Windesheim University of Applied Sciences

Windesheim is a top-3 broad-based University of Applied Sciences in the Netherlands, and the best for students with disabilities. Approx. 27,000 students and 3,000 staff work together on campuses in Zwolle and Almere. Windesheim has approx. 60 programmes (bachelor’s, master’s and associate degrees) and 24 research groups in the areas of Business, Engineering, ICT, Education, Health and Human Movement. Windesheim focuses on people. We stand for learning, developing and innovating together by means of practice-based research and education. Together with professionals from businesses and organizations, we contribute actively to an inclusive and sustainable society, in making the world a better place to live.

Windesheim has three ambitions for the coming years:

• ‘Closer to the world: accelerating transitions together’ is how we want to contribute to making the world a better place.
• ‘Closer to each other: well-being and quality based on an open learning culture’ reflects not only our focus on the well-being of students and staff, but also the internal and external solidification of our commitment to inclusion and moreover serves to increase the quality of our education and research.
• ‘Closer to yourself: lifelong development’ means that we encourage our students and staff to take control of their own personal development to enable them to be well-prepared and properly equipped to take their place inside and outside Windesheim. This is based on the principle of developing human potential.