the hku university of the arts utrecht is internationally oriented and involved in numerous international programmes and projects. the hku maintains contact with almost 200 educational institutions abroad for the purpose of exchanging lecturers, students and projects. almost 20% of the students come from outside the netherlands. foreign students can attend the hku as a regular student, an exchange student in programmes such as socrates/erasmus, a bilateral exchange programme or as an ma, mphil or ph.d student. since 1999 the hku is an accredited institution of the open university.