Hanze University of Applied Sciences is the largest university of applied sciences in the northern Netherlands. It offers various programs in technology, engineering, and life sciences.
Address: Zernikeplein 7, 9747 AS Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
Engineering, Energy Transition, Life Sciences
Domains taught:
- AI and Machine Learning, Automation, Bioengineering, Bioinformatics, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Electrical and Electronics, Engineering, Industrial Design, Life Sciences, Manufacturing, Marine Science, Materials, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Process Control, Robotics, Software Engineering
Diplomas*:
- Associate Degree, Bachelor, Master
Status:
- Public
Partnerships:
UASnet (University of Applied Sciences Network). Many international partners.
Research:
Applied research in Energy, Healthy Ageing, Entrepreneurship. Focus on regional innovation.
Famous Alumnis:
N/A
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
3000
Current students***:
29000
Foreign students***:
10%
Cumulative former students***:
100000
Pros
Wide variety of programs, strong focus on energy transition and healthy ageing, international student community.
Cons
Located in the North, which might be a drawback for some international students.
Best For
Applied sciences for energy, health, and entrepreneurship in the Northern Netherlands.
Most Similar Schools Locally
- Rijksuniversiteit Groningen sits close to this institution on marine science, bioinformatics and industrial design; it is slightly larger, at about 37,000 students against roughly 29,000 here, and is also a public institution.
- Saxion Hogeschool sits close to this institution on industrial design, civil engineering and bioengineering; it is also a public institution, and runs the same bachelor's, master's and associate degree programmes.
- Hogeschool van Arnhem en Nijmegen shares the core fields of this school, namely bioinformatics, industrial design and civil engineering; it is also a public institution, and runs the same bachelor's, master's and associate degree programmes.
- A good alternative in the same country is Hogeschool Utrecht, which likewise covers industrial design, civil engineering and bioengineering; it is slightly larger, at about 36,000 students against roughly 29,000 here, and is also a public institution.
- Fontys Hogescholen follows much the same lines as this institution, with industrial design, civil engineering and bioengineering as common ground, and it covers thermodynamics and telecommunications as well, and is larger, enrolling about 44,000 students against roughly 29,000 here.
Most Similar Schools Abroad
- Looking internationally, The University of Sheffield in the United Kingdom is where manufacturing, materials and life sciences get a comparable treatment; it also offers doctoral and mba programmes and covers aerospace as well.
- UTokyo (Japan) works on the same fields as this school, chiefly marine science, bioinformatics and industrial design; it has almost the same size, at about 28,000 students, and is also a public institution.
- Karlsruher Institut für Technologie brings a Germany setting to the same core fields, bioinformatics, industrial design and civil engineering, and it covers metrology and astroscience as well, and is slightly smaller, at about 23,000 students against roughly 29,000 here.
- Xi'an Jiaotong University, in China, takes a similar route through bioinformatics, industrial design and civil engineering; it is also a public institution and also offers doctoral programmes.
- Université de Liège, in Belgium, takes a similar route through bioinformatics, civil engineering and bioengineering; it is also a public institution and also offers doctoral programmes.
*our own picks (our criteria: a mix between domains, diploma delivered, reputation and size), but obviously too many criteria for an apple-to-apple ranking.
- Energy, Engineering, Innovation, Sustainable Development
*: without any judgment of the quality, readers are strongly encouraged to check the official status of the exact diploma envisioned as many universities have a mix of recognized diplomas, not recognized, “co-delivered,” “equivalent to”, “some pathways” (…), can change over time, and can be named differently from one country to another.
**: international reputation: is based on some criteria that do not mean much in some domains or specialties (number of researchers, of scientific publications, on budget ….). Our approximate 1-4 scale:
- known locally
- known locally and internationally
- is listed in some of the world university’s classifications
- is listed among the 20 firsts in some of world university’s classifications
***: estimated numbers, based on online sources and/or feedbacks. The numbers can vary greatly depending on school organisation (ex.: school is part of a group, it employs internal staff or external consultants or has public staff without employing them …). Refer to all the links provided to have accurate and updated numbers.
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