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Please meet the Netherlands in this

booklet. Via a general introduction of

the country you will get to know the

expertise and products from the Key

Sectors which are on demand around the

world and are the drivers of the Dutch

economy. Excellent VET education isessential in maintaining and developing

these sectors. You will be introduced to

a wide range of organizations that are

active in the innovative VET education in

our country that oers one of the best

vocational systems in the world. To name

a few: Skills Netherlands, SBB, MBO Raad,

AOC Raad, Vereniging Hogescholen,VSNU, Nuc and CINOP whom all play an

important role in the Dutch VET sector.

On page 22/23 you will nd the program

of The Dutch Tulip, the Holland Pavilion

at the Global Skills Village at WorldSkills.

You can meet many of the organizations

mentioned and also some students from

Hogeschool Utrecht en Zuyd Hogeschool.

WorldSkills is not only competitions but

also a great platform to meet and to focus

on international contacts. All organizations

in this booklet oer opportunities to you

or students or organizations from your

country.

Foreword 3

Introducing the Netherlands 4

Dutch Sectors in Focus; Key Sectors 6

Agriculture and Food Sector 7

Chemical Sector 8

Creative Industries 9

Energy Sector 10

High Tech Sector 11

Horticulture Sector 12

Life Sciences and Health Sector 13

Logistic Sector 14

Water Sector 15

Skills Netherlands 16

Alumni Association Skills Netherlands 17Introducing Team Nederland 18

About WorldSkills 20

SBB 21

The Dutch Tulip, Program 22

Smart Sustainable Cities, Hogeschool Utrecht 24

Zuyd University of Applies Sciences 26

The Dutch Tulip, Holland Pavilion 27

MBO Raad 28

AOC Raad 29

Vereniging Hogescholen 30

VSNU 31

National Technology Pact 2020 32

VHTO, More girls in science & technology 33

Nuc, study and career in Holland 34

Cinop Foundation 36

Students abroad 37

About this publication 39

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Dear visitor,

Welcome to Leipzig, welcome to the 42nd edition of

WorldSkills and welcome to the Holland Pavilion!

Skills Netherlands is the ocial representative of

WorldSkills International and WorldSkills Europe in

the Netherlands and promotes the importance of

skills and vocational education. The Netherlands are

participating in WorldSkills since 1962 and hosted

this prestigious event three times (in 1966, 1977 and

in 1991). Besides, the rst editions of EuroSkills were

organized in the Netherlands in 1998 and 2008.

We believe that the WorldSkills event is not only a

competition but also a platform where people can

meet. Thousands of representatives of most of the 67

member countries are visiting the event and can meet

each other at conferences and seminars, but also atthe Global Skills Village where several countries have

realized a pavilion.

Skills Netherlands and NBSO (Netherlands Business

Support Oce), part of Agentschap NL, have built a

pavilion commissioned by the Ministry of Education,

Culture and Science and the Ministry of Economic

Aairs. The Pavilion itself is worthwhile visiting.Futuristically shaped in the renown Dutch tulip

following a durable cardboard design. It has been

developed by students of Zuyd Hogeschool, now

entrepreneurs, Ralph Scheepers and Ben Stevens. In

their project they worked together with researchers

and businesses to experiment with future techniques

and materials.

During on-going activities and inspiring presentations

by dierent Dutch stakeholders that take place in

the Holland Pavilion, you can get acquainted with the

innovative VET education in our country which oers

one of the best vocational systems worldwide, having

education and private sector working closely and

successfully together.

This booklet oers a broad view on everything the

Netherlands has to oer in the eld of education and

business and in which international cooperation is

essential.

I sincerely hope you enjoy your visit to WorldSkills

Leipzig and that you will get to know our country a

little bit better by visiting the Holland Pavilion and/or

by reading this booklet. We hope that you or studentsand experts from your country will make use of

everything our country has to oer.

Please feel free to contact Skills Netherlands whenever

you need more information on the subjects mentioned

in this booklet. We will make sure you will get in touch

with the right persons or organizations.

