On 1 January 2022, Dr Ellen Weerman started heading the new research group 'Climate-robust Landscapes: connecting agriculture and nature' at HAS University of Applied...
14 January 2022
HAS University of Applied Sciences has developed six new English-taught minors for higher professional education (HBO)students. The minors respond to current social is...
07 December 2021
Geert Offenberg designed two interactive maps that provide information about international projects ander projects in the Southwest Delta region.
18 October 2021
Rob Bakker was appointed Professor for the new Research Group Food Production in a Circular Economy at HAS University of Applied Sciences on 1 September 2021. The Rese...
01 October 2021
“Managing a Vertical farm” is an intensive course where students will be immersed in the world of indoor farming. The course focuses on the practical side of the culti...
16 September 2021
HAS University of Applied Sciences scored above average on all core themes compared to the national average for higher professional education institutions. This emerge...
23 June 2021
The HAS Expo 2021 is online from now on! Almost 170 posters have been created, divided into the themes of agro (animal and plant), food, environment & nature and busin...
16 June 2021
On 10 June 2021 HAS University of Applied Sciences proudly presented the very first Frans van Leijden Award to Youri Timmermans, a student of Business Administration a...
10 June 2021
On Thursday, 10 June 2021, eighteen months after the death of our beloved and highly esteemed colleague Frans van Leijden, the very first Frans van Leijden Award will...
10 May 2021
Ben Flikweert & Miles Bühlmann, Hester Schilt and Youri Timmermans are nominated for the Frans van Leijden Award 2021, announced the jury today! You can vote for your...
12 April 2021
The Supervisory Board of HAS University of Applied Sciences in Den Bosch appointed Reggy van der Wielen as chair of the Executive Board with effect from 10 May 2021.
08 April 2021
On Thursday, 10 June 2021 the very 1st Frans van Leijden Award will be presented during the GROW event in tribute to him. The nomination procedure is starting today.
23 March 2021
The HAS Food Experience 2021 is over. The event took place completely online from 1 to 5 March this year, and was traditionally ended this afternoon with the presentat...
05 March 2021
The Dutch eat far too few vegetables. A new market approach is needed to change this, says Herman Peppelenbos, lecturer in Green Health at HAS University of Applied Sc...
02 March 2021
HAS University of Applied Sciences, together with Avans University of Applied Sciences, Koning Willem I College in ’s-Hertogenbosch, the Amphia Hospital in Breda and t...
12 February 2021
Coming up: the HAS Food Experience 2021! The event will take place online from March 1st-5th 2021. We will provide an inspirational program in a specific theme for ea...
02 February 2021
HAS University of Applied Sciences’ Expertise & Research Centre in Innovative Bio-monitoring has been awarded an exciting project aiming to save the tiger at the foot...
15 January 2021
On 7-8 January 2021, HAS University of Applied Sciences in Venlo held a Hackathon of Hope. During the hackathon, second-year HAS students met online every hour with a...
11 January 2021
The health of students, staff and visitors is very important for HAS University of Applied Sciences, that is why we are closely monitoring developments related to coro...
15 December 2020
HAS University of Applied Sciences takes part in international trade missions on a regular basis, in search of new opportunities across the globe for us as an academic...
04 December 2020
The three-year programme 'Transition to a sustainable food system' is being launched under the banner of the National Science Agenda, a broad consortium of 30 scientis...
24 November 2020
Today French schools commemorate the murder of Samuel Paty. The flags on the buildings of HAS University of Applied Sciences are therefore hanging at half mast. In doi...
02 November 2020
The HAS University of Applied Sciences’ Equestrian Monitor 2020 is out. The 9th edition of this report was published on 30 October. This year the focus is on capitalis...
30 October 2020
HAS University of Applied Sciences is ranked the 3rd medium-sized university of applied sciences in the Netherlands in the Keuzegids Hbo 2021 when it comes to student...
12 October 2020
Dick Pouwels (1969), will be leaving his position as Chairman of the Board of Governors at HAS University of Applied Sciences on 1 January 2021. This follows his appoi...
01 October 2020
The bachelor degree programme ‘Geo Media & Design’ at HAS University of Applied Sciences will be renamed ‘Applied Geo-Information Science’. This is a logical consequen...
24 September 2020
There are currently 3 special dishes on the menu of restaurant The Green House in Utrecht, created by 4 students of the Food Innovation study programme of HAS Universi...
21 September 2020
‘Emerging talent and established leaders working daily for a better and more sustainable food system.’ This is how initiators Slow Food Youth Network, AgriFood Capital...
07 September 2020
Despite corona measures that are making the start of this academic year so different to other years, HAS University of Applied Sciences is fit & well and looking forwa...
04 September 2020
On 1 June 2020, Stichting HAS Kennistransfer en Bedrijfsopleidingen (HAS Training & Consultancy Foundation) became Stichting HAS Hogescholen (HAS Universities of Appli...
