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What is a Studio at HVA HBO-ICT?

We strive for inspiring and activating education where students feel connected to the curriculum, the field of study, and each other. The dedication and expertise of the teachers plays a crucial role in motivating and inspiring students. We create a space where students, educators, industry professionals, and researchers come together to work on contemporary challenges around specific themes. We call this a studio. The sense of community and the thematic content of a studio creates an energy that contributes to student motivation and engagement.

Studios are designed to align with industry practices, both in methodology and content. Through this approach, our program aims to remain substantively relevant and current. Our goal is to educate students to become future-oriented, entry-level professionals competent in their field.

From fall 2025 you can do your exchange semester by joining one of our studios.

The studios for fall 2025 are:

- Studio Smart cities
- Studio Data driven Business
- Studio Immersive Tech
- Studio Impact Apps 

Part of old semesters will be continued in a studio in fall 2025:
- Big Data -> Studio Data driven Business
- Cloud Solutions -> Studio Data driven Business
- Internet of Things -> Studio Smart cities
- Mobile Development -> Studio Impact Apps 
- Virtual Reality -> Studio Immersive Tech

In addition to choosing a studio, you need to choose a learning profile to focus on. Each studio has a number of profiles from which you select one. Learning profiles can be:

  • Frond-end Developer
  • Back-end Developer
  • Game Developer
  • Embedded Engineer
  • Artificial Intelligence Engineer
  • Cloud Engineer
  • Creative Technologist
  • Security Specialist
  • Business Analist