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A nurse and two trainees checking on an elderly patient.
Business
Nearly 5,000 vocational students still lack internships as shortage doubles in 2 years
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Bored students in a lecture hall
BusinessCultureLifestyle
More students leave high school tracks for vocational education as dropout concerns grow
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Back view of children in a primary school classroom raising their hands to answer the teacher's question
PoliticsBusiness
Dutch education standards continue to lag despite repeated warnings
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Empty classroom.
PoliticsBusiness
New courses planned for citizens without university degrees to get into politics
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Fired office worker holding a box with her belongings, humanoid AI robots waiting for a job interview in the background.
BusinessTech
Nearly half of Dutch employees see AI taking over their work, but few are worried
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Woman with financial problems
Business
Families struggle with sudden loss of income when children become adults, Nibud finds
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Bachelor hat
Business
First decline in international bachelor students in years, says Dutch education agency
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Job hunting
Business
Vocational graduates with non-EU backgrounds struggle more to find work
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A teacher and students in class
Business
More professionals choosing to teach in vocational education
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A crew working with cement at a construction site
PoliticsBusiness
Working vocational students to get youth minimum wage
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Dutch soldier; Flag of the Netherlands on military uniform
PoliticsBusiness
Ministry of Defense announces military training for MBO students starting by 2026
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Medical professionals
HealthBusiness
Sharp drop in students at medical courses on secondary vocational education level
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Engineers on a construction site
BusinessCultureLifestyle
Number of MBO students continues to decline, raising concerns for Dutch workforce
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Intern polishing wood under supervision
Business
More students getting paid for internships, however the fees are still too low
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Nurses in a hospital storage room
HealthPoliticsBusinessLifestyle
Dutch healthcare system expected to face a shortage of 266,000 workers by 2035
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University lecture hall
Business
Three-quarters of university graduates have student debts 
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Caregiver with a woman at a nursing home
PoliticsBusinessCultureLifestyle
Sharp drop in MBO enrollment sparks concerns
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The Hoftoren in The Hague which houses offices for the ministry of Education, Culture & Science.
CrimePoliticsBusiness
Government to refund over 10,000 students over discriminatory DUO fraud checks
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Bored students in a lecture hall
Business
More young people dropping out of school without starter qualification
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Student housing in Amsterdam
Business
Vocational students often excluded from Amsterdam student housing
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Young people in vocational technical training
Politics
Vocational education wants to ditch terms like "low-education level"
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Student working on a robotics project
Business
MBO students offered spot in university intro weeks this year, but turnout remains low
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Intern polishing wood under supervision
Business
Dropout rate in vocational education at 10-year high; Minister announces intervention
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Nurses in a hospital storage room
Business
Higher ed. doesn’t mean higher paychecks: Vocational grads earning more in labor crunch