Evangelische Hogeschool Amersfoort

What Evangelische Hogeschool Amersfoort does

Evangelische Hogeschool Amersfoort (EH), legally Stichting Evangelische Hogeschool, is a Dutch nonprofit Christian educational foundation founded in 1977 and headquartered at Drentsestraat 1, Amersfoort. It operates a small portfolio of formation-oriented programs targeting faith-rooted personal, intellectual and study/career development, primarily for Dutch young people aged 16-30 and a smaller adult cohort. The core product set comprises the EH-Basisjaar (a one-year, five-day-per-week foundational program), the EH-Traject (a five-month, three-day-per-week program for HBO/university dropouts and post-work/travel candidates), and the Cursus Persoonlijke Ontwikkeling (a 10-Friday adult course). Supplementary offerings include a Persoonlijke Adviespraktijk for individual coaching, venue rental of campus facilities, and the EH-Magazine donor publication.

The school employs approximately 40 staff — tutors, teachers, coordinators and administrators — and serves roughly 200-300 young people annually (100-140 in the September Basisjaar intake, 55-75 in the February Traject intake, plus adult-course participants). It does not receive Dutch government subsidies due to its distinctive formative character and is entirely funded by tuition and donations from a "Vrienden van EH" (Friends of EH) supporter base, supplemented by rental income from aligned organizations.

Go-to-market is direct-to-consumer through the school's own website, info days, trial days, a decanen (study-advisor) referral channel via EH-Inspiratiebijeenkomsten, and content marketing (newsletter, Instagram, EH-Podcast "Leven in verbinding", blog, print/digital magazine). The school stacks external credentials and community-service elements via partnerships with Stichting Present, MDT (Maatschappelijke Diensttijd), Sociale Gasten, Opwekking and Domus Hirundo, and offers a Cross Cultural Program within the Basisjaar. Governance is provided by an unpaid voluntary board; the institution is registered as an ANBI in the Netherlands.

Name

Evangelische Hogeschool Amersfoort

Legal name

Stichting Evangelische Hogeschool

Website

https://eh.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1977

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Evangelische Hogeschool Amersfoort is a Dutch nonprofit Christian foundation, founded in 1977, running one-year and five-month formation programs (EH-Basisjaar, EH-Traject) plus an adult personal-development course for faith-oriented students aged 16-30 in the Netherlands. It is entirely donation-funded and serves roughly 200-300 participants annually.

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Headquarters

HQ city

Amersfoort, Utrecht

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Tuition and course fees: Students pay tuition/course fees for EH-Basisjaar, EH-Traject, and Cursus Persoonlijke Ontwikkeling programs.
2. Donations from supporters: The school is fully dependent on donations (giften) from supporters called 'Vrienden van EH' (Friends of EH). No government subsidies are received.
3. Venue rental income: The school rents out facilities (meeting rooms, lecture halls) to organizations aligned with its mission and values.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Evangelische Hogeschool Amersfoort (EH) is a private Christian educational institution in Amersfoort, Netherlands, offering formative gap-year and personal development programs. Its core offerings are the EH-Basisjaar (a one-year, five-days-per-week foundational program), the EH-Traject (a five-month, three-days-per-week transition program), and the EH-Cursus Persoonlijke Ontwikkeling (a ten-Friday adult personal development course). The school combines faith formation, personal growth, study-choice guidance, and community service, and is funded entirely by tuition and donations without government subsidies.

Product overview

Evangelische Hogeschool Amersfoort is a Christian educational institution offering a portfolio of formation programs centered on faith development, personal growth, and life guidance. The core offerings include the EH-Basisjaar (a one-year, five-day-per-week foundational program), the EH-Traject (a five-month, three-day-per-week trajectory), and the EH-Cursus Persoonlijke Ontwikkeling (a ten-session adult course). The school operates without government subsidies and relies entirely on donations, currently serving 200-300 young people annually. Additional offerings include room rentals and the EH-Magazine for donors.