Jos de Goey

WorldSkills Ocial Delegate; Skills Netherlands.

[email protected]

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A country that the Dutch created in the delta of three large rivers,

owing into the North Sea Where two thirds of GDP are earned

below sea level Where there used to be a lake almost two million

acres wide where Amsterdam Airport Schiphol is today

Where innovative and daring solutions for water control protect

half of the country against the risk of being ooded. It earned us a

worldwide reputation We know water.

A country that was in need of more land for agriculture Where land

was reclaimed from the sea and kept dry: the famous polders.

A country supposedly too cold to grow certain vegetables and

owers... Where greenhouses were invented as a solution to this

problem. Where Dutch farmers now produce 2.5 times more food per

acre than EU farmers produce on average We know food & owers.

1st Production and auctioning of cut owers and ower bulbs 1st Number of broadband connections per 100 inhabitants 1st Density of road network 2nd Export of agricultural products 2nd Quality of Water Transportation 4th Largest seaport

4th Logistics performance Index 5th Export of goods 7th Dutch investments abroad 7th Import of goods 8th Foreign direct investment in the Netherlands 9th Export of commercial services 9th Import of commercial services

Worldwide ranking

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A country that is the gateway to Europe Connecting nearly half

a billion consumers in the European hinterland to the worlds

producers Thanks to the world-class Port of Rotterdam, the

internationally praised Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, an extensive

network of waterways, Europes strongest road transport sector and

an extensive network of rail links We know logistics.

A country with an open and cooperative attitude Whose residents

have always felt the need to explore what lies beyond its borders...

Where the worlds rst multinational corporation originated in the

17th century. A country where, today, 87% of people who are 15 yearsor older speak English We know international business.

Form of government Parliamentary democracy, constitutional monarchy

Capital city Amsterdam

Seat of the government The Hague

Composition of the country 12 provinces, overseas territories of Aruba, Curaao and St. Martin

Language Dutch

Monetary unit Euro

Population 16,735,100 (January 2012)

GDP 705 billion $ (2010)

Per capita income 42,475 $ per capita (2010)

Export partners 1) Germany 24.1%; 2) Belgium 12.1%; 3) France 8.9%; 4) UK 8.0%; 5) Italy 4.8%; 6) US 4.1% (2011)

Import partners 1) Germany 16.7%; 2) Belgium 10.0%; 3) China 8.4%; 4) UK 6.7%; 5) US 6.6%; 6) France 4.6% (2011)

Dutch investments abroad 890 billion $ (2010)

Foreign direct investment in the Netherlands 590 billion $ (2010)

Command of foreign languages English (87% of > 15 years old), German (66%) and French (25%)

Facts & fgures

Sources: Holland Compared, CBS, World Bank, IMF, OECD, WTO, UNCTAD, EIU, IMD Business School

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In its economic policy, the Dutch government is

focussing on nine business sectors that are key

to Hollands international trade and investment.

These are sectors that are leading the way in

innovation and sustainability, collaborating

with Hollands knowledge institutes on world-class research and development. Expertise and

products from these Dutch sectors is on demand

around the world. Together, these sectors are

the drivers of the Dutch economy.

Key Sectors

Agriculture and Food

Chemical Industry

Creative Industries

Energy

High Tech Systems and Materials Horticulture

Life Sciences

Logistics

Water

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Agriculture and Food SectorWorld-leading supplier of agri-food products

Holland is the worlds 2nd largestexporter of agricultural products,after the USA. Together with theUSA and France, Holland is one of

the top 3 exporters of vegetablesand fruit.

The total value of Dutch agriculturalexports was 75.4 billion Euros in2012. The Dutch agro-food industrycontributed 52.5 billion Euros ofadded value to Dutch GDP.

The Netherlands is responsible for22% of the worlds potato exports.The Netherlands has the secondhighest private R&D investment (as% of GDP) in agro-food in Europe.

Four of the worlds top 25 food andbeverage companies are Dutch and12 have a major production site orR&D facilities in the Netherlands.

