Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences
E257192
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.
All labels observed (5)
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]
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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University of applied sciences ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
Applied Sciences
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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
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Dr. Meurerhuis campus ⓘ Fraijlemaborg campus ⓘ Wibautstraat campus ⓘ |
| hasResearchFocus |
Digitalization
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Education innovation ⓘ Entrepreneurship ⓘ Sustainability ⓘ Urban issues ⓘ |
| inception | 1993 ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
Dutch
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English ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Amsterdam ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory | North Holland ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Central European Time ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Multiple locations across Amsterdam ⓘ |
| mergerOf |
Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Hogeschool van Amsterdam (pre-merger predecessor)
Hogeschool voor Economische Studies ⓘ |
| nativeLabel |
Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences
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surface form:
Hogeschool van Amsterdam
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| offers |
Applied research programmes
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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
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Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
HvA
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| staffSize | Several thousand employees ⓘ |
| studentBody | More than 40,000 students ⓘ |
| typeOfInstitution | Professionally oriented higher education institution ⓘ |
| website | https://www.hva.nl ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Amsterdam metropolitan area
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hasHigherEducationInstitution
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Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences
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this entity surface form:
Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (locations in Oost)
Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences
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shortName
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Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
HvA
Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences
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nativeLabel
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Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Hogeschool van Amsterdam
Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences
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mergerOf
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Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Hogeschool van Amsterdam (pre-merger predecessor)