The Netherlands has a binary system of higher education, which consists of higher professional education and university education.
Higher professional education (in Dutch hoger beroepsonderwijs or HBO) is provided by universities of applied sciences. The universities of applied sciences focus on vocational qualifications and training. University education (in Dutch wetenschappelijk onderwijs or WO) is provided by 14 research universities. Research Universities in Holland combine education with academic research.
In terms of education, the Netherlands is a small country with a large impact.
The Dutch research universities’ integrated approach to teaching and research benefits both students and researchers. Traditionally open-minded and cosmopolitan, the research universities in Holland attach great importance to cooperation and profit from excellent international connections.
The first university in the Netherlands was founded in Leiden in 1575 by prince William of Orange. Today the Netherlands has 13 research universities and one open university, all of which offer high-standard education and research.
There are three universities of technology, the universities of Delft, Eindhoven and Twente, and one university, the university of Wageningen, which focuses on agriculture and life sciences.
The remaining nine research universities are broad-based. There are eight university medical centres (UMCs) in the Netherlands, two of which are in Amsterdam and one each in Groningen, Maastricht, Nijmegen, Leiden, Rotterdam, and Utrecht.
Visit www.eurogates.nl to get more information about programmes of universities in Holland.
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