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Chemical SectorChemical Portal to Europe

The chemical industry is one of the leading business sectors in the Netherlands, makinga signicant contribution to the economy. In 2011, the turnover was 58 billion Euros.

Holland is one of Europes leading suppliers of chemical products and services.

The competitiveness of the Dutch chemical industry lies in its internal and inter-companyintegration. Chemical companies work together on innovation and production, and takeadvantage of regional clustering.

Holland hosts 19 of the worlds top 25 leading chemical companies, including AkzoNobel,BASF and Shell.

Holland is also home to world-class R&D institutes for fundamental and applied researchsuch as TNO, Delft University, Twente University, Wageningen University and EindhovenUniversity.

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Creative IndustriesMasters in architecture, design, fashion and gaming

Dutch architects are commissioned to designprestigious buildings around the world such asthe Mercedes Benz Museum in Stuttgart, theCCTV Headquarters in Beijing and Battery Park inNew York. Renowned Dutch architects/agenciesinclude Rem Koolhaas (OMA), Francine Houben(Mecanoo), Ben van Berkel and Caroline Bos

(UNStudio).

Hollands creative industry ranks among the worlds top 10 in terms of trade gures,jobs and registrations of brands and patterns.

The annual turnover of Dutch creative industries is 7.1 billion Euros.

Holland has a long tradition of interior design, epitomized by Rietvelds furnituredesigns. Marcel Wanders is currently one the worlds best known furniture designers.

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Energy SectorInnovative, sustainable energy solutions

15 to 20% of the gas consumed in Europe comes from Holland.

The distribution network for gas is the densest in Europe and of a very high standard.

The Dutch have unmatched capacity to cope with seasonal uctuations in gas demand,providing north-western Europe with much-needed exibility.

Holland has an international reputation for research in renewable energy, due, in part,to the work of the energy research centre ECN.

The Dutch have leading expertise in oshore wind energy, co-combustion of biomass incoal-red power plants, pre-treatment methods of biomass, the use of landll gas, and

the use of heat pumps combined with heat and cold storage.

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High Tech SectorNew technologies for health, mobility, energy and security

Hollands high-tech sector is a world leader in the development of new technologiesand materials for use in communication systems, aircraft and automobiles, medicaldevices, energy generation and semiconductor production.

Dutch companies invented WiFi, the CD and the DVD. Bluetooth was invented byDutchman Jaap Haartsen. And high-tech equipment from Dutch companies are used in90% of all silicon chips produced worldwide.

The Netherlands ranks among the worlds top 3 nano science countries, together withSwitzerland and the USA. MESA+, the institute for technology located at the Universityof Twente, is one of the largest nanotechnology research institutes in the world.

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Horticulture SectorWorlds leading supplier of owers, plants and trees

A quarter of the world trade in horticultural products (24%) is in Dutch hands. Hollandhas a 50% share of the worldwide trade in oricultural products, making it the dominantglobal supplier of owers and ower products. Some 80% of all ower bulbs tradedworldwide come from the Netherlands, the majority of which are tulips.

The sector is the number 3 exporter in nutritional horticulture products.

Dutch horticultural innovations include intelligent greenhouses that can oat onwater, moving platforms, robots, innovative lighting, water and waste recycling, andgreenhouses that generate more energy than they consume and thus contributeto a reduction in CO2. The current generation of greenhouses already generates

approximately 10% of Hollands power needs by using combined heat and power (CHP).

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Life Sciences and Health SectorHelping to advance health worldwide

The Netherlands ranks 8th worldwide in life sciences and health patents.

With approximately 350 innovative life sciences companies clustered within a 120 mileradius, Holland is the most geographically concentrated region in the world when itcomes to creating economic and social value in Life Sciences and Health.

The sector invests over 2 billion Euros in R&D in the Netherlands each year and isbecoming a globally recognized stronghold of open innovation. It already accounts for2.5% of GDP.

Philips is the world leader in medical imaging and patient monitoring; DSM is abiomaterials leader.

