Breda University of Applied Sciences taught bachelor programmes and five English taught master programmes. With a focus on the development of academic knowledge and the promotion of sound professional practice, the specialist disciplines of Breda University of Applied Sciences are: In the fields of tourism, leisure and hospitality, Breda University of Applied Sciences is the largest education institute in the world. According to the league table of Dutch universities of applied sciences of ‘’, Breda University of Applied Sciences is one of the best universities of applied sciences in the Netherlands for many years. Breda University of Applied Sciences prepares for practical management-level positions in
Breda Kerk" (main church) or also "Onze Lieve Vrouwe Kerk" (Church of Our Lady). In 1534 Henry III of Nassau-Breda rebuilt the modest medieval fortifications in impressive style. In 1534 a fire destroyed over nine tenths of the city, close to 1300 houses, churches, and chapels, and the town hall. Only 150 houses and the main church remained. In July 1581, during the Eighty Years' War, Breda was captured in a surprise attack and siege by Spanish troops then under the command of Claudius van Barlaymont, whose sobriquet was Haultpenne. Although the city had surrendered upon the condition that it would