In several countries, like Germany, the Netherlands, Switzerland and Turkey, institutes of technology and polytechnics are <answer>institutions of higher education</answer>, and have been accredited to award academic degrees and doctorates. Famous examples are the Istanbul Technical University, ETH Zurich, İYTE, Delft University of Technology and RWTH Aachen, all considered universities.[citation needed]
What kind of institutions do countries like Germany and Switzerland consider institutes of technology to be?
institutions of higher education