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Logistics sectorStrategic gateway to Europe and the world

The Netherlands was ranked 5th in the 2012 World Bank global Logistics PerformanceIndex (based on terms of eciency and eectiveness of its customs, quality of transport,IT infrastructure for logistics and ease and aordability of shipping).

The Port of Rotterdam is the worlds fourth-largest and Europes largest port. From thePort of Rotterdam, all major industrial and economic centres in Western Europe can bereached in less than 24 hours.

Amsterdam Schiphol Airport won two awards at the 2012Asian Freight & Supply Chain Awards for best airport in

Europe and the Best Air Cargo Terminal in Europe. In

2012, Schiphol also won the ACI EUROPE BestAirport award for the third time.

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Water SectorWorld leaders in hydraulic engineering, water treatmentand shipbuilding

The Dutch are renowned for their integrated water management and multi-disciplinaryapproach that balances social, economic, environmental and engineering needs(Building with Nature). Dutch companies are involved in the sustainable development

of low-lying urban agglomerations such as Jakarta and Bangladesh, and coastaldevelopment in areas such as Dubai, Vietnam and Romania.

Two Dutch companies command half of the worlds dredging market.

The Dutch Delta Works are listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the largest ooddefence project in the world. With almost 16,500 kilometres of dykes and 300 structures,the project is one of the most extensive engineering projects in the world.

The Dutch invest heavily in innovation and R&D through public-private partnerships.These include renowned institutes such as Deltares, MARIN, Wetsus and KWR WatercycleResearch Institute.

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The Netherlands need skilled people. That is why

Skills Netherlands, as the ocial representative of

WorldSkills International and WorldSkills Europe,

promotes the importance of skills and vocational

education. An important tool to realise this mission,

is the development and organisation of various

events and skills competitions. With these activities,

Skills Netherlands aims at three goals, namely

image improvement, talent development and career

orientation and coaching.

Our Goals

Image improvement

Vocational education and craftsmanship do not always

get the recognition they deserve. By promoting their

importance, were trying to improve the image of these

disciplines on a national and international level.

Talent development

Everybody has got a certain talent. The hard part

however, is to discover which talents youve got and

what you can do with them. Skills Netherlands helps

young people to discover and develop those talents.

Career guidance

When you know which talents you possess, you need

to decide what youre going to do with them. Choosing

the right occupation and matching the education path

way, is not an easy thing to do. Skills Netherlands helps

young people making dicult decisions like these.

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Our Mission

(Inter)national awareness of the importance of

craftsmanship and vocational education, is our main

goal. Besides that we have a strong focus on the

development of (young) talent. How can we help young

people to create a vision for their own future, without

losing sight of their own unique talents?

Furthermore, Skills Netherlands is working on

establishing a bigger sense of vocational pride, under

young talents. We think its important that people are

simply proud of what they do.

Last, but not least, Skills Netherlands is trying

to establish national recognition about Skills

competitions. These competitions are a great way of

improving pride on a vocational level.

Besides that, competitions form a perfect preparation

on the nal exams of students in the various segments.

Our mission is to show that Skills competitions are

great fun, but also a very smart learning tool, which

can be easily incorporated in a schools curriculum.

On November 15, 2012 the Alumni Association Skills Netherlands was ocially founded. Members of past Teams

Netherlands WorldSkills or EuroSkills were invited to join. The initiative to start this Alumni Association was in the

hands of Job de Visser (past competitor EuroSkills 2008 and WorldSkills 2009) and Skills Netherlands.

Members will not only use the network for their own benet (networking, sharing knowledge and experience),

future competitors will also be able to prot from the knowledge, skills and experience of past competitors.

Members meet several times a year at national or international events. Throughout the year they keep in

contact through a special Facebook page.

Whenever you need more information about opportunities in the Netherlands, whether it concerns working, studying

or internships, please feel free to contact us. We will get you in contact with the right organization or persons.

