Education
NHL Stenden does all it can to facilitate, inspire and trigger its students and staff to help them flourish. Students, lecturers, researchers and industry professionals work together on problems and assignments set by industry, so that you can develop into enterprising and resourceful professionals with an interdisciplinary mindset. Through practical assignments, direct contact with experts in the field, and personal contact with your coach, you grow on a professional and personal level. And your assignments and internship open up career opportunities and broaden your network, so you get a headstart on your career.
Research
Research and education are intertwined at NHL Stenden. Our university of applied sciences has 44 professorships of applied sciences. These are divided among our three focus areas: Vital Regions, Smart Sustainable Industries, and Service Economy. Together with local and international partners, we build and expand our expertise by employing practice-based research.
Career
Your professional and personal development go hand in hand during your studies. By working on real assignments from external clients, you gain invaluable hands-on experience that potential employers value. And with a personal study coach guiding you throughout, you learn how to set and achieve learning goals so that you can take the right steps and develop the skills you need for your dream position on graduation.
- Build your professional network from day 1 by working with and for the industry.
- Gain practical experience while you study with an internship. Many of our students get to stay on or return to their intern company on graduation.
- 80% of all alumni find a job within three months of graduation.
Distance Learning Courses
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Student services
Whatever your question, the Student Info Desk can point you in the right direction. They’re on hand to deal with your queries about registration, tuition fees, tests, certificates and practical questions about your time as a student. The Student Counselling Office can help you if you’re worried about your studies and the progress you’re making. There’s always someone to turn to.
Housing services
At NHL Stenden, we offer a housing guarantee for international students with our official accommodation partners. Conditions apply. In the Netherlands, students usually rent a room in a shared house or apartment with other students. There are also options to rent a one-bedroom or studio apartment. Student accommodation is usually provided by real estate agents or private landlords who advertise their rooms on different platforms.
Library services
Borrow books, use the smart boards, printers and scanners, follow workshops on digital skills, use the computers and study spaces and ask the information specialists for help finding answers.
ICT services
NHL Stenden offers the learning, library and IT facilities you need to take you through your studies. From something as simple as good wifi right up to the farthest corner of the campuses to 3D printing in our X-Lab. From free software to purpose-built design and recording studios.
Medical services
The Dutch healthcare system is a universal, multi-payer system. This means healthcare is funded through a combination of public and private contributions.
Campus life
You have access to a whole range of top facilities on campus that not only support you and help you get the best out of your studies, but also help make your student life easier. It's more than just the free tea and coffee expansive study landscapes and individual work pods, it's also the excellent public transport links, the huge underground bike park, the car parking, and the coffee bars and the canteen and food court run by our hotel management students. And it's the smart boards and printers you can access, the audio-visual equipment you can borrow, the recording studios, the theatre and auditoriums and the merchandise and the sports facilities. Why not check it out online with our virtual tour
All degrees offered by NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences are accredited by the NVAO in the Netherlands (The Accreditation Organisation of the Netherlands and Flanders).
