Funding, accreditation, diplomas and appropriate education

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In the Netherlands, freedom of education is in our Constitution. This means that anyone can set up a school and organise it according to their own beliefs. This raises many questions about what freedom of education exactly means and what that means for government funding. All in all, it means that educational institutions are operating in a complex industry. Since this involves a lot of regulation, legal help is no luxury. Kienhuis Legal offers that help.

Regulations

Kienhuis Legal can provide assistance with questions about funding, accreditation, diplomas and appropriate education. These themes apply to every educational institution from primary education to university education. We understand the needs of the educational institution and governments and the different approaches to these topics. Certain laws and regulations need to be taken into account.

For instance, we can imagine that educational institutions have questions about government funding, freedom of education, school foundations, the provision of appropriate education (including support plans and the role of the partnership), awarding diplomas and degrees, accreditation of study programmes, and the role of the education inspectorate and Accreditation Organisation of the Netherlands and Flanders (NVAO, Nederlands-Vlaamse Accreditatieorganisatie).

What we do

We advise and litigate on legal questions that are often presented by educational institutions, (semi) public institutions and governments. In doing so, we work at the interface between private and administrative law. Needless to say, we are up to date with current laws and regulations and with developments in education. In short, all the challenges you may face. It is also possible to contact Kienhuis Legal about founding schools and providing appropriate education.

If you want to know more, please do not hesitate to contact us.