The Hague University of Applied Sciences (commonly referred to as De Haagse Hogeschool in Dutch) is a public institute for tertiary education based in the city of The Hague, The Netherlands. The Hague University is the largest higher professional education institution in South-Holland area. The university plays an indispensable role in preparing youths for social and financial independence. The Hague University was founded in 1987 as the mergence of 14 educational institutions. Since that time, the university has been expanding in terms of number of campus, number of staff and students, number of programmes offered… In 2009, there were approximately 20,300 students studying in the university in different types of programmes offered both in Dutch and English. In these recent years, the Executive Board has been managing to add at least one English taught programme per year. The Hague University is currently offering eight English taught bachelor programmes and five English taught master programmes. On September 1, 1987, The Hague University was founded as a result of a mergence between fourteen smaller institutions of higher professional education in the region.