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han university of applied sciences meet han university of applied sciences in the netherlands han

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please note that every effort has been made to ensure that the information in this brochure is correct and up to date however errors may have inadvertently been made and changes may have occurred after publication therefore all information is subject to change or deletion please send us your comments or order extra copies at internationaloffice.nijmegen@han.nl international office campus nijmegen postal address p.o.box6960 nl6503glnijmegen thenetherlands campus address kapittelweg33,nijmegen e internationaloffice.nijmegen@han.nl t +31243530403 f +31243530404 w www.han.nl/english international office campus arnhem postal address p.o.box2217 nl6802cearnhem thenetherlands campus address ruitenberglaan26,arnhem e internationaloffice.arnhem@han.nl t +31263658133 f +31263849390 w www.han.nl/english han www.han.nl/english

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5 7 9 11 welcometohanuniversityofappliedsciences meethanuniversityofappliedsciences thedutcheducationalsystem whatmakeshanuniversityofappliedsciencesspecial globalscope theewaterskloof rural community development project businessmakestheworldgoround technologyisthedrivingforceofchange communicationandinformationtechnologyshapethefuture modernsocietycaresforhealthycitizens thewelfarestatehasitsrootsinindividualandsocialwell-being educationbringspeopletogether,allovertheworld tomorrow s education today students voices overview of han university of applied sciences 4 6 7 9 10 11 12 15 16 19 20 23 25 26 30 3

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ron bormans welcome to han university of applied sciences ron bormans chairman of the executive board overtheyearswehavewelcomedmanyinternationalstudentsfromaroundtheworldtothehan withinourcurrentcommunityof27,000students,morethan2,000internationalstudentsare enrolledinourbachelorsandmastersprogrammes westrivetoensurethatyouenjoyyourtimestudyingwithus andthatyourstudiesprovideyouwiththeskillsandknowledgeyouneedtotakethenextstepinyourcareer.wealso hopethatyouwilllearnfromtheexperienceoflivinginthe netherlands,meetingdutchandinternationalstudents samplingourculture,andmakingthemostofopportunitiesto visitandexplorethecountry onbehalfofallourstaffandstudents,iamproudtowelcome youtoourlearningcommunity han www.han.nl/english

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w meet han university of applied sciences a short introduction thehanissituatedintheeasternpartofthenetherlands,nearthegermanborder.visitorstothis partofthecountrywillbecharmedbythetypicallydutchlandscapewithitswiderivers,bridges,dikes poldersandbackdropofwoodyhillsandsmalltowns.twoofthesetowns,thetwincitiesofarnhem andnijmegenonly15kmsapart accommodatehanuniversityofappliedsciences,oneofthefastestgrowinguniversitiesofappliedsciencesinthecountry.thesetwomoderncitycampusesfacilitate theexchangeofknowledgebetweenmorethan27,000studentsand2,700staffmembers thehanprovidescomprehensiveprofessionaleducationin thefollowingdomains:education,socialstudies,commerce communication,businessadministration,law,economics engineering,builtenvironment,appliedsciences,itand communication,health,nursing,andsportsandexercise withinthesedomainsstudentscanselectfrommorethan sixtybachelorsprogrammesandtwentymastersprogrammes in2007,thehanestablishedthehanmastersprogrammes andresearchtoadministerit smastersprogrammesand relatedresearchprogrammes.professorsworkcloselywith lecturersandstudentsinresearchgroupsandplayanimportantroleindesigninganddeliveringtheschool smasters programmes.theyarealsohighlyinvolvedintheresearch conductedwithintheprogrammes.allmastersprogrammes offeredthroughthehanmastersprogrammesareaccredited bynvao,thedutchaccreditationcouncil.thehanactsasa `gatewaytoknowledge throughwhichmanystudents,regional companies,expertisecentres,publicauthoritiesandother institutionshavealreadypassed han www.han.nl/english

