HUUniversity of Applied

Sciences

Utrecht

The Netherlands

HUUniversity of Applied

Sciences

Utrecht

Third largest university of Applied Sciences

at the centre of

The Netherlands

“A meeting place for talent”

Safe, sociable atmosphere

Fourth largest city in The Netherlands

300,000 inhabitants

65,000 students

Large private sector and service industry

1,050 foreign-based companies

(IBM, Fortis, Cap Gemini, Oracle, Mercedes- Benz, Danone, Sara Lee…)

Utrecht

To develop the knowledge organisation: Broad range of bachelor programmes

Broad offer of executive programmes

Limited number of master programmes

Limited number of multidisciplinary research programmes

To increase the number of professional master programmes

To contribute to innovation and the development of talents

To increase co-operation and networking with companies, local institutions and authorities

To increase student and staff mobility

To build a strong European consortium of universities of applied sciences

Our ambitions

38,000 students

75 bachelors’ programmes

27 masters’ programmes

Part-time education, executive programmes

Located in two cities: the city of Utrecht (Uithof campus)

the city of Amersfoort

HU: Facts and Figures

More facts and figures

Growth new enrolments in 2009: 10%

National marketleader in higher adult education: 24% (ca. 4200 enrolments)

turnover 2008: € 260 M Number of employees: 3221 175,000 square meters of floor

space on 5 hectares of land

Communication & Journalism

Economics & Management (Business School)

Natural Sciences & Technology

Education

Health Care

Society & Law

Six Faculties:

nationalities: 100

outgoing students (study): 300

outgoing students (internships): 500 incoming students (study):

400

International student mobility

Bachelor’s programmes International Business and Management Studies

Entrepreneurship for Developing Areas International Communication and Media International Marketing Management International Finance and Control

Master’s programmes International Communication Management International Applied Communication Master of Real Estate Master in Innovation in European Business

(joint master with ISC Paris (FR) and UCC Cork (IE))

English-Taught Degrees

Other English taught programmes

International Foundation Year

9 International exchange programmes (one or two semesters)

19 International minors (30 EC, semester)

Utrecht Summer School

Exchange students at HU

Exchange; students are invited to spend a semester or a whole year at HU with a tuition fee waiver. They can participate in (parts of) our Bachelor Programmes, our Top class programme* in any of our international Minors or in the Summer School.

(* subject to prove of excellence)

Education characteristics

Competence-based (profession as the starting point for learning activities)

Strong links with professional practice (internships, projects, site visits, lecturers)

Major-minor model

Innovation & Technology Communication & Journalism Innovation & Business Innovation in Health Care Innovation in Education Social Innovation

Research Centres

HU and Utrecht University

Collaboration in:

Education

Research

International Affairs

Facilities for students

Buildings

Regional networks

Facilities/ ICT

Partners in regional innovation

Higher education Cities of Utrecht and Amersfoort Provincial and regional government Chambers of Commerce Employers Syntens (Innovation support

organisation) Research centres (TNO, RIVM)

Task Force Innovation Utrecht

Five clusters with extra potential: Life Sciences ICT Commercial Services and Consultancy Design Multimedia

TFI: Stimulating, facilitating, coordinating, representing

SME incubation

Science Park Utrecht Social Innovation in SME’s (EFRO) Creative Accelerator Regional Creative Industry

(CELL) International

Network

Education Exchange Double degree

programmes

Research Exchange Programming & Funding

Innovation

Experiment

Benchmark