Wittenborg Celebrates 30th Anniversary with Style
Wittenborg’s 30th anniversary gala went down a blast with guests, alumni, students and staff this weekend at the Apeldoorn City Hall. It was a celebration of all the institution’s successes, the past...
View ArticleWittenborg Adds Value to Dutch Education System says Head of Nuffic, Freddy...
'Wittenborg proves that private universities and internationalisation play a very important role in the Dutch higher education system', the director-general of Nuffic, Freddy Weima believes.Weima was a...
View ArticleEducation a Major Export for the Netherlands but it Needs to Import Young...
Higher education is one of the Netherlands’s major exports, but it has to import young talent and that is why educators like Wittenborg University of Applied Sciences are so important.This is according...
View ArticleEquality the Norm at Wittenborg, says Chair Peter Birdsall
"Equality and internationalisation is the norm, not the exception at Wittenborg," the university's chair of the executive board, Peter Birdsall, said at its 30th anniversary gala this weekend.Birdsall...
View ArticleWittenborg Celebrates its International Students with Cool New Video Showing...
The Netherlands has just completed a whole week of events to celebrate its international students. "The Week of the International Student' lasted from 13 – 17 November.And that is no surprise given...
View ArticleWhisky Burn at International Festival in The Hague
Wittenborg writer Ben Birdsall’s book Whisky Burn drew lots of interest at the international Whisky Live 2017 Fair in The Hague this weekend, attended by thousands of whisky lovers. The event took...
View ArticleWittenborg MBA in Clean Technology: Many Job Opportunities for Young Talent...
When you do an MBA in Energy and Clean Technology at Wittenborg University of Applied Sciences there are ample opportunities in the Netherlands for employment in the sector.This was illustrated by the...
View ArticleTribute to Dr Jacques Kaat
They say great leaders choose their leadership style like a golfer chooses his or her club – with a calculated analysis of the matter at hand. As the Academic Dean at Wittenborg University of Applied...
View ArticleWittenborg CEO Maggie Feng is Runner-Up for Prestigious EZVN Business Award
In a close race, the CEO of Wittenborg University of Applied Sciences, Maggie Feng, was named runner-up for the prestigious 2017 EZVN Business Award on Saturday night at a gala event in Rotterdam. The...
View ArticleGoodbye Dr Jacques Kaat
by Peter Birdsall, Chair of the Executive Board, Wittenborg University of Applied SciencesI was privileged today to be asked to speak at the memorial service for our (Wittenborg's) Academic Dean, Dr...
View ArticleWittenborg Vienna Students Visit Oldest Zoo in the World
Project Week at Wittenborg’s campus in Vienna is always an awesome affair!This Project Week, students had an exclusive tour of the Vienna Zoo Schonbrunn - which at 260 years of age is the oldest zoo...
View ArticleWittenborg Set to End 2017 on a High as Student Numbers Soar
The growth spurt in student numbers that Wittenborg has experienced in 2017 seems set to continue right to the end of the year, with a steady growth of around 15% student numbers overall.Yesterday,...
View ArticleWittenborg Students Get Career Tips from Top British Sport Coach
Wittenborg students recently had the privilege to get some career advice from Paralympic coach Dr Gary Brickley who knows all about what it takes to win gold at a top international level. Brickley gave...
View ArticleWittenborg Lecturer's Book on Islamic Banking offers "Viable Option"
Wittenborg lecturer Dr Muhammad Ashfaq has a new book out: “Islamic Banking and Finance in Europe: The Case of Germany and the United Kingdom”.Ashfaq said the book is the first one comparing Islamic...
View ArticleWittenborg's UK Partner, Brighton University, Wins THE Award
Wittenborg University of Applied Sciences’ main education partner, the University of Brighton in the UK, recently won a Times Higher Education Award – generally considered the “Oscars” of British...
View ArticleWittenborg Praised as "Innovative" on Dutch Public Broadcaster NPO1
Wittenborg University of Applied Sciences was commended on the Dutch public broadcaster NPO Radio 1 for its “innovative” approach to education and for successfully creating a truly international...
View ArticleShanghai Students all Smiles and Compliments after Week at Wittenborg
“I don’t want to leave!” Chinese student Zhang Yutong exclaimed, as she and her fellow students from the Shanghai Business School enjoyed their last day at Wittenborg University of Applied Sciences,...
View ArticleDutch Government Tackles Lack of Housing for International Students -...
The Dutch parliament (Tweede Kamer) has accepted a motion calling for the government to facilitate a new action plan dealing with housing for international students in conjunction with other...
View ArticleStudents and staff enjoy festivities at campus Vienna, Amsterdam and Apeldoorn
This week, students and staff have enjoyed Christmas drinks and snacks at the different locations in the Netherlands and Austria. CEO Maggie Feng joined students in Amsterdam for the Christmas party,...
View ArticleWittenborg to offer MA in Education from 2018
Want to pursue a master's degree in education? Wittenborg University of Applied Sciences is pleased to announce that from September 2018 it will offer a Master of Arts (MA) in Education, drawing closer...
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