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Bas KerkwijkCarpentry

Richard GrootjansCADD

Roland WolbersCNC Turning

Paul Groen

Electrical Installations

Wouter van der Ven

Manufactoring Team Challenge Manufactoring Team Challenge Manufactoring Team Challenge

Robbert-Jan van Wijk Pim Bexkens Rick Bordewijk

Mechatronics

Kidany Kortschot

Architectual Stonemasonry

Bram Sweegers

Polymechanics

Joost Aben

Plumbing and Heating

Jeroen Sanders

Wall and Floor Tiling

Please meet the 24 national champions of Team Nederland that will participate in WorldSkills 2013

Leipzig from 2 to 7 July 2013. All candidates have won regional and national preliminaries in their eld.

Participation is made possible by the following partners and sponsors: Bouwend Nederland, Calibris,

MBO Raad, Ministery of Education, Culture and Science, Ministry of Economic Aairs, Nimeto Utrecht,

OTIB, ROC Midden Nederland, Stayokay, TechniekTalent, VHG, Arbesko and Hago.

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Simone de Meijere

Visual Merchandising

Johan van Hoef

Industrial Control

Stefan Wiltink

Refrigeration Technology

Tom Smits

Welding

Menno Deken

Mechatronics

Reno de Ling

Bricklaying

Leon Coppens

Mobile Robotics

Ruud Rooijakkers

Mobile Robotics

Brian Vonken

Information Network

Cabling

Lucq Post

Landscape Gardening

Marcel Jansen

Landscape Gardening

Cok Steenbergen

Caring

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Vision

A world where people can achieve the workplace

skills they need to prosper and nd fullment.

Mission

To promote and facilitate through cooperative action

a worldwide awareness of the essential contribution

that skills and high standards of competencies

make to the achievement of economic success and

personal fullment.

Objectives

Facilitate skills competitions and events

Engage Members, Partners and stakeholders in

the vision and mission

Promote and support skills initiatives worldwide

Provide a sustainable platform for the skills

Movement

63 years of WorldSkillsAs the country that held the International Vocational Training Competitions for the rst time, Spain is consid-

ered the founder of the international organization. 63 years later, over 1.000 competitors are coming together

in Leipzig. They represent the best of their peers drawn from regional and national skills competitions held

currently in 67 countries/regions.

Nowadays, if you visit a WorldSkills Competition, you will be pleased to seethe young skilled workers know-how and dedication, their pride on having

been selected and the pleasure they feel to meet their counterparts from

other continents. In spite of language barriers, the

experience they gain will positivly aect the profes-

sional, personal and human aspects of their lives

forever.

The Competitions were not only designedfor ranking Member countries/regions

and awarding medals. In fact, they give a

new impulse to their vocational training

systems.

www.worldskills.org

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Guaranteeing sound vocational education is a shared

responsibility for vocational education and the labour

market. Within the Foundation for Cooperation

on Vocational Education, Training and the Labour

Market (SBB), education partners together with the

social partners work on optimising the links between

vocational education and the labour market. As aresult of this cooperation, the Ministry of Education

can rely on sound advice, where education and labour

market speak with one single voice. At the end of the

day, this is the best possible outcome for students in

Senior Secondary Vocational Education and Training

(VET), and the companies subsequently employing

those students. SBB is responsible for the Dutch

VET qualications structure, examinations, work

placement and the oer of training programmes.

Full descriptions of VET qualications in Dutch are

available on www.kwalicatiesmbo.nl

As (international) mobility of workers and students

increases, this raises questions about transparency

and the value of (foreign) qualications. In order

to deal with these issues, SBBs Department for

Credential Evaluation provides policy advice about

the comparability between Dutch and foreign VET

qualications and systems. Furthermore it issues

the (Europass) Certicate Supplement, one of the

European instruments for the transparency of

diplomas and competences.

The Certicate Supplement (CS) provides a brief and

practical description of the content and background

of the obtained VET diploma, in Dutch, German

and English. This information gives employers and

educational institutions a clear picture of the training

programme, skills and competences. It is a useful

instrument for those who want to be informed in

a quick and reliable way on the diploma, whether

obtained in the home country or abroad. Certicate

Supplements on Dutch VET diplomas can be foundin the above mentioned languages on the website of

SBB: cs.s-bb.nl

On the website of Europass http://europass.cedefop.

europa.eu the so-called National Reference Points

(NRP) for VET in all European member states are

mentioned, such as SBB in the Netherlands, the

Bundesinstitut fr Berufsbildung (BIBB) in Germany

and the Nationales Europass Zentrum (NEC) in Austria.

