These are the nominees for the Frans van Leijden Award 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
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Reggy van der Wielen has been appointed chair of the Executive Board of HAS University of Applied Sciences
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
Nominations for the Frans van Leijden Award
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
Minor in Data Science in AgriFood: "We learned so much from each other!"
At the end of August last year, the English-language minor 'Data Science in Agrifood' started for the first time. Some 37 students enrolled, mostly from HAS and Avans....
15 March 2021
FoodManShip Awards conclude the first fully online HAS Food Experience
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
Vegetable Innovation Platform wants to help the Netherlands eat more healthily
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
‘Taste’ our food talents during the (online) HAS Food Experience 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
A car park pitch and Dragons' Den add an extra challenge to the Business Innovation minor
An elevator pitch in the car park and a real Dragons' Den. Those were two highlights of the minor in Business Innovation that took place in the autumn of 2020 at HAS U...
29 January 2021
HAS University of Applied Sciences in Venlo holds special Hackathon of Hope
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
HAS University related to the coronavirus
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
Coronavirus More stringent measures from 16 december
Because of the current corona situation, the Dutch cabinet has decided to further tighten the existing corona measures from 16 December. As of Wednesday 16 December, H...
15 December 2020
HAS University of Applied Sciences participates in virtual trade mission to Southeast Asia
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
Students research the possibility of cultivating oysters and lobsters at the Waterschans water defences in Bergen op Zoom
Recently, the Waterschans water defences in Bergen op Zoom, located on the old harbour estuary and part of the West Brabant Waterline, were completely renovated. Durin...
26 November 2020
Transition to a sustainable food system: HAS University of Applied Sciences coordinator of first Dutch transdisciplinary consortium
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
After one year of the Healthy Living study programme, programme coordinator Kelly Neessen looks back
The HAS University of Applied Sciences Healthy Living study programme in Venlo is celebrating its first anniversary. We join programme coordinator Kelly Neessen to ref...
23 November 2020
Marjo Baeten is the new coordinator of HAS International Projects
Seven years ago, HAS University of Applied Sciences established HAS International Projects (HIP), as a central coordination point for international projects. It has si...
09 November 2020
HAS University of Applied Sciences is ranked the 3rd medium-sized university of applied sciences in the Netherlands, according to Keuzegids Hbo 2021
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
Departure of Dick Pouwels, Chairman Board of Governors HAS University of Applied Sciences
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
Study programme Geo Media & Design will become Applied Geo-Information Science
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
Students win a spot on the menu of the circular restaurant ‘The Green House’
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
HAS University of Applied Sciences is proud of the 15 alumni at the Food100 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
HAS University is fit & well and looking forward to the new academic year with confidence
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
Students present Professional Assignment in 3D food printing at the Delta Agrifood Business
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
HAS University asked staff and students to complete a questionnaire about working and studying during corona time
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
Student Maureen van Doorn carries out internship-replacement assignment for meal box provider Uitstreekend
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
HAS University researches the world of the entrepreneurial student
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
HAS University of Applied Sciences Online Open Day on 15 April
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
HAS University is delighted with the €700,000 grant for the development of Delta Agrifood Business (DAB)
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
HAS Food Book 2020
A digital book with innovative food projects from our 4th year HAS University of Applied Sciences students.
18 March 2020
Enhanced travel advice and instructions HAS University of Applied Sciences due to corona virus
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
André Kuipers: “Have you got a passion? Go for it! Draw up a plan. Because doing nothing won’t get you there.”
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
Research into the feasibility of growing chillies in food forests wins External Impact category
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
Interview: Anita Wouters and Albert Vermuë dedicated to their role on the Board of Trustees
New members were appointed to the HAS University of Applied Sciences Board of Trustees in both 2018 and 2019: Anita Wouters joined in April 2018 and Albert Vermuë in N...
23 January 2020
Research group Future Food Systems
The Future Food Systems research group is working on intervention strategies and new business models that accelerate the transition to sustainable food systems. In thi...
01 January 2020
Expertise & research centre in Sustainable Production
The Expertise & research centre in Sustainable Production primarily focuses on connecting education, the professional field and practical research in the area of Susta...
01 January 2020
Expertise & research centre in Protein Transition in Food
The primary goal of the ERC Protein Transition in Food is to contribute to the protein transition in the Netherlands. The focus is on plant-based proteins, but the ERC...
01 January 2020
Expertise & research centre in Food & Health
Health innovation in the food sector is at the heart of the ERC in Food & Health. It represents a fascinating challenge in our society, where the increase in the numbe...
