List of universities in the Netherlands

This is a list of universities ( Dutch universiteiten ) and technical colleges (Dutch hogescholen , German: Hochschule ) in the Netherlands .

There are 13 state-funded universities with 239,755 students, one state-funded distance-learning university and 38 state-funded technical colleges with 421,560 students (as of October 1, 2012).

Universities

State-funded universities

logo	Surname	place	founding year	Number of students 10/01/2012	Web presence
	Leiden University	Suffer	1575	20,684	www.leidenuniv.nl
	Reich University of Groningen	Groningen	1614	27,082	www.rug.nl
	University of Amsterdam	Amsterdam	1632	29,783	www.uva.nl
	Utrecht University	Utrecht	1636	29,755	www.uu.nl
	Technical University of Delft - TU Delft	Delft	1842	17,909	www.tudelft.nl
	Free University of Amsterdam	Amsterdam	1880	23,591	www.vu.nl
	Erasmus University Rotterdam	Rotterdam	1913	20,939	www.eur.nl
	Wageningen University	Wageningen	1918	7,488	www.wageningenuniversity.nl
	Radboud University Nijmegen	Nijmegen	1923	17,857	www.ru.nl
	Tilburg University	Tilburg , Utrecht	1927	12,946	www.uvt.nl
	Technical University of Eindhoven - TU Eindhoven	Eindhoven	1956	7,762	www.tue.nl
	University of Twente	Enschede	1961	9,313	www.utwente.nl
	Maastricht University	Maastricht	1976	14,646	www.maastrichtuniversity.nl
	Open University of the Netherlands	Heerlen	1985	17,231	www.ou.nl

Universities not funded by the state

logo	Surname	place	founding year	Number of students	Web presence
	SOMT University of Physiotherapy	Amersfoort	2006		www.somtuniversity.nl
	Protestant Theological University	Amsterdam	1854		www.pthu.nl
	Theological University of Apeldoorn	Apeldoorn	1894	about 100	www.tua.nl
	Hague Academy of International Law	The hague	1914		www.hagueacademy.nl
	Theological University of Kampen - TU Kampen	Kampen (Netherlands)	1944		www.tukampen.nl
	Nyenrode University of Economics and Business	Breukelen	1946		www.nyenrode.nl
	University of Humanities	Utrecht	1989		www.uvh.nl

Former universities

• Catholic Theological University , part of the Faculty for Catholic Theology at Tilburg University since 2007
• Harderwijk University
• University of Franeker

State-funded universities of applied sciences (Hogescholen)

• Aeres University of Applied Sciences, Almere / Dronten / Wageningen
• Amsterdamse Hogeschool voor de Kunsten , Amsterdam
• ArtEZ Hogeschool voor de Kunsten , Amsterdam / Arnhem / Enschede / Zwolle
• Avans Hogeschool , 's-Hertogenbosch / Tilburg / Breda
• Christelijke Hogeschool Ede , Ede
• Codarts Hogeschool voor de kunsten , Rotterdam
• De Haagse Hogeschool , The Hague
• Design Academy Eindhoven , Eindhoven
• Driestar Hogeschool , Gouda
• Fontys Hogescholen , 's-Hertogenbosch / Eindhoven / Sittard / Tilburg / Venlo
• Gereformeerde Hogeschool , Zwolle
• Gerrit Rietveld Academie , Amsterdam
• Hanzehogeschool Groningen , Groningen
• HAS University of Applied Sciences, 's-Hertogenbosch / Venlo
• Hogeschool van Arnhem en Nijmegen , Arnhem / Nijmegen
• Hogeschool de Kempel , Helmond
• Hogeschool der Kunsten Den Haag , The Hague
• Hogeschool Edith Stein / Onderwijscentrum Twente , Hengelo
• Hogeschool Inholland , Alkmaar / Delft / Diemen / Haarlem / Rotterdam
• Hogeschool iPabo , Alkmaar / Amsterdam
• Hogeschool Leiden , Leiden
• Hogeschool Rotterdam , Rotterdam
• Hogeschool Utrecht , Utrecht
• Hogeschool van Amsterdam , Amsterdam
• Hogeschool Van Hall Larenstein , Wageningen / Velp / Leeuwarden
• Hogeschool voor de Kunsten , Utrecht
• Hotelschool Den Haag , The Hague
• HZ University of Applied Sciences , Terneuzen / Vlissingen
• Iselinge Hogeschool , Doetinchem
• Katholieke Pabo Zwolle , Zwolle
• Marnix Academie , Utrecht
• NHL Hogeschool , Leeuwarden
• NHTV International Hogeschool Breda , Breda
• Saxion , Enschede / Deventer / Apeldoorn
• Stenden Hogeschool , Leeuwarden / Emmen
• Windesheim , Zwolle
• Zuyd Hogeschool , Heerlen / Maastricht / Sittard

Comparability to German courses

According to the International Standard Classification of ISCED programs, as stated in the following, Dutch and German Bachelor and Master programs at technical colleges and universities belong to a. the OECD uses in its annual international comparative study "Education at a Glance" for tertiary type A education (ISCED 5A), i.e. academic training. This means that the bachelor's degree courses at Dutch universities are qualitatively comparable to German technical college courses in the same field of study and, due to the longer duration of the course, they also contain more practical experience, which has a positive effect on employment opportunities.

So far, the Dutch universities of applied sciences have awarded bachelor's and master's degrees with specialist titles such as B. Bachelor of Music. The next change in the Higher Education Act will enable them, like universities, to award the titles of Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science or Master of Arts and Master of Science . This was already proposed by the expert commission for a sustainable university system in April 2010 and accepted by the government in its statement on February 7, 2011. Even before the introduction of bachelor's and master's degrees in the European Union, the relevant central office for foreign education at the permanent secretariat of the Conference of Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs treated the Dutch technical college degrees as equivalent to the German technical college degrees.

Since the Bachelor's / Master's structure, the quality of study programs has been guaranteed by the obligation to be accredited by an organization entrusted with this task by the state. The Netherlands was a pioneer in creating transparency and comparability of quality criteria within Europe. Austrian, Swiss and Norwegian accreditation organizations have automatically recognized the accreditations of the Dutch-Flemish NVAO since December 2007. The fact that Germany is not among the signatory states is not due to the quality of the Dutch courses, but to jurisdiction problems in Germany. Otherwise there is close cooperation with Germany: "Joint accreditation procesdures were undertaken with three German accreditation organizations": ACQUIN , FIBAA and ASIIN .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ http://www.vsnu.nl/f_c_studenten_downloads.html
2. ↑ http://www.vereniginghogescholen.nl/hogescholen/over-hogescholen
3. ↑ OECD page on the publication "Education at a Glance"
4. ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original from June 4, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . 
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6. ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original dated August 10, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
7. ↑ http://www.ecaconsortium.net/main/documents/mutual-recognition-agreements