It is the task of the NRPs to issue (Europass) Certicate

Supplements on VET diplomas in the home country.

www.s-bb.nl

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The Netherlands oers a daily program in The Dutch Tulip, the Holland Pavilion. We believe that the WorldSkills

event is not only a competition but also a platform where people can meet. During on-going activities and inspiring

presentations by dierent Dutch stakeholders that take place in the Holland Pavilion, you can get acquainted with

the innovative VET education in our country which oers one of the best vocational systems worldwide in which the

education and private sector work closely and successfully together. On these pages you will nd the program. On the

next few pages you will meet some of the parties that take part in the program.

Organisation:Skills NetherlandsThe German primary school 120. Grundschule Leipzig will bevisiting the Holland Pavilion as part of the One School, OneCountry program, in which each team is linked to a local primaryschool.

Organisation:Zuyd University of Applied Sciences (FH Zuyd)Presentation: Professors of Zuyd explain The District ofTomorrow as the real life learning lab of Zuyd.

Students of Zuyd University of Applied Sciences designed theHolland Paviljoen with their concept Think Paper.

Organisation:HU University of Applied Sciences (HU)Smart Sustainable Cities. Be prepared for the future and get theexperience of energy: produce energy by yourself, make energymove wheels, make energy visible with an Infrared Camera, andfeel the energy needed to cool a can.

Organisation:Brainport DevelopmentBrainport Eindhoven Region, located in the Southeast of theNetherlands provides over 100.000 jobs in the high-tech,automotive, and manufacturing industry and in high techservices.

Organisation:MBO Raad and Platform Beta TechniekPresentation: "Interactive seminar 'Excellence in VET': discuss

your burning questions about work based learning and excel-lence in VET with experts from Singapore, Finland, Germany,Denmark and the Netherlands; speakers and audience frombusiness, government and education perspectives share theirsecrets and learn from each other how to boost excellence intimes of crises.

Organisation:CINOP & ECBOPresentation: CINOP Foundation and the new Dutch design forflexible and sustainable work.

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Organisation: HU University of Applied Sciences (HU)Smart Sustainable Cities. Be prepared for the future and get theexperience of energy: produce energy by yourself, make energymove wheels, make energy visible with an Infrared Camera, andfeel the energy needed to cool a can..

Organisation: Zuyd University of Applied Sciences (FH Zuyd)Students of Zuyd University of Applied Sciences designed theHolland Paviljoen with their concept Think Paper.

Organisation: Brainport DevelopmentBrainport Eindhoven Region, located in the Southeast of the

Netherlands provides over 100.000 jobs in the high-tech,automotive, and manufacturing industry and in high techservices.

Organisation: HU University of Applied Sciences (HU)Presentation: Possibilities for Excellent Education, innovation andfuture with demonstrations.

Smart Sustainable Cities. Be prepared for the future and get the

experience of energy: produce energy by yourself, make energymove wheels, make energy visible with an Infrared Camera, andfeel the energy needed to cool a can.

Organisation: NufficPresentation: Study in Holland, Holland Alumni Network andCareer in Holland activitiesHolland Alumni meet & greet

Organisation: Zuyd University of Applied Sciences (FH Zuyd)

Students of Zuyd University of Applied Sciences designed theHolland Paviljoen with their concept Think Paper.

Organisation: Brainport DevelopmentBrainport Eindhoven Region, located in the Southeast of theNetherlands provides over 100.000 jobs in the high-tech,automotive, and manufacturing industry and in high techservices.