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the dutch educational system more about our academic programmes dutchhighereducationdistinguishesbetweentwotypesofuniversities:researchuniversitiesand universitiesofappliedsciences.thehanisauniversityofappliedsciences,whichmeansittrains studentsforspecificprofessionsandhasastrongemphasisonpracticalexperience.dutchhigher educationhasagoodreputationandstudentswhoobtainadegreefromauniversityofappliedsciencesarewellqualifiedtoworkwithintheirdiscipline.likemanyotheruniversities,thehanmaintainsclosetieswiththeprofessionalfieldanditsgraduatesareverysuccessfulinthelabourmarket in1999europeaneducationministersintroducedthebologna treatytolaythegroundworkforgreatercompatibilityofhigher educationprogrammesacrossdifferentcountries asaresult,astandardbachelors-masterssystemhasbeen introducedthroughouteurope.atthehan,abachelorsprogrammecanbecompletedafterfouryearsoffull-timestudy andthemajorityofmastersprogrammescanbecompleted followinganadditionalyear.bachelorsprogrammesaremade upofamajorandaminor.withintheirmajor,studentsdeveloptheprofessionalknowledgeandskillsthatwillbenecessary fortheircareer.alargepartofeachprogrammeisdedicated toanalysingandsolvingproblemsingroups,andeachprogrammeincludesaworkplacementprojectofatleasthalfa year.theminorisaone-semesterfocusenablingstudentsto deepenorbroadentheirknowledgeinaparticulararea 7

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what makes han university of applied sciences special there s more than one answer to that question the han delivers modern up-to-date education the han develops and applies new knowledge and technology societyisbecomingmoreindividualisticthaneverbeforeand theeconomymoreglobal.thehan sacademicprogrammes areattunedtothesedevelopmentsandstudentsaregiventhe responsibilitytodeterminewhichknowledgeandskillsthey wanttomaster.studentsareofferedincreasinglyflexible`study routes thatprovidethemwiththefreedomtodesigndifferent partsoftheirprogramme.becauseeach`route isfocused onthedevelopmentofprofessionalcompetences,students canselectwhichareastheywanttoemphasise.althoughthe hanisalargeinstitution,teachingisdoneinsmallgroups personalcontactbetweenstudentsandteachers,aswellas amongstudents,encouragesindividualdevelopmentanda professionalattitude the han ranks high among dutch universities of applied sciences deliveringmoderneducationandbeinginvolvedincuttingedgeresearchareimportanttothehan.asaresult,anumber ofnewprogrammesandresearchprojectshavebeenintroducedinrecentyears.oneofthelatestprojects,forexample is`sportsandexercise whichwaslaunchedin2005.inthis project,thehanisworkingtogetherwiththedutcholympic committeetoestablishanolympictrainingcentre.thecentre isusedforconductingresearchanddevelopingnewacademic andtrainingfacilitiesinordertohelptopathletesimprove theirchancesofperformingwellatthenextolympicgames the han offers modern facilities at its arnhem and nijmegen campuses thehan sstudentshaveaccesstoclassroomsequippedwith themostmodernfacilities.atmostlocationsawirelessnetworkisavailableandwell-equipped`skillslabs helpstudents developtheirexpertise.themodernlibrariesoffermultimedia centresthatmakeinformationeasilyaccessible.thehanalso focusesonitsstudents physicalwell-being.theexpertsat seneca,thehan sspecialcentreforsportsandhealth,give studentsandstaffadviceonfood,physicalfitnessandrehabilitation thedutchaccreditationcouncil,nvao,monitorsthequality ofhighereducationinthenetherlands.inrecentyears,review committeeshaverankedanumberofthehan sprogrammes amongthetoptenindutchuniversities.theseincludethe han sprimaryteachereducationprogrammesand bachelorsprogrammesintheareasofmanagement,economics andlaw,electronicsystemsengineeringandspeechtherapy 9

