Hanze University of Applied Sciences (UAS), Groningen is the largest university of applied sciences

University of applied sciences

University of applied sciences may refer to:*Ammattikorkeakoulu, the term for a university of applied sciences in Finland*Fachhochschule, the term for a university of applied sciences in Germany...

 (vocational university

Vocational university

A vocational university is an institution of higher education and sometimes research, which provides both tertiary and sometimes quaternary education and grants academic degrees at all levels in a variety of subjects...

, Dutch hogeschool) in the northern Netherlands

Netherlands

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 and is located in Groningen.
Hanze (UAS) offers various Bachelor and Master programmes in Dutch

Dutch language

Dutch is a West Germanic language and the native language of the majority of the population of the Netherlands, Belgium, and Suriname, the three member states of the Dutch Language Union. Most speakers live in the European Union, where it is a first language for about 23 million and a second...

, English

English language

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, and German

German language

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, and works closely with international partner institutes. The university of applied sciences counts approximately 25.000 students and 2.700 employees.

History

Hanze UAS was founded in 1986 as the merger of various local institutes for professional education, the oldest of which is the Academy Minerva

Academie Minerva

Academie Minerva is a Dutch art academy.The academy was founded in 1798 in Groningen as a school for signing, building and shipping knowledge. Nowadays it is a school for fine art and design and part of the Hanze University Groningen...

, 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 smaller institutions joined forces to create one large university of applied sciences. This was a result of the government paper “Expansion, Division of Tasks, and Concentration in the Higher Educational System”.

The name Hanze University of Applied Sciences, Groningen is linked to the Hanseatic League

Hanseatic League

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 (Dutch: Hanze).

Locations

With the city of Groningen embedded in this university of applied sciences' name, one would think that it is only located in Groningen. However, this is not the case, as Hanze (UAS) also has locations in Assen (Hanze Institute of Technology

Hanze Institute of Technology

The Hanze Institute of Technology is part of the Hanze University Groningen in the Netherlands. The HIT is based in Assen where it offers a Bachelor Programme in Advanced Sensor Applications...

), Leeuwarden (Pop Culture), and Amsterdam (Dance Academy). Nevertheless, Hanze (UAS) is a true Groningen university of applied sciences, with the remaining 16 out of 19 schools located in this university city.

Schools

• Academy Minerva
  Academie Minerva
  Academie Minerva is a Dutch art academy.The academy was founded in 1798 in Groningen as a school for signing, building and shipping knowledge. Nowadays it is a school for fine art and design and part of the Hanze University Groningen...
  
  , School for Fine Art and Design
• Academy of Pop Culture
• Hanze Institute of Technology
  Hanze Institute of Technology
  The Hanze Institute of Technology is part of the Hanze University Groningen in the Netherlands. The HIT is based in Assen where it offers a Bachelor Programme in Advanced Sensor Applications...
  
   (HIT)
• International Business School Groningen
  International Business School Groningen
  The International Business School Groningen is the business school of the Hanze University Groningen in Groningen, Netherlands.The International Business and Management Studies Programme of the International University of Applied Sciences in Groningen, founded in 1988, is the oldest International...
  
  
• North Netherlands Dance Academy
• Prins Claus Conservatorium
  Prins Claus Conservatorium
  The Prins Claus Conservatorium is one of the nine conservatoires in the Netherlands. It is one of the schools of the Hanze University Groningen located in the city of Groningen....
  
  
• School of Architecture, Built Environment and Civil Engineering
• School of Communication and Media
• School of Education
• School of Facility Management Groningen
  School of Facility Management Groningen
  The School of Facility Management Groningen belongs to the Hanze University Groningen in Groningen, Netherlands and offers a BBA degree programme in International Facility Management....
  
  
• School of Engineering
• School of Health Care Studies
• School of Computer Science
• School of Law Groningen
• Institute for Life Science and Technology
• School of Financial and Economic Management (Dutch)
• School of Nursing
• School of Marketing Management
• School of Sport Studies
• School of Social Studies

Bachelor programmes

• Advanced Sensor Applications
• Academy Minerva, School of Fine Art and Design
• Classical Music (Prins Claus Conservatorium
  Prins Claus Conservatorium
  The Prins Claus Conservatorium is one of the nine conservatoires in the Netherlands. It is one of the schools of the Hanze University Groningen located in the city of Groningen....
  
  )
• School Music / Classroom Education
• Composition Music and Studio Productions (Prince Claus Conservatoire)
• Conducting (Prins Claus Conservatorium
  Prins Claus Conservatorium
  The Prins Claus Conservatorium is one of the nine conservatoires in the Netherlands. It is one of the schools of the Hanze University Groningen located in the city of Groningen....
  
  )
• Electronic Product Design and Engineering EPDE (one-year programme)
• Integral Product Development
• Internationale Betriebswirtschaft German taught programme (BW)
• International Biomedical Engineering (one-year programme)
• International Business and Management Studies
• International Civil Engineering Management (two-year programme)
• International Communication
• International Construction Management (two-year programme)
• International Facility Management
• International Power Generation and Distribution (one-year programme)
• Jazz (Prins Claus Conservatorium)
• Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology (Dutch taught programme)
• Nursing (Dutch taught programme)
• Nutrition and Dietetics (Dutch taught programme)
• Oral Hygiene (Dutch taught programme)
• Physiotherapy
• Speech Therapy (Dutch taught programme)

Master programmes

• Master Arts Education
• Master International Communication
• Master of Business Administration in International Business and Management (MBA in IB&M)
• Master of Business Administration
• Master of Fine Arts Interactive Media and Environments
• Master of Fine Arts Painting
• Master of Fine Arts Scenography
• Master of Music

External links

Official website History