Annual report and accountability

HAN stands for challenging, flexible education and innovative, practice-based research. In 2025, we continued to make an important contribution to smart, green and social solutions for societal issues – both now and in the future. We did this in close collaboration with businesses and organizations in our region.

HAN’s annual report provides insight into our policies, governance, finances and key developments throughout the year. The full annual report is available in Dutch. An English summary, the 2025 Administrative Review, can be found below. You can also find an overview of the 2025 key figures at a glance.

From our institutional plan, "Charting our Course"
We work with businesses and institutions in our region to contribute to smart, green and social solutions. We do this guided by our vision, which we developed together with our students, staff and professional partners in Charting our Course, our 2022–2028 institutional plan.  And in an environment where we explore and push our boundaries.

Policy priorities
Central to the management report are the results achieved and the progress on the six policy priorities from the institutional plan: 

• Students grow into socially engaged global citizens.
• Students and staff are digitally and data literate.
• We adopt a flexible approach to organizing our education. 
• We enter into lasting connections with our partners. 
• We align our portfolio for professionals with the work field in the region. 
• Students feel a lifelong connection to HAN.

These 6 strategic goals are the basis for the administrative review.

What cooperation looks like in the triangle
The annual report show how we work together in the triangle of education, research and professional practice. Key to our ambitions are the interests of our students and the region. By achieving our ambitions, we are strengthening and preparing HAN, a versatile, broad-based university of applied sciences, for the future.

About the report
The report has been prepared in accordance with the Education Reporting Regulations [Regeling Jaarverslaggeving Onderwijs]. We used the New Style Governance Report Guide as a basis for this (Handreiking bestuursverslag 'Nieuwe stijl'). This guide was developed by the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science in cooperation with representatives of educational institutions, umbrella associations, the Council for Annual Reporting, DUO and the Education Inspectorate.

HAN prepares students to contribute to smart, green and social solutions to societal challenges through engaging and flexible applied sciences education, as well as innovative, practice-based research. We achieve this in close cooperation with the professional field at regional, national and international levels.

Our 38 research centers and 7 centers of expertise focus on practice-based research, knowledge innovation and knowledge valorization. We offer bachelor, associate and master degree programs in full-time, part-time and work-study formats to more than 33,000 students from 114 countries – both first-time students and working professionals.

In addition, we provide consultancy, professional development and postgraduate programs, as well as courses and training for professionals in companies, institutions and organizations. 

Below are some key figures for 2025.

The 2025 Administrative Review provides an overview of HAN’s key developments, achievements and results during the year. It highlights progress in education, research and organisational development, and outlines the main themes, milestones and financial results of 2025. This English-language review offers an accessible summary of HAN’s annual report, which is available here in Dutch only.