Breda University of Applied Sciences Breda University of Applied Sciences Breda University of Applied Sciences is a vocational university in Breda, Netherlands. It was founded in 1966 with the merger of two educational institutions. Since, the university has increased in the number of staff, students and programmes offered. According to the annual report in 2017 there were 7,398 students from over 70 countries studying in the university in different types of programmes offered both in English and Dutch. In 1966 vocational university Nederlands Wetenschappelijk Instituut voor Toerisme (NWIT) was founded in Breda. It offered bachelor programmes in tourism and leisure and in this field, it
Capture of Breda (1590) conditions of the surrender of the city, that was decided according to the following terms: The taking of Breda on the part of the Dutch and English troops, a city in the eyes of the Spaniards that was assumed to be safe, was a disagreeable surprise for the Spanish authorities. The Duke of Parma - Alexander Farnese was enraged by the cowardice of the Italian troops in charge of the defense of the city. He ordered three captains responsible for the garrison of Breda to be executed and a fourth official was expelled from the army. Finally the recriminations ended