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College voor Toetsen en Examens

The College voor Toetsen en Examens (CvTE), previously known as College voor Examens before 1 August 2014, is a Dutch quasi-autonomous non-governmental organisation (quango) charged with administering the exams for Dutch secondary education institutions; those exams are standardised nationwide. The institution was founded by legislative act in 2009, and involved a merger of two state-controlled examination organisations. The organisation was severely criticized in 2013 following widespread displeasure concerning the exams for Dutch language and literature.

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The College voor Toetsen en Examens (CvTE), previously known as College voor Examens before 1 August 2014, is a Dutch quasi-autonomous non-governmental organisation (quango) charged with administering the exams for Dutch secondary education institutions; those exams are standardised nationwide. The institution was founded by legislative act in 2009, and involved a merger of two state-controlled examination organisations.1 The organisation was severely criticized in 2013 following widespread displeasure concerning the exams for Dutch language and literature.23

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  1. Wet educatie en beroepsonderwijs: tekstuitgave (in Dutch). Kluwer. 2009. p. 1. ISBN 9789013067170.
  2. Sahadat, Ianthe (3 June 2013). "Hoogleraren verbijsterd over examen Nederlands". de Volkskrant (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 June 2013.
  3. "Hoogleraren verbijsterd over eindexamen Nederlands". De Telegraaf (in Dutch). 3 June 2013. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
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