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global scope holland may be small in size its economy and culture definitely are not studentsinterestedinbeingpartoftheglobaleconomycanbenefitfromspendingtimeabroad,either studyingorworkinginaforeigncompany.thenetherlandsoffersampleopportunitiesforstudents seekingvaluableeducationalexperiences.thecountryhasamoderneconomywithahighlydeveloped servicessector.internationally,thedutchareleadersinwatermanagementandtheeasternpartofthe country,wherehanuniversityofappliedsciencesissituated,attractsmanymultinationalcompanies duetoitsprimelocationbetweenthemajorportofrotterdamandthegermanindustrialarea thenetherlandsisalsosuccessfulintheareasofartsand sciences.inthepast,rembrandtandvangoghmadedutch paintingfamous.today,remkoolhaasisknownthroughout theworldforhisarchitecturaldesigns.amongournobel prizewinnersarethewell-knownbrothers,janandnicolaas tinbergen,whohavecontributedsignificantlyintheareasof economicsandbiology alargenumberofthehan sinternationalstudentsareadmittedaspartofexchangeagreements.thehanhasagreements withapproximately250partneruniversitiesinmorethan50 countriesandisanactiveparticipantineuprogrammeslike erasmusandtempus.thehanisinvolvedinarangeof internationalactivitiesthatareco-ordinatedbytheinternationalofficesinarnhemandnijmegen.theseactivitiesvary andincludestaffandstudentexchanges,developingjoint degreeswithpartneruniversities,andsupportingcommunities inafricaandeasterneurope.theinternationalofficestaffis equippedtohelpallthehan sinternationalguestsinanyway necessary,frompaperworktopersonalmatters.studentscan contacttheinternationalofficefortheirlearningagreements andforanyspecialwishesregardingtheirstayatthehan.a growingnumberofbachelorsprogrammesandmodulesare nowconductedinenglishandgerman,aswellassomemastersprogrammes.youcanreadmoreabouttheseprogrammesonthefollowingpages.thehanhasalsoimplemented theeuropeancredittransfersystemects oneacademic yearisequivalentto60ects30persemester han www.han.nl/english

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an international project theewaterskloof rural communtiy development project in 2003 the theewaterskloof municipality in south africa invited han university of applied sciences in partnership with the university of the western cape to support them with the implementation of their community development plan in 2007 cape peninsula university of technology and the elgin learning foundation also joined the project the mission of the theewaterskloof project is to make a significant contribution to the sustainable social and economical development of the municipality and to aid in the eradication of poverty in the villages of theewaterskloof through service-learning students and staff of the partnership work to develop capacity empower the communities to become self-reliant and transition ownership of projects to the communities and local stakeholders the focus of all the project s activities is on achieving and ensuring sustainability after the project is completed annually approximately 200 students 80 of which are from han university of applied sciences are active on no less than 30 projects in the areas of health and life skills promotion education income generation and infrastructural improvement their contributions help to alleviate poverty in the poor communities and as one of the town managers said your students make the difference in 2009 the twk project was awarded the second place prize in the macjannet foundation competition for global citizenship and social responsibility 11

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business makes the world go round han university of applied sciences supports international business with sixteen million inhabitants the netherlands is a densely populated country although it is a small country you can cross it in only a few hours it plays an important role in global trade commerce and specialised technology major multinational companies are based here such as akzo nobel shell and philips many foreign companies choose to operate from dutch territory because of the political and economic stability the han is a part of this long tradition of global business and prepares its students for an international career in the areas of international business and communication business and law and finance and management after graduation students will have acquired the necessary business and managerial skills to operate on a european level the han s academic programmes also stress the importance of understanding other cultures and languages and provide students with the opportunity to develop comprehensive practical business and managerial skills thehanoffersanumberofdutch-languagebachelorsand mastersprogrammesintheareasofcommerce,communication,businessadministration,lawandeconomics.several programmesarealsoconductedinenglish,includingfive bachelorsprogrammes,oneassociatedegreeandtwomasters programmes.studentsalsohavetheoptionofcompletinga doubledegreeprogramme,whichcandeliversignificantbenefitinaninternationalcareer.studentswhoareadmittedtothe doubledegreeprogrammespendanextrasemesteratoneof thehan spartneruniversitiesintheunitedkingdom,france finland,germany,russiaorspain.thehanisinvolvedin awiderangeofbusiness-andmanagerial-relatedresearch anddevelopmentprojectsandhasappointedseveralprofessorsinthefieldofmanagementandbusinessinrecentyears theresearchprogramme`internationaltradeforsmalland medium-sizedbusinesses forexample,workswithbusinessestoprovideexpertiseinthepracticalaspectsofconducting businessonaninternationalscale.beingpartoftheeumeans competingwithothereucompaniesandsmallandmediumsizedbusinessescanbenefitfromnewtechnologyandpracticalknowledgerelatedtointernationaltradeandproductionto helpthemcompete.thegovernmentdoesnotofferhelp,for example,drawingupacontractwithapolishagentorselecting adistributorinspain,sothehanworkstodeliverthistypeof supporttothebusinesscommunity han www.han.nl/english

