Research universities
Nov 02, 2010
There are eighteen research universities in Holland that offer international programmes and courses. The majority of these are government-funded, but there are also some private research universities.
These institutions essentially train students in academic study and research. However, many study programmes also have a professional component and most graduates actually find work outside the research community.
The universities vary in size, with enrollments ranging from 6,000 to 30,000 students. Altogether they enroll some 205,000 students.
Duration of study programmes
- Bachelor of Arts (BA): 3 years
- Bachelor of Science (BSc): 3 years
- Master of Arts (MA): 1-2 years
- Master of Science (MSc): 1-2 years
- PhD: 4 years
Research universities offering international degree programmes and short courses
- 3TU
- Delft University of Technology
- Eindhoven University of Technology
- Erasmus University Rotterdam
- Leiden University
- Maastricht University
- Nyenrode Business University
- Open University
- Protestant Theological University
- Radboud University Nijmegen
- TiasNimbas Business School
- Tilburg University
- University of Amsterdam
- University of Groningen
- University of Twente
- Utrecht University
- VU University Amsterdam
- Wageningen University and Research Centre
University colleges
- Amsterdam university college
- Leiden university college
- Maastricht university college
- Roosevelt Academy
- University college Utrecht
More information
- Watch a promotional video about Dutch research universities on the website of VSNU (Association of Universities in the Netherlands)
- Find international study programmes and courses offered by the research universities
- Get an overview of the research universities on the website Internationalstudy.nl