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HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht (HU)

The city of Utrecht, located in the heart of the Netherlands with a population of 300.000 inhabitants, is proud of

its long and colourful history as reected in its old city centre. HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht is a large

institute of higher education, with about 37.000 students. HU contributes to a sustainable knowledge society withpeople as the starting point, striving for impact in society with research programs on Health & Innovation, Creativity,

Social Innovation and Smart Sustainable Cities.

The realisation of Smart Sustainable Cities call for cross-

cutting professionals, who can bridge disciplinary

borders and contribute to the environmental

conditions and societal needs of the present and

the future. Students address and explore the design

and implementation of technologies that will foster

sustainable development within the city borders,

integrating sustainable design and architecture,

renewable energy and mobility. As professionals they

have to manage the inherent dynamics and complexity

of the urban environment in order to provide the

conditions for an enhanced quality of life, fullling the

aims of eciency, sustainable development and social

engagement. Required is a combination of theoretical

knowledge and practical skills from dierent elds,

such as transportation, construction and building,

engineering, information, communication and

economics next to creativity and social behavioural

aspects.

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An example is energy, as a crucial resource for modern

cities. The demand and supply of energy is constantly

changing. Price as well as impact on the environment,

depends on many factors, such as economics,climate policy, liberalization of energy and the use of

renewable sources. The monitoring and analysis of

energy systems incorporates both a social, technical

and natural science perspective, consisting of a chain

of production, conversion, transportation, storage,

consumption, recovery and trading. The implications

of energy use on material requirements and vice-versa

indicate the importance of this subject.

To handle this kind of challenges, students will be

prepared for their role as integrator of disciplines

and co-creator of practical solutions. The Smart

Sustainable Cities activities at the HU are integratedin various research projects supported with practical

activities. In courses and projects, students will be

able to apply and elaborate the knowledge from their

studies together with the professionals in the working

eld. Those activities are developed hand in hand with

industrial companies or SMEs, ensuring the link with

a career development start point. Professional tools

and skills bringing dierent perspectives together in

the process of realising innovative and excellent Smart

Sustainable Cities all over the world.

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Courses in the eld of Technology at Zuyd University are given by the Faculty of Bta Sciences and Technology. All

courses are taught based on excellent quality and personal guidance, and entail an active collaboration within the

eld. Students are trained to become professionals in their chosen eld of study, who can participate in creating a

sustainable living environment.

Linking Education with Research

The Faculty of Bta attaches great importance to the

integration of research into its educational programs.

This interrelationship is achieved thanks to close

cooperation between the seven bachelor programs

and the three Centres of Expertise.

Training and research are structured around 8 themes.

These themes lie within the three focus areas, which

are relevant to the southern region of the Netherlands

as dened from a regional, national and international

point of view. The three focus areas are as follows:

Sustainable Urban Development

Technology & Health Care

Chemistry: Life & Material Sciences and Innovative

Process Technology

The focus areas mentioned above complement and

support one another. They have a single joint objective:

to support the realization of a sustainable, healthy and

prosperous society for the future.

Our living labs, the links between education andinnovation

The District of Tomorrow

An innovative programme: educational institutions,

researchers, businesses, and public authorities

aim to realize the transition to a sustainable built

environment.

Located at the cross-border European Science

and Business Park Avantis in Heerlen (NL)/Aachen

(Germany).

Students and research sta design, study and test

sustainable technologies for the built environment

of the future.

Chemelot Innovation and Learning Labs (CHILL)

A real lab on the Chemelot Campus (the centre of

chemical industry in the Netherlands).

A joint initiative of Zuyd University of Applied

Sciences, Maastricht University, vocational

colleges and industrial partners such as DSM and

Sabic.

Students and research sta contribute to a more

sustainable future.

The Centre for Innovative Health Care and

Technology

A practical skills lab, set up by Zuyd UAS, Arcus

vocational college, the Open University and health

care institutions, facilitated by local and regionalauthorities.

Students and research sta meet the demand of

health care institutions and individuals.

A perfect setting to develop innovative solutions

for todays and tomorrows health care

requirements.

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In order to present the Netherlands as an attractive

option to study and work, Skills Netherlands and

Agentschap NL, on behalf of the Ministries of

Education, Culture & Science and Economic Aairs,

are realizing a Holland Pavilion at WorldSkills 2013 in

Leipzig.

