HAS hogeschool
- Type
- Research, Education & Health Organisation
- Location
- 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
- Industries
- Alternative proteins, Food ingredients & products, Food safety & quality, Crop / plant science, Controlled environment agriculture, Consumer health & consumer effects, Waste efficiency, Agricultural marketplace
- Domains
- Infant nutrition, Processed food products
- Technologies
- Fermentation, Microbial biotechnology, Artificial intelligence, Sensor technology, Image recognition, Satellite imagery, Biotechnology & sustainable inputs, Smart & digital
About HAS hogeschool
HAS green academy is a university of applied sciences and knowledge institution focused on agriculture, food, and the living environment. Based in ’s-Hertogenbosch and Venlo, it offers bachelor programmes, exchange programmes, and business courses, and combines education with practice-oriented research and collaboration with companies, public bodies, and other organisations.
The academy positions itself as a green-sector expert that helps students and professionals work on current challenges such as healthy food systems, animal welfare, biodiversity, climate adaptation, and sustainable business models. Its approach is hands-on and collaborative: students work on real-world issues from day one, while researchers and lecturers connect education directly to developments in the field.
Core Values
- Sustainability: Sustainability is woven through education, research, and operations, with a focus on healthier food systems, resilient landscapes, and a future-proof living environment.
- Practice orientation: The academy emphasises learning by doing, with students working on real-life challenges and research projects closely linked to professional practice.
- Collaboration: HAS values cooperation across students, lecturers, researchers, companies, and public organisations, seeing partnership as essential to solving complex sector challenges.
- Entrepreneurship and openness: The institution aims to develop enterprising, open-minded professionals who can contribute constructively to change in the green domain.
Unique Aspects
- Specialised green-sector focus: HAS is dedicated specifically to agriculture, food, and the living environment, giving it a clear niche as a sector-focused university of applied sciences.
- Strong practice-based research culture: The academy brings together professors, lecturer-researchers, students, and professionals in applied research projects in the Netherlands and abroad.
- Broad partner network: HAS collaborates with international partner institutions through Erasmus+ and other exchange agreements, supporting student, staff, and teaching mobility.
- Dual-campus presence: With locations in ’s-Hertogenbosch and Venlo, HAS serves students and partners from two regional hubs in the south of the Netherlands.
- Integrated education and research: The institution explicitly connects teaching, research, and professional practice, including through professorships and research coalitions such as CoE Groen.