Inholland University of Applied Sciences (; ; ) is a large

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 ...

located in eight main cities of the

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, the central-western region of the

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and the country's economic, political and cultural hub. With over 37,000 students from more than 100 countries, the university follows the applied sciences mode of education. There are two sorts of universities in Dutch higher education: research universities and universities of applied sciences. Research universities are essentially accountable for offering research-oriented programs, while universities of applied sciences offer courses that focus on the practical application of arts and sciences with the main focus on real-life practice and career preparation. Between 2007 and 2010, the chairman of the Executive Board was Geert Dales. In the period 2010 to December 2014, the position was filled by Doekle Terpstra. He was succeeded on 1 December 2014 by Jet de Ranitz.

Campuses

Inholland University has campuses in the following cities: *

Alkmaar Alkmaar () is a List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city and List of municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the Netherlands, located in the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of North Holland. Alkmaar is well known fo ...

Amsterdam Amsterdam ( , ; ; ) is the capital of the Netherlands, capital and Municipalities of the Netherlands, largest city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It has a population of 933,680 in June 2024 within the city proper, 1,457,018 in the City Re ...

Delft Delft () is a List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city and Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of South Holland, Netherlands. It is located between Rotterdam, to the southeast, ...

The Hague The Hague ( ) is the capital city of the South Holland province of the Netherlands. With a population of over half a million, it is the third-largest city in the Netherlands. Situated on the west coast facing the North Sea, The Hague is the c ...

Diemen Diemen () is a town and Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality with a population of in the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of North Holland, Netherlands. It is located approximately 6 km (3.7 mi) southeast of Amsterdam's Amsterdam ...

Dordrecht Dordrecht (), historically known in English as Dordt (still colloquially used in Dutch, ) or Dort, is a List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city and List of municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the Western Netherlands, lo ...

Haarlem Haarlem (; predecessor of ''Harlem'' in English language, English) is a List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city and Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the Netherlands. It is the capital of the Provinces of the Nether ...

Rotterdam Rotterdam ( , ; ; ) is the second-largest List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city in the Netherlands after the national capital of Amsterdam. It is in the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of South Holland, part of the North S ...

2022 Amsterdam campus The new building of Inholland in Amsterdam on the Zeeburgereiland is set to be presented in September 2022. The new construction of Inholland on Zeeburgereiland is the result of the fact that the location in Diemen has reached the end of its lifespan. But also because the municipality of Amsterdam has indicated that it would like to see Hogeschool Inholland operate in and from the city. The relocation gives the university of applied sciences a recognizable position in the city of Amsterdam and a good profile in the city and region. The study programs from Amsterdam and Diemen will soon come together at one location.

Organization and activities

Working in the pattern of applied sciences, Inholland University of Applied Sciences has several in-house learning companies where students conduct projects within a particular industry, often on behalf of a company, institution or governmental agency. For example, NEWb and Rookie Entertainment are student-run companies for our music and media students. Here they learn how to produce a radio or TV show, do market research, create a promotional campaign or organise an event. In Delft, Inholland Composites offers Aeronautical Engineering students an opportunity to gain practical and theoretical knowledge on advanced composite materials.

Bachelor's degree A bachelor's degree (from Medieval Latin ''baccalaureus'') or baccalaureate (from Modern Latin ''baccalaureatus'') is an undergraduate degree awarded by colleges and universities upon completion of a course of study lasting three to six years ...

s at Inholland University of Applied Sciences demand three or four years of full-time study and require 240 European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS) credits. One ECTS credit represents 28 hours of full-time study and the study/workload for one academic year accounts for 60 credits. The Accreditation Organisation of the Netherlands and Flanders ( NVAO) approves study programs offered by

Dutch universities Dutch universities are supported by public funding (with the exception of Nyenrode Business University) so that university, universities do not have to rely on private funding to pay for tuition. This public funding is entirely output-based, dete ...

. All international bachelor's programs offered by Inholland University of Applied Sciences are recognised by NVAO. Internships During their studies, all Inholland students are required to do at least one internship (one semester in the third academic year). Internships, or work placements, can be done in the Netherlands or abroad, and the choice upon the company is generally done by students themselves, but supervised and approved by the university. Specific requirements may vary according to the study programme. During the internship students are supervised by one university lecturer or coach, and one company employee. These internships are useful for building a professional network and gaining work experience directly on the field. Inholland is committed to protect its students during the work placements experience by monitoring its development and quality in rapport to the study career. Inholland University new Amsterdam campus

Inholland University new Amsterdam campus

Faculties

The

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of Inholland University of Applied Sciences are divided into faculties. There are 75 Bachelor's programs provided by Inholland. The international bachelor's programs come under the faculties of Creative Business and Engineering, Design and Computing. Inholland also offers associate degree (AD) programs, managed by Inholland Academy, and master's programs only in Dutch language. Agri, Food & Life Sciences Locations:

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*Animal and Livestock Farming - Full-time Bachelor - Delft *Food Commerce and Technology - Full-time Bachelor - Amsterdam, Delft *Horticulture &

Agribusiness Agribusiness is the industry, enterprises, and the field of study of value chains in agriculture and in the bio-economy, in which case it is also called bio-business or bio-enterprise. The primary goal of agribusiness is to maximize profit ...

