Zuyd University of Applied Sciences () is a
University of Applied Sciences
A vocational university or university of applied sciences (UAS), less commonly called a polytechnic university is an institution of higher education and increasingly research that provides applied professional education and grants academic de ...
with campuses in
Heerlen
Heerlen (; ) is a city and a Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the southeast of the Netherlands. It is the third largest settlement proper in the province of Limburg (Netherlands), Limburg. Measured as municipality, it is the f ...
,
Sittard and
Maastricht
Maastricht ( , , ; ; ; ) is a city and a Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the southeastern Netherlands. It is the capital city, capital and largest city of the province of Limburg (Netherlands), Limburg. Maastricht is loca ...
in the southeastern
Netherlands
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.
The main focus of Zuyd University is on
Bachelor programmes, 52 in total,
most of them in Dutch. There are currently 8 master programmes.
In the 2008 edition of the Keuzegids Hoger Onderwijs ('Higher Education Guide'), Zuyd University takes first place of the 13 larger universities of applied sciences, with an average score of 6.85.
Academics
Zuyd University has the following divisions:
* Economics, Languages, Communication and Hospitality
* Health Care
* Social Studies, Behaviour & Society
* Arts & Design, Music
* Teacher Training / Education
* Technology and Engineering
Zuyd University of Applied Sciences consists of the following faculties, at three different locations:
See also
*
Maastricht University
Maastricht University (abbreviated as UM; ) is a public university, public research university in Maastricht, Netherlands. Founded in 1976, it is the second youngest of the thirteen List of universities in the Netherlands, Dutch universities.
In ...
References
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Education in Limburg (Netherlands)
Education in Maastricht
Buildings and structures in Heerlen
Buildings and structures in Maastricht
Buildings and structures in Sittard-Geleen
Vocational universities in the Netherlands