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Brands

• EH-Basisjaar: Een jaar durende opleiding voor studenten die voordat ze verder studeren, verdieping zoeken in hun geloof en steviger in hun schoenen willen staan. 5 dagen per week, 1 jaar lang.
• EH-Traject
• Cursus Persoonlijke Ontwikkeling

Products and services

• EH-Basisjaar A one-year intensive program offered five days per week, designed for students aged 16-20 seeking to deepen their Christian faith, develop identity and self-understanding, make informed study/career choices, and stand firmly rooted in contemporary society.
• EH-Traject A five-month program running February through June, offered three days per week, for students (typically 18-25) who have stopped their HBO/university propedeuse or after a period of work or backpacking, to prepare for further study and discover next steps in life, faith, and career.
• Cursus Persoonlijke Ontwikkeling A 10-Friday course from September to December for adults seeking personal development, gaining insight into their character and talents, deepening their relationship with God, and finding life direction.
• Persoonlijke Adviespraktijk A personal advisory practice offering individual guidance and counseling services for personal and faith-related development.
• Room Rental Services Rental of school facilities (large hall up to 200 persons, meeting rooms up to 80 persons, conference rooms up to 20 persons) to organizations aligned with EH's mission and values, with time slots available in morning, afternoon, and evening.
• EH-Magazine A digital and printed magazine featuring inspiring articles about youth and relevant themes, published twice yearly for donors and supporters of the school.

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Stichting PresentcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 June 2026Partnership for organizing IMPACTday, where students perform community service for people in vulnerable situations in Amersfoort, Barneveld, Harderwijk, and Hilversum. Stichting Present connects help requests with people who want to contribute to others.
• MDT (Maatschappelijke Diensttijd)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Government subsidy program for societal service. EH participates to realize projects contributing to personal development of youth aged 12-30, based on three principles: doing something for others, talent development, and encounter. Students receive MDT certificates upon graduation.
• Sociale GastenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganization for practical days where students engage in societal service activities
• OpwekkingminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerChristian event organization where EH students participate in service activities and talent development
• Domus HirundominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFacility for people with long-term addiction where EH students organize activities during IMPACTday

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Youth for Christ Nederland: Youth for Christ Netherlands is a Dutch Christian youth organization running evangelism, formation, and discipleship programs for adolescents and young adults. It overlaps with EH's target audience of Christian youth and complements rather than directly competes, operating more broadly across youth ministry.
• Youth With A Mission (YWAM): YWAM is a large international interdenominational Christian missionary organization that runs Discipleship Training Schools (DTS) and gap-year formation programs globally. It is comparable to EH in faith formation model, small-community living, and service emphasis, though much larger in scale and international footprint.
• Hogeschool De Driestar: Driestar is a long-established Dutch Reformed Christian institution focused on teacher training and Christian pedagogy. It is historically linked to EH (took over EH's teacher-training program in 1991) and competes in the broader Dutch Christian education landscape.

Direct peers

• Capernwray Hall Bible School: Capernwray is a UK-based evangelical Bible school offering gap-year Bible training courses combining communal living, study, and service. It is a strong peer to EH on the faith-formation, gap-year, small-community model, though it operates in a different (UK/English-speaking) geography.
• CHE (Christelijke Hogeschool Ede): CHE is a Dutch Christian university of applied sciences offering accredited bachelor's programs with an explicit Christian identity. It is the most direct Dutch institutional peer to EH in terms of faith-based educational positioning, although CHE is degree-granting and HBO-accredited rather than formative/gap-year.
• Via Nova College: Via Nova is a Dutch Christian gap year / formation program targeting young adults seeking a year of personal, faith, and study-choice guidance before higher education. It directly parallels EH-Basisjaar in mission and audience, though its specific program structure and branding differ.
• Eltheto: Eltheto is a Dutch Christian gap year program offering formative education for youth, with a similar interdenominational Christian identity, small-group tutoring approach, and focus on personal and faith development before further study. It competes directly with EH-Basisjaar for the same Dutch Christian youth segment.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/EHAmersfoort
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/school/evangelische-hogeschool-amersfoort

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

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