HAN offers high-quality, practice-based education to more than 30,000 students. HAN’s centres of expertise provide tailored research to companies and institutions.
- 5 Bachelors
- 35,000 Students
- Public Institution Type
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3.8 out of 5 (85 ratings / 76 reviews) Nijmegen, Netherlands
Top reasons to study here
- HAN University of Applied Sciences is one of the 5 largest universities of applied sciences in the Netherlands.
- Internationalisation is an important tool to improve the quality of education and research at HAN.
- HAN University of Applied Sciences places great emphasis on development, entrepreneurship and innovation.
Bachelor's programmes
Business & Management (2)
- B.A. Communication
- Bachelor International Business
Engineering & Technology (2)
- B.Sc. Automotive Engineering
Environmental Studies & Earth Sciences (1)
- Bachelor Life Sciences
Journalism & Media (1)
- B.A. Communication
Natural Sciences & Mathematics (1)
- Bachelor Life Sciences
Social Sciences (1)
- B.A. Communication
About
Education
What’s it like to leave home? To leave behind your family and friends so you can live and study in the Netherlands? How does it feel to study at an internationally oriented business school and be surrounded by over 60 nationalities every day? We asked four students to share their experiences with you.
Fields of study
HAN offers more than 80 courses related to the following fields of study:
- Education
- Social studies
- Health
- Nursing
- Sports and exercise
- Commerce
- Communication
- Business administration
- Law
- Economics
- Engineering
- Built environment
- Applied sciences
- IT and communication
Research
Practice-based research at HAN University of Applied Sciences is multidisciplinary and relates to themes from the professional world. We share and develop knowledge in the professional field as well as extract knowledge from the professional field. This exchange acts as a catalyst for the development of our education.
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Student services
One of the responsibilities of the International Office is providing support for incoming international and outgoing exchange students. International students that have been accepted to HAN can count on International Office staff to help them with practical matters.
ICT services
Eduroam gives students and staff access to a secure wireless network. Users can also access the Eduroam networks at other education and research institutes around the world by entering their personal login details. This type of access is linked to your HANaccount.
Student Life
Campus life
HAN University of Applied Sciences has campuses in Arnhem and in Nijmegen. Both campuses have great facilities including study centres, sports facilities, canteens and places to relax with fellow students.
You will find everything you need at the Arnhem HAN Campus: extensive multimedia centres, good IT facilities, and places to relax with your fellow students. There are sports facilities close by and the campus is located in the middle of a large park. The campus has beautiful modern buildings with escalators, study pods and up-to-date multimedia centres. You will have access to a wireless network, allowing you to work on your laptop or tablet anywhere on the campus!
Student clubs
At HAN University of Applied Sciences we maintain strong ties with our alumni. HAN has its own alumni networks and LinkedIn groups where former students can register and keep in touch.
HAN has the following alumni networks:
- Alumni Arnhem Business School open in a new window
- FEM Alumni (Faculty of Business Management and Law)
- Alumni Faculty of Engineering
- Alumni Academy for Communication and Information Technology
- Alumni Faculty of Education
- Alumni Faculty of Health and Social Studies
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Student Reviews
Anonymous rated 5 out of 5 stars
Very hard but worth it and very fun!
Anonymous rated 5 out of 5 stars
Very international university. Thus, a great chance to learn about different perspectives.
Arnhem “Business” School
Anonymous rated 1 out of 5 stars
If you’re an ambitious student looking for a good university for a decent education in the business field then keep looking. This cash grab of an institution is set up to exploit its students by squeezing every last penny out of them with no hesitation just to present them with some outdated, 80’s era theories for four years straight which would then amount to absolutely...
