About HZ University of Applied Sciences
At HZ you are part of an inspiring and diverse community where students from around the world come together to learn, grow, and share experiences. Our welcoming and inclusive environment ensures a unique, vibrant student life that enriches both your academic journey and personal development.
years at the top
HZ has been in the top 3, best medium-sized universities of applied sciences in the Netherlands for years.
students
5,000 students from all over the world study at HZ.
different nationalities
An inclusive community of students from different countries
English-language study programmes
and 28 Dutch-language (fulltime) study programmes
Where students matter At HZ, you’re not just a number. Our dedicated teachers and staff provide personalised guidance, helping you choose the right courses and explore career opportunities. Need extra support? The Student Success Centre, run by a team of student buddies from various programmes, is there to support you for extra needs. Excellent career prospects Your future looks bright with an HZ degree! While 25% of our graduates continue with a Master’s programme, an impressive 70% enter the job market right away. Leading companies actively recruit HZ graduates, ensuring you step into a world of opportunities. (Source: HBO Monitor 2024)
Ranking HZ consistently ranks among the top 3 multidisciplinary universities of applied sciences in the Netherlands, according to the national Keuzegids Hoger Onderwijs. We’ve proudly held this position for 13 years in a row!
Welcome to HZ's Community
At HZ you are part of an inspiring and diverse community where students from around the world come together to learn, grow, and share experiences. Our welcoming and inclusive environment ensures a unique, vibrant student life that enriches both your academic journey and personal development.
Theresa, Tourism Management student, about Student Music Sessions:
‘Making music and performing in front of my friends is something I look forward to every month. As a result, I have now found a group of fellow students with whom I regularly meet up to make music together.’
Discover HZ Community
Grow with us Your personal development is important to HZ. To ensure that you can continue to develop, we offer various activities. Think about culture (visiting museums, watching films, taking city trips), sports and vitality (joining HZ sports association, sustainability or joining one of our student associations). Our students are also involved in all kinds of initiatives. At HZ, various activities are organised by students. This keeps you in touch with your fellow students outside school as well. Contributing to a better world Would you like to contribute to a better world, explore cultures, social issues, broaden your knowledge or meet new people? Within the HZ Community you will find various activities in which you can participate during your time as a student.
Student associations
When you think of studying, you think of student associations. The place to socialise outside study hours, make friends and let off steam. Have a drink in the student bar, or how about a sports tournament? The HZ has two student associations: Aqua ad Vinum and Marum Bibio.
Our campuses
HZ has three locations where you can study and socialise: the Edisonweg in Vlissingen, and Het Groene Woud and Joint Research Center Zeeland (JRCZ) in Middelburg. Depending on the course you take, you will often have lectures at one of the locations. But did you know that you are welcome everywhere to study or socialise outside your lectures? We show you the best places.
Vlissingen
This campus hosts HZ’s business, management, maritime and social programmes. It offers modern lecture halls, study areas and social spaces where students from around the world connect. With student housing nearby, a sports centre and the beach just minutes away, it’s the perfect place to live and study!
International Business • Logistics Engineering • Tourism Management
HZ Shop
HZ Shop is the place to be for a nice (iced) coffee. Here you can also get useful school supplies and HZ merchandise.
Catering
Enjoy the wide variety of freshly made sandwiches, soups and warm snacks at the catering. Next to the catering there is a large seating area to enjoy your lunch or play a round of table tennis.
Silence booths for studying
Want to really focus for a while? Then the quiet rooms on the first floor of the L Building and on the second floor of the A Building are perfect. You can connect your laptop to a screen, control the brightness of the light and work in true silence.
HZ Garden
There are weekly garden sessions in the HZ Garden to get your hands dirty and relax. The fresh produce and herbs that are grown here are also used in the restaurant.
Podcast space
Do you want to record a podcast for a project? At The Studio you'll find all the equipment you need!
HZ Cafe
HZ Cafe is the perfect place for enjoying your lunch or work together on a project. The weekly gathering on Friday afternoon also takes place here.
Community Hub
Gather with your friends in the Community Hub for games, chatting or a presentation in the small theater.
Sporting fields
Want to get some exercise? Play some soccer, volleyball or even Jeu de Boules right on campus!
Middelburg
The campus in Middelburg hosts most of HZ's technical programmes. It offers a modern learning environment, study areas and social spaces where students from around the world connect. The campus is right next to the city center and with the Joint Research Center Zeeland as neighbour it's the perfect place to study.
Chemistry • Civil Engineering • Engineering • Global Project and Change Management • Industrial Engineering & Management • Information and Communication Technology • River Delta Development • Water Management
Study corners
Need a quiet place to concentrate for a while? In the study corner on the second floor, you can study in peace with a nice view of the Vlissings Stadsgewest. You can focus here on your own, but there is also enough space to meet up with your study group.
Restaurant
The restaurant at the HZ location on Het Groene Woud offers tasty sandwiches, snacks or salads with a Green Key label. As much of the food as possible is organic, fair trade and comes from the region. Healthy for you and the world. You can also enjoy meeting fellow students or teachers here.
HZ Shop
At the HZ Shop you can buy useful school supplies and HZ merchandise. Here you can also get a nice coffee or iced latte.
Living room
Enjoy some peace and quiet in this cosy living room. Read a book from the little library, hangout with friends or work together on a group project.
Open Learning Centre
The Open Learning Centre is the perfect place to work on a group project, get some studying done on the computers or play a game of table tennis!
Outdoor terrace
Enjoy the sunshine on the outdoor terrace that is located right outside of the restaurant. Play some games, eat your lunch and take in the lovely view of the Bolwerk.
Joint Research Center Zeeland
Joint Research Center Zeeland (JRCZ) in the heart of Middelburg is a unique research institution. Students and researchers conduct research together on important issues from the region. Students from the technological study programmes regularly use the state-of-the art labs.
Makerspaces
In the makerspaces of the JRCZ, you can socialise and study. You will find these common spaces on every floor of the JRCZ.
Chemistry lab
You can use the Chemistry lab for chemical analysis and in-depth research. You have the most modern equipment and latest techniques at your disposal.
Data Science lab
State-of-the-art computers, large, modern 3D video walls and the latest technologies ensure that you can carry out your studies to the best of your ability. The lab also has plenty of space to relax and catch up with each other.
Engineering lab
The Engineering lab is equipped with the latest technology so you can work on real life problems with researchers.
Biobased Building lab
In the Biobased Building lab you can test the strength and resistance of biobased materials.
Ecology lab
Questions from companies and institutions in the fields of water and food are examined in the Ecology lab.