Ministry of Education Culture and Science

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Bored students in a lecture hall
PoliticsBusiness
Parliament shoots down test requirement for offering higher education in English
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The portraits Violin-Playing Boy and Singing Girl, painted by Frans Hals around 1628
CultureArt
Dutch gov't contributes millions to museums' acquisition of two Frans Hals portraits
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Backpacks hanging on the backs of chairs in a primary school classroom
Business
Record 9 Islamic primary schools opening in Netherlands next year
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Child playing with chalk
Business
Nearly 20,000 kids did not attend school last academic year
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Students on the first day of the academic year at the University of Amsterdam’s Science Park campus, 4 September 2023
Business
Universities will offer more courses in Dutch, but internationalization law must change
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Binnenhof in The Hague
Politics
Dutch gov't taking over 4 times longer than allowed to answer requests for information
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Backpacks hanging on the backs of chairs in a primary school classroom
Business
Kids with Arabic or African-sounding names get lower secondary school advice
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Bored students in a lecture hall
Business
Fewer international students; More students registered for teacher training
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A golden helmet stolen from the Drents Museum in Assen, 25 January 2025
CrimePoliticsCultureArt
Drents Museum robbery could cost Netherlands €5.8 million if treasures aren't found
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Backpacks hanging on the backs of chairs in a primary school classroom
HealthCrime
Bullies increasingly using psychological violence at Dutch schools, Inspectorate says
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Caregiver with a woman at a nursing home
HealthCrimePoliticsBusiness
Criminals sell fake care diplomas, endangering vulnerable patients
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Robbert Dijkgraaf
PoliticsBusiness
Former minister of education named chairman of the International Science Council
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A Tigua double-headed drum and drumstick made from cottonwood and hide by the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo Native American tribe in the 19th century
PoliticsCultureArt
Seven items from Wereldmuseum in Leiden to be returned to Native American tribe
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A Mixtec skull inlaid with mosaic tiles from Mexico
CultureArt
Netherlands returns skull inlaid with mosaic to Mexico
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A girl in primary school raises her hand in class
Business
Tens of thousands of kids not attending school even though they want to
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Students on the first day of the academic year at the University of Amsterdam’s Science Park campus, 4 September 2023
PoliticsBusiness
Education Budget: €748 mil. planned cuts scrapped, partly at expense of Health Budtget
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Fleur Agema
Politics
Health insurance deductible cuts at risk if Cabinet restores higher education budget
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Students on the first day of the academic year at the University of Amsterdam’s Science Park campus, 4 September 2023
PoliticsBusiness
Coalition parties won't support opposition's plans to lessen education budget cuts
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University lecture hall
Business
Protest in The Hague against higher education budget cuts; Mayors ask PM to reconsider
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Backpacks hanging on the backs of chairs in a primary school classroom
Business
Gifted schools worried about government plans; Special education needs more support
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Child reading a book
Business
Kids from struggling families the victim of more focus on language, mathematics: study
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Backpacks hanging on the backs of chairs in a primary school classroom
Politics
Gov't cutting €342 million in subsidies for education and science
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University of Amsterdam buildings in the city center. 29 Apr 2016.
Business
Amsterdam universities frustrated by Cabinet’s plans to slash English courses
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Law Faculty at Maastricht University
Business
Limburg asks for space to keep accepting international students