An Honours Class or Honours Programme is a type of

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programme offered at many

Dutch Dutch or Nederlands commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands ** Dutch people as an ethnic group () ** Dutch nationality law, history and regulations of Dutch citizenship () ** Dutch language () * In specific terms, i ...

institutions of

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. Honours Classes are usually highly selective, admitting only small groups of students with high grades and good motivation. The oldest Honours Class in the Netherlands is the Crayenborgh College, which started in 1993 and is still conducted annually at

Leiden University Leiden University (abbreviated as ''LEI''; ) is a Public university, public research university in Leiden, Netherlands. Established in 1575 by William the Silent, William, Prince of Orange as a Protestantism, Protestant institution, it holds the d ...

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{{reflist Education in the Netherlands