Hochschule
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''''''' (, plural: ') is the generic term in German for institutions of higher education, corresponding to universities and colleges in English. The term Universität (plural: Universitäten) is reserved for institutions with the right to confer doctorates. In contrast, Hochschule encompasses Universitäten as well as institutions that are not authorized to confer doctorates.
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- Subclass of
- higher education institution
- Country
- Germany
- Said to be same as
- higher education institution
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''''''' (, plural: ') is the generic term in German for institutions of higher education, corresponding to universities and colleges in English. The term Universität (plural: Universitäten) is reserved for institutions with the right to confer doctorates. In contrast, Hochschule encompasses Universitäten as well as institutions that are not authorized to confer doctorates.
Roughly equivalent terms to Hochschule are used in some other European countries, such as högskola in Sweden and '' Finland (see ammattikorkeakoulu), hogeschool in the Netherlands and Flanders, and (literally "main school") in Hungary, as well as in post-Soviet countries (deriving from высшее учебное заведение) in Central Europe, in Bulgaria (висше училище) and Romania.
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