HZ has around 4,900 students divided over four study years and 23 bachelor degree programs, eight of which are taught in English. Some 500 students come from outside the Netherlands, so we have a great mix of Dutch and international students. Easy mathematics will tell you that with such numbers, classes are going to be small. As a university of applied sciences, we have positioned ourselves as experts in Water and Land, Tourism and Business, Industry, and Logistics. Our international degree programs are entirely in line with these spearheads.
We are a knowledge institute with a worldwide orientation, with a specific orientation within durability & water, safety, innovation & enterprise knowledge domains. The various target groups can master their chosen competencies via custom made education for a lifelong career in a multicultural and multiform society. We want to be a partner to companies, institutes, and authorities to look after their every knowledge and innovation need. Therefore, we focus on several spearheads, which makes us attractive to a market that goes way beyond the regional and even the national borders. These spearheads are durability and water, safety and innovation & enterprise. This is also re-emphasized by the existence of lecturers in these specific areas.
A mission is also embedded continuously in 'values,' which provides direction for thoughts and actions. Our core values are quality, personal development, mutual respect, and professional orientation. Various HZ places and documents also emphasize the required attention for ethnic and interpretation issues, both in general and in professional situations. We want to be a community where every person counts and is seen as an individual. Working together is high on the list of priorities and where there is mutual respect for the development possibilities of all involved.
The Netherlands consistently ranks among the best education systems in the world. The HZ University of Applied Sciences has been placed in the top three similar Dutch universities for seven years in a row. HZ is a government-funded University of Applied Sciences (HBO). To obtain government funding in the Netherlands, institutes must continually meet several quality requirements. The departments and programs' quality is regularly evaluated by acknowledged VBI's (Visiting Assessment Organisations) of the Ministry of Education, Culture, and Science.
The Bachelor programs, including the English-language programs taught at HZ, have been accredited by the NVAO (Netherlands-Flemish Accreditation Organisation) based on international agreements. Every year the 'Keuzegids Hoger Onderwijs' (Guide to Higher Education) holds a survey of higher education in the Netherlands. The guide is published today and has ranked HZ again as the third-best medium-sized Dutch University of Applied Sciences. Three programs are top-rated, six programs are in the top three of their category. About our English programs: Logistics Engineering is a top-rated study and the number 1 in their category, Water Management is the second-best program of the Netherlands. Our year planning in general. The year plan for some programs may slightly differ from this planning. We therefore strongly advise you always to check the year planning with your course coordinator, when you decided to choose for HZ at your arrival.
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