ArtEZ ranks high in Higher Vocational Education Guide 2022
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On Thursday 7 October 2021, the new Keuzegids hbo (Higher Vocational Education Guide) 2022 was published: the independent and expert consumer guide that assesses and compares the quality of higher education courses in the Netherlands every year. No less than 11 of the total of 31 bachelor courses at ArtEZ University of the Arts were awarded the designation of top programme (source: Keuzegids).
11 top rated programmes
The bachelor courses at ArtEZ that received a rating of 75 points or higher in the Higher Vocational Education Guide’s quality comparison – and that are therefore among the best in the Netherlands – are: Theatre Arnhem (School of Acting), Dance Arnhem, Music Enschede (MediaMusic and Academy of Pop Music), Music Therapy Enschede, Theatre in Education Arnhem, Theatre in Education Zwolle, Dance in Education Arnhem, Music in Education Enschede, Music in Education Zwolle and Fine Art and Design in Education Arnhem. These bachelors bear the quality mark ‘top rated programme 2022’.
Quality of ArtEZ courses remains highly valued
Marjolijn Brussaard, President of the Executive Board of ArtEZ: ‘It is great to see that ArtEZ’s bachelor courses once again score highly in this independent Higher Vocational Education Guide. This shows appreciation of our students, alumni and the field. We are happy about that. It was exciting, especially because the content of the NSE has changed this year, making comparison with previous years less easy. With an exceptional corona period behind us – and ahead of us – we continue to work on our quality.’
Current NSE results
The ratings of the Higher Vocational Education Guide 2022 are based on the results of the National Student Survey (NSE) 2021. After three years, the Higher Vocational Education Guide was once again able to use the most up-to-date data on how students rate their course. After all, the 2020 and 2019 surveys were cancelled due to the outbreak of COVID-19 and technical difficulties in completing the survey, forcing the Higher Vocational Education Guide to use data from 2018 for the past two editions. The NSE 2021 was conducted using a completely revised questionnaire, as a result of which new themes were compiled for the student’s opinions (programme content, lecturers, testing, career preparation and atmosphere). This means that this year’s ratings cannot be compared 1-on-1 with those of previous years. ArtEZ scored highly in the NSE with almost all indicators showing an improvement compared to the previous NSE results.
Would you like to know more about the compilation of the Higher Vocational Education Guide? Check out the methodology page with all the information about the approach.
Quality mark
Top rated programmes are awarded a special quality mark (see below). When you see this mark, you know that the education is of high quality.
About the Higher Vocational Education Guide
The annual Higher Vocational Education Guide selects and edits figures from various sources, such as student opinions from the National Student Survey (NSE), labour market figures from the Research Centre for Research and the Labour Market (ROA), and study success figures from the Association of Universities of Applied Sciences. The Higher Vocational Education Guide contains study descriptions, quality assessments by students and information about admission requirements, labour market data and student numbers.
The new masters edition of the Higher Vocational Education Guide (Keuzegids masters) will be published in 2022.
Want to know more? All practical information about the Higher Vocational Education Guide can be found on the Higher Vocational Education Guide website.