The Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences prides itself on providing a learning environment that prioritizes pragmatic knowledge alongside theoretical learning. Its curriculum is curated to meet the demands of numerous industries while having highly qualified teachers on board who have accrued ample experience. Graduates leave equipped with essential abilities vital in the real world setting thus establishing themselves as accomplished professionals.

The University of Applied Amsterdam offers a great program for STEM subjects, I myself studied IT and the flexibility of it all was my favourite part. After the first 1.5 years you have multiple choices in how you want to schedule and plan the rest of your studies, will you do an internship first, partake in a minor or themed semester. Thats up to the student. Next to that, the encouragement and support for studying abroad is great. The staff of the staff of the international office is informative and kind, and the school manages to neatly overview all the information of other universities they have partnered with and what the possibilities are for each student.

This ability to being able to plan your studies is absolutely great, the only thing is that less proactive students do not get the same experience studying as the students that try to get the most out of their time there.

I attended the Amsterdam Fashion Institute, which is a part of the University of Applied Sciences. I was following the Fashion Design programme, which is the hardest programme of the institute. It took me some time to get used to the heavy workload and the particularly high expectations of the teachers in terms of innovation and the quality of the delivered asignments. The teachers are dedicated to help the students do the best work they can, but only if they see that the students have the same dedication. In terms of facilities, the university is quite well equipped. There is a printing lab, a knitting room and a sewing room. In one of the other buildings of the university there is a lab with laser cutturs and 3D printers which is free to use for the students of the Amsterdam Fashion Institute. Overall, I would recomment the course to my friends, but I would prepare them for the fact that it is not going to be an easy journey, and that most probably they are not going to have time to have a part-time job next to their studies.

Hogeschool van Amstedam is not considered a university in the Dutch educational system, although it does hold high education level degrees. More technical than academic, this school focuses on the professional fomartion of the students and work in partnership with Dutch companies, allowing the students to work on real projects with real clients.