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Outgoing Dutch science minister reflects on his tenure

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Robbert Dijkgraaf defends record and stresses importance of education

The outgoing Dutch science and education minister Robbert Dijkgraaf has expressed pride in what he and his ministry achieved in a relatively short time, although he added that “it is crazy that this is the kind of job that can stop at any time”.

Dijkgraaf, who has been in post since January 2022, weighed in on his time in office and what he called an “eventful year in politics” in an hour-long radio interview on 30 December 2023.

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