
NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences () is a state-funded
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 ...
in the north of the
Netherlands
, Terminology of the Low Countries, informally Holland, is a country in Northwestern Europe, with Caribbean Netherlands, overseas territories in the Caribbean. It is the largest of the four constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Nether ...
. It was formed as a merger of NHL Hogeschool and Stenden Hogeschool in 2018. NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences has more than 22,000 students from over 100 nationalities.
Academics
NHL Stenden offers 21 associate degrees, 70 bachelor programs and 21 master programs.
Programs are offered both in Dutch and English.
The University has four main campuses in the Netherlands. Campuses are located in
Leeuwarden
Leeuwarden (; ; ; ) is a List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city and Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in Friesland, Netherlands, with a population of 127,073 (2023). It is the provincial capital and seat of the Provin ...
,
Emmen,
Meppel
Meppel (; Drents: ''Möppelt'') is a city and municipality in the Northeastern Netherlands. It constitutes the southwestern part of the province of Drenthe. Meppel is the smallest municipality in Drenthe, with a total area of about . As of 1 July ...
, and
Terschelling
Terschelling (; ; Terschelling dialect: ''Schylge'') is a Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality and an island in the northern Netherlands, one of the West Frisian Islands. It is situated between the islands of Vlieland and Ameland.
...
. Studies are also offered at their Grand Tour partner locations in
Indonesia
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,
Thailand
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, and
South Africa
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.
See also
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Stenden Rangsit University
Stenden Rangsit University (SRU) is a satellite campus of Stenden University of Applied Sciences in the Netherlands, and is based on the campus of the Rangsit University near Bangkok in the Kingdom of Thailand. It is a joint venture between Rangsi ...
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Stenden University Qatar
Al Rayyan University (previously Stenden University Qatar) is a private university located in Bin Omran, Doha, Qatar. It was established in 2000 as the first private university in Qatar, originally operating as a joint venture between Al Rayyan I ...
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Stenden South Africa
Stenden South Africa is an Institution of Higher Education, located in Port Alfred in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. It is owned by NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences in The Netherlands. It was founded in 2002 and offers two ...
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2008 establishments in the Netherlands
Universities and colleges established in 2008
Organisations based in Drenthe
Education in Leeuwarden
Hospitality schools in the Netherlands
Vocational universities in the Netherlands