Ranking

Zuyd University of Applied Sciences is a university which trains over 14,000 students, and each year welcomes nearly 4,500 new students. The University has 9 faculties and 7 departments for services. Faculties offer education in bachelor's and master's degree and training already completed. Zyud has campuses in the cities of Heerlen, Sittard and Maastricht. Through excellent programs, research and services, the university strives for a higher position in the European Higher Education Area, with tight connections around the world. Furthermore, students are given the opportunity to take participation in many international projects and exchange programs.

Maastricht is one of the two oldest city in the Netherlands (with Nijmegen) and administrative centre of the province of Limburg. It is situated around the river Maas. Its population is 121,050 people.

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Windesheim is in the top three of broad-based Universities of Applied Sciences in the Netherlands; we are highly ranked by both students and experts. Students appreciate our personal approach, allowing them to work in small groups and making each talent count. At Windesheim you are not just a number. Our lecturers are coaches as well and they challenge students to reflect and think critically and get the best out of themselves. Windesheim is also renowned for its innovative and entrepreneurial approach. We work in close collaboration with businesses and institutions, so the knowledge we gain and share is of instant practical relevance. This method of working empowers the professional field around Windesheim and our graduates.

Student life

Windesheim is located in Zwolle, a welcoming, lively and safe city only one hour’s drive from Amsterdam, with reasonable prices for living expenses. Zwolle is well known for its beautiful historic city centre, with lots of cafés, restaurants, parks, shops and cultural activities. International students are housed in a student residence close to the campus and the city centre, where you can live and study together.

On the Windesheim campus there’s a large variety of student facilities available to you: sports facilities, including a fitness centre, climbing wall, dojo and a large swimming pool, but also our media centre, a copy and campus shop and several canteens. We even have a grand café where Starbucks coffee is served!

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HAN University of Applied Sciences offers high-quality, practice-based education to more than 30,000 students. HAN’s centres of expertise provide tailored research to companies and institutions.

Internationalisation is an important tool to improve the quality of education and research at HAN. We work closely with partner institutions on exchange programmes, international projects and international applied research. We offer degree and non-degree courses in English and every course curriculum has an international component.

Mission

HAN aims to educate students to a high standard and satisfy the demand for highly educated innovative and enterprising individuals.

The courses are set up in such a manner that HAN graduates are well positioned to be successful in their careers and to make innovative contributions to the economic and social development of the world around them. Experienced professionals in our post-graduate courses are challenged to further develop their expertise and gain new experiences. We aim to provide education of an outstanding quality that is highly practical and relevant to the field.

Core values

HAN University of Applied Sciences holds paramount its responsibility to contribute to the development of society. As such, HAN is strongly committed to promoting and sharing knowledge and skills, and to making these available to a wider audience.

HAN achieves this by:

• Providing superior quality education while adhering to a code of conscientious and responsible professional practice
• Striving towards sustainability in all that we undertake
• Ensuring that our employees act with personal integrity and social responsibility
• Embodying our core values of involvement, responsibility, ownership and professional identity
• Working on the basis of honesty, trust, and clear, concise agreements

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Inholland University of Applied Sciences is an educational institution with about 29 000 students, coming from 110 different countries.

As a university of applied sciences, Inholland sees it as its social mission to provide its students with quality. Those who study at Inholland University of Applied Sciences can be assured of top-quality professional education, both in content and norms and values. Inholland university is warm and friendly and is known for its personal touch and commitment to students.

In its nine campuses in the region Randstad, the university offers a big variety of programs: from healthcare to economics, from technology to education, from which 6 are taught in English language. All the courses are geared towards the needs of the professional field, resulting in top-quality degrees with contemporary and in-demand graduation tracks.

In order to add value to society, Inholland have consciously opted for one core theme and three main themes in their education courses, their esearch methodology and their social responsibility and service. Inholland distinguishes itself as a university with excellent norms and values. It offers far more than just the profession for which you are studying. Individual development and personal leadership are integral parts of university’s curriculum. Inholland’s three main themes are: Creative Economics, Heathy Society and Sustainable Technology.

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