Kennisrotonde

What Kennisrotonde does

Kennisrotonde is a Dutch free public knowledge service that answers education and youth questions with research-based evidence. Founded around 2015 and operating as a service of the Nationaal Kennisinstituut Onderwijs (NKO), which in turn sits within the Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek (NWO), it serves primary, secondary, vocational, higher, and special education professionals, plus teacher trainers and youth-care practitioners. Users either search an existing database of 800+ answered questions or submit new questions through kennisrotonde.nl at no cost; a small in-house team (~10 employees, including "Kennismakelaars" / knowledge brokers) triages incoming questions, and volunteer answer specialists — PhD candidates, postdocs, and researchers drawn from Dutch research schools including ICO, ISED, and BSI — conduct literature research and produce answers. The organization also runs themed content collections, a media library, and a quarterly webinar series.

Name

Kennisrotonde

Legal name

Kennisrotonde

Website

https://kennisrotonde.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Kennisrotonde is a Dutch government-funded, free public service that provides research-based answers to questions submitted by education and youth professionals across primary, secondary, vocational, and higher education. It operates under NKO/NWO and relies on volunteer researchers from Dutch research schools.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Education Research and Knowledge Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710), Educational Support Services (61171), Educational Services (611)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Education Research & Pedagogy Scholarly Publishing (EDAGAFAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Open Lesson Plans & Teaching Units (K–12) (EDAGAJAI), Education Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAK)

Keywords

• Education research service
• Knowledge brokering education
• Teacher professional development
• Evidence-based education
• Education Q&A service

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Public Funding via NKO: Kennisrotonde is a service of the Nationaal Kennisinstituut Onderwijs (NKO), which is part of the Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek (NWO). The organization is government-funded and provides its services free of charge to education professionals.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Kennisrotonde is a free, government-funded knowledge service that answers education and youth questions with evidence drawn from academic research. Education professionals can search a database of 800+ previously answered questions or submit new questions, which are then researched and answered by qualified specialists (PhD researchers and postdocs from Dutch research schools). Supporting offerings include a media library (Mediatheek) of webinars and educational resources, themed collections, and free recurring webinars for continuous professional development.

Product overview

Kennisrotonde is a free Dutch education knowledge service that operates as a single unified service providing research-based answers to education and youth questions. The core offering consists of the Vraag en Antwoord (Question and Answer) service where educators can search 800+ pre-answered questions or submit new questions. Supporting offerings include the Mediatheek (media library) with webinars and recordings, themed topic collections, and a materials ordering service. All products are services of the Nationaal Kennisinstituut Onderwijs (NKO) and focus on making educational research accessible to practitioners.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Kennisrotonde Vraag en Antwoord Dienst (Q&A Service) A free knowledge service that answers education and youth questions based on research evidence, connecting educators with scientific insights. Users can search over 800 previously answered questions or submit new questions that are researched and answered by qualified specialists.
• Mediatheek (Media Library) A media library containing webinars, recordings, slides, and educational resources organized by theme for Dutch education professionals.
• Webinars Free online seminars organized three times per year for primary, secondary, and vocational education professionals, featuring research-based presentations on education topics such as reading literacy, math education, vocabulary instruction, and hybrid learning environments. Recordings are available afterward.
• Thema's (Themed Pages) Organized thematic collections of research-based answers covering topics such as teaching and evaluating (252+ results), digital learning materials, and student wellbeing.
• Materialen Bestellen (Materials Ordering) Ordering service for educational materials and guides related to the knowledge products offered by Kennisrotonde.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 800 questions answered and accessible in the public database
• +1 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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No

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Nationaal Kennisinstituut Onderwijs (NKO)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKennisrotonde is an official service of the Nationaal Kennisinstituut Onderwijs (NKO), which operates under the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO). NKO's mission is to strengthen education quality with knowledge from research, coordinating and funding educational research, making scientific knowledge accessible, and building national data infrastructure for education.
• Research Schools (ICO, ISED, BSI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPhD researchers (AIO's) and postdoctoral researchers from Dutch research schools such as ICO (Interuniversitair Centrum voor Onderwijsonderzoek), ISED, and BSI contribute as answer specialists. They conduct literature research within their expertise areas to provide research-based answers to education questions.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Onderwijskennis.nl: NKO-run portal that curates research-based insights, practical guides, and examples for Dutch education professionals. Closely aligned sibling service under NKO that overlaps with Kennisrotonde's mission of making scientific knowledge accessible to practitioners.
• Education Endowment Foundation (EEF): UK-based charity that funds education research and disseminates evidence-based guidance to teachers through toolkits and reports. Directly comparable in mission—bridging research and classroom practice—and similar role as a trusted intermediary between academia and educators.
• What Works Clearinghouse: U.S. Institute of Education Sciences initiative that produces evidence-based reviews and practice guides for educators. Highly comparable as a public-sector service translating research into actionable guidance for practitioners, with a settled brand and indexed resource library.

Broad incumbents

• European Schoolnet: European umbrella network of education ministries that produces research reports, policy guidance, and practitioner resources for teachers across Europe. Comparable as a publicly funded entity that translates research into accessible educational resources, though at a supranational scale.
• OECD Education and Skills: OECD's education directorate produces landmark reports such as PISA and TALIS and synthesizes evidence for policymakers. Comparable as an authoritative, publicly funded source of research-based guidance for education systems, though oriented more toward policy than practitioner questions.
• Nationaal Kennisinstituut Onderwijs (NKO): Parent organization of Kennisrotonde and coordinator of Dutch educational research funding. While Kennisrotonde is a service within NKO, NKO's broader portfolio (including Nationaal Cohortonderzoek Onderwijs and Onderwijskennis.nl) places it as the closest institutional comparator and umbrella for the service.

Others

• Nationaal Cohortonderzoek Onderwijs (NCO): Sister initiative of NKO providing nationwide education data infrastructure and research reports. Comparable as a publicly funded knowledge platform operating under NKO, though focused on quantitative cohort data rather than practitioner Q&A.
• NRO (Nationaal Regieorgaan Onderwijsonderzoek): Former name of NKO and the Dutch national body for education research funding. Highly adjacent: provides research funding calls and disseminates findings, and remains the legacy parent organization referenced in the website's contact email ([email protected]).

Regional players

• Cedefop: European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training, covering vocational education research and policy. Comparable for the MBO segment of Kennisrotonde's audience, as an EU-level evidence-based resource for vocational education professionals.
• EdResearch NZ: New Zealand initiative that summarizes education research for teachers and policymakers. Strong direct functional peer: free, evidence-based summaries curated for educators, with a similar 'knowledge broker' positioning in a different national jurisdiction.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/Kennisrotonde-100064047579703
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/kennisrotonde

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Profiles3 records

Funding overview

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Investors

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