Avans University of Applied Sciences
Dutch vocational university
Avans University of Applied Sciences (Dutch: Avans Hogeschool) is a Dutch high ranked vocational university. It is located in three cities: Breda, 's-Hertogenbosch, and Tilburg. 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 's-Hertogenbosch and Hogeschool Brabant in Tilburg, Breda, and Etten-Leur. 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 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.
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