HAS University of Applied Sciences

What HAS University of Applied Sciences does

HAS green academy, operating as HAS University of Applied Sciences, is a Dutch university of applied sciences (hogeschool) founded in 1948 and headquartered in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands. The institution specializes in higher professional education in agriculture, food, and the living environment, with a stated mission to develop open-minded, enterprising professionals who can deliver practical solutions to food security and environmental health challenges. It operates as a self-standing educational entity with 251-500 employees, no parent-company or external investment relationships, and is recognized as the best green university of applied sciences in the Netherlands on a consecutive-year basis per the HBO Monitor 2025.

The institution's core offering spans four pillars: (1) bachelor-level higher professional study programmes — 18 programmes in total, including 2 international programmes and 2 Associate Degrees; (2) continuing-education Business Courses for industry professionals; (3) applied research delivered through dedicated research groups, professorship positions, and project-based collaborations; and (4) a collaboration function with partner institutions supporting knowledge exchange and industry engagement. Students are described as collaborating from day one on real-world business issues affecting organisations in the green domain. The institution does not operate a proprietary technology platform; "core technology" is not explicitly disclosed in the source material, and the publicly visible product surface is built around educational delivery, applied research outputs, and event-based industry engagement.

HAS generates revenue primarily through tuition fees and Dutch government funding typical of HBO institutions. Distribution is direct via on-campus programmes and website-based enrollment (with application deadlines such as August 15), supplemented by exchange programmes for international students. Marketing and student recruitment operate through the institutional website, organic social channels (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn), news/PR publications, and flagship annual industry-facing events (HAS Food Experience and HAS Expo). Customer segmentation is horizontal: prospective Dutch and international degree-seeking students, plus a smaller working-professional segment addressed through Business Courses.

Name

HAS University of Applied Sciences

Legal name

HAS green academy

Website

https://hasinternational.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1948

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

HAS green academy is a Dutch university of applied sciences founded in 1948 in 's-Hertogenbosch, offering 18 higher professional study programmes, professional business courses, and applied research in agriculture, food, and the living environment for domestic and international students.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Higher Education (Applied Sciences)

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113), Educational Services (611)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Subject-Specific Short Courses & Academies (e.g., STEM, Business, Arts) (EDAIAIAC)

Keywords

• Higher professional education
• Applied agricultural sciences
• Food and environment research
• Vocational higher education
• Green university programmes

Headquarters

HQ city

's-hertogenbosch

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Tuition and educational services: As a university of applied sciences in the Netherlands, HAS green academy generates revenue primarily through tuition fees from its 18 higher professional study programmes, including 2 international programmes and 2 Associate Degrees. The institution also receives government funding typical of Dutch HBO institutions.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

HAS green academy is a Dutch university of applied sciences offering 18 higher professional study programmes (including 2 international programmes and 2 Associate Degrees) in agriculture, food, and the living environment. Instruction is built on collaborative, issue-based learning in which students work from day one on real business problems alongside applied research via professorships and industry collaboration. Continuing-education business courses extend the offering to working professionals.

Product overview

HAS green academy is a university of applied sciences offering a unified portfolio of higher education services focused on agriculture, food, and living environment. The institution provides 18 higher professional study programmes (including 2 international programmes and 2 Associate Degrees), business courses for professional development, and applied research programmes through research groups and professorship positions. Students collaborate from day one on real industry issues, developing practical solutions for food security and environmental health.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• HBO Bachelor and Associate Degree Programmes
• Business Courses
• Applied Research Services
• Industry & Institutional Collaboration Programme

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Partner institutionsminorOthersHAS green academy maintains collaborative relationships with partner institutions as part of its collaboration initiative. The institution has a dedicated page for partner institutions under its collaboration section, though specific partner names are not listed in the source material. The partnerships support the university's role in knowledge exchange and industry engagement in the green domain.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Van Hall Larenstein University of Applied Sciences: Direct Dutch HBO peer specializing in agriculture, food, and natural environment. Highly comparable: similar applied-sciences model, similar green-domain portfolio, and competes head-to-head for the same Dutch student segment.
• Aeres University of Applied Sciences: Dutch HBO focused on agriculture, food, and education (formed via mergers including CAH Vilentum). Closely comparable: similar HBO tier, overlapping green-domain curriculum, and direct competition for the same students and employer partnerships.

Emerging players

• Royal Agricultural University: UK-based agricultural and land management university with applied-sciences orientation. Comparable as a niche-focused, agriculture-centered higher-education institution targeting international students in the green domain.
• Lincoln University (New Zealand): Specialized land-based university with strong agriculture and food programmes. Comparable as a niche, applied agricultural higher-education institution; competitor for international students seeking green-domain qualifications in English.

Broad incumbents

• Wageningen University & Research: Premier Dutch research university in agriculture and food sciences. Larger and more research-oriented than HAS, but the most established competitor for green-domain talent and a benchmark for academic prestige in the same field.
• Delft University of Technology: Top Dutch technical university with applied research in agri-tech, food technology, and sustainability. Comparable as a larger Dutch institution encroaching on applied green-tech and food-tech domains where HAS operates.

Regional players

• NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences: Comparable Dutch HBO operating in the northern Netherlands with broad programme portfolio. Similar institutional tier and governance model; competes for the same regional HBO applicant pool even though green programmes are not its core focus.
• ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences: Swiss HBO with applied research in life sciences and food. Comparable institutional model (Swiss HBO equivalent of Dutch HBO) with overlapping applied-life-sciences and food-tech programmes for the European international student market.
• Breda University of Applied Sciences: Mid-sized Dutch HBO offering applied programmes with growing sustainability and food tracks. Comparable in institutional tier and applied-research model; potential indirect competitor for students interested in sustainability-adjacent applied programmes.
• Inholland University of Applied Sciences: Large Dutch HBO with multiple campuses. Comparable as a fellow HBO institution; competes for the same Dutch student demographic and offers adjacent programmes in environment and life sciences that overlap with HAS offerings.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/has_intl
• Facebookfacebook.com/has.intl
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/school/has-green-academy
• Instagraminstagram.com/hasgreenacademy_internationals

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