Ministry of Education, Culture and Science

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The Ministry of Education, Culture and Science (Ministerie van Onderwijs, Cultuur en Wetenschappen; OCW) is the Dutch ministry of education: it is occupied with the Dutch education policy, science policy, culture policy and the public broadcasters. It is housed in the Hoftoren, the tallest building of The Hague.

The current minister is Ronald Plasterk, he is aided by a state secretary, Sharon Dijksma, responsible for emancipation, and Marja van Bijsterveldt responsible for education

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