25 Years

The History Timeline of Wittenborg

2024
Wittenborg to host its first Annual
Globalisation Conference in August.

2023
Re-accredited for the Certificate for Quality in
Internationalisation by the European Consortium
for Accreditation in Higher Education (ECA).

Wittenborg opens 75 new purpose-built
student accommodation studios at its
Brinklaan Campus (De Ruyterstraat 5)

All Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA)
programmes, pathways and specialisations re-
accredited by NVAO and FIBAA.

Master of Business Management MSc with
specialisations, accredited by FIBAA and
awarded the Premium Seal

2022
November 11th: Wittenborg celebrates 35th
Anniversary Year with a Gala

Wittenborg moves its main building to a newly
purchased location: Brinklaan 268, Apeldoorn
Wittenborg to host its first Annual
Globalisation Conference in August.

2021
MBA re-accredited by NVAO.

2020
Master of Business Management (MBM)
accredited by NVAO as MSc

2019
MBA re-accredited by FIBAA.

Munich (Germany) campus opens.

2018
Awarded Certificate for Quality in
Internationalisation by the European
Consortium for Accreditation in Higher
Education (ECA).

Bachelor of Business Administration programmes
re-accredited by NVAO

WUAS Amsterdam location moves to a
refurbished new floor of the the Dali Building!

2017
WUAS opens its new Ruyterstraat Student
Accommodation location in the Centre of
Apeldoorn.

WUAS becomes a member of AACSB

Bachelor of Business Administration
programmes re-accredited by FIBAA.

WUAS started offering parts of its programmes in
Vienna, Austria – later moved to Bad Vöslau.

2015
WUAS opens the Spoorstraat Building at its
Apeldoorn campus after major renovation.

MBA and specialisations accredited by NVAO.

WUAS opens its Amsterdam location offering
a bachelor’s in business administration and
entrepreneurship, as a double degree with the
University of Brighton.

2014
Master of Business Administration (MBA) and
3 specialisations awarded initial accreditation
by FIBAA.

2013
Wittenborg formally drops the ‘Hogeschool’ title
and becomes Wittenborg University of Applied
Sciences.

2012
Wittenborg gains both NVAO re-accreditation
and FIBAA initial accreditation for its Bachelor
of Business Administration Programme in 8
specialisations.

2011
Wittenborg starts offering master and bachelor
programmes in hospitality, tourism and event
management together with its UK partner
University of Brighton.

2010
Move: with the support of the municipality,
Wittenborg moves the entire school from
Deventer to Apeldoorn to a bespoke location
within the Aventus ROC (College).

2009
Closure of Dutch taught programmes and
Wittenborg becomes 100% English speaking.
2008 Wittenborg bought by the Swiss-Chinese-
British Birdsall-Feng family.

2006
Wittenborg gains NVAO accreditation for its
all-English taught Bachelor of International
Business Administration programme with
three specialisations.

2004
After the introduction in the Netherlands of
national accreditation in 2003, Wittenborg starts
its journey of formalizing its degree programmes.

2003
Wittenborg starts its first English-taught
international foundation class for around 50
students from China and Vietnam, however its
very first international student came from
Seoul, South Korea.

Wittenborg moves to the Nieuwe Markt
(Deventer), in a larger building to accommodate
international students alongside its +/- 120 Dutch
students.

1998
Hogeschool Wittenborg begins to offer (Dutch
taught) bachelor degrees in Financial Service,
Real Estate, Business Administration &
Communication Management.

1996
Gained Degree Awarding Powers and became
Hogeschool Wittenborg. Wittenborg started to
offer Associate Degree level courses.

1987
21st September 1987 - Founding of
Wittenborg College by Entrepreneur Henk
Nijkamp in Hansiatic Dutch Town of Deventer.
Wittenborg taught vocational courses in
marketing, financial services and real estate.

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