HAN University of Applied Sciences is one of the five largest universities of applied sciences in the Netherlands. HAN offers high-quality, practice-based education to more than 30,000 students. HAN's centers of expertise provide tailored research to companies and institutions. Internationalization is an essential tool to improve the quality of education and research at HAN. We work closely with partner institutions on exchange programs, international projects, and international applied research. We offer degree and non-degree courses in English, and every course curriculum has an international component.
HAN aims to educate students to a high standard and satisfy highly educated, innovative, and enterprising individuals. Our courses are set up in such a manner that HAN graduates are well-positioned to be successful in their careers and to make innovative contributions to the economic and social development of the world around them. Experienced professionals in our post-graduate courses are challenged to develop their expertise further and gain new experiences. We aim to provide education of an outstanding quality that is highly practical and relevant to the field.
HAN University of Applied Sciences holds paramount its responsibility to contribute to the development of society. As such, HAN is firmly committed to promoting and sharing knowledge and skills and making these available to a broader audience.
We achieve this by:
- Providing superior quality education while adhering to a code of conscientious and responsible professional practice
- Striving towards sustainability in all that we undertake
- Ensuring that our employees act with personal integrity and social responsibility
- Embodying our core values of involvement, responsibility, ownership, and professional identity
- Working based on honesty, trust, and straightforward, concise agreements
HAN University of Applied Sciences has an identifiable organizational structure. At heart are the four faculties: Faculty of Education, Faculty of Health and Social Studies, Faculty of Business Management and Law, and Faculty of Engineering.
Each faculty is responsible for education, research, and advice in its area of expertise. Each faculty is furthermore divided up into institutes: clusters of education in similar domains. All support functions are clustered in a separate unit, the Services Department, which operates HAN-wide.
HAN University of Applied Sciences observes the Code of Conduct for international students in higher education in the Netherlands. HAN also has a Student Charter that informs you about your rights and responsibilities as a student. HAN also has its Student Charter. It describes what you, as a student, can expect from the institution and what the institution expects from you in return. If you wish to exercise a right (e.g., in an objection and appeal procedure), you may need to consult this document. Only the Dutch version of the Student Charter is legally binding.
HAN is considered to be an excellent academic institution in the Netherlands. It offers its students and employees an attractive and professional environment in which to study and work. Each year Elsevier magazine publishes a ranking of all Dutch universities of applied sciences. HAN consistently scores high in this ranking. Review committees have recently ranked several courses offered at HAN in the top 10 Dutch universities of applied sciences. HAN's Master's courses Control Systems Engineering and Molecular Life Sciences received the highest rating for Masters courses in the Netherlands, according to the 'Keuzegids Masters 2015', an annual study guide that provides an independent comparison between courses in higher education in the Netherlands.
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