Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences

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Public university of applied sciences University of applied sciences

Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences is a large Dutch institution offering professionally oriented higher education and applied research programs across a wide range of disciplines.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences canonical	23
Hogeschool van Amsterdam	2
Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (locations in Oost)	1
Hogeschool van Amsterdam (pre-merger predecessor)	1
HvA	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2355221 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences
Context triple: [Amsterdam metropolitan area, hasHigherEducationInstitution, Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences]

A. The Hague University of Applied Sciences
The Hague University of Applied Sciences is a Dutch institution of higher professional education offering practice-oriented bachelor’s and master’s programs in a wide range of fields.
B. University of Harderwijk
The University of Harderwijk was a former Dutch university known for training many 17th- and 18th-century scholars, physicians, and explorers.
C. Tilburg University
Tilburg University is a Dutch public research university located in the city of Tilburg, known for its strong programs in economics, law, social sciences, and humanities.
D. Erasmus University Rotterdam
Erasmus University Rotterdam is a major public research university in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, renowned for its programs in economics, business, and social sciences.
E. University of Twente
The University of Twente is a Dutch public research university in Enschede known for its strong focus on engineering, technology, and interdisciplinary innovation.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences
Target entity description: Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences is a large Dutch institution offering professionally oriented higher education and applied research programs across a wide range of disciplines.

A. The Hague University of Applied Sciences
The Hague University of Applied Sciences is a Dutch institution of higher professional education offering practice-oriented bachelor’s and master’s programs in a wide range of fields.
B. University of Harderwijk
The University of Harderwijk was a former Dutch university known for training many 17th- and 18th-century scholars, physicians, and explorers.
C. Tilburg University
Tilburg University is a Dutch public research university located in the city of Tilburg, known for its strong programs in economics, law, social sciences, and humanities.
D. Erasmus University Rotterdam
Erasmus University Rotterdam is a major public research university in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, renowned for its programs in economics, business, and social sciences.
E. University of Twente
The University of Twente is a Dutch public research university in Enschede known for its strong focus on engineering, technology, and interdisciplinary innovation.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Public university of applied sciences ⓘ University of applied sciences ⓘ
academicDiscipline	Applied Sciences ⓘ Business and Economics ⓘ Digital Media and Creative Industries ⓘ Education ⓘ Health ⓘ Social Work ⓘ Sports ⓘ Technology ⓘ
affiliation	University of Amsterdam ⓘ
city	Amsterdam ⓘ
country	Netherlands ⓘ
ERASMUSCharterHolder	true ⓘ
fundingType	Publicly funded ⓘ
governedBy	Executive Board of Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences ⓘ
hasCampus	Amstelcampus ⓘ Dr. Meurerhuis campus ⓘ Fraijlemaborg campus ⓘ Wibautstraat campus ⓘ
hasResearchFocus	Digitalization ⓘ Education innovation ⓘ Entrepreneurship ⓘ Sustainability ⓘ Urban issues ⓘ
inception	1993 ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName	Dutch ⓘ English ⓘ
locatedIn	Amsterdam ⓘ
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory	North Holland ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone	Central European Time ⓘ
locatedOn	Multiple locations across Amsterdam ⓘ
mergerOf	Hogeschool van Amsterdam (pre-merger predecessor) ⓘ linked to: Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences Hogeschool voor Economische Studies ⓘ
nativeLabel	Hogeschool van Amsterdam ⓘ linked to: Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences
offers	Applied research programmes ⓘ Associate degree programmes ⓘ Bachelor’s degree programmes ⓘ Full-time study programmes ⓘ Master’s degree programmes ⓘ Part-time study programmes ⓘ
participatesIn	Erasmus+ programme ⓘ
region	Randstad metropolitan region ⓘ
shortName	AUAS ⓘ HvA ⓘ linked to: Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences
staffSize	Several thousand employees ⓘ
studentBody	More than 40,000 students ⓘ
typeOfInstitution	Professionally oriented higher education institution ⓘ
website	https://www.hva.nl ⓘ

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Referenced by (28)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Amsterdam metropolitan area → hasHigherEducationInstitution → Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences ⓘ

Amsterdam-Oost → hasHigherEducationInstitution → Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (locations in Oost) ⓘ