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science park A science park (also called a "university research park", "technology park”, "technopark", “technopole", or a "science and technology park" (STP)) is defined as being a property-based development that accommodates and fosters the growt ...

in the Oost

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Amsterdam Amsterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Amstel'') is the Capital of the Netherlands, capital and Municipalities of the Netherlands, most populous city of the Netherlands, with The Hague being the seat of government. It has a population ...

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with foci on

physics Physics is the natural science that studies matter, its fundamental constituents, its motion and behavior through space and time, and the related entities of energy and force. "Physical science is that department of knowledge which r ...

mathematics Mathematics is an area of knowledge that includes the topics of numbers, formulas and related structures, shapes and the spaces in which they are contained, and quantities and their changes. These topics are represented in modern mathematics ...

information technology Information technology (IT) is the use of computers to create, process, store, retrieve, and exchange all kinds of data . and information. IT forms part of information and communications technology (ICT). An information technology system (I ...

and the

life sciences This list of life sciences comprises the branches of science that involve the scientific study of life – such as microorganisms, plants, and animals including human beings. This science is one of the two major branches of natural science, the ...

. The 70 hectare (175 acre) park provides accommodations for

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and

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. Resident groups include institutes of the natural science faculties of the

University of Amsterdam The University of Amsterdam (abbreviated as UvA, nl, Universiteit van Amsterdam) is a public research university located in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The UvA is one of two large, publicly funded research universities in the city, the other being ...

, several

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s, and related companies. Three of the colocations of the

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are at the institutes SURFsara,

NIKHEF Nikhef is the Dutch National Institute for Subatomic Physics that performs research in particle physics and astroparticle physics. Amongst others, it is a research partner of the CERN institute in Switzerland and a member of the European Gravitat ...

, and Equinix-AM3 at the science park. Opening station Science Park

In 2009, the Amsterdam Science Park railway station was by opened then-mayor

Job Cohen Marius Job Cohen (; born 18 October 1947) is a retired Dutch politician and jurist who served as Mayor of Amsterdam from 2001 to 2010 and Leader of the Labour Party (PvdA) from 2010 to 2012. Cohen studied Law at the University of Groningen obt ...

Science and business

* FOM Institute AMOLF (Physics of Biomolecular systems and Nanophotonics) *Advanced Research Center for Nanolithography (ARCNL) * National Research Institute for Mathematics and Computer Science (CWI) *Faculty of Science (FNWI) of the

offering education programmes in biology, chemistry, computer science, earth science, physics, mathematics etc. and comprising eight research institutes, including: ** Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics (IBED) **

Institute for Logic, Language and Computation The Institute for Logic, Language and Computation (ILLC) is a research institute of the University of Amsterdam, in which researchers from the Faculty of Science and the Faculty of Humanities collaborate. The ILLC's central research area is the st ...

(ILLC) **Institute of Physics (IoP) **

Korteweg-de Vries Institute for Mathematics The Korteweg-de Vries Institute for Mathematics (KdVI) is the institute for mathematical research at the University of Amsterdam. The KdVI is located in Amsterdam at the Amsterdam Science Park. Robbert Dijkgraaf, Alexander Schrijver, Nicolai Resh ...

(KdVI) *Netherlands eScience Center (NLeSC) * National Institute for Subatomic Physics (Nikhef) * SURFsara (computer centre) *EGI.eu, the coordinating organisation for the

European Grid Infrastructure European Grid Infrastructure (EGI) is a series of efforts to provide access to high-throughput computing resources across Europe using grid computing techniques. The EGI links centres in different European countries to support international rese ...

* More than 90 companies in the fields of ICT, life sciences, and related fields (e.g. BioDetection Systems)

Housing

At the science park, 314 residences and 721 student units have been completed. An additional 423 residences and 617 student units are planned.

Leisure

*Café-restaurant 'Polder' (temporary location adjacent to the historical Anna Hoeve farm) *University Sports Centre 'Universum' (official opening October 8, 2010)http://www.usc.uva.nl/ June 2010 *Sports Café 'Oerknal' *Meet & Eat Restaurant *Café Maslow *Ann's Farm

References

External links

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