university of applied sciences

English

Noun

university of applied sciences (plural universities of applied sciences)

An institution of higher education, which provides tertiary and sometimes quaternary education and grants professional degrees in a variety of subjects that typically lead to careers in e.g. engineering, nursing, commerce.

Synonyms

vocational univeristy
professional university

Translations

school

Estonian: rakenduskõrgkool
Finnish: ammattikorkeakoulu (fi)
German: Fachhochschule (de) f
Swedish: yrkeshögskola c

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