16 July 2020
Students from HAS University of Applied Sciences have been exploring the potential offered by 3D food printing. A key aspect of this Professional Assignment (PA) has b...
07 July 2020
What’s it like working or studying at HAS University during corona? To gain insight into this issue, in May we asked staff and students to complete a questionnaire. We...
22 June 2020
HAS University of Applied Sciences has joined a unique network of farmers' organisations, companies, knowledge institutions, nature and environmental organisations and...
19 June 2020
HAS University of Applied Sciences is doing its best to ensure that students incur as little study delay as possible during the corona crisis. Many students who had to...
18 May 2020
Last autumn, HAS University of Applied Sciences launched a research project to look at ways to improve entrepreneurial education. The starting point is the student's o...
04 May 2020
On 15 April 2020 from 15.00 to 21.00, HAS University of Applied Sciences will host an online open day for Dutch speaking prospective students. The physical open days o...
06 April 2020
The municipality of Bergen op Zoom in the Southern Dutch province of Zeeland has been awarded a regional support grant of over €700,000 for the development of Delta Ag...
30 March 2020
As of March 14, 2020, the Executive Board of HAS University of Applied Sciences has amended the travel instructions for students who want to travel abroad.
14 March 2020
On Thursday 13 February HAS University of Applied Sciences and Museum van Bommel Van Dam hosted a special event: the Inspiration Diner. During the dinner a mix of stud...
06 March 2020
Healthy soil is a basic prerequisite for growing food, maintaining biodiversity and providing services such as water buffering and purification. The quality of Dutch s...
06 March 2020
Getting youngsters to realise how much fun science and technology are, while also showing them just how vulnerable planet earth is: that’s André Kuipers’s mission. The...
18 February 2020
HAS University and facility service provider Vegebo have signed a structural collaboration agreement.
17 February 2020
The project Redhotintercrop - agroforestry chilli won the External Impact category of the FoodManShip Awards during this year’s HAS Food Experience at HAS University o...
05 February 2020
In honour of Frans’ work for HAS University of Applied Sciences and in reflection of his own life, the Board of Governors has decided to set up an award in his memory.
17 January 2020
"NGG is a growing method based on new insights into greenhouse climate, combined with a new role for the grower", says Jasper den Besten, lecturer New Cultivation Syst...
09 January 2020
Pim presented the results of this research, which focused on basil varieties and light recipes, during a celebratory event on 13 November to mark the 5th anniversary o...
03 December 2019
Albert Vermuë has a genuine affinity with the agrifood and living environment sector, and believes in tackling the challenges facing the sector together.
14 November 2019
The purpose of the expertise centre is to increase the value of food waste and waste flows by means of mild preservation and mild separation techniques.
14 November 2019
HAS University of Applied Sciences is one of the Dutch educational institutions involved in the Kenyan project 'Enhancing Partnerships for Industry-led Vocational trai...
11 November 2019
In this year’s prestigious Elsevier 'Best study programmes in 2019' we are a commendable 6th place under the specialist universities of applied sciences.
05 November 2019
On Wednesday 11 September 2019, Floris Alkemade, Chief Government Architect of the Netherlands, launched the minor ’Space Test’ as part of the study programme Spatial...
11 September 2019
On Monday 9 September 2019, Dutch Minister of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality, Carola Schouten was at HAS University of Applied Sciences in ‘s-Hertogenbosch to op...
10 September 2019
On 1 July 2019, Margje Voeten was appointed professor of the new lectureship in Innovative Biomonitoring during the end-of-year event of the Applied Biology bachelor's...
09 July 2019
Equestrian Sports Innovation Centre EquInnoLab. Has been appointed official partner company of HAS University of Applied Sciences in Venlo.
08 July 2019
On 20 June, the 8th annual HAS Year Event was held at HAS University of Applied Sciences. The event included the presentation of the HAS Awards in 4 categories: Young...
04 July 2019
On Tuesday 4 June 2019, Professor Antien Zuidberg of the lectureship Design Methods in Food delivered her inaugural lecture at HAS University of Applied Sciences in ‘s...
17 June 2019
His arrival on 15 August 2019 will mean that, with fellow board member, Liz Chermin and chairman, Dick Pouwels, the board is now complete and ready for the future.
03 June 2019
The SustainaBul is a student initiative that rewards sustainability within education and produces the annual sustainability rankings.
27 May 2019
GROW is a meeting ground for education and the labour market in the agrifood sector. The ‘Local Hieros’ concept from HAS University of Applied Sciences students receiv...
24 May 2019
This network site for anyone with ties to HAS University of Applied Sciences is no longer just a platform for alumni and members of staff, 2nd, 3rd and 4th year studen...
21 May 2019
The first genuine Vital Forest is now a reality. On Monday 6 May, the relaxation concept of Top-Class Business Programme student Menno Brouwer from HAS University of A...
