwijs

Academic Integrity

VU Amsterdam's framework says AI detectors are not permitted because they are unreliable and do not meet VU privacy requirements.

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May 15, 2026
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May 15, 2026

Original evidence

Evidence 1
Het 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.
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Nederlands (nl)
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May 15, 2026
Evidence locator
PDF page 9, section 4.3 Fraude en ongewenste effecten

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 reviewedConfidence94%
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May 15, 2026
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May 15, 2026

Original evidence

Evidence 1
De 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.
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Nederlands (nl)
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May 15, 2026
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PDF page 7, section 4 Kaders voor het gebruik van (gen)AI in onderwijs

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.

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May 15, 2026
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May 15, 2026

Original evidence

Evidence 1
The 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.
Source language
English (en)
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May 15, 2026
Evidence locator
Research and AI page, Responsibilities section

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 reviewedConfidence93%
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May 15, 2026
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May 15, 2026

Original evidence

Evidence 1
Werk 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.
Source language
Nederlands (nl)
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May 15, 2026
Evidence locator
Academic-integrity page, Fraude section

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.

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May 15, 2026
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May 15, 2026

Original evidence

Evidence 1
Dit 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.
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Nederlands (nl)
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May 15, 2026
Evidence locator
PDF page 3, section 1 Inleiding

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 reviewedConfidence91%
Last checked
May 15, 2026
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May 15, 2026

Original evidence

Evidence 1
Since 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.
Source language
English (en)
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May 15, 2026
Evidence locator
Student guidance, Microsoft Copilot section

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 reviewedConfidence90%
Last checked
May 15, 2026
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May 15, 2026

Original evidence

Evidence 1
Cogniti 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).
Source language
English (en)
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May 15, 2026
Evidence locator
Cogniti page, introduction

Source record

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Record information, JSON & citation
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Citation: University AI Policy Tracker. "Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam AI Policy Tracker record." Last checked July 19, 2026. https://eduaipolicy.org/universities/vrije-universiteit-amsterdam

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