History
HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht was founded in 1995 after a merger of several independent institutions.
Education
- HU offers over 100 programmes, some taught completely in English.
- We have over 35,000 students representing about 100 nationalities.
- There are more than 1,100 international students currently studying at HU.
- HU is the 4th largest university in the Netherlands.
Research
Through its practice-based research, HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht contributes to solutions for a wide range of societal issues. Issues submitted by our partners working in the field – at the regional, national and international level.
Housing services
- Students living in student housing generally have a bedroom to themselves, they share a kitchen and bathroom.
- Your SSH Short Stay accommodation is conveniently located and comes fully furnished and supplied with cleaning and cooking utensils.
Library services
ICT services
Campus life
Studying at HU University of Applied Sciences means studying in a beautiful medieval city – one of the oldest in the Netherlands. Hosting 70,000 students from 125 countries – almost a quarter of the city’s population – Utrecht is a real academic melting pot.
Sports facilities
In the Sport Friends project, students cooperate with young people from youth healthcare organisations during their social service time. By exercising together, they build on mutual trust and the student can become a role model and coach. We are looking into the benefits that this project provides for those involved.
HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht Overview
HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht Campus Locations
#1 Main Campus
Netherlands Country
Utrecht City
#2 Branch Campus
France Country
Paris City
HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht Student Reviews & Awards
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Based on 33 reviews
- 5 Star 7 Reviews
- 4 Star 20 Reviews
- 3 Star 5 Reviews
- 2 Star 1 Review
- 1 Star 0 Reviews
How Students Rated This University
- Student Teacher Interaction 4.4
- Student Diversity 4.5
Anonymous review
I'm currently in my second university year, in a bachelor of creative business where you mostly do research and a bit of creativity is applied. I'm still indecisive about whether or not to continue this course but for personal reasons, besides that the university is amazing and whenever I bring people that are new to the campus, they absolutely love everything about it.
Serving humanity is my only purpose.
Overall, it was a great experience for me and I want to learn more by moving abroad gor higher education.
Wide programme needs focus
The overal structure of the CB programme is lacking and could be majorly improved! The teachers are good, some are better than others, but they lack teaching experience. The courses keep changing and you constantly feel as if even the CB itself doesn't know what they are doing. The topics are interesting, but the teaching lacks. I feel that the programme is too broad too and that I need to do a masters in order to actually obtain certain skills.
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