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Higher education in Amsterdam offers both research and vocational universities and colleges of applied sciences. VU University Amsterdam and the University of Amsterdam (UvA) are world ranking centres of excellence among the top 100 institutions.

Research

• University of Amsterdam - The city’s more senior university is distributed throughout town. It has a strong international reputation. http://www.english.uva.nl/start.cfm
• Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam - VU University Amsterdam stands for high quality, fundamental, innovative and socially oriented research. http://www.vu.nl/en/index.asp

 Institutes of Excellence

• Amsterdam University College (AUC) - New cutting-edge faculty offers fast-track, full-time undergraduate programme in liberal arts and sciences. http://www.auc.nl/auc
• The Duisenberg School of Finance - Focus on competitive undergraduate courses, combining academic theory and international professional experts. http://www.dsf.nl
• CASE - Higher Education and Research Centre for Entrepreneurship. http://www.case-amsterdam.nl
• De Baak Management Centre - Management training  http://www.debaak.nl/en.aspx

Applied Sciences

• Amsterdam School of Real Estate; http://www.asre.nl/asre/index.php?content=item&item=57
• Amsterdamse Hogeschool voor de Kunsten (School of the Arts); http://www.ahk.nl/en/
• AZUSA - Pentecostal theological seminary and religious education on the VU campus; http://azusa.nl/
• Europoort Business School - Business-orientated education;  http://www.epbs.nl/Default.aspx?id=6041
• Gerrit Rietveld Academie - Exclusive and reputable school for the fine arts; http://www.gerritrietveldacademie.nl/en/?chln=1
• Hogeschool van Amsterdam - Large vocational college offering a variety of courses at both bachelor and master degree level; http://www.hva.nl
• Hogeschool Schoevers - Exclusive secretarial college with an outstanding reputation; www.schoevers.nl/hogeschool-2006/
• Hogeschool TIO - Hospitality and tourism; www.tio.nl/en/
• INHolland University of Applied Sciences - Large international student community and a broad variety of internationally recognised English-taught Bachelor degrees; www.inholland.nl/inhollandcom/
• Nyrenrode Business University/ International Top Talent, including Intercultural Leadership Program for Asian professionals; www.nyenrode.nl/Pages/Default.aspx
• Webster University - American University offering Bachelor and Masters programs. More than 100 campuses worldwide. www.webster.nl/