Vision for Science 2025

On November 25, 2014, the Dutch Cabinet sent its 'Vision for Science 2025, choices for the future' to Parliament. The vision provides an approach for Dutch science to continue to play its part at the international forefront of scientific research.

In ‘2025 Vision on Science choices for the future’, the Dutch Cabinet states that Dutch science has a healthy basis and that the Netherlands can be proud of its science and scientists. NWO shares the Cabinets vision and emphasises the importance of opportunities for curiosity-driven and non-programmed research for a strong science sector. NWO agrees with the Cabinet that more collaboration and connection are needed to stay at the scientific top and to further increase the contribution to society. NWO has been requested to make a significant contribution to realising the ambitions that emerge from the science vision. NWO will wholeheartedly commit itself to realising these new tasks in addition to its current task of encouraging quality and innovation in science.