Dutch schools eat into their financial reserves

Posted on Feb 2, 2012 in News | 2 comments

In the period 2006-2010, expenses in primary and secondary education rose more rapidly than revenues according to Statistics Netherlands....

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Netherlands losing its lead in spending on higher education

Posted on Dec 6, 2011 in News | 0 comments

These are a few conclusions from the Jaarboek onderwijs in cijfers 2011, an annual report with statistics on education in the Netherlands...

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Dutch women better educated than their husbands

Posted on Jun 29, 2011 in News | 4 comments

More than 950 thousand women in the Netherlands were higher educated than their partners in 2010, which means that in nearly one in every...

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Young people getting smarter in the Netherlands

Posted on Jun 27, 2011 in News | 4 comments

Dutch young people are getting smarter in the Netherlands. The proportion of 18 – to 25-year olds with a college or university...

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Dutch girls smarter than boys

Posted on Mar 30, 2011 in Health | 5 comments

Dutch girls are smarter than boys. They are better in languages, follow higher education levels and are more likely to get a diploma. This...

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Highly educated people earn double in the Netherlands

Posted on Mar 23, 2011 in News | 1 comment

The income of highly educated people in 2009 was on average almost twice as high as that of low skilled. According to figures from the...

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Dutch school teaches with iPads

Posted on Mar 10, 2011 in Tech Features, Technology | 2 comments

The Hondsrug College in Emmen the Netherlands will use iPads in teaching. The Dutch high school with 2,000 students will start a pilot...

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Many dropouts back to school

Posted on Feb 1, 2011 in Health | 0 comments

Many dropouts in the Netherlands have gone back to school to accumulate credits and graduate. According to figures from the Dutch Central...

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