Windesheim University of Applied Sciences (Dutch: Windesheim) is a Dutch vocational university institute for higher education and research. With over 20,000 students, thousands of other study participants and more than 2.000 members of staff at sites in Zwolle and Almere, Windesheim is one of the largest universities of applied sciences in the Netherlands. Elsevier ranks Windesheim as the third best, and Keuzegids HBO as the second best University of Applied Sciences.