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University of Applied Sciences is a university
University

A university is an institution of higher education and research, which grants academic degrees in a variety of subjects. A university provides both undergraduate education and postgraduate education....
 type, originated in the German higher educational system
Education in Germany

Responsibility for German education system lies primarily with the Bundesl?nder while the federal government only has a minor role. Optional kindergarten education is provided for all children between three and six years old, after which school attendance is Compulsory education for twelve years....
. It refers to:

Fachhochschule
Fachhochschule

A Fachhochschule or University of Applied Sciences is a German type of university, sometimes specialized in certain topical areas . Fachhochschulen were founded in Germany and later adopted by Austria, Liechtenstein and Switzerland....
, a German
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
 or Austria
Austria

Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It borders both Germany and the Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west....
n institution of academic higher education, including undergraduate and postgraduate education. More recently also shorter named Hochschule, which is also the generic German term for all types of universities. Fachhochschule
Fachhochschule

A Fachhochschule or University of Applied Sciences is a German type of university, sometimes specialized in certain topical areas . Fachhochschulen were founded in Germany and later adopted by Austria, Liechtenstein and Switzerland....
 or Haute École Spécialisée, as above, in Switzerland
Switzerland

Switzerland is a landlocked Swiss Alps country of roughly 7.7 million people in Western Europe with an area of 41,285 km?. Switzerland is a federal republic consisting of 26 states called Cantons of Switzerland....
. Ammattikorkeakoulu
Ammattikorkeakoulu

Ammattikorkeakoulu, or yrkesh?gskola in Swedish language, abbreviated amk, is a Education in Finland. The term means "School of Higher Vocational education"....
, a Finnish institution of higher education. Hogeschool
List of universities in the Netherlands

A listing of university and university of applied sciences in The Netherlands:UniversitiesRoyal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences...
 in the Netherlands
Netherlands

The Netherlands is a country that is part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It is a parliamentary democratic constitutional monarchy. The Netherlands is located in North-West Europe, and bordered by the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east....
 The usual French term is École Supérieure.






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University of Applied Sciences is a university
University

A university is an institution of higher education and research, which grants academic degrees in a variety of subjects. A university provides both undergraduate education and postgraduate education....
 type, originated in the German higher educational system
Education in Germany

Responsibility for German education system lies primarily with the Bundesl?nder while the federal government only has a minor role. Optional kindergarten education is provided for all children between three and six years old, after which school attendance is Compulsory education for twelve years....
. It refers to:

Fachhochschule
Fachhochschule

A Fachhochschule or University of Applied Sciences is a German type of university, sometimes specialized in certain topical areas . Fachhochschulen were founded in Germany and later adopted by Austria, Liechtenstein and Switzerland....
, a German
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
 or Austria
Austria

Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It borders both Germany and the Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west....
n institution of academic higher education, including undergraduate and postgraduate education. More recently also shorter named Hochschule, which is also the generic German term for all types of universities. Fachhochschule
Fachhochschule

A Fachhochschule or University of Applied Sciences is a German type of university, sometimes specialized in certain topical areas . Fachhochschulen were founded in Germany and later adopted by Austria, Liechtenstein and Switzerland....
 or Haute École Spécialisée, as above, in Switzerland
Switzerland

Switzerland is a landlocked Swiss Alps country of roughly 7.7 million people in Western Europe with an area of 41,285 km?. Switzerland is a federal republic consisting of 26 states called Cantons of Switzerland....
. Ammattikorkeakoulu
Ammattikorkeakoulu

Ammattikorkeakoulu, or yrkesh?gskola in Swedish language, abbreviated amk, is a Education in Finland. The term means "School of Higher Vocational education"....
, a Finnish institution of higher education. Hogeschool
List of universities in the Netherlands

A listing of university and university of applied sciences in The Netherlands:UniversitiesRoyal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences...
 in the Netherlands
Netherlands

The Netherlands is a country that is part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It is a parliamentary democratic constitutional monarchy. The Netherlands is located in North-West Europe, and bordered by the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east....
 The usual French term is École Supérieure.