Naturally you are looking first and foremost for information on the contents of the many courses on offer. But you also want to know what facilities Avans University of Applied Sciences has to offer. We have state-of-the-art learning facilities, including technical equipment, research laboratories and extensive libraries, as well as first-class group and individual workspaces. Furthermore, you can relax at our Avans café and restaurant, canteen, sports facilities or student associations.
Work spaces
Student work spaces: Avans prides itself in the number of workspaces available for students. You will find the most workspaces in OpenX and Xplora. Other areas of the teaching buildings offer various types of spaces for working individually or with a group.
OpenX is Avans’ up-to-date learning environment in Breda. Here, you will find plenty of workstations. In OpenX, you can work individually or in project groups with support of different facilities in place. OpenX is a multifunctional meeting place. And whether at the desk or online, our staff members are always happy to help you. OpenX is also the home of the Avans International Community (AIC). On the second floor, students can connect with one another and share experiences. It is a place where everyone feels welcome and at home.
Project rooms
Do you want to watch audiovisual material or have a discussion without being disturbed? The project rooms available within Avans University of Applied Sciences enable you to meet in a quiet environment with your fellow students.
Canteen and Grand Café
Every Avans campus has a canteen where you can get food and drinks. Various options for a hot lunch or dinner are available every day. There are also coffee and snack vending machines in every building. In addition, every main building of the campus has a Grand Café.
Multimedia
At every study area, you will find computers where you can work individually, in small groups and in different settings. Internet, word processing, spreadsheets and access to automated catalogues and databases are all standard options. In addition to the traditional books, magazines and reference works, the multimedia library also offers dissertations and audiovisual materials entirely geared towards your study programme. Other facilities, such as a photocopier, scanner and printer are also available.
Professional staff members are happy to help you on the way using the in-house collection and many other sources of information. The multimedia library is part of the interlibrary network enabling you - at a fee - to also retrieve material from other Dutch libraries.
PC rooms
All Avans campuses offer a number of PC rooms that you can access. You can work on projects, surf the web and e-mail. Assistants are sometimes available to help you with any of your ICT enquiries.
Research laboratories
If you are a student of one of our environmental programme, you get access to our research laboratories. These rooms can only be entered with a lab coat and are used to complete experiments or projects related to the study programme.
Multimedia studio
Are you ready to get creative? Avans has a multimedia studio available for its students. Students can create a podcast or video here, to support their assignments.
As a student at Avans University of Applied Sciences you will receive a personal email address and mailbox. You can access your mailbox wherever you are. This also enables you to communicate electronically with your fellow students and lecturers. You will receive your email address together with your login code and password. Besides, we work with Microsoft Teams. You will get access to the Teams environment of Avans.
Laptops
Want to work on projects together with your project group? Or do you need a laptop for a presentation? At most Avans campuses you will be able to borrow a laptop from the ICT-Service desk for a day.
