Rotterdam Business School
Partner University of HSBA
About Rotterdam Business School (Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences)
The Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences is a large, dynamic university of applied sciences located in the Netherlands, with more than 40,000 students. The university offers a wide variety of English-taught exchange modules in fields such as Business, Logistics, IT, Media & Design and more.
The Netherlands is one of the most international countries in Europe: English is widely spoken, and Dutch higher education institutions are known for their openness and multicultural character. As an exchange student at RUAS, you’ll find yourself in an environment full of international classmates and global perspectives.
And then there’s Rotterdam itself: a vibrant, modern city with bold architecture, a buzzing student scene and a genuine port-city energy. It is definitely a place not to be underestimated. Studying there gives you not only academic growth but also the chance to experience life in a metropolitan and international Dutch city. In short: a semester at RUAS offers solid practical learning, a genuinely international setting, and the chance to live in a great city in the heart of Europe.
Link to Rotterdam Business School website
Link to page for Exchange Students at Rotterdam Business School
Interested in a semester abroad at this institution? Please contact the HSBA International Office at international(at)hsba.de and request access to the "Outgoings" team where you will find relevant information on this destination such as semester dates, course lists, experience reports, the number of places available and more.
Lucas AllroggenAccommodation: I highly recommend to start looking for places the time you get your confirmation from the host university. There is SSH, the official housing provider from the university, which offers flats for a good price, but there are limited spaces. As I didn’t get a flat from SSH, the provider from the university, I had to find something on the private market.
Activities and more: Rotterdam generally is a city full of young people and there is always someone to interact with, either at the university or at student houses, such as robert baeldestraat or the erasmus international house. While having free time from the university, you can always enjoy some exercise at the Erasmus sports building. It offers a big gym, tennis, basketball and squash courts and you can sign up for many sport courses.
You can meet some friends at kralingse plas, a big lake north of the city center. There is a nice beach and people meet up there for BBQs and swimming. And you can also buy a ticket from spido to do a harbor tour. I highly recommend doing the big tour (2 hours +) to see everything as the harbor is the biggest in Europe.
Year Group 2021, BSc Business Administration, with Maersk Deutschland A/S & Co. KG