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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).
This structure divides higher education (ho) into a bachelor’s phase and a master’s phase. In higher professional education (hbo), a bachelor’s degree lasts four years, in research university education (wo) three years.
Higher professional education (HBO): 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.
I am currently enrolled in a Hogeschool/ HBO institution. As I am an international student, I did not know that they are not ‘considered real university’ until I got here. How is a HBO diploma (Bachelor) seen in other countries? Is it fully equivalent to a Bachelor of Arts when I need to apply for a job? How are they considered?
Upon completion of the pre-master, the HBO graduate is able to enroll in the target Masters program that the pre-master grants access to. However, an HBO bachelor graduate is able to directly enroll in a 'research' university Masters's degree abroad.
Admissible HBO education. You are eligible for admission for one of the pre-master programmes if your HBO diploma is listed in the following overview. The overview shows you which programme (s) you can apply for. For more information about the pre-master programme, click the programme of your choice. HBO diploma.
As far as I know, in most European countries a HBO is recognized as a official higher education institution diploma. For example, Germany has a equivalent named fachhochschule, and in Spain some polythechnic universities are also equal to a HBO diploma.
