| Characteristic | Government expenditure in million euros |
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November 2016
Netherlands
2015
The source adds the following information: "Higher professional education and university education. Here, tertiary education includes R&D (research and development). Higher professional education is provided by colleges and concludes with an associate degree, bachelor's or master's degree.
In addition to transferring theoretical knowledge, higher professional education is particularly aimed at developing skills and competence that are well-matched with the practical capabilities of students. Institutions of higher education also perform (contract) research, aimed at achieving practical applications and solutions for businesses.
University education is provided by universities and concludes with a bachelor's, master's (formerly doctoral) or doctor's degree or a degree from university second-stage professional education. In addition to transferring theoretical knowledge, university education is particularly aimed at acquiring general skills and a scientific level of thinking. Another main task of universities is research. This research leads to fundamentally new insights, not specifically aimed at usability in industry or business."
* The figures for 2015 are provisional.
