Breda University of Applied Sciences
Breda University of Applied Sciences, founded in 1966 in the Netherlands, is one of the world's largest and longest established institutions dedicated to tourism, leisure and hospitality education, home to more than seven thousand students from around one hundred countries.
A campus built for hospitality from the ground up
The university's Hotel, Facility and Tourism Management programmes are housed in a converted historic convent on a green, park like campus at the edge of Breda's city centre, complete with a working restaurant, taste lab and grand café. This unusual setting reflects a wider philosophy: hospitality is best learned in spaces genuinely built for hosting people, not simply lecture halls.
International accreditation across the board
Breda's Hotel and Tourism Management programmes carry accreditation from the International Centre of Excellence in Tourism and Hospitality Education, the UNWTO Tedqual certification system and the World Leisure Organization, alongside a Certificate for Quality in Programme Internationalisation from the European Consortium for Accreditation. Few hospitality schools anywhere hold this particular combination of international recognitions at once.
Studying at Breda University of Applied Sciences offers several distinct strengths:
- One of the world's largest and longest established tourism and hospitality institutions
- A genuinely international student body representing around 100 countries
- Triple international accreditation from THE ICE, UNWTO Tedqual and the World Leisure Organization
- A campus setting built around a converted historic convent
- The Netherlands' only MSc programme in Leisure and Tourism Studies
A launchpad into global hospitality and tourism careers
Graduates move into hotel, tourism, leisure and facility management roles across the Netherlands and internationally, carrying with them a genuinely international education from one of Europe's most established hospitality institutions. For candidates seeking a hospitality education with real breadth across hotel, tourism and leisure disciplines, Breda offers a distinguished and well accredited path.
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