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Honours education meets the needs of motivated students seeking more than a typical bachelor's program, indicating a desire for deeper engagement.
Honours education has firmly established itself as a programme available in higher professional education in the Netherlands. Honours education meets an ongoing need of a proportion of students (around 5-10%) who want and can do more than the regular (bachelor) programme has on offer. They have a need for an extra challenge to get the best out of themselves and their studies. They are more than averagely motivated to learn. It is not necessarily just students with high grades, but students who want to learn more to develop further and create an impact in professional practice and society.
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