Associate Professorships are knowledge centres within higher education institutions, established with a view to knowledge development, educational reform, and professionalisation. NHTV Breda University of Applied Sciences boasts an impressive number of specialist and expert Associate Professorships and, in this respect, it is one of the most pioneering institutions in the Netherlands. NHTV’s Associate Professorships are frequently called on by external parties for the purpose of applied research and expertise, among other things.