13 May 2019
In her extraordinary presentation, all the guests travelled in an imaginary time machine to the year 2030, where Judith awaited them.
10 May 2019
The field trip was part of an international exchange within the HAS University of Applied Sciences research programme Skills Lab Natural Farming.
25 April 2019
On behalf of the Province of North Brabant, three students from the HAS University of Applied Sciences’ study programmes Geo Media & Design and Spatial & Environmental...
24 April 2019
During this project, entrepreneurs will collaborate with academic institutions to find scientific proof of the effect nutrients have on the body and the value to healt...
19 April 2019
The lectureship has developed a method to analyse the system and so expose the underlying causes and structures and address them at all levels. Thus, making the entire...
05 April 2019
The partners will work towards reducing greenhouse gasses, promoting sustainable energy and increasing biodiversity and a healthy soil containing sufficient organic ma...
18 March 2019
After an exciting battle on 15 March during the Dutch Masters Indoor Brabant Horse Show 2019, the Dutch Masters Innovation Award was awarded to Camarillo Oko.
18 March 2019
On Wednesday 13 February, the plots for the trials site’s expansion were marked out. Marnix Bakermans, the politician responsible for the agricultural transition on be...
18 March 2019
In the Living Lab, the two universities are working together on issues related to salt and agriculture in saline and brackish areas (saline agriculture). During the ex...
06 March 2019
It was a thrilling competition this year. The audience award at the FoodManShip Awards during the HAS Food Experience on 5 February finally had 2 winners:
07 February 2019
"She called us, ‘young farmers; the pride of agriculture‘ and said she was confident about the vision’s implementation. We really felt heard and understood.”
01 February 2019
The Netherlands has been named the #2 study abroad country in Europe and #7 in the world, according to new rankings released by higher education search portal, educati...
29 January 2019
The Hartstikke Gruun Groenteplakken project of HAS University of Applied Sciences graduate Chantal van der Noordt, won the Green Education Impact Award 2018 in the cat...
15 January 2019
The reason for expanding the study programme Business Management in Agriculture & Food is the ever more rapidly changing labour market.
15 January 2019
HAS University of Applied Sciences, Heijs Food Products, Wageningen University & Research and Marks & Spencer have been collaborating since 2015 in a large 3-year Euro...
11 January 2019
Antien’s work includes in-depth research in students’ final-year projects. In February, such a project will start, aimed at developing a method to help agrifood start-...
12 December 2018
In addition to study trips to Poland and Brussels, where students visited the European Parliament, participants in the module also work on drawing up an export plan.
11 December 2018
The new study programme concentrates on improving people’s health by developing innovative concepts in food, lifestyle and the living environment and preventing illnes...
19 November 2018
HAS University of Applied Sciences holds several Open Days each year. This year, there will also be the first Online Open Day: on 3 December at 12.00 hr. This Online O...
09 November 2018
‘The one or more values of Fruit and Vegetables’ project is intended to ensure that there is a scientific basis for supporting our health using natural products.
29 October 2018
The HAS Food Experience organised by HAS University of Applied Sciences is representing the Netherlands during the final round of the European Enterprise Promotion Awa...
22 October 2018
On 29 September Egerton University in Kenya HAS University of Applied Sciences signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for continued collaboration.
12 October 2018
As in 2016 and 2017, HAS University of Applied Sciences is still in the top two in Elsevier and the Keuzegids HBO in terms of student satisfaction and quality of educa...
08 October 2018
There were problems with salinisation in the Netherlands last summer. Due to extreme drought and the very low water levels in the major rivers, salinisation of the soi...
25 September 2018
The first trip was in 2015 and now the second-year excursion for the Business Management in Agriculture & Food and the Business Management in Agriculture & Food studen...
05 April 2018
The Netherlands has a lot of knowledge when it comes to mushroom cultivation. The international market looks to us when it comes to growing, crop protection, harvestin...
20 February 2018
On Tuesday 30 January 2018, HAS University of Applied Sciences opened its doors for the 10th time for the HAS Food Experience. During this 10th edition, 4th year HAS s...
20 February 2018
Olga Haenen, senior researcher at Wageningen Bioveterinary Research in Lelystad has been appointed Professor of the new Chair in Novel Proteins, Insects & Fish: Health...
01 February 2018
Antien Zuidberg, HAS University of Applied Sciences lecturer and coordinator of the Food Innovation study programme, has been appointed Professor for the new Design Me...
01 February 2018
The Vice Chancellor of Harper Adams University and the President of HAS University of Applied Science in Den Bosch signed a new strategic partnership agreement on 30 J...
01 February 2018
The Fresh Academy in Vietnam has officially been launched. Dutch and Vietnamese partners have spent the past three years setting up this practical knowledge and traini...
19 January 2018
Like last year, HAS University of Applied Sciences is the 2nd best medium-sized university of applied sciences in the Netherlands when it comes to student satisfaction...
26 September 2017
