Avans University of Applied Sciences

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Avans University of Applied Sciences
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TypePublic University of Applied Sciences
Established 1812
Administrative staff
3,000
Students35,000
Location,
51°35′02″N4°47′50″E / 51.5839°N 4.7971°E / 51.5839; 4.7971
Campus Breda
's-Hertogenbosch
Tilburg
Colours Avans Red, black & white [1]
     
AffiliationsErasmus, UASNL, SURF
Website www.avans.nl/

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.

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Avans University of Applied Sciences itself was founded on January 1, 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. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

English studies

Bachelor's (4 years) [8]
Master's [9]

The Master Institute of Visual Cultures awards degrees in the following:

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 for frauds by the Dutch government, along with some other unsubstantiated charges. Such frauds are collectively known as "HBO fraude" in Dutch. [11]

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