Databases

ARBO Vakbase is an online database with a lot of professional information for every health & safety professional. You will find articles, laws and regulations, case law, models, checklists, pitfalls and risks, and a large number of tips and tricks from various publications by Vakmedianet. Also contains the Dutch magazine Vakblad Arbo.
 

Online collection of audiovisual material for education from the archives of the Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision (Nederlands Instituut voor Beeld en Geluid)

The BoomPortal from Boom Publishers offers e-books (Dutch) in the fields of Public Administration, Communication, Coaching, Criminology, Healthcare, Education, Research, Law, Psychology and Technology.

The e-books are available for one simultaneous user and it is not possible to print pages.

Theses, studies, qualifying reports, papers and articles from students, lecturers and associate professors of the Universities of Applied Sciences in the Netherlands.

Online Dutch information portal providing legal, tax and financial professionals with access to relevant and practical information.

Study selection guide for Bachelor courses (full time, part time and dual). Contains descriptions of the courses by subject and comparisons between Universities of Applied Sciences that offer the same or related studies.

Access is possible with your NHL Stenden email or through a VPN connection.

Study selection guide for Bachelor courses (full time, part time and dual). Contains descriptions of the courses by subject and comparisons between Universities of Applied Sciences that offer the same or related studies.

Study selection guide for Master's degree programmes.

Study selection guide for Master's degree programmes available online from 5 March 2026

News database with business information including local, regional, national and international newspapers with archives.

The Dutch research portal NARCIS has been replaced by the research portal OpenAIRE. This portal presents Dutch research results and research projects as a sub-section in the OpenAIRE Graph. This research graph is actively fed by Dutch institutional repositories, data and software repositories and Research Information Systems (CRIS) that comply with the OpenAIRE metadata Guidelines.

Researchers at NHL Stenden answer the most diverse questions on themes such as work, education, health and sustainability. Together with students and experts, they investigate social challenges and show how practice-oriented research can lead to smart solutions.

Rechtsorde is a legal information portal in which users can search for information in both paid sources (e.g. InView, NJB and Ars Aequi) and public sources (e.g. Recht.nl, Overheid.nl, Rechtspraak.nl etc). More information, including short instruction videos, in the manual (Dutch).

Note: Access Rechtsorde by clicking on 'Log in' in the top right corner, choose 'Log in for HBO or University', fill in your name and NHL Stenden email or choose 'Log in anonymously'.

Selectief selecteren = More than a gut feeling
Video about teaching techniques for behavioural interviewing as developed by business psychologist Dr Paul C. Green.

Feedback gesprek: Manager Broos in actie
Video about feedback in Dutch language only.