Avans University of Applied Sciences ( nl, Avans Hogeschool) is a Dutch high ranked
vocational university
A university of applied sciences (UAS), nowadays much less commonly called a polytechnic university or vocational university, is an institution of higher education and sometimes research that provides vocational education and grants academic de ...
. It is located in three cities:
Breda
Breda () is a city and municipality in the southern part of the Netherlands, located in the province of North Brabant. The name derived from ''brede Aa'' ('wide Aa' or 'broad Aa') and refers to the confluence of the rivers Mark and Aa. Breda has ...
,
's-Hertogenbosch
s-Hertogenbosch (), colloquially known as Den Bosch (), is a city and municipality in the Netherlands with a population of 157,486. It is the capital of the province of North Brabant and its fourth largest by population. The city is south of th ...
, and
Tilburg
Tilburg () is a city and municipality in the Netherlands, in the southern province of North Brabant. With a population of 222,601 (1 July 2021), it is the second-largest city or municipality in North Brabant after Eindhoven and the seventh-larg ...
. The school has 30,000 students studying 40 courses in 18 institutes. There are 2,900 employees.
Avans University of Applied Sciences itself was founded on January 1, 2004, as a union of
Hogeschool
A university of applied sciences (UAS), nowadays much less commonly called a polytechnic university or vocational university, is an institution of higher education and sometimes research that provides vocational education and grants academic de ...
's-Hertogenbosch
s-Hertogenbosch (), colloquially known as Den Bosch (), is a city and municipality in the Netherlands with a population of 157,486. It is the capital of the province of North Brabant and its fourth largest by population. The city is south of th ...
and Hogeschool Brabant in
Tilburg
Tilburg () is a city and municipality in the Netherlands, in the southern province of North Brabant. With a population of 222,601 (1 July 2021), it is the second-largest city or municipality in North Brabant after Eindhoven and the seventh-larg ...
,
Breda
Breda () is a city and municipality in the southern part of the Netherlands, located in the province of North Brabant. The name derived from ''brede Aa'' ('wide Aa' or 'broad Aa') and refers to the confluence of the rivers Mark and Aa. Breda has ...
, and
Etten-Leur
Etten-Leur () is a municipality in the Dutch province North Brabant. Its name is a combination of the two villages from which the municipality originally acrose: Etten and Leur. History
The villages were always part of one municipality, originally ...
. Hogeschool Brabant itself was a union from 1988 of Hogeschool West-Brabant (Etten-Leur and Breda) and Hogeschool Midden-Brabant (Tilburg). The oldest branch of Avans University of Applied Sciences is the
Kunstacademie in 's-Hertogenbosch, which was founded on October 1, 1812.
Recognition and ranking
Avans University of Applied Sciences was declared by independent researcher
Keuzegids HBO as the best major
University of Applied Sciences
A university of applied sciences (UAS), nowadays much less commonly called a polytechnic university or vocational university, is an institution of higher education and sometimes research that provides vocational education and grants academic de ...
in the Netherlands up till 2021.
English studies
;Bachelor's (4 years)
* Environmental Science for Sustainability, Ecosystems and Technology (ESSET), in Breda
* Industrial Engineering and Management, in Breda
* International Business and Languages, in 's-Hertogenbosch
* International Business and Management Studies, in Breda
* International Financial Management, in Breda
;Master's
The Master Institute of Visual Cultures awards degrees in the following:
* Master of Animation, in Breda & 's-Hertogenbosch
* Master of Situated Design, in 's-Hertogenbosch
* Master of Ecology Futures, in 's-Hertogenbosch
* Master of Visual Arts and Post-Contemporary Practice, in 's-Hertogenbosch
And has plenty of other courses (exchange) to offer, for example, courses like Biobased Energy, Bioinformatics, Biotechnology, Environmental Geography, Global Business & Career, International Business, International Sales, etc.
References
External links
*
Official website*
Website for Students in Breda
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Vocational universities in the Netherlands
Education in North Brabant
Buildings and structures in Breda
Buildings and structures in 's-Hertogenbosch
Buildings and structures in Tilburg
2004 establishments in the Netherlands