HAN Housing

If you meet the following requirements you can be eligible for housing through HAN. Please note however that our housing availability is limited so be sure to enroll in time: 

• You have a nationality from outside the EU and have applied for a full-time bachelor or master program at HAN University of Applied Sciences. In addition, you paid the housing fee  

• You have been accepted to an (Erasmus) exchange program at HAN University of Applied Sciences and are not a Dutch resident. 

• We have very limited rooms available for students over 30. If you are over 30 at the start of enrollment we may not be able to offer you a room, even if you meet the requirements above. 

Are you paying the financial guarantee including accommodation? Then you’ll be eligible for a room through HAN Housing. Are you starting in September? Your rental contract will be for 1 academic year. Are you starting in February? Your rental contract will be for 1 semester. When your contract is up, you will need to find your own student housing.

Exchange student = a student from one of our partner universities who comes to HAN on an exchange for 1 or 2 semesters. Exchange students are eligible for a room during your entire stay if you enroll on time. You will receive more information about housing after your enrollment at HAN.

In principle you need to find your own accommodation. You can apply to the HAN Housing waiting list, but this does not guarantee getting a room. Rooms are assigned on a first come, first served basis. Also, check out the info on finding your own student housing.

HAN Housing is for international (non-Dutch) students. Check out the information about living in Arnhem or Nijmegen on the Dutch website.

HAN Housing is for students coming to the Netherlands for the first time. Since you already live in the Netherlands, you need to find your own accommodation. Check out the info on finding your own student housing.

• You can indicate on your application whether or not you would like to get a room through the HAN.
• If you indicated on your application form that you would like to receive a room though the HAN Housing Office but you have changed your mind, please let us know as soon as possible by sending an email to HAN.HousingOffice@han.nl.
• Students who paid the accommodation fee will get a refund after arriving in the Netherlands. You need to have a Dutch bank account for the refund.

Financial guarantee students will receive a voucher between mid May and June 1st , depending on the date we receive your payment. Exchange students will receive a voucher at the end of May. Any rooms left will be awarded to students on our waiting list on a first come first served basis starting at the beginning of June.

The rental company we work with, SSH&, has created the booking system: Book your Room. This allows you to choose and book your own room. After your Financial Guarantee has been paid and processed or your application has been processed if you are an exchange student, HAN Housing Office will send you an email with a voucher code. With this voucher code you can book your own room.

Make sure you use the voucher code as soon as possible as the longer you wait, the fewer options you will have. You have one week to choose a room. Your booking and payment need to be fully completed within two weeks after receiving the voucher. If you take longer than two weeks to complete the booking we reserve the right to revoke your voucher and assign the room to another student.

HAN Housing arranges your accommodation for 1 or 2 semesters depending on your situation.

Situation	Accommodation arranged for
Exchange student	1 semester (Aug-Jan or Feb-Jul) or 2 semesters (Aug-Jul)
Degree student starting in February	1 semester (Feb-Jul)
Degree student starting in September	2 semesters (Aug-Jul)

After this period you need to arrange your own accommodation. Are you paying the partial financial guarantee excluding accommodation? Then the above does not apply to you. You have to arrange and pay for your own accommodation.

The dates for the 24-25 academic year are:

Fall semester

Move-in:  August 12th 2024

Move-out: January 27th 2025

Spring semester

Move-in:  January 29th 2025

Move-out: July 11th 2025

Full academic year

Move-in:  August 12th 2024

Move-out: July 11th 2025

Yes! But you will still have to pay for the entire rental period if you wish to be assigned a room through HAN Housing Office.

You booked a room though HAN Housing office but have decided to cancel your application? Or you found different accommodation on your own?

To cancel your room please send an email to  HAN.HousingOffice@han.nl. Make sure you cancel on time! If you don’t you might have to pay a cancellation fee. The cancellation fee amount is determined by what date we can fill your cancelled room.

The deadline for free cancellation is: 

Fall semester	15 July
Spring semester	15 December

 

We work with special short stay rental contracts for a fixed period. This means that the start and end date of your contract cannot be changed.

You can only terminate your rental agreement after the move-in date if there is a replacement tenant who is willing to take over the lease of the room. Finding a replacement tenant however, is not possible during the first three and last two months of your rental agreement.

Should you need to vacate your room due to unforeseen (medical) circumstances, your travel insurance may be able to cover some expenses. In these cases you need to contact your insurance company for more information.

Arriving on the weekend or on a weekday after 16:30? Then you have to book a hotel room and wait until the next working day. Please consider this when booking your flight.

Yes, but they would have to be a HAN student as well. In addition you will have to give them a signed consent form to pick up the key for you. The person picking up the key will also have to show ID. Would you like to arrange for some else to pick up the key please send an email to HAN.HousingOffice@han.nl.

No. Each student will receive a voucher to book one room. If you wish to live with your friend(s) you could try to book rooms in the same apartment once you receive vouchers. Please consider however that studying abroad is meant to broaden your horizons… So keep an open mind to living with and meeting new people!

No. The landlords we work with do not allow for more than one person to live in the rooms. You also cannot use common spaces to have family/friends stay with you. Pets are also not allowed in the rooms. No exceptions can be made.

The rooms will have a bed with mattress, table and chair, and a closet for your things. Soft furnishings such as blankets, bed linens and towels are not included. Kitchen utensils and dinnerware are also not included. Please see this page for information on where to buy these items after arrival.

SSHN offers the possibility to buy a bed linen and/or kitchen package as an additional service to add during the booking process. All the items you order will automatically be placed in your room before you move in.

We really cannot say. It depends on the number of students that apply to our different programs and to the number of student on the waiting list. It is advised to start looking for a room yourself, the earlier, the better. If we do have rooms available, we will contact you in June.