Avans University of Applied Sciences () is a Dutch high ranked

vocational university A vocational university or university of applied sciences (UAS), less commonly called a polytechnic university is an institution of higher education and increasingly research that provides applied professional education and grants academic de ...

. It is located in three cities:

Breda Breda ( , , , ) is a List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city and List of municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the southern part of the Netherlands, located in the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of North Brabant. ...

's-Hertogenbosch s-Hertogenbosch (), colloquially known as Den Bosch (), is a List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city and List of municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the Netherlands with a population of 160,783. It is the capital of ...

, and

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. The school has over 30,000 students studying 40 courses in 18 institutes. There are 3,000 employees. Avans University of Applied Sciences itself was founded on 1 January 2004, as a union of

Hogeschool Hogeschool is a Dutch word that refers to a certain type of institution of higher education. * After 1986 in the Netherlands, currently to be translated as Vocational university#Netherlands, university of applied sciences. * Before 1986 in the Net ...

and Hogeschool Brabant in

, and

Etten-Leur Etten-Leur () is a Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the Dutch province North Brabant. Its name is a combination of the two villages from which the municipality originally arose: Etten and Leur. History The villages were always pa ...

. 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 in 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 vocational university or university of applied sciences (UAS), less commonly called a polytechnic university is an institution of higher education and increasingly research that provides applied professional education and grants academic de ...

in the Netherlands up till 2022.

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. In 2003 Avans Hogeschool was fined 21 million euros by the Dutch government for frauds, along with some other unsubstantiated charges. Such frauds are collectively known as "HBO fraude" in Dutch.https://www.trouw.nl/voorpagina/brief-klokkenluider-over-hbo-fraude-alarmerend-genoeg~b7f2e70e/

References

External links

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Official website
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Website for Students in Breda
{{authority control Vocational universities in the Netherlands Education in North Brabant Organisations based in Breda Buildings and structures in Breda Buildings and structures in 's-Hertogenbosch Buildings and structures in Tilburg 2004 establishments in the Netherlands