Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) has the strongest research cooperation with industry of all universities worldwide. This is shown by the ranking published this week by CWTS of Leiden University. Of all the university’s scientific publications, 15.6% are the result of research cooperation with industry. TU/e has been at the top of this ranking since the first edition in 2009.
Brainport Eindhoven region offers pleasant living and working conditions. Excellent social and cultural facilities ensure a high quality of life. There is the internationally-oriented Eindhoven Airport, a top swimming pool, the Philips PSV Stadium, the van Abbe Musuem, and a wide range of other museums, art galleries, concert halls, theatres, and places of entertainment.
The combination of an urban and rural environment is unique. Economic growth goes hand in hand with the preservation of ‘green’. In short, In Brainport Eindhoven region is high tech, high green, high culture.
Recruiting and committing international talent is important for our wealth, the economy and our higher education. More joint efforts are needed by companies, government- and non-profit organizations and educational institutions to recruit and hold on to international students. Unemployment rates and deficits on the labour market should be more leading than they currently are. That is what the SER writes in a concept report about holding on to international talent: Make it in the Netherlands! The advice is directed to the minister of Education, Culture and Science Mrs. Bussemaker.
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Philip Ross of the company Fonckel is the winner of the Shell LiveWIRE Award 2012. Ross visited Beursplein 5 on 21 December and sounded the gong together with Dick Benschop, President-Director Shell Netherlands B.V.
Brainport International Community (BIC) is the networking community for all international focused organizations and international knowledge workers living and studying or working in the Southeast of the Netherlands.
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Fontys Hogescholen, just like last year, ended up on the 2th place in the top 10 of schools with the most foreign students.
The aim of Holland Expat Center South is to realize a smooth and fast inflow of highly skilled migrants and their families into the Southeast Netherlands.
Brainport Eindhoven Region is a region with a dynamic international community. Among the many nationalities in the region are people from many continents and countries like Germany, Spain, India, Turkey, Finland, China, Brazil, USA, Canada, Russia and Poland.
People in the Southeast Netherlands are highly educated. One in three school leavers completes a first university degree. Moreover, schools in the Netherlands offer high-quality education. The philosophy behind Dutch education reflects Dutch society and aims to encourage students to be open-minded, and to be able to think and learn creatively.
In Brainport Eindhoven Region, employees have the opportunity to make the most of their potential. To a certain extent, employees can map their own career path; and employers are willing to provide the necessary resources for employees to work on their professional growth. People in the Netherlands have their own distinctive working culture and practices. Human wellbeing in the Netherlands is high and most employees are very satisfied with their jobs.
The intercontinental accessibility of Brainport Eindhoven Region is good. Schiphol Amsterdam Airport, located in Amsterdam, has many and fast intercontinental connections and is a European hub.
Dutch people consider getting the right balance between their career and private life to be very important. In Brainport Eindhoven Region, that balance is easily achieved, with plenty of leisure time activities. There are many types of entertainment to choose from, such as theatre, film or music.
Events organized in the Brainport Eindhoven Region attract many visitors to and from the region. Most events are organized around a theme. For example the Dutch Design Week in Eindhoven focuses on design. Then, here are also more traditional and typical Dutch festivities in the Southeast Netherlands, the best example is Carnaval, a four-day event that is celebrated extensively in the Southeast Netherlands and takes place yearly in the month of February or March.
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