Aeres’ history goes back nearly one hundred years. Through various mergers, Aeres developed into a broad educational group for leading green education, practice-oriented research and commercial courses throughout the green sector.
In the Netherlands, Aeres is the only green knowledge institution offering programmes at all educational levels: master, bachelor, associate degree, upper secondary vocational training (mbo), pre-vocational education (vmbo) and practical education.
Within the Technology knowledge area, Aeres, together with business partners, focuses on technological innovation in the green sector. It turns out that not only precision agriculture and smart farming play a role in the operations of arable and livestock farms. Technology for cooling and storing food products also plays a role.
The Netherlands is a global leader in the production of high-quality, safe, and healthy food. Innovation, circularity, and agricultural entrepreneurship characterize the sector, which plays a vital role in (international) food security.
The Animal domain focuses primarily on domestic animals and horses. Wildlife is also covered. Animal health, animal welfare, and the interaction between animals and humans are central themes in the educational and research activities.
With a growing global population, providing everyone with sufficient and healthy food is a challenge. Thanks to innovative technologies, we are increasingly able to process food sustainably and combat food waste.
A resilient ecosystem for people and nature. Aeres contributes to this through its Healthy Living Environment expertise. This is achieved, for example, by making the living environment future-proof through greening, nature and water management, and climate adaptation.
Aeres educates green changemakers. This is achieved by developing, offering, and supporting leading education and applied research with a green focus. The Green Education knowledge area specifically targets (future) practical teachers, educational professionals, learning innovators, and knowledge managers who can convey this green vision to future generations.
In the coming years, Aeres will continue to offer leading practice-oriented vocational education and supporting research in the fields of agriculture, food, green living environment, animals and technology.
Aeres provides education and training at Certificate, Diploma, Bachelor and Master level. In addition to the standard international programs and courses, Aeres develops and conducts tailor-made training courses all over the world.
Aeres collaborates with many other education and knowledge institutions worldwide for development of educational programmes and research. This stimulates Dutch and foreign students and teachers to improve their international skills and learning from others.