- Full-time Bachelor - Delft *Horticulture & Agribusiness - Part-time Bachelor - Delft *Landscape and Environment Management - Full-time Bachelor - Delft *Biology and Medical Laboratory Research - Full-time Bachelor - Amsterdam *Biotechnology - Full-time Bachelor - Amsterdam *Chemistry - Full-time Bachelor- Amsterdam Business, Finance & Law Rotterdam hogeschool inholland

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*Accountancy - Full-time Bachelor - Alkmaar, Diemen, Rotterdam *Business Studies - Full-time Bachelor - Alkmaar, The Hague, Diemen, Haarlem, Rotterdam *Finance & Control: Business Economics - Full-time Bachelor - Alkmaar, Diemen, Haarlem, Rotterdam *Integral Safety Science - Full-time Bachelor - Rotterdam *Integral Safety Science - Part-time Bachelor - Rotterdam *Law studies - Full-time Bachelor - Rotterdam *Law studies - Part-time Bachelor - Rotterdam *Social Legal Services - Full-time Bachelor - The Hague, Rotterdam *Social Legal Services - Part-time Bachelor - The Hague, Rotterdam Creative Business Locations:

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*Business Innovation (EN) - Full-time Bachelor - Amsterdam/Diemen *Communication - Full-time Bachelor - The Hague, Diemen, Rotterdam *Creative Business - Full-time Bachelor -The Hague, Haarlem, Rotterdam *Facility management - Full-time Bachelor - Diemen *International Creative Business (EN) - Full-time Bachelor - The Hague, Haarlem *Leisure & Events Management - Full-time Bachelor - Diemen *Music - Full-time Bachelor - Haarlem *Tourism Management (EN) - Full-time Bachelor - Amsterdam/Diemen *Tourism Management - Full-time Bachelor - Diemen, Haarlem, Rotterdam Health, Sport and Welfare Locations:

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*Medical Imaging and Radiotherapeutic Techniques - Dual Bachelor - Haarlem *Medical Imaging and Radiotherapeutic Techniques - Full-time Bachelor - Haarlem *Nurse - Dual Bachelor - Alkmaar, Amsterdam *Nurse - Full-time Bachelor -. Alkmaar, Amsterdam *Nurse - Full-time Bachelor - Alkmaar, Amsterdam *Obstetrics - Full-time Bachelor -Amsterdam *Oral health care - Full-time Bachelor - Amsterdam *Pedagogy - Full-time Bachelor - Amsterdam *Social Work - Full-time Bachelor - Alkmaar, Amsterdam, The Hague, Haarlem, Rotterdam *Social Work - Part-time Bachelor - Alkmaar, Amsterdam, The Hague, Haarlem, Rotterdam *Sports science - Full-time Bachelor - Haarlem Education & Innovation Locations:

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*Teacher Primary Digital (DigiPabo) - Part-time Bachelor - The Hague, Dordrecht *Teacher primary education (Pabo) - Dual Bachelor - Alkmaar, The Hague, Dordrecht, Haarlem, Rotterdam *Teacher primary education (Pabo) - Full-time Bachelor - Alkmaar, The Hague, Dordrecht, Haarlem, Rotterdam *Teacher primary education (Pabo) - Part-time Bachelor - Alkmaar, The Hague, Haarlem Engineering, Design and Computing Locations:

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*Aeronautical Engineering - Full-time Bachelor - Delft *Applied Mathematics - Full-time Bachelor - Amsterdam/Diemen *Architecture - Full-time Bachelor - Alkmaar, Haarlem *Aviation technology - Full-time Bachelor - Delft *Business IT & Management - Full-time Bachelor - Alkmaar, Diemen *Business IT & Management - Part-time Bachelor - Diemen *Civil engineering - Full-time Bachelor - Alkmaar *Construction Management & Real Estate / Spatial Development - Full-time Bachelor - Haarlem *Electrical engineering - Full-time Bachelor -Alkmaar *Electrical engineering - Part-time Bachelor - Alkmaar *Informatics - Full-time Bachelor - Haarlem *Information Technology - Full-time Bachelor - Haarlem *Mechanical engineering - Full-time Bachelor - Alkmaar *Mechanical engineering - Part-time Bachelor - Alkmaar *Precision Engineering (main subject Aviation Technology) - Full-time Bachelor - Delft *Technical Business - Full-time Bachelor - Alkmaar *Technical Business - Part-time Bachelor - Alkmaar *Technical Informatics - Full-time Bachelor - Alkmaar International exchanges Inholland University of Applied Sciences is an ambitious institute that focuses on internationalisation and the development of international and cross-cultural competencies for the future knowledge worker. For Inholland, international mobility is a tool in order to reach that goal. Currently Inholland is actively part of the Erasmus and exchange program. This allows students to obtain credits at Inholland that count towards their degree at their home institution. It is an excellent way to experience a different education system and to broaden students’ international outlook. With approximately 190 partner universities in Europe, and few others overseas (Australia, China, South Korea, Argentina, just to name a few), Inholland's students are given the opportunity of studying abroad for one semester in the third year, by maintaining the same tuition fees that in The Netherlands. Alternatively, students can choose to stay at Inholland and take part in one of many academic minors offered by each study programme. Each year more than 300 students and 60 teachers take part in the exchanges, and at the same time, Inholland's locations welcome over 200 students from partner universities around the world. Partner universities differ based on faculty and course.

References

External links

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Official website
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