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Hi. You may want to check out the site www.studyinholland.nl for details on business programmes and more information on the difference between HBO and WO. It’s hard to say what is preferred for jobs because that can vary from job to job. What I do know is that graduates from our programme (European Studies) often pursue a master first, if they want to work in the public sector, while students who want to work in business often seek and find work right after picking up their bachelor.

Hi. That’s not something I know much about. We’re a European Studies programme and I’m not knowledgeable about AIML, though I suspect you’d want to look at a Dutch research university for that. Try www.studyinholland.nl for overviews or what’s available

@@europeanstudiesthuas6248 thanks

We can only really speak to European Studies and not IB, but in general, three-year programmes at THUAS are more challenging because they have to cover everything that's covered in the four-year programme in less time. That usually means extra lectures and assessments and more self-study. When THUAS offers a 4-year and 3-year version of the same programme, they result in the same exact degree, but follow different routes to get there. We are a university of applied sciences so our focuses are different from a research university and we really can't compare them in terms of level, because to us, it's not a question of level. It's a question of career-oriented education versus theory-oriented education.

Thank you very much for your response. I have one last question. Do most of the students that follow the three year program finish in three years? Or do they take longer?

@@-sn8406 that would really depend on the specific programme.

HI. It's not really a question of what's better. It's a question of what's better for YOU. WO refers to a traditional search university. The approach is usually more academic and theoretical. HBO refers to a university of applied sciences, where approach is more practical and the focus is on career preparation. For example, our European Studies programme is all about preparing for a career advising organisations on European issues, regulations, etc. European Studies also exists at WO, but the focus is more on history, politics, macroeconomics, etc. and not so much on career preparation. If you're looking to study law, you should contact a law programme. We're not experts on that but we do know that HBO law can prepare you for a career as a legal advisor, compliance officer and stuff like that. If you want to be a lawyer, you probably need to go to the Research University, like the UVA in Amsterdam or the University of Leiden.

As a hbo-student I would really suggest to choose for WO.

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You can visit our university website at www.hhs.nl. For more about the European Studies programme, check out @europeanstudiesthuas on instagram.

It makes us proud. Though we do wonder what type of programme employs a teacher who wears an Iron Man shirt to work. We're going to have to check our personnel files.

@@europeanstudiesthuas6248 He literally loves us 3000 though.

@@AnonyMous-ql9nj he absolutely does

Hi. A lot of the students who do a master’s degree choose to do it abroad and often, it’s easier than doing it in the Netherlands. Here in the Netherlands it is common that students from a university of applied sciences are asked to do a premaster programme when going for a master’s at a Dutch university, but in the UK and many other countries, this isn’t necessary. I can’t speak to Germany specifically but our Bachelor of Arts is accepted all over the world.

@@europeanstudiesthuas6248 thank you. Even for computer science? What will be the best option between HBO and WO? HBO is quite long 4 years andy son already did 2 years in Germany but could not continue. So he is already 20 years old. Now again 4 years HBO will be quite long. And he can get hands-on practise during masters as well right?

@@sitakondhia6832 I am not knowledgable about computer science programmes. We don't have one at our university - though we do have an outstanding User Experience Design programme that prepares people for careers in communication and multi-media Design. It's also a three-year programme. see our university site (www.hhs.nl) for details.

@@arcade.101 I don’t think that’s all entirely accurate. In our experience, most premaster programmes are one year and sometimes less - we’ve seen some of our graduates doing a 6-month premaster and there have been cases where the premaster was waved entirely. I haven’t personally ever heard of a graduate doing a 2-year pre-master or of any requirements for finishing you bachelor within 5 years, but entry requirements for individual master’s programmes can vary.

Hi Laura, In The Netherlands, they make a distinction between types of universities that doesn't always make sense in the rest of the world. The name University is used for traditional institutions that primarily focus on theory and research. This is called Wetenschappelijk Onderwijs (Scientific Education or WO) in Dutch. The other type of university is what we are: a university of applied sciences where the focus is on putting theory into practice to prepare for a career. In Dutch, this is called Hoger Beroepsonderijs (Higher Career Education or HBO). I'm afraid I am not knowledgable about the international foundation year. I'm only qualified to talk about our European Studies programme.

Hi. There are lots of English-language HBO programmes, like ours (European Studies is one of a dozen English programmes at The Hague University of Applied Sciences. We recommend looking at the sites of each institution to see what programmes they have. You might also want to try www.studyinholland.nl for extra information.

There are a lot of helpful sites mentioned in the materials that we send to our students. There are also a lot of helpful pages on social media. Search Facebook for ‘find a room in The Hague’

Of course, but it would probably be easier to send your questions to EuropeanStudies@hhs.nl. We don't get as many questions on our CZcams videos and don't always see the notifications as quickly. Our Instagram (@europeanstudiesthuas) is also pretty fast.

Florenze Tv looking forward to meeting you.