Breda University of Applied Sciences

Breda University of Applied Sciences (abbreviated as: BUas), is a Dutch vocational university in Breda, Netherlands. BUas caters for more than 7,000 Dutch and international students from over 80 countries. The institute offers professional and academic bachelor’s and master’s programmes in the domains of Games, Media, Hotel, Facility, Logistics, Built Environment, Tourism and Leisure & Events. The 5 academies at Breda University of Applied Sciences are Academy for Digital Entertainment (ADE), Academy for Leisure (AfL), Academy for Tourism (AvT), Academy of Hotel and Facility Management (HFM), Academy for Urban Development, and Logistics and Mobility (AUDLM).[3]

Breda University of Applied Sciences
Former names
Nederlands Wetenschappelijk Instituut voor Toerisme en Recreatie
(1966–1978)
Nationale Hogeschool voor Toerisme en Verkeer
(1978–2000)
NHTV Internationale Hogeschool Breda
(2000–2018)
MottoCreating Meaningful Experiences
TypeUniversity of applied sciences
Established1 September 1966 (1966-09-01)
ChairmanJorrit Snijder[1]
Administrative staff
801 (2019)[2]
Students7,223 (2019)[2]
Location
Breda
,
North Brabant
,
Netherlands
Websitehttp://www.buas.nl/

History
The former NHTV campus as seen from the air.

The history of Breda University of Applied Sciences goes back to 1966, the year in which the Nederlands Wetenschappelijk Instituut voor Toerisme (NWIT) was founded in Breda.[4] This institute primarily focused on tourism, recreation, languages and economics. In 1987 the NWIT merged with Verkeersakademie Tilburg (VAT), which was established in 1972. Together they continued as Nationale hogeschool voor toerisme en verkeer (NHTV). In the years that followed, the institute and its course offerings saw substantial growth. The institute adopted an increasingly international outlook, which prompted a new name in 2001: NHTV internationale hogeschool Breda. From this time on, 'NHTV' was no longer an abbreviation, but a brand name. Since 2009 the institute has also been offering academic degree programmes in the fields of tourism and leisure. That is why its name was changed again, as it was no longer exclusively a higher education institute. The new name was NHTV internationaal hoger onderwijs Breda and in 2018 this name was changed to Breda University of Applied Sciences.

Campus

The campus of Breda University of Applied Sciences (BUas) is located at Mgr. Hopmansstraat 1, 2-4, and 15 in Breda, Netherlands.[5] Between 2016 and 2020 the campus along the Mgr. Hopmansstraat was redesigned and renovated, as well as expanded by the acquisition of the adjacent monastery.[6]

The Horizon building on the campus of Breda University of Applied Sciences
The Frontier building on the campus of Breda University of Applied Sciences

Notable alumni

See also
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References
  1. "Board | Breda University of Applied Sciences".
  2. "jaarverslag". Breda University of Applied Sciences. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  3. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 April 2021. Retrieved 27 April 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. Uijterwijk, J.G. (2015). 'Laveren in zwaar weer': De wisselwerking tussen overheidsbeleid en bestuurlijk optreden in het HBO (PhD thesis). Tilburg University.
  5. "Contact | Breda University of Applied Sciences".
  6. "| BUas.nl". www.buas.nl. Retrieved 19 August 2023.

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