The 2015 edition of the Keuzegids HBO rankings was recently published. It identifies the top institutions in the Netherlands that offer professional higher education. According to this ranking, NHTV Breda is the best large-sized university of applied sciences in the country.

NHTV Breda moved up two spots since last year’s Keuzegids ranking, achieving first place overall in 2015 with a score of 70.5. It was followed by Avans Hogeschool, another university located in Breda, which scored 68 points. Hogeschool Zeeland was close behind with a score of 67.5. Zuyd University of Applied Sciences came in 4th. All four of the top institutions in this year’s ranking are located in the south of the Netherlands, displaying the quality of education available there.

Top programmes at NHTV Breda

The Keuzegids HBO guide also ranks certain study programmes to help prospective students choose the right higher education course for them. The ranking identifies the best studies by awarding them the ‘topopleiding’, or top programme, label. These programmes also have the +++ markers in the ‘Comparison of Study Programmes’ table. The programmes with these identifiers are among the best in the Netherlands.

In 2014, three of NHTV’s programmes achieved this recognition. They are:

• Creative Media and Game Technologies / International Game Architecture and Design: 88 points.
• International Real Estate and Facility Management: 86 points.
• International Hotel Management: 82 points.

The Keuzegids HBO 2015 rankings have reconfirmed the high quality of education that NHTV Breda has offered students for over 10 years. The results of the Keuzegids are supported by the Dutch National Student Questionnaire (Nationale Studenten Enquete) and are reflected in Elsevier Magazine’s annual ranking as well.

To further explore NHTV’s programmes, you can visit one of the university’s Open or Orientation Days which are scheduled throughout the year.