Zuyd University of Applied Sciences
Hogeschool Zuyd
Faculty	1,500
Students	13,551
Location	Heerlen, Sittard, and Maastricht, Limburg, The Netherlands
Website	[1] and [2]

Zuyd University, or Hogeschool Zuyd in Dutch, is a "Hogeschool" or University of Applied Sciences in English^[1] located in the three largest cities of the south of Limburg: (Heerlen, Sittard and Maastricht), in the most southern tip of the Netherlands. Although the international name is Zuyd University, in The Netherlands the legal status of a Hogeschool (University of Applied Sciences) differs from that of a University.

Around 1,900 foreign students study at Zuyd University which is one of the largest universities of applied sciences in the Netherlands. Like most Universities of Professional Education in the Netherlands, the main focus of Zuyd University is on Bachelor programmes, 52 in total ^[3], most of them in Dutch. There are currently 8 master programmes^[4].

Contents 1 Ranking 2 Sectors 3 Faculties 4 See also 5 References

[edit] Ranking

In the latest edition of the Keuzegids Hoger Onderwijs 2008 ('2008 Higher Education Guide’), Zuyd University takes first place of all 13 larger universities of professional education, with an average score of 6.85.

[edit] Sectors

Zuyd University has the following sectors^[5]:

• Economics, Languages, Communication and Hospitality
• Health Care
• Social Studies, Behaviour & Society
• Arts & Design, Music
• Teacher Training / Education
• Technology and Engineering

[edit] Faculties

Zuyd University of Applied Sciences consists of the following faculties^[6], at three different locations:

Faculty	Location
Ergo therapy	Heerlen
Health and Technology	Heerlen
Logopedics	Heerlen
Nursing	Heerlen
Construction	Heerlen
Life Science Centre of Expertise in Life Sciences (CEL) [7]	Heerlen
ICT	Heerlen/Sittard/Maastricht
Technology	Heerlen
Facility Management	Heerlen
Education	Heerlen/Maastricht
International Communication	Maastricht
Social Pedagogic Work	Maastricht
Social Pedagogic Work	Sittard
Social Work	Sittard
Higher Hotel school [8]	Maastricht
Conservatorium Maastricht (Academy of Music)	Maastricht
Academy of Fine Arts	Maastricht
Academy of Dramatic Arts	Maastricht
Academic of Architecture	Maastricht
Work and Law	Sittard
International Business & Management Studies	Maastricht
Marketing Management	Sittard

[edit] See also

• Maastricht University

[edit] References

1. ^  website Dutch Kengetallen
2. ^  website Dutch Kengetallen
3. ^  website Dutch Kengetallen
4. ^  Website English Sectors
5. ^  Website English Sectors
6. ^  website Dutch Faculteiten

1. ^ http://www.minocw.nl/documenten/Brief%20naamgeving%20HBO-raad%20aangepast.pdf

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