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A Höhere Technische Lehranstalt (HTL, Higher Technical Education Institute, or in a transferred sense Technical College) is an engineering-focused secondary school in Austria. As an umbrella term it is used for either
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These institutions are an important part of Austrian vocational education. HTLs specialise in disciplines such as civil engineering, electronics, electrical engineering, information technology, informatics, industrial engineering, mechanical engineering, mechatronics and chemistry. There are 75 HTLs in Austria (as of 2016).
HTLs also existed in Switzerland until 1995 when these institutions were converted into Swiss Universities of Applied Sciences.
Types of Courses
Höhere Technische Lehranstalten generally offer four different types of courses:
HTLs
References
Höhere Technische Lehranstalt Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA