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Study abroad: undergraduate exchanges to The Netherlands

The Netherlands is world renowned for its high quality of education and cultural links. For that reason every year, thousands of students flock to the Netherlands for their studies.

Subjects you can study in The Netherlands

About The Netherlands

Key facts

  • Population: 17.28 million
  • Currency: Euro
  • Cost of living: around 15.99% higher than the UK
  • Main language: Dutch

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Host universities for your exchange

  • Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences

    Key facts

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    • Campus type: City
    • Population: Amsterdam 821,752
    • Climate: The average temperature ranges from 3.5°C in January and February to 17°C in July and August.
    • Website in English

    Studying at Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS) means the city is your classroom. AUAS students and lecturers work closely with local and national organisations and sectors, to develop innovative solutions to challenges facing our city. 

    Amsterdam is very diverse - it’s home to people from 181 nations and English is widely spoken. However, if you want to learn Dutch whilst you’re here, there are many options you can choose from. You can take a crash ‘survival’ course, a beginners programme or even more advanced multi-week courses at A1 level.

    If you have any questions whilst studying in Amsterdam, each faculty have their own International Office to support and guide you. 

    Exchange courses and subjects available

    • Education

    • English

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  • ArtEZ Institute of the Arts

    Key facts

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    • Campus type: City
    • Population: Zwolle 123,861
    • Climate: The average temperature ranges from 4°C in January and February to 22°C in July and August.
    • Website in English

    ArtEZ Institute of the Arts is one of the largest colleges of its kind in the Netherlands. The institute offers a diverse range of creative exchange courses.  Giving students plenty of space for collaborations that transcend the separate disciplines. Approximately 3,000 students attend ArtEZ courses in Arnhem, Enschede and Zwolle.

    Talented arts students from the Netherlands and abroad fulfil their potential at ArtEZ Institute of the Arts. Originality, passion, a strong-minded attitude and considerable determination are essential here. You will be supervised by teachers who will guide you with their professional expertise. The quality of education is reflected in the recognition ArtEZ has received both at a national and an international level.

    Arts and Humanities

    • Fashion

    • Illustration with animation

    • Interior design

    • Product design

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  • Breda University of Applied Sciences

    Key facts

    Breda University of Applied Sciences is a medium-sized, government-funded university. Going there, you’d be joining more than 7,000 Dutch students and international students from over 100 countries. The location is great for international students, with access to great city links in The Netherlands and beyond. Breda specialises in small-scale, high-quality education, where the personal development of students comes first. It aims to be innovative and globally oriented in its hotel, leisure and events courses.

    Exchange courses and subjects available

    • Events, tourism, hospitality business management

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  • HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht

    Key facts

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    • Campus type: City 
    • Population: Utrecht 1.307 million
    • Climate: The average temperature ranges from 0.3°C in January to 22.8°C in July.
    • Website in English

    At HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht, everything comes together. You’ll study at a university with excellent facilities and a location that offers you customised learning, in a centrally located metropolis. Great career opportunities and new friends await.

    If you choose HU, you choose Utrecht. An easily navigated city where you’ll soon feel at home. And with almost 70,000 students, Utrecht is a true student city where you’ll make friends for life.

    Exchange courses and subjects available

    • Film-making
    • Information and communications
    • Sociology
    • Business
    • Law

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  • Radboud University Nijmegen

    Key facts

    Radboud University is a truly international institution, with students from all over the world. Dutch and foreign students participate together on the many international programmes, giving you a chance to integrate better. The diverse university population helps reinforce Radboud’s common objective: to achieve the highest possible standard of education and research.

    According to the Dutch university information guide (Keuzegids Universiteiten 2020), Radboud University is the best traditional university in the Netherlands.  Students score the university an 8.0 (out of 10) and their programme a 7.7(National Student Survey 2019).

    Exchange courses and subjects available

    • Business

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  • Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences - Willem de Kooning Academy

    Key facts

    The Willem de Kooning Academy aims to create a setting in which students can develop and broaden their interests. Students can choose different ways of working, the type of assignment that suits them best and even the style of learning and how to develop their talent.

    You can find Willem de Kooning Academy right at the heart of the design city of Rotterdam. The academy is part of the multi-sectoral Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences (RUAS for short). RUAS is a dynamic knowledge institute for higher professional education.

    Exchange courses and subjects available

    • Business

    • Fine art

    • Textiles in practice

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  • Saxion University of Applied Sciences

    Key facts

    The international student population at Saxion has increased dramatically in recent years, and is expected to continue to grow. The total currently stands at 3,500 students from outside of the Netherlands, 14% of the overall student population.

    Education at Saxion is centred around helping students to develop professional skills. As a student, you are very much responsible for your own approach to studying, although of course tutors and lecturers are always available to help and advise you. Most of the university’s teaching staff have many years of work experience in professional organisations.

    Exchange courses and subjects available

    • Fashion

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  • University of Amsterdam

    Key facts

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    • Campus type: City
    • Population: Amsterdam 821,752
    • Climate: The monthly average temperature ranges from 3.5°C in January to 17°C in August. 
    • Website in English

    The University of Amsterdam (UvA) is the Netherlands’ largest university, offering the widest range of academic programmes. At the UvA, 30,000 students, 6,000 staff members and 3,000 PhD candidates study and work in a diverse range of fields, connected by a culture of curiosity.

    The UvA is consistently ranked among the world’s best universities in global rankings. It is a top 100 university in the THE Rankings, QS Rankings and Leiden Ranking (2020).

    Exchange courses and subjects available

    • Sociology

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  • University of Groningen

    Key facts

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    • Campus type: City
    • Population: Groningen 200,336
    • Climate: The monthly average temperature ranges from 1.3°C in January to 16.1°C in August. 
    • Website in English

    The University of Groningen is a research university with a global outlook. Academic quality has had top priority at the university for four hundred years, and with success: it is currently in or around the top 100 on several lists ranking top universities (2020).

    Exchange courses and subjects available

    • Chemistry

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