NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences
speciality: Tourism & Hospitality

International environment. Great opportunities abroad.
During the study, there are possibilities to do some part of your studies abroad. The school is nicely arranged with good facilities for students.

I highly recommend having a look at NHL Stenden offer of studies as they recently launched a new system called DBE, design-based education, which basically lets you learn at your own pace, in teams and from industry challenges.

Leisure and event management offers a great span of working with actual clients, having design-based education that is based on learning by doing it.
Students can experience multiple site visits, which helps them to actually see how and where the work is done and what they need to make out of the project.
A big part of being a leisure student is having this great community that is surrounded by great coaches who help you in the professional field as well as a personal one.
NHL is generally a very international school, it makes everyone feel very welcome and has a great; yes, you belong here attitude.

In my personal experience the course exceeded my expectations in a good way. Before attending I got a lot of information about my study though various events such as the open days and the webinars. I really enjoy my study so far. Both the facilities and the construction of the course are of high quality. I also really enjoy how personal the relationship with the lecturers is and the fact that they listen to the students( through feedback they get from the class representatives) which continuously improves the courses imperfections.

I am a student within the IHSM degree. I think the program is well structured, with loads os supporting materials and a great teaching team!
Moreover, it is a degree that I would say its most advantageous for students who have a academic background in either Leisure, Hospitatility or Tourism. If you come with a different background it might be challenging

I would totally recommend it!

I have been studying hospitality management at NHL Stenden for nearly two years and it has been a very interesting experience. I love how NHL Stenden has a broad choice of courses you can take, a prosperous international environment as well as the many personal and professional opportunities it provides for its students. You can work at the school or become an ambassador. You also have the possibility to go abroad (almost anywhere in the world) for your minors and internship. Moreover, there is an honours programme you can do alongside your studies if you are up for an extra challenge.

I personally really like my study program but it goes without saying that there are some difficulties that come with it to. What I love most about it is the networking aspect. Big and small hotel chains visit the school and you, as a student, have a chance to interact with them and broaden your network early on. However, something that took a bit more time to adjust to was the educational system here, DBE. Design Based Education is essentially a more straight on, immediate problem solving approach to learning that is a very good way to prompt thinking outside the box and form more in-depth solutions. Having established that, it gets some getting used to especially if you come from a more traditional educational background of memorisation and constant testing (which I was). Nothing to be scared about though! Once you get used to it, it is incredibly useful in your academic and future professional life alike.

I would definitely recommend this university because of the incredible opportunities it offers. I felt very welcomed here and the people I have met have become my closest friends. I also saw a lot of growth in myself and I genuinely believe it is because of the environment NHL Stenden offers.

I’m really happy with the International Tourism Management program at NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences! It’s been a fantastic experience so far.
The practical approach to learning and working with clients have been a reason for choosing NHL Stenden in the first place and it did not dissapoint. I enjoy it and I am very glad that I do not spend too much time at lectures and memorising stuff. Despite that, the course has also helped me get to know more about myself and get to know what I like to do because of diverse range of subjects that it offers.
Overall, it’s been a great choice and I am very happy that I have made it.

Overall, I am happy that I chose this University and especially my course, as I found it hard in the beginning to choose what I really want to do later in my career. In this course we have a lot of different opportunities to try ourselves out in all the sectors and really see what suits us, for example, during our internships or different projects in all the sectors. I really love that we are focused on projects and really do the things we learn about and not just in theory, which helps a lot when it comes to using the theories in actual life. I enjoy realizing how connected my everyday life is to the things that we learn about in school, which helps me be more self-aware all together. Furthermore, I like to work in groups as well and get to know various kinds of interesting cultures and traditions. It is a lot of fun to get a new group for every assignment and learn how to work with people from different backgrounds. I would recommend this university and course to people who are open-minded, like to work in groups, and prefer to do projects instead of only theory.

I started studying this programme in September 2022. I am now in my third year and I can say that coming to NHL Stenden and choosing Hospitality Management was the best decision I have taken. Here, I met so many people from all around the world. I got so many oportunities (like working for the school and finding out what I like to do), field trips to hotels and hospitality related businesses, networking events, going abroad for a semester in a different country…
I am soon going on Exchange to Barcelona and NHL Stenden helped me through the whole application procedure. This university gives so many opportunities and chances to people that I cannot imagine studying in it.
Of course, everything good has its downsides. For me is that sometimes we receive different information about assignments and deadlines from different teachers. That makes it a bit difficult to work but at the end of the day, I have passed every year so far with no complications.

My experience at NHL was very important in shaping me to who I am now.
I‘m a German Leisure and Eventmanagement student and currently in my fourth year. Right now, I‘m in Berlin doing my internship at a TV and Radio company. But how did I get here?
Moving to the Netherlands after graduating from school was a big step and I was definitely nervous but NHL (the coaches, the people, and other students) made it really easy for me to feel comfortable. Soon, I realized that I can be whoever I want in this environment. That gave me the opportunity to develop new skills professionally but also on a personal level, I grew and learned a lot about myself.
The educational system being very practical combined with theory was the perfect system for me to learn the most.
I do have to say that sometimes the communication between the different people and facilities within NHL could be better because sometimes it was a bit chaotic but with enough self initiative it is all possible.
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