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  2. Higher education in Newfoundland and Labrador - Wikipedia

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    The Atlantic ministers responsible for education and training signed an agreement in April 2004 under which the provinces of New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island agreed to collaborate on joint undertakings to respond to the needs identified in public and post-secondary education. CAMET is dedicated to ...

  3. Education in the Netherlands - Wikipedia

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    Educational policy is coordinated by the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science with municipal governments. Compulsory education ( leerplicht) in the Netherlands starts at the age of five, although in practice, most schools accept children from the age of four. From the age of sixteen there is a partial compulsory education ...

  4. List of universities in the Netherlands - Wikipedia

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    Universities of applied sciences (Dutch: hogeschool) in the Netherlands are focused on professional education rather than scientific research. While the literal translation of hogeschool is "high school", these are second-tier institutes of higher education, and can be compared with colleges or polytechnics or similar in

  5. Memorial University of Newfoundland - Wikipedia

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    The Faculty of Medicine of Memorial University of Newfoundland was established in 1967, and the first students were admitted in 1969. It admits approximately 80 students into the M.D. program each year and also offers MSc and PhD programs. Memorial maintains a campus in Harlow, England which opened to students in 1969.

  6. Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study - Wikipedia

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    The Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study in the Humanities and Social Sciences ( NIAS) in Amsterdam, Netherlands, is an independent research institute in the field of the humanities and social and behavioural sciences founded in 1970. The institute offers advanced research facility for international scholars of all of the humanities and ...

  7. University of Amsterdam - Wikipedia

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    Website. uva.nl. The University of Amsterdam (abbreviated as UvA, Dutch: Universiteit van Amsterdam) is a public research university located in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Established in 1632 by municipal authorities, it is the fourth-oldest academic institution in the Netherlands still in operation.

  8. Science and technology in the Netherlands - Wikipedia

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    Science and technology is an important component in the economic and societal development of Dutch society and is therefore surrounded by government policy. Created by Philips & Sony in the 1970s, the inner hole of a compact disc is sized to match the Dutch 10 cent coin [13] The Ministry of Education, Culture and Science (OCW) is the main ...

  9. Voorbereidend wetenschappelijk onderwijs - Wikipedia

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    Voorbereidend wetenschappelijk onderwijs. Voorbereidend wetenschappelijk onderwijs ( VWO, meaning "preparatory scientific education" in Dutch) is the highest variant in the secondary educational system of the Netherlands, attended by approximately a fifth of all Dutch high school students. [1] After leaving primary or elementary school students ...