The 14 research universities

Dutch universities have a long academic tradition

The first Dutch university was founded in Leiden in 1575 by prince William of Orange. Today the Netherlands has 14 research universities, 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 ten research universities are broad-based. There are also eight university medical centres.

Universities of technology

• Delft University of Technology (TUD)
• Eindhoven University of Technology (TUe)
• University of Twente (UT)

Life sciences and natural sciences

• Wageningen University

Universities with broad-based orientation

• Erasmus University Rotterdam
• Leiden University
• Maastricht University
• Radboud University Nijmegen
• Tilburg University
• University of Amsterdam
• University of Groningen
• Utrecht University
• VU University Amsterdam
• Open Universiteit in the Netherlands

Downloads:

• Corporate brochure 'Research universities in the Netherlands'