About HAN
HAN University of Applied Sciences is one of the 5 largest universities of applied sciences in the Netherlands.
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.
Internationalisation is an important tool to improve the quality of education and research at HAN. We work closely with partner institutions on exchange programmes, international projects and international applied research. We offer degree and non-degree courses in English and every course curriculum has an international component.
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
Facts and figures
Key figures at HAN on 31-12-2017
Number of Bachelor students: 33,791
- full-time: 29,217
- part-time: 4,165
- work-study: 409
Number of Masters students: 1,219
Student satisfation: 76%
Number of employees: 3,546
Number of FTEs: 2,785
Employee satisfaction: 78%
Absenteeism: 4.8%
Number of Bachelors courses: 64
Number of Masters courses: 18
Number of Associate degree programmes: 14
Number of research groups: 36
Nuber of centres of expertise: 7
Total income: € 318 million