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> So "Technische Universiteit Delft" is not an advanced institution? It is, and it is also one of the 14 Dutch institutions that are allowed to use the Dutch "
by em500 3y ago
> So "Technische Universiteit Delft" is not an advanced institution?
It is, and it is also one of the 14 Dutch institutions that are allowed to use the Dutch "universiteit" name. But the English term "university" seems to be unprotected in the Netherlands.
- Tijdreiziger 3y agoDutch speakers often fall into the trap of equating the terms ‘university’ and ‘universiteit’. Since the English language does not differentiate between the terms ‘hogeschool’ and ‘universiteit’, it is appropriate for both to translate into ‘university’. (And then, of course, there’s also the term ‘volksuniversiteit’…)