Editing Leeuwarden (section)

==Education==
[[File:Stedelijk Gymnasium Leeuwarden.jpg|thumb|Stedelijk Gymnasium in 2007]]
Leeuwarden has a number of respected [[Vocational university#Netherlands|schools of applied science]] ([[Hoger beroepsonderwijs|HBO]] in Dutch), (21,480 students in 2017),<ref>[https://leeuwarden.buurtmonitor.nl/Jive?var=ll_hbo HBO students Leeuwarden] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240817115310/https://leeuwarden.incijfers.nl/Jive?var=ll_hbo |date=17 August 2024 }} Retrieved 1 April 2018.</ref> such as the [[Van Hall Instituut]] (agricultural and life sciences) and the [[NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences]] (hotel management, economical and media management).<ref>[https://www.nhlstenden.com/en NHL Stenden University] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230921001800/https://www.nhlstenden.com/en |date=21 September 2023 }} Retrieved 1 April 2018.</ref> In addition to higher education, the city is also home to three regional vocational schools (MBO): the Friese Poort, Friesland College, and Nordwin College.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.friesepoort.nl/| title = Friese Poort| access-date = 18 July 2005| archive-date = 29 June 2005| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20050629015944/http://www.friesepoort.nl/| url-status = live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.fcroc.nl/| title = Friesland College| access-date = 18 July 2005| archive-date = 17 August 2024| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20240817115242/https://www.firda.nl/| url-status = live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.nordwincollege.nl/| title = Nordwin College| access-date = 21 March 2014| archive-date = 8 April 2014| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140408094604/http://www.nordwincollege.nl/| url-status = live}}</ref>

Although the city has no university of its own, several [[satellite campus]]es are located here, including ''Campus Fryslân'' ([[University of Groningen]]),<ref>[https://www.rug.nl/cf/ University of Groningen/Campus Fryslân] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231002151651/https://www.rug.nl/cf/ |date=2 October 2023 }} Retrieved 1 April 2018.</ref> ''Dairy Campus'' ([[Wageningen University and Research]])<ref>[https://www.dairycampus.nl/en/Home.htm Dairy Campus] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230529221915/https://www.dairycampus.nl/en/Home.htm |date=29 May 2023 }}. Retrieved 1 April 2018.</ref> and the ''Academie voor Popkultuur'' ([[Hanze University of Applied Sciences|Hanze University of Applied Sciences Groningen]]) 

[[Technological Top Institute]] [[Wetsus]] does research into water-related technologies.<ref>[https://www.wetsus.nl Wetsus] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240817115811/https://www.wetsus.nl/ |date=17 August 2024 }} Retrieved 1 April 2018.</ref> Centre of Expertise Water Technology (CEW) is the knowledge and innovation centre for applied research and product development in the field of water technology<ref>[https://www.cew-leeuwarden.nl/ CEW Leeuwarden] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230610115333/https://www.cew-leeuwarden.nl/ |date=10 June 2023 }} Retrieved 1 April 2018.</ref> and the Wadden Academy to study and research the [[Wadden Sea]].<ref>[https://www.waddenacademie.nl/en/ Wadden Academy] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240817115839/https://www.waddenacademie.nl/en/ |date=17 August 2024 }} Retrieved 1 April 2018.</ref>