Dutch research universities are European leaders in research and education. All Dutch research based universities are members of the Association of Universities in the Netherlands (Vereniging van Universiteiten - VSNU).

University education and research in the Netherlands has traditionally been characterised by high quality and has always been internationally oriented. The universities of the Netherlands possess a good infrastructure which facilitates internationally oriented education and research.

They continue to build on a long academic tradition, nationally and internationally, and have networks at their disposal comprising the oldest and most prominent universities in Europe and beyond.

Reseach Universities in Holland:

Today the Netherlands has 17 research universities and 1 open university. All Universities in Holland 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 nine research universities are broad-based. There are eight university medical centres (UMCs) in the Netherlands, two of which are in Amsterdam and one each in Groningen, Maastricht, Nijmegen, Leiden, Rotterdam, and Utrecht.

In 1575, the first university in the Netherlands was founded in Leiden. The newest university was founded in Maastricht in 1976. More details about Research Universities.

1. Delft University of Technology
   
2. Eindhoven University of Technology
3. Erasmus University Rotterdam
4. Leiden University
   
5. Maastricht University
6. Nyenrode Business University
7. Open Universiteit Nederland
8. Protestant Theological University
9. Radboud University Nijmegen
10. Tilburg University 
11. TiasNimbas Business School
12. VU University Amsterdam
13. University of Amsterdam
14. University of Humanistic Studies
15. University of Groningen (RUG)
16. Utrecht University
17. University of Twente
18. Wageningen University

Please see the film about Dutch research universities on YouTube.