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Department of Advanced Education and Skills. The role of the Department of Advanced Education and Skills of the provincial government is to support and oversee post-secondary education, to ensure the province has a skilled workforce and highly educated graduates to support the economy. It is composed of five branches:
The department was created in October 2011 as the Department of Advanced Education, Skills, and Labour, by the government of Kathy Dunderdale, and incorporates most of the former Department of Human Resources, Labour and Employment as well as the advanced studies component of the Department of Education.
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 ...
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
Leiden University. / 52.15694°N 4.48528°E / 52.15694; 4.48528. Leiden University (abbreviated as LEI; [5] [6] Dutch: Universiteit Leiden) is a public research university in Leiden, Netherlands. It was founded as a Protestant university in 1575 [7] by William, Prince of Orange, making it the oldest institution of higher education in ...
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 ...
saxion .edu. Saxion University of Applied Sciences ( Dutch: Hogeschool Saxion) is a Dutch university of applied sciences with three campuses in the eastern Netherlands. It provides more than 100 courses in study fields as archaeology, finance, law, engineering, hospitality, business, IT, broadcasting, health and digital media.
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.