NETHERLANDS, June 18 - News item | 18-06-2025 | 17:00 This week marks the return of 119 Benin Bronzes from the Netherlands to Nigeria. The official handover will take place on 21 June, at the National Museum in Lagos. The restitution is the result of …
NETHERLANDS, April 7 - News item | 07-04-2025 | 17:00 Researchers and Master’s students who want to work on or with sensitive knowledge in the Netherlands will soon be required to undergo government screening, as outlined in the new Knowledge Security …
NETHERLANDS, March 20 - News item | 20-03-2025 | 15:15 Excellent international scientists who want to continue their work in the Netherlands are welcome in our country. That is the message that Minister of Education, Culture and Science Eppo Bruins is …
NETHERLANDS, February 18 - News item | 19-02-2025 | 00:05 At the request of Nigeria, the Netherlands is returning 113 Benin Bronzes from the Dutch State Collection. This decision was taken by the Minister of Education, Culture and Science Eppo Bruins. In …
NETHERLANDS, September 19 - News item | 20-09-2024 | 00:30 In response to a request from Indonesia, the Netherlands is returning 288 objects from the Dutch State Collection to Indonesia. These objects were wrongfully taken to the Netherlands during the …
NETHERLANDS, April 4 - The Netherlands’ Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Education, Culture and Science have commissioned Rotterdam’s Nieuwe Instituut to curate the cultural programme for the participation of the Netherlands at the World Expo …
NETHERLANDS, March 28 - News item | 28-03-2024 | 15:59 Found in objects from telephones to solar panels and medical equipment, microchips play a crucial role in everyday life. Dutch businesses and knowledge institutions lead the way in the global chip …
NETHERLANDS, November 30 - News item | 30-11-2023 | 10:01 The State Secretary for Culture and Media at the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science, Gunay Uslu, has requested His Majesty the King to discharge her from her duties as of 1 December 2023. …
NETHERLANDS, October 24 - News item | 24-10-2023 | 11:00 Lasers, mirror technology and vibration-free cooling equipment are just three of the innovative technologies that will be needed to build the Einstein Telescope. Minister of Education, Culture and …
NETHERLANDS, July 14 - News item | 14-07-2023 | 15:00 Today sees the launch of the online consultation for the proposed legislation concerning a more balanced and coordinated approach to internationalisation in Dutch higher education (Wet …
NETHERLANDS, June 23 - News item | 23-06-2023 | 10:45 On 23 June 2023 the Minister for Primary and Secondary Education, Dennis Wiersma, requested King Willem-Alexander to discharge him from his duties as minister. The King has honourably discharged Mr …
NETHERLANDS, April 21 - News item | 21-04-2022 | 15:56 Thanks to the tireless efforts of a large group of dedicated staff at municipalities and safety regions, accommodation has been found in the Netherlands for around 41.000 refugees from Ukraine, and …
NETHERLANDS, December 14 - News item | 14-12-2021 | 19:15 The number of new coronavirus cases is still very high and there are still many COVID-19 patients in hospital. But the surge in infections caused by the Delta variant does appear to have passed its …
NETHERLANDS, November 26 - News item | 26-11-2021 | 19:11 The number of people testing positive for coronavirus has never been as high as during the past few weeks. Access to healthcare is under pressure across all of the Netherlands. Unfortunately, it is …
NETHERLANDS, July 9 - News item | 09-07-2021 | 14:00 Today the Dutch Ambassador for International Cultural Cooperation, Arjen Uijterlinde, presented a collection of privately owned archaeological objects to Ambassador Marisol Agüero of Peru. The objects …
NETHERLANDS, June 25 - News item | 25-06-2021 | 17:43 The Dutch government aims to return as much as possible of the art looted by the Nazis during the Second World War to its rightful owners. To this end, the way in which applications for restitution are …
NETHERLANDS, June 9 - News item | 09-06-2021 | 11:00 Today the Netherlands is returning a historic funerary vase to Italy. The vase, which is part of the Dutch national collection, was until recently held by the Museum of Antiquities (RMO) in Leiden. The …
NETHERLANDS, January 29 - News item | 29-01-2021 | 15:07 The indigenous populations of colonial territories were served an injustice through the involuntary loss of objects that formed part of their cultural heritage, says the government in response to the …
NETHERLANDS, November 30 - News item | 30-11-2020 | 08:23 Under the Transgender Act (Transgenderwet), transgender people have been able change their gender designation on their birth certificate since 1985. This was subject to a number of conditions, such …
