Education Institutes
Within a radius of 150 km around Brabant, there are 27 universities in three countries: a total of 605,340 students, 255,680 of which are studying nature, health and technology. So we can safely say that there are many opportunities for your company when it comes to talent.
High quality education
The Netherlands has an excellent and high quality system of lower, medium, higher and professional education. The Global Competitiveness Report of the World Economic Forum ranks the Netherlands 3rd in the world based on the quality of their education and training system, as evaluated by business leaders.
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Top universities in Brabant
Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e)
The TU/e in Eindhoven has an excellent reputation in Europe, offering a wide range of technical and IT-related courses. The university’s campus is at the center of one of the most powerful technology hubs in the world: Brainport Eindhoven. Globally, the TU/e excels in collaborating with advanced industries.
Several top research institutes are affiliated with the TU/e, such as the Embedded Systems Institute (ESI), the Holst Centre and the Dutch Polymer Institute (DPI). The TU/e offers many courses and programs that focus on engineering, science and technology.
Tilburg University
Tilburg University has a culture of cooperation and co-creation, whether at a local, regional, national, or international level. The institution shares knowledge and cooperates on research, innovation, and solutions to the challenges facing society. The education programs are centered around economics and management, law, social and behavioral studies, humanics, theology and business and society.
JADS - Jheronimus Academy of Data Science
JADS is a unique concept, both in the Netherlands and in Brabant. Data science can be studied, analyzed, and applied in three different locations (the Eindhoven University of Technology, Tilburg University, and Mariënburg Campus in ‘s-Hertogenbosch) through degree programs, Professional Doctorate in Engineering (PDEng) programs, and at data science centers. The mission of JADS is to understand and use the value of data for solving complex societal and business challenges.
Avans - University of Applied Sciences
Avans is a university of applied sciences that develops talent by helping future graduates to become highly qualified professionals, people that continue to grow personally and professionally and who have a sense of social responsibility, whether on a local or international stage. The university aims to contribute towards shaping and achieving regional social, cultural, and economic development by entering into sustainable partnerships with regional companies, public agencies and organizations to develop, share, and generate knowledge and conduct practice-based research.
Avans offers courses in economics and business, engineering, society and behavioral science, healthcare, science and technology, arts and culture, law and governance, education, earth and environment and language and communications.
Fontys - University of Applied Sciences
Fontys is one of the largest universities of applied sciences in the Netherlands and offers a range of bachelor’s and master’s degree courses in English. It has the largest contingent of international students in the Netherlands, with students from over 80 countries. The university offers 29 international bachelor’s and master’s degree courses in English, covering a wide range of fields, including IT, engineering, fine and performance arts, marketing, business, communications, and physiotherapy.
Overview universities in Brabant
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Universities
Eindhoven
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Design Academy Eindhoven
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Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e)
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Fontys - University of Applied Sciences
Den Bosch
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JADS - Jheronimus Academy of Data Science
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HAS - University of Applied Sciences
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Fontys - University of Applied Sciences
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Avans - University of Applied Sciences
Breda
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Avans - University of Applied Sciences
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BUAS - University of Applied Sciences
Tilburg
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Avans University of Applied Sciences
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Fontys - University of Applied Sciences
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TIAS - School for Business and Society
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Tilburg University
Bergen op Zoom
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Fontys - University of Applied Sciences
We work closely together with the Eindhoven University of Technology and Breda University of Applied Sciences, which offers logistics courses. The fact that those two universities are located so close to our warehouses is really brilliant. It gives us access to a unique pool of talent with technology and logistics expertise, which is exactly what we need.
Jack Heijkans -Country Executive the Netherlands at Ingram Micro