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The Open University of the Netherlands (Dutch: Open Universiteit Nederland) is a Dutch institution for distance learning at university level. It is an independent government-funded university and uses a variety of methods, including written materials, the Internet , and occasional evening seminars or day sessions.
For example, one cannot study engineering without having attained a certificate in physics at the secondary educational level. Aside from the subjects in the profile, the curriculum is composed of a compulsory segment that includes Dutch , English , mathematics , civics and "cultural and artistic education" (CKV), and a free choice segment in ...
Accreditation Organisation of the Netherlands and Flanders/Belgium (NVAO) The Netherlands Association of Universities of Applied Sciences; Studiekeuze123.nl, an overview and comparison of all Dutch-taught studies of the universities in the Netherlands; Eurogates, a searching database of English-taught programmes and grants for study in Holland
Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (abbreviated as: AUAS; Dutch: Hogeschool van Amsterdam) is a large vocational university located in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The AUAS offers bachelor programmes, and a number of (professional) master programmes. For students from the AUAS' international partner institutes it is possible to study at the ...
Hanze University of Applied Sciences (abbreviated as: Hanze UAS; Dutch: Hanzehogeschool Groningen) is the largest University of Applied Sciences in northern Netherlands [1] and located in Groningen. Hanze UAS offers various Bachelor and Master programmes in Dutch , English , and German , and works closely with international partner institutes.
The tasks and work method of NVAO in the Netherlands and in Flanders are set down in legislation. In the Netherlands, the tasks of NVAO are based on the "Higher Education and Research Act" (Wet Hoger Onderwijs en Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek, WHW), in Flanders, the operation of NVAO is established by the "Decree on Higher Education" of 4 April 2003.
Netherlands Worldwide Students (Dutch: Nederlandse Wereldwijde Studenten), NWS for short, is a Dutch student organisation NWS forms a worldwide network of Dutch students currently, formerly and prospectively enrolled at foreign universities or professional schools .
An often cited advantage of the European universities is an advantageous cost/quality ratio. In Europe, especially continental Europe, universities are heavily subsidized by their national governments. In Germany, Scandinavia or Eastern Europe for instance, most masters programmes have been traditionally totally free of charge.