News - Ministry of Education, Culture and Science

1. Government decides on education and healthcare for refugees from Ukraine

   Thanks to the tireless efforts of a large group of dedicated staff at municipalities and safety regions, accommodation has been ...

   News item | 21-04-2022 | 15:56

2. Evening closures prolonged, primary schools to shut a week early before Christmas

   The number of new coronavirus cases is still very high and there are still many COVID-19 patients in hospital. But the surge in ...

   News item | 14-12-2021 | 19:15

3. Evening closures and stricter measures during the day

   The number of people testing positive for coronavirus has never been as high as during the past few weeks. Access to healthcare ...

   News item | 26-11-2021 | 19:11

4. Pottery, textiles and figurines returned to Peru

   Today the Dutch Ambassador for International Cultural Cooperation, Arjen Uijterlinde, presented a collection of privately owned ...

   News item | 09-07-2021 | 14:00

5. More looted art to be returned to rightful owners

   The Dutch government aims to return as much as possible of the art looted by the Nazis during the Second World War to its ...

   News item | 25-06-2021 | 17:43

6. Historic funerary vase returned to Italy

   Today the Netherlands is returning a historic funerary vase to Italy. The vase, which is part of the Dutch national collection, ...

   News item | 09-06-2021 | 11:00

7. The Netherlands is cooperating in the return of archaeological objects to Iraq

   Today Arjen Uijterlinde, Ambassador for International Cultural Cooperation of the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Barbara ...

   News item | 06-05-2021 | 14:30

8. Government: Redressing an injustice by returning cultural heritage objects to their country of origin

   The indigenous populations of colonial territories were served an injustice through the involuntary loss of objects that formed ...

   News item | 29-01-2021 | 15:07

9. Government offers apologies for old Transgender Act

   Under the Transgender Act (Transgenderwet), transgender people have been able change their gender designation on their birth ...

   News item | 30-11-2020 | 08:23

10. No national exams this year

    All national exams for this school year have been cancelled, education minister Arie Slob has decided in consultation with the ...

    News item | 24-03-2020 | 11:12