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Mayor of Dantumadiel nominated for World Mayor Prize

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Mayor of Dantumadiel nominated for World Mayor Prize

by The Northern Times

January 12, 2021

Klaas Agricola has been nominated for the prize for his leadership through the Coronavirus pandemic Translated by Thomas Ansell As ...

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Groningen Professor wins Descartes-Huygens Prize 2020

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Groningen Professor wins Descartes-Huygens Prize 2020

by The Northern Times

November 25, 2020

Aside from the gong, Professor Rampal Etienne has pocketed 23,000 euros in winnings The Dutch evolutionary ecologist and professor at ...

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Forum Groningen opens to fanfare: but what do visitors really think?

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Forum Groningen named best building in the Netherlands for 2020

by Thomas Ansell

October 23, 2020

The Association of Dutch Architects selected the cultural hub from a nine building shortlist Translated by Thomas Ansell The Forum ...

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Forum Groningen opens to fanfare: but what do visitors really think?

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Groninger Forum in race for “Best library in the Netherlands” title

by The Northern Times

September 30, 2020

It’s one of five nominees The Forum Groningen is in the running for the title “Best library in the Netherlands”, ...

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“Apples from Oranges”: vote for your favourite social project now!

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“Apples from Oranges”: vote for your favourite social project now!

by Thomas Ansell

January 6, 2020

The yearly vote, held by the Oranje Fonds, could see a social organisation receive 15,000 Euros by Thomas Ansell A ...

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Winner of annual Leeuwarden entrepreneurship prize De HET announced

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Winner of annual Leeuwarden entrepreneurship prize De HET announced

by Thomas Ansell

Bureau Schmidt, which specialises in project management, engineering, and infrastructure was chosen as the winner of this year’s De HET ...

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Prize for King’s Commissioner of Friesland, Arno Brok

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Prize for King’s Commissioner of Friesland, Arno Brok

by The Northern Times

January 17, 2019

The King’s Commissioner of Friesland, Arno Brok, has been recognised as the best government official of the past decade and ...

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Outgoing RUG president Sibrand Poppema receives Groningen badge of honour

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Outgoing RUG president Sibrand Poppema receives Groningen badge of honour

by The Northern Times

September 28, 2018

Sibrand Poppema, the former president of the University of Groningen, received the Groningen Badge of Honour from mayor Peter den ...

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Frisian construction company wins prestigious King Willem I Prize

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Frisian construction company wins prestigious King Willem I Prize

by Matthijs van Houten

Dijkstra Draisma, a Frisian construction company, was awarded the prestigious King Willem I Prize on Monday evening. Translated by Traci ...

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