Hogeschool is a Dutch word that refers to a certain type of institution of higher education. Since 1986 in the Netherlands, it has been translated as a university of applied sciences. Before 1986 in the Netherlands, it signified a research school with a limited scope (e.g. Katholieke Economische Hogeschool Tilburg, Technische Hogeschool Delft, Landbouw Hogeschool Wageningen). These schools were renamed universities in 1986. In Belgium, it is translated as a university college. In Indonesia, it is translated as , which are higher education institutions that provide academic education and/or vocational education within the scope of one discipline of science, technology, and/or art and, if they meet the requirements, can provide professional education.
See also Hochschule