The AMW-raad (Council for Earth and Environmental Sciences) was established by eleven universities in response to Sector Plan II, with the aim of strengthening scientific education and research in the AMW sector.
The AMW-raad:
- is the point of contact for scientific research and academic education in the AMW sector in the Netherlands;
- monitors national activities within the framework of the Sector Plan for Science II and provides support with reporting;
- promotes cooperation within the AMW sector by organising theme meetings on research topics, as specified in the Sector Plan for Science II;
- encourages coordination of investment in large-scale research infrastructure;
- strives to coordinate the range of courses offered within the AMW domain;
- collaborates with organisations such as the Earth and Environmental Sciences Table (NWO), KNAW, NWO, TO2 and RKI institutes within the AMW domain, and the council seeks connections with professional associations, the business community, universities of applied sciences and social organisations.
Participating universities
- Radboud University Nijmegen (RU)
- University of Groningen (RUG)
- Eindhoven University of Technology (TUe)
- Delft University of Technology (TUD)
- University of Amsterdam (UvA)
- Leiden University (LEI)
- Maastricht University (UM)
- University of Twente (UT)
- Utrecht University (UU)
- Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU)
- Wageningen University (WUR)
