Academie Verloskunde Amsterdam Groningen

What Academie Verloskunde Amsterdam Groningen does

Academie Verloskunde Amsterdam Groningen (AVAG) is a Dutch higher professional education (HBO) and research institution specializing in midwifery, operating campuses in Amsterdam and Groningen. Its core offering is a four-year, numerus-fixus HBO Bachelor in Verloskunde (124 places across both sites), supplemented since September 2023 by a joint-degree MSc Verloskunde delivered with Zuyd Hogeschool (license holder) and Hogeschool Rotterdam, an Honours programme, continuing education (Bijscholingen), and a Masterfonds subsidizing practicing midwives' master's training. The research arm, Midwifery Science, was founded in 2009 and is structurally embedded in Amsterdam UMC (location VUmc) and UMCG, conducting longitudinal studies on primary obstetric care and contributing to the academization of the profession.

AVAG's revenue mechanics are characteristic of publicly funded Dutch HBO education: teaching income flows through the national T-2 financing model tied to enrollment, while research income derives from UMC/UMCG affiliations and grants, with no commercial product line. The institution's customers are prospective and practicing midwives, the Dutch healthcare system (as ultimate funder and employer), and clinical partners that host internships and Verloskundige Samenwerkingsverbanden (VSVs). Technology is limited to standard digital learning, student administration, and research data platforms. The institution is governed by a board chaired by Bart Combee (also chair of Hogeschool Inholland) and is undergoing a formal merger into Hogeschool Inholland's Faculty of Health, Education and Welfare effective January 1, 2026.

Name

Academie Verloskunde Amsterdam Groningen

Legal name

Academie Verloskunde Amsterdam Groningen

Website

https://verloskunde-academie.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Academie Verloskunde Amsterdam Groningen (AVAG) is a Dutch HBO institution that trains midwives through a four-year Bachelor and a joint-degree Master, with research embedded in Amsterdam UMC and UMCG, serving prospective and practicing midwives and the Dutch healthcare system.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Midwifery Higher Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (611310)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDAHAGAA

Academic Medical Centers & Teaching Hospitals (University-Affiliated)

Education/Higher Education (Colleges & Universities)/Medical & Health Sciences Universities

Keywords

• Midwifery education
• Healthcare higher education
• Obstetric research
• Professional bachelor programs
• Continuing medical education

Headquarters

HQ city

Amsterdam

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

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Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Government-funded higher education: As a Dutch HBO (higher professional education) institution, AVAG receives government funding based on the T-2 financing system for enrolled students. The institution operates under Hogeschool Inholland following fusion effective January 1, 2026. Funding is tied to student enrollment numbers with a numerus fixus of 124 total students (68 Amsterdam, 56 Groningen).

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Core offering

AVAG is a Dutch HBO (higher professional education) institution that trains students to become qualified midwives through a four-year Bachelor Verloskunde program at campuses in Amsterdam and Groningen, and a joint-degree MSc Verloskunde program with Zuyd Hogeschool and Hogeschool Rotterdam. The institution also operates the Midwifery Science research department (founded 2009, embedded in Amsterdam UMC/VUmc) and offers continuing education, an Honoursprogramma, and a Masterfonds supporting practicing midwives.

Product overview

Academie Verloskunde Amsterdam Groningen (AVAG) is an educational and research institution offering a portfolio centered on midwifery education and scientific research. The core educational offerings consist of the Bachelor Verloskunde (HBO-bachelor) - a four-year program with numerus fixus - and the joint degree Master Verloskunde (MSc) launched in 2023. These programs are complemented by an Honoursprogramma for high-achieving students. The institution's research arm, Midwifery Science, founded in 2009 and affiliated with Amsterdam UMC, conducts research on obstetric care quality and perinatal outcomes. Support services include the Masterfonds for continuing education of practicing midwives and Bijscholingen (continuing education courses). AVAG operates from campuses in Amsterdam and Groningen.

