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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).
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.
Higher vocational education (HBO) The 43 HBO institutions in the Netherlands together offer 200 programmes in a wide range of disciplines. They provide theoretical and practical training for occupations for which a higher vocational qualification is either required or useful.
In principle with a HAVO, VWO or MBO level 4 diploma, you can enrol in a higher professional education programme. If you do not have the required diploma, but are 21 years or older, you can do an entrance examination.
Universities of applied science (hogescholen) offer higher professional education (hoger beroepsonderwijs, HBO) is more practically-oriented than WO. HBO consists of 7 sectors: economics. healthcare. agriculture. education. social and community work. art. technology.
There are two types of higher education institution in the Netherlands: higher professional education (HBO) and university education (WO). An associate degree programme is a two-year HBO course. After obtaining an associate degree, you can start a bachelor’s degree programme at an HBO institution.
PhD or Doctorate. PhDs are four-year doctorate programmes covering a specific field of theoretical knowledge involving research and writing a thesis. Institutes for International Education (IE) offer a variety of specialised programmes, including short courses, Master’s programmes and PhD programmes.