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academic programmes bachelors programmes accountancy internationalfinanceandcontrolenglish businesseconomics commerce communication communicationstudiesenglish facilitymanagement financialservicesmanagement fiscaleconomics foodandbusiness humanresourceand qualitymanagementalso in english internationalbusinessandlanguages internationalbusinessand managementstudiesenglish law logisticsandeconomics businesslogisticsandmanagementenglish personnelpolicyandhumanresources smallbusinessandretailmanagement masters programmes minors internationalbusinessand managementstudiesenglish internationallawenglish intensive courses businesslogistics management18-24months english englishintensivecourseenglish summer course masterofinternationalbusiness english controllingthrough nijenrode business university doingbusinessineurope english 13

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academic programmes bachelors programmes architectureandconstructionengineering automotiveengineeringenglish september 2010 automotiveengineering bio-informatics biologyandmedicallaboratoryresearchalso in english life sciences chemistry civilengineering computerengineering electricalengineering embeddedsystemsengineering industrialdesignengineering industrialengineeringandmanagementscience mechanicalengineering masters programmes minors industrialcommerceenglish intelligentvehiclesenglish worldclassmanufacturingenglish automotiveengineering english through prague technical university controlsystemsengineeringenglish molecularlifesciencesenglish telecommunicationmanagementenglish han www.han.nl/english

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technology is the driving force of change technology students at han university of applied sciences contribute to progress the dutch are known for their civil engineering expertise people come from all over the world to see the `delta works in the south west of the country which was built to prevent the sea from engulfing the islands as it did during a major storm in 1953 many international students choose to study technology at the han in one of three areas engineering built environment and applied sciences these domains offer bachelors and masters programmes and are well-regarded centres of training and research in the netherlands the han s bachelors programme in automotive engineering is one of the few academic programmes offered in this field within europe graduates of this programme typically go on to contribute to international developments in commercial or private vehicles asignificantpartofeachprogrammeisdedicatedtoenabling studentstogainpracticalexperience.futuremanagersinthe technicalsector,forexample,arechallengedtosetuptheir ownstudentcompanyinordertodevelopanewproduct,conductmarketresearch,andproduceandselltheirproducts studentsinthetop-rankingappliedsciencesdomain includingchemistry,biochemistryandmedicallaboratory technologystudents,spendmorethan60%oftheirtimein laboratories.theengineering,builtenvironmentandapplied sciencesdomainsallofferarangeofbachelorsandmasters programmes,severalofwhichareofferedinenglish.the`life sciences bachelorsprogrammefocusesoneveryaspectof `life studentsexplorearangeoftopics,includingtheprocessesatworkwithinthebody,diseasediagnostics,geneticinformationandthepracticeofimprovingagriculturalproducts someofthefourenglish-languagemastersprogrammeswere developedincollaborationwithpartneruniversities,enabling graduatestudentstopursuefurthereducationathomeor abroad.innovativetechnologyplaysanimportant roleatthehan.howcantechnologycontribute,forexample tosocialwelfare?constructionengineeringundergraduates interestedinhealthtechnologyhadtheopportunityto participateinthehan s`embeddedsystems researchprogrammeanddevelopalternativehousingforagroupofelderly dutchpensionerswhohadretiredtospain.studentssurveyed thegroup swishesandrequirements,anddevelopedconcepts thatwouldenabletheseniorcitizenstoliveontheirownwith thehelpofin-housetechnology,or`domotica 15

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