UvA Bachelor’s Day cancelled

After consulting with experts the UvA has regretfully had to decide that the Bachelor's Day scheduled for this Saturday, 14 March cannot go ahead, to prevent the further spread of the coronavirus. The most important reason is the large number of visitors from other parts of the country and from abroad Taking place twice a year, the Bachelor's Day is an important event for the UvA during which prospective students come to the university to find out about the programmes they are interested in. These are large-scale events attended by over 12,000 visitors, spread over 10 locations and including 3 information markets. We have been closely monitoring developments surrounding the spread of the coronavirus in recent days. The number of cases of contamination in Amsterdam does not appear to be very high at the moment and the recommendation to cancel events does not yet apply for this region. However, the Bachelor's Day is a unique event where high numbers of visitors from the whole of the country come together in a limited number of spaces. We want to follow government guidelines strictly - these take precedence for us.