Merger CHN University and Drenthe University is a fact. A new university with a new name: Stenden University. The merger between Christelijke Hogeschool Nederland and Hogeschool Drenthe has become a fact.

The 20th of December the Executive Boards and the Supervisory Boards of the CHN and Hogeschool Drenthe signed the merger contracts. With effect from 1 January 2008 the two universities will be merging at executive, supervision, and participation level. The name of the university is Stenden university.

Stenden means in Dutch a swallow* (sym.) A swallow – bird, that embodies the playful Spirit of Air, a harbinger of Spring. Traditionally a good luck amulet. They are a sign of loyalty, pride to both regions and people. A sailor would get a swallow tattoo after sucessfully sailing 5.000 miles.

The swallow denotes general good omens and fortune. (Chin. sym.) The first Barn-swallows arrive late March, they have traveled for two months and appr. 8.000 kilometer by then. One could say that the voyage the bird makes symbolizes the life – journeys of you, your parents and ancestors.

Stenden University