Haarlem Campus

Extraordinary living & learning experience

Study in a former prison.

The terrain of the former Cupola prison is transformed into a university campus: a modern and cutting edge learning environment with classrooms, lab facilities, work – and meeting areas, a start-up incubator, a film theatre, and a Cupola Café- in an iconic historical monument.

The proximity to the city center and the green lung around the cupola, equipped with sunny terraces, 240 student studios, a supermarket, and a “green mobility” hub complements the ecosystem of the building and invites students to linger and explore.

You will feel energized by stepping into a historical building transformed into a think tank full of innovators, researchers, and forward thinkers who get together to create future-forming ideas.

Campus life at its best

Our Campus in Haarlem is far more than just a combination of learning, working, and living. Haarlem Campus represents a community, offering plenty of space for cooperation and exchange.

Networking and events

Numerous events, leisure activities, and facilities as well as joint projects on campus guarantee social networking and cross-meeting options that will support our students to build a bigger network outside of the classroom.

Lively and safe location in the city center

Short distances within the campus and to the city center of Haarlem complement a promising ecosystem providing a high degree of safety, family feels as well as a meeting place for education and research, knowledge institutions, businesses, and the city.

Housing and green mobility

The Cupola and its surroundings offer a unique combined living and study experience within joint and individual entrepreneurial and entertainment services. Short distances on campus as well as bike rental support uncomplicated and green locomotion.

Biking distance from the seaside

Two of the most famous beaches of the Netherlands are easily reachable by bike or within a 25-minute bus ride from Haarlem City Centre.

Zandvoort & Bloemendaal are surrounded by wild dunes and each summer temperatures rise up to 32 degrees, attracting hundreds of Dutch locals from all across the country.

It’s the perfect location for everyone who needs fresh air, a change of perspective, and to refuel new energy and creativity.

The City of Haarlem

Our Campus is located at Haarlem, a city of remarkable history, featuring great culture, cafés, shops, restaurants, and nightlife. Besides, the home of some of the Netherlands’ best museums and world-famous art is regularly voted as one of the country’s best cities for shopping. Its own vibrant pulse, created by historic waterways, cobbled streets, and ancient buildings provides unadulterated inspiration and first-rate entertainment.

Other than that, the cultural charm of the historic city, its proximity and frequently running trains to Amsterdam offer space for economic innovation as well as entrepreneurial vision. Especially businesses in up-and-coming sectors including young digital businesses, creative manufacturing, the circular economy as well as life sciences and health found their way to Haarlem, creating a hub for highly-educated professionals and entrepreneurs.

Just a stone's throw away from Amsterdam

Living in Haarlem has numerous benefits.

The city captivates with beautiful canals, a lively community, and beaches just around the corner. Another decisive advantage of Haarlem is its proximity to the heart of the Netherlands – Amsterdam.

The capital of the Netherlands can be reached within an 11-minute train ride up to 148 times per day and gives access to iconic landmarks, deep culture, and beautiful sceneries.

Prepare yourself to become able to lead and organize sustainable and inclusive human resource processes, to complement data analysis in the area of marketing and customer service, and to support more strategic change management operations.