![De BUas campus gezien vanuit de lucht](https://www.buas.nl/sites/default/files/styles/header_slider_wide_desktop/public/2026-04/campus-achtergrond.JPG?h=71976bb4&itok=WNHgl6Uh) # BUas 60 years

What began 60 years ago with a public lecture on leisure in North Brabant – in a café on the Grote Markt in Breda – has through the years grown into what BUas is today: an international university of applied sciences that prepares students for a constantly changing world.



 

 

 

 ### Pioneering Beyond Borders

The pioneers in the era of the Nederlands Wetenschappelijk Instituut voor Toerisme (NWIT), founded in 1966, and the Verkeersakademie Tilburg (VAT), founded in 1972, already believed that education could be a driving force for exploring the world. It’s not just about knowledge; it’s about nurturing students who think beyond the familiar.

NWIT and VAT continued their journey through time together, first as NHTV and later as Breda University of Applied Sciences, BUas. For 60 years, we have been Pioneering Beyond Borders.

We equip our students with knowledge, but above all with ‘BUas Skills for Life’ – skills they can put to use in a constantly changing world to make it a little better. And as far as we’re concerned, we’ll be doing this for at least another 60 years: adapting, innovating and adding value through our teaching and research. For our students, and thereby for the business community and society.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 ## BUas 60 news and activities

 

 

###  60 Years of Pioneering beyond Borders 1976-1986 

 21 May 2026 

 BUas is turning 60! In a series of six episodes, we’ll take a journey through six decades of... 

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- BUas 60 years!
 
    ![De wokkel met studenten uit 1978](https://www.buas.nl/sites/default/files/styles/1_1_groot_wysiwyg/public/2026-05/wokkel-met-studenten.jpg?h=97b6e7b5&itok=m6UOiakT)  

 



###  60 Years of Pioneering beyond Borders 

 24 April 2026 

 Episode 1: 1966-1976 Back to our roots with NWIT and VAT (where it all began) 

 [ Read more ](https://www.buas.nl/en/news/60-years-of-pioneering-beyond-borders)- About BUas
- BUas 60 years!
 
    ![De eerste studenten van BUas krijgen hun diploma uitgereikt](https://www.buas.nl/sites/default/files/styles/1_1_groot_wysiwyg/public/2026-04/eerste-diploma.jpg?h=02168e62&itok=p4k7s5m1)  

 



###  BUas Alumni Event 

 11 Sep 

 Celebrate our 60th anniversary with us! 

 BUas Campus, Breda 

 [ Read more ](https://www.buas.nl/en/agenda/alumni-event-60-years)- About BUas
- Alumni
- BUas 60 years!