Avans University of Applied Sciences () 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.
Avans University of Applied Sciences itself was founded on 1 January 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., AD.nl, 13 Oktober 2022Avans opnieuw beste hogeschool, NU.nl, 23 Oktober 2012Avans opnieuw beste hogeschool van Nederland, NU.nl, 30 September 2016Avans beste hogeschool volgens Keuzegids, Brabants Dagblad, 26 September 2017Avans voor vijfde keer op rij verkozen tot beste hogeschool, Nu.nl, 4 Oktober 2018Avans aan kop, Inholland knapt op, Keuzegids, 4 Oktober 2018
English studies
Bachelor's (4 years) Environmental Science for Sustainability, Ecosystems and Technology (ESSET), in Breda Industrial Engineering and Management, in Breda International Business and Languages, in 's-Hertogenbosch International Business and Management Studies, in Breda International Financial Management, in Breda
Master's The Master Institute of Visual Cultures awards degrees in the following: Master of Animation, in Breda & 's-Hertogenbosch Master of Situated Design, in 's-Hertogenbosch Master of Ecology Futures, in 's-Hertogenbosch Master of Visual Arts and Post-Contemporary Practice, in 's-Hertogenbosch
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 by the Dutch government for frauds, along with some other unsubstantiated charges. Such frauds are collectively known as "HBO fraude" in Dutch.https://www.trouw.nl/voorpagina/brief-klokkenluider-over-hbo-fraude-alarmerend-genoeg~b7f2e70e/
References
External links Official website Website for Students in Breda