Study Master’s degrees in Tilburg, Netherlands

Tilburg at a glance

Tilburg is a student city that became the sixth most populated city of the Netherlands. This city has a relaxed and, in the same time, agitated atmosphere. Located in the south of the Netherlands, Tilburg is a metropolis that managed to find a balance between urban life and nature. The city is rich in green areas and is structured in neighbours that have specific characteristics: around the city centre are the skyscrapers, while in the north there is the Wilhelminakanaal. The variety of cultures that cross the city daily placed Tilburg on the European map, especially for its degree abroad programmes and top universities. If you seek for English universities in Europe, Tilburg has a top educational offer that will provide you a suitable accredited programme. Study abroad in one of Tilburg’s universities and discover the charm of this young at heart city!

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Universities

Studying

Studying in Tilburg

Bachelor’s degree programmes in Tilburg are available in fields such as economics, international law and business, online culture, environmental sciences and engineering, financial management, performing arts and more.

You can also find university short courses that last for two years instead of four and lead to a Bachelor’s degree in medical research, biotechnology or environmental sciences.

If you already have an undergraduate degree, you can enrol in a graduate school abroad and study finance, communication sciences and IT, culture studies, international studies, graphic design, performing arts, architecture and others. You may earn a Master’s degree in one of the fields above or you may apply for an MBA that is also available in part-time regime. Students have the opportunity to find a Master’s degree that focuses on research in economics, sociology, languages, law or behavioural sciences.

PhD programmes are available, if you are interested in finance, customer relationship management, language or religious studies. Academic courses can also be taught in universities’ summer schools.

Career

Career opportunities in Tilburg

After earning a degree in one of the universities of Tilburg, you have high chances to find you place on the employment market, since students’ employability rate is high.

Tilburg has a specialized economy and in the past decades made progress by developing different industries, such as chemistry, insurance, transport and distribution and others. Among the companies who are located in Tilburg there are Fujifilm, IFF and Iris Ohyama.

Life

Tilburg city life

Tilburg is a city with an active city life and plenty of opportunities for spending your free time. The city is eco-friendly, so renting a bike is the most practical way for you to reach the touristic sites. Some of the cultural sites are the statue of Willem II, museum of Modern Art – De Pont Foundation and Noordbrabants Natuurmuseum.

Leijpark, Reeshofpark, together with Wilhelmina Park, Wandelbos forest, the natural Huis Ter Heide and the national Loonse en Drunense Duinen park are some of the places where you can relax or even study for your programme outdoors.

While walking around in Tilburg you will also notice the open air art, that ranges from drawings on walls to the controversial spinning house from Hasseltrotonde.

The city of Tilburg, however, focuses especially on entertainment and nightlife. Cultural events are often held, as well as festivals. Some of the largest events are the annual Incubate, Festival Mundial and Roadburn Festival.

Some of the local most popular sports are football, running, rowing and hockey.

International atmosphere in Tilburg

Tilburg is one of Netherland’s most populated cities and plenty of international students enrol in local universities yearly. Almost a quarter of the city’s population consists of foreigners, such as Turks, Moroccans, Indonesians, Surinamese, Somalis and others.

Locals are friendly and open to visitors and gladly respond to their questions. There are high chances you might even meet locals at the pubs that student prefer. The atmosphere is creative and lively.

Weather Tilburg

Weather in Tilburg is split between the four seasons. Winters are cold and, sometimes, snowfall appears, while summers are hot. Unlike other cities of Netherlands, Tilburg has a higher amount of thunderstorms every year. Average temperatures are 0.0°C (32°F) in January and 23.2°C (73.8°F) in July.

Universities in Tilburg

TIAS School for Business and Society

TIAS School for Business and Society is Tilburg University and Eindhoven University of Technology's business school for executive education. This is a place for leaders, professionals and managers who want to make a change, just like you. With our up-to-date knowledge, challenging education and powerful network, TIAS acts as an international lifelong learning hub.

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Tilburg University

Tilburg University contributes to solving social issues. We achieve this mainly by developing and transferring knowledge and bringing together people from various disciplines and organizations. Therefore we have invited companies, organizations, government, and citizens to work together with us to develop new insights and solutions which create value for society.

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Fontys University of Applied Sciences

Fontys is one of the largest universities of applied sciences in the Netherlands and offers a variety of bachelors and masters programmes in English. We have a larger number of international students than any other university in the Netherlands, with students of more than 80 nationalities from all over the world.

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