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Hbo Bachelor's programmes take four years (240 ECTS). Wo Bachelor's programmes take three years (180 ECTS). The minimum admissions requirement for an hbo Bachelor's programme is a diploma at Dutch mbo level 4 (senior secondary vocational education) or Dutch havo (higher general secondary education).
Let's summarise the two below first. HBO (Higher Professional Education) -Concrete and practical (Focused on the 'HOW do I make and/or do something?' -Practical and theoretical applications go hand in hand. -Two internships are almost always mandatory in order to gain a degree. -Degree trains for specific and concrete professions.
HBO prepares students for certain professions (hoger Beroeps onderwijs), WO prepares students for an academic/scientific future where they do research ( Wetenschappelijk onderwijs).
The overview below sets out the most important differences between studying at a research university and at a university of applied sciences. Research University (WO) University of Applied Sciences (HBO) ‘Why’. Abstract, analytical skills, theoretical, asking questions.
WO is research university, HBO is applied sciences. The first one has a higher entry requirement, focuses more on research and concepts. The second one more on applying existing concepts into the real world.
Concrete, practical. Research university (WO): The emphasis is on learning to look analytically and critically at the way a certain field can be approached. Higher professional education (HBO): Higher professional education trains for a specific profession.
HBO or Hogeschool institutes are focused on applied higher education and usually offer 4-year Bachelor programs geared more towards the practical labor market. The academic universities (WO) are the highest possible level of education in the Netherlands.
