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In the school year 2009-2010, Platform Bèta Techniek initiated the Orion programme as part of the broad 'Excellence Programme Primary Education' of the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science (OCW). This programme aims to promote the establishment of so-called regional 'Science Nodes' (WTK's). A WTK consists of a university, multiple primary schools, and an intermediary such as a Pabo or a Science Centre. The goal of these WTK's is to improve the alignment between the demand for and the supply of scientific knowledge for primary education.
The Orion programme has made available a grant of up to €200,000 for the academic years 2009-2010 until 2011-2012 for the WTK's. In total, since the start of the programme, 12 WTK's have been established. Now that the end of the pilot period is approaching, it is time to provide an overview of the progress made. Therefore, in collaboration with Dialogic, Platform Bèta Techniek has mapped out the current status of the various WTK's.
