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Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Eindhoven University of Technology

Eindhoven University of Technology

Tilburg University

Tilburg University

Fast Facts

Part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (together with the Caribbean islands of Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten)
Constitutional parliamentary monarchy with bicameral legislature, headed by prime minister (currently Mark Rutte)
Around the same size as Switzerland
Population: approx. 17 million
Borders Belgium, Germany and the North Sea
Capital city: Amsterdam (but The Hague is the seat of the national government, as well as the location of the International Courts of Justice)
Official language: Dutch
One of the flattest countries in the world; the highest point is only 321 meters above sea level
The Netherlands boasts 15,000km (9,320 miles) of bicycle tracks – and this is a conservative estimate.
Dutch people are the tallest in the world.
The Netherlands was the first country in the world to legalize same-sex marriage (in 2001).
Currency: Euro (€)
Central European Time (UTC+1) switching to UTC+2 in summer
Most densely populated country in Europe
Around 90 percent of Dutch people speak English as a second language

Featured Universities in Netherlands View All

University of Amsterdam

University of Amsterdam

City Centre Campus, Amsterdam Netherlands +3

UvA Student Service Desk, Amsterdam Netherlands
Roeterseiland Campus, Amsterdam Netherlands
Amsterdam Science Park, Amsterdam Netherlands

QS World University Rankings

53

Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences

Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences

Netherlands, Netherlands

ETS Global B.V. Academic & Business Assessments Strawinskylaan

ETS Global B.V. Academic & Business Assessments Strawinskylaan

ETS Global, Amsterdam Netherlands

Amsterdam Tech, Amsterdam Netherlands

Design Academy Eindhoven

Design Academy Eindhoven

Eindhoven, NL, Eindhoven Netherlands

Zuyd University

Zuyd University

Heerlen, NL, Heerlen Netherlands +2

Zuyd University of Applied Sciences, Brusselseweg 150, Maastricht, NL, Maastricht, Netherlands
Zuyd University, Heerlen, NL, Heerlen, Netherlands

Windesheim University of Applied Sciences

Windesheim University of Applied Sciences

Windesheim Zwolle, Zwolle Netherlands

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam Netherlands

QS World University Rankings

207

Hanze University of Applied Sciences, Groningen

Hanze University of Applied Sciences, Groningen

Groningen, NL, Groningen Netherlands