01 January 2020
Kenyan project to improve the connection between education and business
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
HAS University 3rd best medium-sized university of applied sciences in the Netherlands, according to Dutch Keuzegids
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
Interview: alumnus Zef Soogelee has worked on his own short marketing chain for 40 years
For a number of years now I have regularly ordered beef boxes from Hemels Vlees, Zef Soogelee’s farm in Ransdaal, Limburg. Zef graduated from the HAS University of App...
25 September 2019
Dutch Minister of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality, Carola Schouten opens academic year 2019-2020
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
Interview: Benoeming HAS Hogeschool Lectoren Antien Zuidberg en Lenny van Erp tot visiting professors
Antien Zuidberg en Lenny van Erp: "We collaborate intensively with our strategic partner Harper Adams University in 3 areas: research, education and exchanges."
03 September 2019
Marieke Schouten, Limgroup, Dairy Farm Custers-Keursten and LLTB win HAS Awards 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
Interview: Frederike Praasterink on the foresight for Brabant agrifood
What’s does the future hold for the agrifood sector in Brabant? This is a burning question to which there is no ready-made answer.
17 June 2019
Professor Antien Zuidberg delivers inaugural lecture on design thinking in education
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
Erwin van Geenen appointed member of the Board of Governors at HAS University of Applied Sciences
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
Top achievement with SustainaBul 2019: HAS University of Applied Sciences rises from 16th to 4th
The SustainaBul is a student initiative that rewards sustainability within education and produces the annual sustainability rankings.
27 May 2019
A celebration of innovation and diversity at GROW 2019 in Venlo
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
Become a member of the HAS Community of HAS University of Applied Sciences
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
Judith van de Mortel PhD, Professor in Plant-Soil Health at HAS University of Applied Sciences, holds inaugural speech
In her extraordinary presentation, all the guests travelled in an imaginary time machine to the year 2030, where Judith awaited them.
10 May 2019
Dutch and German students visit Van den Borne Potatoes
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
Project ‘The Value of Fruit and Vegetables’ has officially started
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
Masterclass ‘Zero Food Waste Lab’ tests food system intervention strategy on food waste
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
HAS University of Applied Sciences signs Green Circle Sustainable French Fries Chain covenant
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
Animal and livestock farming student Ivo van Dijk wins audience award at HAS Food Experience 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
Netherlands ranks #2 study abroad destination in Europe
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
Hartstikke Gruun Groenteplakken wins Green Education Impact Award
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
HAS University of Applied Sciences report on a safe and sustainable poultry production supply chain
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
Ariadna Curtuiusan from Spain gets project in innovation methods for agrifood start-ups off to a flying start
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
Students working on export plan for partner companies in International Business module
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
New Healthy Living specialisation at HAS University of Applied Sciences in Venlo
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 its first Online Open Day
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
Subsidy for Dutch Top Sector project ‘The one or more values of Fruit and Vegetables
‘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
HAS Food Experience reaches the last 3 in the European final round EEPA Awards
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
HAS University is once again the top university of applied sciences in the Netherlands
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
‘Short Supply Chain 2.0 - Local and Digital’ enters second phase
The first phase has just been concluded and the second has already started: the partners in the ‘Short Supply Chain 2.0 - Local and Digital’ initiative are steaming ah...
18 May 2018
HAS Food Experience: intrinsic motivation of students produces the concepts
2018 was in many ways a special year for the HAS Food Experience, the event where fourth year students present innovative projects. The 10th edition was held on 29-30...
28 February 2018
HAS and VU University Amsterdam carry out research into students’ fruit and veg intake
Imagine: you’re 18 years old and studying at HAS University of Applied Sciences. You’re enjoying student life and you’re not that bothered about how much fruit and veg...
10 November 2017
Students analyse the cashew supply chain for the Rabobank Foundation
Making global agrifood supply chains more sustainable. That, in a nutshell, is what the study programme International Food & Agribusiness (IFA) is all about. This past...
06 July 2016
Research into using LED lights for algae cultivation
Algae are organisms that make use of photosynthesis for the production of energy. They are used for the production of biodiesel, but they also produce nutrients that a...
24 September 2015
Lamb Weston values student input for innovation
Lamb Weston is a global player in the field of French fries and potato products, and has been a established partner of HAS University of Applied Sciences for many year...
30 August 2015
Meet & Greet during Online Open Day at 9 June 2021
Check out our Online Meet & greet sessions at 9 June 2021 from 18.00 - 20.00 hr (CET) for the English-taught Bachelor programmes at HAS University of Applied Sciences.
09 June 2021
