Hanze University of Applied Sciences


Hanze University of Applied Sciences is the largest University of Applied Sciences in northern Netherlands and located in Groningen.
Hanze UAS offers various Bachelor and Master programmes in Dutch, English, and German, and works closely with international partner institutes. The school counts approximately 28,000 students and 3,200 employees. About, 8,1% of students are international.
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History

Hanze UAS was founded in 1986 as the merger of various local institutes for professional education, the oldest of which is the Academie Minerva, founded in 1798, which was the first multi-sectoral institute for practical higher education in the Netherlands. The mission of the Academy Minerva was “The improvement of Drawing, Construction and Nautical Sciences, together with the aligned Arts and Sciences, within all ranks of society, and in particular to improve the skills of the disadvantaged." Throughout the centuries that followed many more institutions, engaged in a wide range of different fields, were established.
In 1986, Groningen was the first city in the Netherlands where 16 of the 24 vocational schools merged into a larger institute, as recommended in the government paper “Expansion, Division of Tasks, and Concentration in the Higher Educational System”. Hence, Hanze became quickly one of the biggest Universities of Applied Sciences in the nation and data suggests it is growing every year. In 1989 the university joined the Erasmus Programme and in 2014 Hanze became holder of the Erasmus Charter of Higher Education 2014–2020.
The name of Hanze UAS is linked to the Hanseatic League. Groningen, the city hosting the majority of the university's facilities, was member of the Hanseatic League between 1282 and 1669.

Facts and figures

  • 28,432 students
  • 8.1% International students
  • 4.136 graduates
  • 3,280 staff
  • 54 bachelor's programmes
  • 19 master's programmes
  • 8 associate degrees
  • 220 lecturers
  • 99 PhD students
  • Lecturers in Honours Talent programmes: 25

Locations

Hanze University has the majority of its major facilities in Groningen, with few minor ones in Amsterdam, Assen and Leeuwarden.
The remaining 16 schools are located in the city of Groningen. With the exception of the oldest facility, the Academy Minerva, that is in the city center, all major facilities are in the Zernike Campus. This large area north of the city is home to both Hanze institutions and facilities of the University of Groningen, the research university of the city. The campus overall hosts about 60,000 students.

Schools

Bachelor programmes

  • Sensor Technology
  • Design
  • Fine Art
  • Classical Music
  • School Music / Classroom Education
  • Composition Music and Studio Productions
  • Conducting
  • Electronic Product Design and Engineering EPDE
  • Integral Product Development
  • Internationale Betriebswirtschaft German taught programme
  • International Biomedical Engineering
  • International Business
  • International Civil Engineering Management
  • International Communication
  • International Construction Management
  • International Facility Management
  • International Finance and Control
  • International Power Generation and Distribution
  • Jazz
  • Marketing Management
  • Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology
  • Nursing
  • Nutrition and Dietetics
  • Oral Hygiene
  • Physiotherapy
  • Popular Culture
  • Speech Therapy
  • Sport Studies

Master programmes

  • Master in International Communication
  • Master in International Business and Management
  • Master of Business Administration
  • Master of Fine Arts Interactive Media and Environments
  • Master of Fine Arts Painting
  • Master of Fine Arts Scenography
  • Master of Media, Art, Design & Technology
  • Master of Music
  • European Master in Sustainable Energy System Management
  • European Master in Renewable Energy
  • Master Data Science for Life Sciences
  • Master Smart Systems Engineering
  • MSc in Business Studies
  • Master Energy for Society
  • Master in Architecture

Notable alumni

Notable Alumni of the Hanze University of Applied Sciences include: