Avans Hogeschool (English name: Avans University of Applied Science) was founded on January 1, 2004 as a union of Hogeschool 's-Hertogenbosch in '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).

Avans Hogeschool is located in three cities: Breda; 's-Hertogenbosch; and Tilburg. The school has 18,000 students studying 40 courses in 18 institutes. There are 1800 employees.

External links

• Official website (in Dutch)
• About the school (English)
• Overview of all Bachelor's programmes at the Avans Hogeschool in Breda, 's Hertogenbosch and Tilburg