Avans University of Applied Sciences (Dutch: Avans Hogeschool) is a Dutch high ranked vocational university. It is located in three cities: Breda, ‘s-Hertogenbosch, and Tilburg. The school has 30,000 students studying 40 courses in 18 institutes. There are 2,900 employees.

Avans University of Applied Sciences itself was founded on January 1, 2004, as a union of Hogeschool ‘s-Hertogenbosch and Hogeschool Brabant in Tilburg, Breda, and Etten-Leur. Hogeschool Brabant itself was a union from 1988 of Hogeschool West-Brabant (Etten-Leur and Breda) and Hogeschool Midden-Brabant (Tilburg). The oldest branch of Avans University of Applied Sciences is the Kunstacademie in ‘s-Hertogenbosch, which was founded on October 1, 1812.

English studies

Bachelor’s (4 years) 

• Environmental Science for Sustainable Energy and Technology, in Breda
• Industrial Engineering and Management, in Breda
• International Business and Languages, in ‘s-Hertogenbosch
• International Business and Management Studies, in Breda
• International Financial Management, in Breda

Master’s 

• Master of Animation, in Breda
• Master of Fine Art, in Breda
• Master of Graphic Design, in Breda
• Master of Photography, in Breda

And has plenty of other courses (exchange) to offer, for example, courses like Biobased Energy, Bioinformatics, Biotechnology, Environmental Geography, Global Business & Career, International Business, International Sales, etc.