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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. You apply your knowledge and work in a solution-oriented way.
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).
-WO institutions have a task to educate and provide external research vs just education at HBO. -Higher teaching speed than HBO. You are expected to learn and take in material faster.
In the Netherlands there are two types of Bachelor’s degrees: hbo (higher vocational education) and wo (research university). The bachelor’s diplomas of higher vocational education and the university offer you the same title, but are not identical.
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.
The Human Development and Education (HDE) Program prepares you to support the unique needs and growth of all learners — whether you are interested in exploring a direct service role, starting a nonprofit organization, engaging in clinical or counseling work, or pursuing doctoral research.
You have a Bachelor’s degree from a Dutch university of applied sciences (hbo) in one of the relevant sciences: chemistry, physics, mathematics or computer science. If you have a Bachelor’s level teaching qualification in Informatics (HBO tweedegraads lerarenopleiding in Informatica) you do qualify for a pre-Master programme of 30 EC, and ...
