Han University of Applied Sciences

HAN University of Applied Sciences has two campuses, located in Arnhem and Nijmegen, which give HAN its official name, Hogeschool van Arnhem en Nijmegen.

HAN has over 30,000 students and offers 6 Bachelor’s and 3 Master’s programmes in English, along with a variety of other courses available in English such as exchange, intensive, summer, language, and short programme.HAN also has an extensive worldwide network of companies and organisations which offer internships for international students.

There are 4 faculties at HAN, which offer high-quality education in almost every domain.

HAN provides its international students with comprehensive professional courses in the domains of Automotive Engineering and Systems, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Business and Management Studies, Communication, and Life Sciences.

HAN’s courses are centred around learning skills and acquiring competencies necessary to become a successful professional. Sharing of knowledge, involvement, ownership, professional identity, and responsibility describe the HAN learning environment and the teaching style.

The aim of HAN is to be a sustainable professional institution that provides high quality education in an entrepreneurial, innovative, and inspiring atmosphere.

HAN focuses on internationalisation and is proud to have around 3,000 international students from over 70 countries attending the school.

Programmes are taught to ensure that students can graduate with excellent qualifications and perspectives to thrive in any international setting. HAN offers a wide variety of international work placements and study abroad programmes to help students get acquainted with a global work environment.

Practical education takes centre stage, where students can learn in their own style to meet their specific needs.

The Elsevier Magazine 2016 edition placed HAN on the 5th place among evaluated broad universities of applied sciences in the Netherlands.

In the Keuzegids HBO 2017 Rankings, HAN was placed on the 5th position among large-sized professional institutions.

The International Business and Management Studies (IBMS) programme of Arnhem Business School also ranked 1st in 2013. Over 71% of students attending this programme were ‘extremely satisfied’ with various aspects of the programme, as resulted from the National Student Survey.