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Higher education in the Netherlands is offered at two types of institutions: universities of applied sciences (hogescholen; HBO), open to graduates of HAVO, VWO, and MBO-4, and research universities (universiteiten; WO) open only to VWO-graduates and HBO graduates (including HBO propaedeuse-graduates).
Pre-vocational secondary education (Dutch: Voorbereidend middelbaar beroepsonderwijs, pronounced [ˈvoːrbəˌrɛidənt ˈmɪdəlbaːr bəˈrupsˌɔndərʋɛis], lit. ' preparatory middle-level vocational education ', abbr. VMBO) is a school track in the Netherlands. It lasts four years, from the age of twelve to sixteen.
The name MEAO was introduced in the Dutch education system through the education act ("Mammoth Law") of 1963 (which took effect in 1968), [4] and was abolished in 1996 after the education law reforms of 1995, [5] when the education type was integrated into Middelbaar Beroepsonderwijs (MBO).
In the Netherlands, junior college is equivalent to MBO (middle-level vocational education). The MBO lasts one to four years, depending on the level. There are 4 levels offered to students: MBO level 1: Assistant training. It lasts 1 year maximum. It is focused on simple executive tasks. If the student graduates, he/she can apply to MBO level 2.
The Mbo programmes take 1 to 2 years to complete, depending on the prerequisites of the student. Mbo4 is an intermediate vocational level in the Dutch education system, the focus is on practical skills in the field of education.
The Dutch higher education system allows students to obtain a bachelor's degree on successful completion of an undergraduate phase, and a master's degree after passing the graduate phase. Bachelor's degrees at The Hague University of Applied Sciences take three or four years of full-time study and require 240 European Credit Transfer and ...
Mbo or MBO may refer to: Mbo, Nigeria, ... Middelbaar beroepsonderwijs (middle-level applied education), a level of education in the Netherlands; See also
Voorbereidend wetenschappelijk onderwijs (VWO, meaning "preparatory scientific education" in Dutch), also often referred to as Voortgezet Wetenschappelijk Onderwijs (meaning “Secondary 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]