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Functional benefit

Products and services

• HBO-bachelor Verloskunde
• Master Verloskunde (MSc)
• Midwifery Science / Verloskundige Wetenschap

Quantifiable outcome

• 83 bachelor degrees awarded in 2023-2024
• +3 more outcomes

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Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• Hogeschool InhollandcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026AVAG fuses with Hogeschool Inholland effective January 1, 2026. AVAG becomes part of the faculty Gezondheid, Educatie en Welzijn (Health, Education and Wellbeing) of Hogeschool Inholland. This is a significant institutional restructuring that integrates AVAG into a larger education consortium.
• Zuyd HogeschoolcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 September 2023Zuyd Hogeschool is the license holder and manages the joint degree MSc Verloskunde program. AVAG participates in the teaching team, examination committee, and curriculum committee, and takes responsibility for quality assurance.
• Hogeschool RotterdamcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 September 2023Partner in the joint degree MSc Verloskunde together with Zuyd Hogeschool and AVAG. First joint degree Master within healthcare in the Netherlands, officially launched September 2023 with 28 initial students.
• UMCGcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 June 2017UMCG, VUmc and AVAG signed a collaboration agreement for Midwifery research. This partnership strengthens research capabilities in the northern region of the Netherlands.
• GeboortebewegingmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 June 2016Client organization representing pregnant women. Signed contract for extensive collaboration in June 2016. A member of Geboortebeweging serves as permanent member of Midwifery Science department, with same role and influence as senior researchers, advising and deciding on research programs.
• Amsterdam UMC (VUmc)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch staff of Midwifery Science department forms part of division VI of Amsterdam UMC, location VU University Medical Center. The department was founded in 2009 and conducts research on various aspects of obstetric care for women in low-risk situations in the Netherlands.
• Koninklijke Nederlandse Organisatie van Verloskundigen (KNOV)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProfessional association of midwives in the Netherlands. The joint degree Master was developed in close collaboration with KNOV.
• Verloskundige Samenwerkingsverbanden (VSV's)majorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMidwifery Collaboration Partnerships throughout the Netherlands. 24 VSV's signed AVAG's petition for postponement of integral funding for childbirth care. These partnerships are essential for clinical training of students.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Others

• Amsterdam UMC (VUmc): Academic medical center housing AVAG's Midwifery Science research department since 2009. Not a peer in education delivery, but a deeply integrated research and clinical training partner whose priorities directly shape AVAG's research output and faculty appointments.
• KNOV (Koninklijke Nederlandse Organisatie van Verloskundigen): Dutch professional association for midwives that co-developed the Joint Degree Master with AVAG. Not a peer institution, but a critical ecosystem stakeholder that shapes curriculum, accreditation expectations, and the labor market AVAG's graduates enter.
• University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG): Academic medical center in northern Netherlands that partnered with AVAG and VUmc on midwifery research in 2017. Comparable as a clinical research and training partner supporting the Groningen campus rather than a direct education competitor.

Broad incumbents

• King's College London (Department of Midwifery): Established UK university with a long-standing midwifery program and significant research profile. Comparable as a midwifery education and research institution operating at a larger scale and with broader disciplinary portfolio than AVAG; serves as a benchmark for international midwifery academization.

Regional players

• NHL Stenden Hogeschool: Major Dutch hogeschool with health and education programs serving the northern Netherlands. Comparable as a multi-disciplinary HBO with regional healthcare education focus; partially overlaps with AVAG's Groningen location catchment.

Direct peers

• Hogeschool Inholland: Parent and partner institution absorbing AVAG effective January 1, 2026. Comparable as a Dutch HBO institution offering health and education programs; provides benchmark for operating scale, governance, and funding administration relevant to AVAG's post-merger operating model.
• Academie Verloskunde Rotterdam (VAR): Operates the midwifery bachelor program at Hogeschool Rotterdam, one of only a handful of Dutch midwifery academies. Directly comparable as a peer HBO midwifery institution and a partner in AVAG's Joint Degree Master. Same target students, same regulatory environment, same funding model.
• Academie Verloskunde Maastricht (AVM): Midwifery academy at Zuyd Hogeschool and license holder for the Joint Degree Master Verloskunde. Most direct peer to AVAG: same specialization, same HBO funding model, same Dutch midwifery education market, and co-delivery partner on the joint-degree MSc.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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