__NOTOC__ Amsterdam Science Park is a

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

city district A City district is a designated administrative division that is generally managed by a local government. It is used to divide a city into several administrative units. City districts are used in Russia (raion), Pakistan and Croatia ( hr, gradsk ...

Amsterdam Amsterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Amstel'') is the capital and most populous city of the Netherlands, with The Hague being the seat of government. It has a population of 907,976 within the city proper, 1,558,755 in the urban ar ...

Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...

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,

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

and the life sciences. The 70 hectare (175 acre) park provides accommodations for

science Science is a systematic endeavor that Scientific method, builds and organizes knowledge in the form of Testability, testable explanations and predictions about the universe. Science may be as old as the human species, and some of the earli ...

, business and

housing Housing, or more generally, living spaces, refers to the construction and assigned usage of houses or buildings individually or collectively, for the purpose of shelter. Housing ensures that members of society have a place to live, whether i ...

. 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 research institutes, and related companies. Three of the colocations of the

Amsterdam Internet Exchange The Amsterdam Internet Exchange (AMS-IX) is an Internet exchange point based in Amsterdam, in the Netherlands. Established in the early 1990s, AMS-IX is a non-profit, neutral and independent peering point. History In February 1994, a layer 2 ...

are at the institutes SURFsara, NIKHEF, 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.

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 (ILLC) **Institute of Physics (IoP) ** Korteweg-de Vries Institute for Mathematics (KdVI) *Netherlands eScience Center (NLeSC) * National Institute for Subatomic Physics (Nikhef) * SURFsara (computer centre) *EGI.eu, the coordinating organisation for the European Grid Infrastructure * 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

Amsterdam Science Park
Neighbourhoods of Amsterdam Economy of Amsterdam Amsterdam, Science Park University of Amsterdam Amsterdam-Oost {{Sci-org-stub