Overview
WARNING: As this organisation lists one or more EP accredited lobbyists, it may not be probable that its lobbying costs are lower than €10,000.
Lobbying Costs
9,999€
Financial year: Jan 2016 - Dec 2016
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
0.25 Fte (1)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
2
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
Stichting VU (VU)
EU Transparency Register
754164625664-44 First registered on 16 Feb 2017
Goals / Remit
Ever since it was founded in 1880, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (Stichting VU) has been known for its distinctive approach to knowledge. VU is an open organization, strongly linked to people and society. What matters is not just the acquisition of a greater depth of knowledge, but also a wider one. We ask and expect our students, researchers, PhD candidates and employees to look further – to look further than their own interests and their own field, and further than what is familiar and further than the here and now.
Academic research and education at VU University Amsterdam is characterised by a high level of ambition, and encourages free and open communications and ideas. In 2015, VU hosted 22.961 students and 4.558 staff members. VU University Amsterdam comprises 10 faculties. Research is divided into four themes, reflecting a strong level of involvement in current societal issues:
- Governance for Society;
- Human Health & Life Sciences;
- Connected World;
- Science for Sustainability.
The total research output in 2015 translated to approximately 8.900 scientific publications and 431 doctoral theses (both VU and VUmc).Main EU files targeted
All relevant EU initiatives in the areas of research, innovation and education, which include (but are not limited to): FP7, Horizon 2020, Marie Curie and ERC; EU Higher Education Policy; European Research Area; EU Research Policy; better regulation; European Cloud Initiative; Innovation Union; Digital Single Market Strategy, etc.
Address
Head Office
De Boelelaan
1105
Amsterdam 1081 HV
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People
Total lobbyists declared
1
Employment time Lobbyists 25% 1 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
0.25
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
0 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 02 Mar 2018
Name Start date End Date Mr Willem Ivo DE BOER 16 Sep 2022 16 Sep 2023 Mr Willem Ivo DE BOER 05 Jun 2021 04 Jun 2022 Complementary Information
The figures mentioned above are based on an educated guess: usually, contact with the EC, EP, and other European legislations occur more in an ad-hoc way, by many people, from administration, legislation and (especially) researchers, which regrettably prevents us from making more exact calculations. There is not a single person appointed solely for advocacy purposes at the university.
Person in charge of EU relations
Guido Leerdam (Legal Entity Appointed Representative)
Person with legal responsibility
Ms Mirjam van Praag (President of the Executive Board)
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Categories
Category
IV - Think tanks, research and academic institutions
Subcategory
Academic institutions
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Networking
Affiliation
- Vereniging Samenwerkende Nederlandse Universiteiten: http://www.vsnu.nl/nl_NL/index.html
- International Association of Universities: http://www.iau-aiu.net/content/international-conferencesMember organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Closed financial year
Jan 2016 - Dec 2016
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
9,999€
EU grant income for closed financial year
17,863,000 € (Source: Framework Programmes)
Other financial info
https://sbe.vu.nl/nl/Images/Jaarverslag_VU_2016_web_tcm257-849521.pdf
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
none
Groups (European Parliament)
None
Communication activities
The Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam on a regular basis organises seminars that broaden and expand on the knowledge on European policy within the organisation. Also, researchers of the VU University Medical Centre regularly (co-)organise conferences on European financed research programmes and research projects.
Other activities
None declared
Meetings
Meetings
2 meetings found. Download meetings
The list below only covers meetings held since November 2014 with commissioners, their cabinet members or directors-general at the European Commission; other lobby meetings with lower-level staff may have taken place, but the European Commission doesn't proactively publish information about these meetings. For more information about which commissioner is responsible for which portfolio, check out this link: https://commissioners.ec.europa.eu/index_en All information below comes from European Commission web pages.
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Date 30 Jan 2024 Location Amsterdam Subject IFR-IFD, Europe’s capital markets DG Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union Attending - John Berrigan (Director-General)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 24 Feb 2021 Location video conference (Brussels) Subject Speech at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam "17th International Conference on Environmental, Cultural, Economic and Social Sustainability" on the European Green Deal and sustainability Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Diederik Samsom (Cabinet member)