Breda University of Applied Sciences (BUas), formerly NHTV, is a Dutch

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. BUas caters for more than 7,000 Dutch and international students from over 80 countries. The institute offers professional and academic bachelor’s and master’s programmes in the domains of Games, Media, Hotel, Facility, Logistics, Built Environment, Tourism and Leisure & Events. The 5 academies at Breda University of Applied Sciences are Academy for Digital Entertainment (ADE), Academy for Leisure (AfL), Academy for Tourism (AvT), Academy of Hotel and Facility Management (HFM), Academy for Urban Development, and Logistics and Mobility (AUDLM).

History

The history of Breda University of Applied Sciences goes back to 1966, the year in which the Nederlands Wetenschappelijk Instituut voor Toerisme (NWIT) was founded in Breda. This institute primarily focused on tourism, recreation, languages and economics. In 1987 the NWIT merged with Verkeersakademie Tilburg (VAT), which was established in 1972. Together they continued as Nationale hogeschool voor toerisme en verkeer (NHTV). In the years that followed, the institute and its course offerings saw substantial growth. The institute adopted an increasingly international outlook, which prompted a new name in 2001: NHTV internationale hogeschool Breda. From this time on, 'NHTV' was no longer an abbreviation, but a brand name. Since 2009 the institute has also been offering academic degree programmes in the fields of tourism and leisure. That is why its name was changed again, as it was no longer exclusively a higher education institute. The new name was NHTV internationaal hoger onderwijs Breda and in 2018 this name was changed to Breda University of Applied Sciences.

Campus

The campus of Breda University of Applied Sciences (BUas) is located at Mgr. Hopmansstraat 1, 2-4, and 15 in

. Between 2016 and 2020 the campus along the Mgr. Hopmansstraat was redesigned and renovated, as well as expanded by the acquisition of the adjacent

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The Frontier building of Breda University of Applied Sciences

Notable alumni

Annemarie Jorritsma Annemarie Jorritsma-Lebbink (born 1 June 1950) is a Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) and businesswoman. She is the Parliamentary leader in the Senate since 24 November 2015 and a Member of the Senate since 9 ...

(born 1950), Dutch politician of the

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and businesswoman. * (born 1958), Dutch politician of the

and mayor of

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. * (born 1967), Dutch politician and dijkgraaf of . * (born 1977), Dutch cabaret artist. *

Irena Pantelic Irena Arkesteijn-Pantelic (born 1981, Rotterdam) is a model from the Netherlands. She was Miss Nederland in 2001. She represented the Netherlands at the Miss World pageant in Sun City, South Africa. Pantelic was born in Rotterdam, her parents ar ...

(born 1981), Dutch model and

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2001. * (born 1986), Dutch DJ.

References

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History

Campus

Notable alumni

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