Windesheim University of Applied Sciences

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Windesheim University of Applied Sciences
Hogeschool Windesheim
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Established1986
President Inge Grimm [1]
Students26,589 [2]
Location,
Website www.windesheim.com

Windesheim University of Applied Sciences (Dutch : Hogeschool Windesheim) is a Dutch vocational university institute for higher education and research. With over 27,000 students and over 3,000 staff at sites in Zwolle and Almere, Windesheim is one of the more prominent universities of applied sciences in the Netherlands. Elsevier and Keuzegids HBO have ranked Windesheim second among the universities of applied sciences in the Netherlands for several years in a row. [3] [4]

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Windesheim conducts an honours programme where they can participate in extracurricular programs. The institute also operates the Windesheim Honours College. It offers a four-year bachelor's degree program in Global Project and Change Management.[ citation needed ]

Windesheim has over 50 bachelor programs in the following fields of expertise:[ citation needed ] Business, Media and Law; Education; Engineering and ICT; Health and Social Work; Journalism and Communication; and Sport and Therapy.

Windesheim offers two bachelor's programs for international students that are administered in English: International Business, [5] and Global Project and Change Management. [6]

History

Windesheim University, as it exists today, was established in 1986 through the merger of several educational providers. This merger occurred gradually over several years. It brought together the Academy for Journalism, the Academy for Social Studies from Kampen, and the School of Physical Exercise from Arnhem, to form the new institution. Most of the participating educational providers were based in Zwolle and included Higher Education in Economics and Administration (HEAO), Higher Education in Engineering and Technology (HTS), College of Education, School of Nursing, Academy of Journalism, and Higher Education in Information Technology. Windesheim was administratively associated with VU University Amsterdam after the merger, but this arrangement ended in 2012. Both institutions now have their own independent boards and organizations. In September 2006, Windesheim transitioned to the bachelor's/master's degree system.[ citation needed ]

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References

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  2. "Jaarverslag infographic 2023" (PDF) (in Dutch). Retrieved 2024-07-27.
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  6. "Bachelor's degree Global Project and Change Management – Windesheim UAS".
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  8. "Windesheim runner-up in both Keuzegids Hbo 2021 and Elsevier's Best Programmes Ranking".
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  10. "Windesheim again runner-up in both Keuzegids HBO and Elsevier Ranking".
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