Zuyd University of Applied Sciences (Dutch: Hogeschool Zuyd) is a vocational university with campuses in Heerlen, Sittard and Maastricht in the southeastern Netherlands.
The main focus of Zuyd University is on Bachelor programmes, 52 in total, most of them in Dutch. There are currently 8 master programmes.
In the latest edition of the Keuzegids Hoger Onderwijs 2008 ('2008 Higher Education Guide’), Zuyd University takes first place of the 13 larger vocational universities, with an average score of 6.85.
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