The Hague University of Applied Sciences | Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University

The Hague is bursting with culture and creativity and offers students an all-round experience, from galleries packed with Dutch masters to idyllic beaches and parks and buzzing nightclubs. It’s a small-scale, hospitable city with an international attitude. In The Hague, students are in the hub of Dutch politics and international justice. The Binnenhof parliament building and many legal institutions are located in The Hague. Students graduating from The Hague have a head start in industry with an international outlook and names of renowned organisations on their resumes.

The Hague University of Applied Sciences has 7 faculties found in 3 locations – The Hague, Delft and Zoetermeer. All faculties focus on the following three academic core values: curious, connecting and caring. The university is driven by curiosity, ambition and entrepreneurship (curious). It invests heavily in its network. With that network, it wants to arrive at new insights (connecting). It is involved and considerate of the personal growth of students and staff members (caring).

The university has an international character. It is characterised by inclusiveness. Education is activating, challenging and feasible. It trains students to develop into global citizens: people who think outside the box and who stand their ground, so that they can approach the world based on their own convictions and can find their way into society.