• TypeUniversities
• LocationHertogenbosch, Netherlands
• Taught inDutch
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Avans Hogeschool is a Dutch higher education institution offering practice-oriented programmes, with locations in Breda, Den Bosch ('s-Hertogenbosch), Roosendaal and Tilburg. Besides teaching, Avans carries out practice-oriented research, organised around four themes, among them health, care and welfare and technological innovation in materials and the energy transition.

• Four-year hbo bachelor's degrees, full-time, part-time or dual (work and study)
• Two-year Associate degree programmes at hbo level
• Hbo master's programmes
• Courses for working professionals

The bachelor's programmes focus on learning by doing: students work on real projects and complete internships. The dual and part-time routes are designed for students with a relevant job, who usually attend classes one or two days, or parts of days, per week. Students can start a bachelor's degree after havo or vwo, or move on from an mbo level 4 programme or an Avans Associate degree; after graduating, they can work or continue to an hbo or university master's degree.

• Business
  • International Business
  • Management
• Communications
  • International Communication
• Economics
  • International Economics
• Finance
  • International Financial Management
• Philology, Languages, Literature
  • Spanish Language and Culture
• Sciences
  • Environmental Studies
  • Molecular Sciences
• Social and Cultural studies
  • European Studies
  • Asian Studies
• Technology
  • Biotechnology

Onderwijsboulevard 215, Hertogenbosch, DE, Netherlands, 5223 DE

Avans offers hbo bachelor's degrees in three formats:

• Full-time: daytime classes, projects and an internship, about 40 hours a week, completed in four years
• Dual: work several days a week and attend classes one or two days a week; requires a relevant permanent job
• Part-time: usually one or two half-days of classes a week, sometimes with webinars and e-learning; requires a relevant job

Two-year Associate degree programmes at hbo level are also offered full-time, part-time or dual.

Students can start an hbo bachelor's degree after the Dutch havo or vwo secondary diploma, or move on to one after an mbo level 4 programme or an Avans Associate degree. Dual and part-time bachelor's programmes also require a relevant job.

• Hbo bachelor's degree: four years, full-time, part-time or dual
• Associate degree: two years at hbo level, full-time, part-time or dual

A full-time bachelor's student spends about 40 hours a week on the programme.