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==Research, education and health care==
[[File:University-of-twente-letters.jpg|left|thumb|[[University of Twente]]]]
The [[University of Twente]] (''Universiteit Twente''), a university with mostly technical studies, is located in Enschede. It is one of the four technical universities in the Netherlands (besides [[Delft University of Technology]], [[Eindhoven University of Technology]] and the [[Wageningen University and Research Centre]]). The Universiteit Twente is also the only large-campus university in the Netherlands.

The university has courses in pure technical studies such as Applied Physics, Applied Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Informatics/Computer Science and Industrial Engineering and also offers study programmes in Communication, Psychology, Economic Sciences, International Business Administration, Public Administration, Applied Medicine and Biomedical Technology; the latter attract a broader public. Since 2006, the programmes of European Studies, Advanced Technology, Creative Technology and ATLAS University College have been added to the university's offerings.

The Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation of the University of Twente, with former name International Institute for Aerospace Survey and Earth Sciences, (known by its abbreviation [[ITC Enschede|ITC]]) runs MSc, Master's, Diploma and PhD courses in Geo-Information Science for developing countries. Students from all over the world attend the ITC. Enschede also has an [[Art school|academy of arts and design]] combined with a [[Music school|conservatory]] named ArtEZ.
[[File:Hogeschool Saxion - stadscampus Enschede.jpg|thumb|[[Saxion University of Applied Sciences]]]]
Enschede is also home to one of the three campuses of [[Saxion University of Applied Sciences]] (''Saxion Hogeschool''), a [[Vocational universities in The Netherlands|polytechnical school]] offering internationally recognized [[Bachelor's degrees]] and [[Master's degrees]] in a wide range of fields, including engineering, economics, social work, investigations and health care.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.saxion.edu/ |title=Saxion University of Applied Sciences (english site) |publisher=Saxion.edu |access-date=2012-03-19 |archive-date=2010-02-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100225080711/http://www.saxion.edu/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The other campuses are located in [[Deventer]] and [[Apeldoorn]].

The [[Medisch Spectrum Twente]] (MST) hospital is one of the largest top-clinical hospitals of the Netherlands and features important tertiary care departments, fulfilling a supraregional role. It includes a [[level I trauma center]] as well. The hospital is strongly involved in higher medical education, with up to 300 medical students following their internships in the hospital at any given time, closely working together with the University of Twente's Technical Medicine program training a new type of technically specialized doctors.