News

Week of the international student at HAN
This year's Week of the International Student is from 16 to 21 November. This year's theme? 'Changing Times - Connecting Worlds'. At HAN, the week is all about encounters between international and Dutch students. Students with international experience are put in the spotlight.

Coronavirus and staying in the Netherlands after graduation
Vacancies and networking opportunities are in decline for international graduates due to the corona crisis. So graduates started a petition to extend the search year. Minister Koolmees for Social Affairs couldn't give them exactly this, but did make an important concession.

Rob Verhofstad new chair of executive board
Rob Verhofstad has been appointed chair of the Executive Board by the HAN Supervisory Board. He will start on 1 October, and if possible already in September. Verhofstad is succeeding Kees Boele, who was chair of the Executive Board of HAN until 16 March 2020.

Design of new HAN corporate identity wins prize
Total Design won an important international prize for the design of the new HAN-brand and corporate identity. They were 3rd in the category ‘Print - Corporate Identity’ at the prestigious American International Design Awards (IDA).

Queen Máxima visits ElanArt at HAN
On Wednesday 8 January 2020 Queen Máxima visited the HAN campus in Nijmegen. The reason? To see the work of the ElanArt foundation, winner of the Appeltje van Oranje (Apple of Orange) in 2019 and collaboration partner of HAN.

HAN W@TTS invests in technical education and research
HAN W@TTS stands for: ‘Infrastructure for Research and Education on Power Systems’. That means energy technology for the entire HAN University of Applied Sciences in Arnhem!

Students certified to work safely on e-vehicles
12 HAN students and 3 lecturers/coaches at the Mobility Innovation Center (MIC) at Industry Park Kleefse Waard recently received the NEN 9140 basic certificate (Safe working on e-vehicles).

Mayor Marcouch ambassador of HAN student project
Driving to Morocco in a Renault 4L to help schools and children in poor areas. A team of 12 HAN students are taking part in this very worthwhile charity. They're from 11 different countries and 3 different degree courses. Real champions!

Sustainable solutions for everyday use
Starting in their 2nd year, a number of engineering and automotive students spend a lot of time at Industry Park Kleefse Waard (IPKW) in Arnhem. They work there on projects to find sustainable solutions for everyday use. They also collaborate with students from other disciplines.

Fr. Abraham from Christ University visits HAN
Fr. Abraham, the highest executive board member of Christ (deemed to be university) from Bangalore, India, paid HAN a visit on 16-17 September. HAN University of Applied Sciences started collaborating with this Indian higher education institution some 10 years ago.
