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On September 11, 2012, His Royal Highness Prince Willem-Alexander of Oranje met with members of the Nationale Jeugd Waterschapsbestuur (National Youth Water Board).
The prince, who is President of the Consultative Commission on Water, participated in a roundtable discussion with the National Youth Water Board in which he listened to the members “… exchange their ideas regarding the importance of water education and the involvement of young people in water management …”
Source: RVD
On Sunday, September 9, 2012, Her Royal Highness Princess Maxima of the Netherlands participated in a charity swim race entitled, CitySwim.
The race, which took place in the canals in Amsterdam, raised money for the ALS Foundation according to the Dutch network, NOS.
Over 1100 people participated in the race including Olympians Pieter van den Hoogenband, Marleen Veldhuis, and Dutch football player, Ronald de Boer, to name a few.
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Source: NOS
On Friday, September 7, 2012, Her Royal Highness Princess Maxima of the Netherlands attended the 5th anniversary of the Stichting Pet’je af (Pet’je Foundation) held at the Theater De Flint in Amersfoort.
According to RVD:
“The foundation provides children, ages 10 to 14 years, from disadvantaged situations the chance of a better future by following weekend practice oriented education to develop their talents and responsibility. The foundation also focuses is on the development of self-reliance, resilience and social competences.”
Source: RVD
On Wednesday, September 5, 2012, Her Royal Highness Princess Maxima of the Netherlands attended the 60th anniversary celebrations of the Maastricht School of Management in Maastricht.
According to RVD, the school has:
“… its roots in the Research Institute for Business Studies established in 1952 (EB) at the Technical University of Delft. In 1989, the Institute moved to Maastricht, and 1990 the new campus was opened by His Royal Highness Prince Claus. In 1993 the school officially changed its name to the Maastricht School of Management (MsM).
The school offers internationally recognized English management education for students from developing countries. Approximately 2,000 students, from more than 25 countries, annually receives a MsM-diploma or certificate. In addition to management, education research, and consultancy the Institute is also involved in the area of food-and water management and the relationship of business, security and governance.”
Source: RVD
On September 4, 2012, Her Royal Highness Princess Maxima of the Netherlands participated in a meeting held at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. According to RVD, the princess gave a speech in:
“… her capacity as special advocate of the Secretary-General of the United Nations in the fields of Inclusive Finance for Development. The theme of today’s meeting was the accessibility, digital developments, relevance and transparency of services and products will benefit people worldwide…”
Over three hundreds guests attended the meeting including the CEO of Royal Philips Electronics, Mr. Frans van Houten.
Source: RVD
Her Royal Highness Princess Maxima of the Netherlands was in Utrecht this afternoon to visit patients at the Centraal Militair Hospitaal (CMH).
The princess also had a chance to speak with “… medical specialists, nurses and other employees…” She also spent a particular amount of time with “… soldiers injured in Afghanistan” according to RVD.
Princess Maxima also toured the “…Emergency Hospital which is a joint venture between the Centraal Militair Hospitaal and the University Medical Center Utrecht (UMC).”
Source: RVD
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