The Holland Pavilion is built from durable cardboard

materials and has the shape of a tulip. In the pavilion,

numerous demonstrations and presentations are held

by various parties.

In the Future Lab Holland Pavilion the Netherlands

shows how real life and future skills are being used

in Dutch vocational education in order to continue

providing smart solutions for global challenges. The

concept behind the sustainable Holland pavilion

is developed by students of Zuyd University in the

future lab: The District of Tomorrow. Companies and

researchers, together with students, experimented

The Inside is a fairly new company founded in 1996 by director / owner Michael Hermans.Over the years The Inside developed into a nationwide company oering the followingservices:1. stand and exhibition design & construction 3. events2. interiors 4. graphics & display

The name The Inside symbolizes the idea that the company can operate productivelynot only by looking at an order but also by fully understanding who a client really is.At the moment The Inside delivers about 500 projects annually worldwide with a team ofabout 50 skilled workers. In addition to this team the company regularly relies on a largenumber of professional freelancers.

with techniques and futuristic materials in a collegeenvironment. The, now graduated, students and

owners of the young and innovative design studio

Think Paper Ralph Scheepers and Ben Stevens wanted

to contribute to sustainability with their concept.

Most of the time an entire stand is wasted when a

fair has come to an end. This is not only regrettable,

but also unsustainable. Ralph and Ben developed an

alternative entirely made out of cardboard. Besides

creating a trendy environment, visiting the pavilion

will be quite an experience for every visitor or guest.

Cardboard scores high when it comes to sustainability,

being 100% renewable and recyclable, fairly cheap

and feasible in all possible forms. In short, cardboard

is the material of the future! The pavilion reects the

innovative approach Dutch vocational education can

oer to both industry and education.

Stand Construction of the Dutch Tulip Pavilion

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Unique about our VET system (in the Netherlands

called mbo) are the two learning pathways, put in the

same qualication framework. This means that same

qualications with the same value can be achieved

through two dierent learning pathways.

1. The school based pathway (BOL): about 65% of the

VET students.The share of work placement as part of the entire

curriculum varies from minimal 20% to a maximum of

60%, depending on the didactical approach, the branch

and the level of education/training.

2. The work based pathway (BBL): about 35% of the VET

students.Students have the status of an apprentice, whilst they

are paid for the work according to the agreements

made by the social partners. Generally, four days

working in the week is combined with one day College.

Another strong point of the system is the permeability

within the VET sector. Holders of a certain qualication

are always able to go one step up and holders of the

highest VET level can even continue on tertiairy

level at one of the Universities of Applied Sciences

(Hogescholen).

Both learning pathways oer programs on four

dierent levels, ranging from the assisting level to the

mid-management level with qualication proles that

are drawn up by branch commissions representing

the social partners and the world of education and

training. In close co-operation, VET-colleges, socialpartners, training rms, stakeholders of education

and training and the government contribute to a

solid, responsive and attractive system of vocational

education and training, that provides the backbone of

the society.

The choice for the work based learning pathway or the

school based one depends on the personal preference,

but also on the possibilities, as not all VET- programs

oer both learning pathways.

The economic situation is another factor that

inuences the choice, as both systems function like

communicating vessels.

In times of crisis and youth unemployment, there is a

rise of the school based system at the expense of the

work based system and vice versa in times of booming

economy. It is dicult to say which system is preferred

by the employers, as this diers from one industrial

sector to another.

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Introduction

The green (agricultural) sector in the Netherlands

has a strong international orientation. 80% of its

production is for export. Many Dutch companies

even produce abroad. Many dairy farmers are active

in Denmark, where ower growers have discovered

Kenya as a good production area. The Netherlands is

the Worlds biggest exporter of agricultural productsafter the USA.

Dutch green vocational education is oered by

12 Agricultural Education Centres (in Dutch: AOC)

Together they are responsible for over one hundred

colleges, with about 60.000 students, equally divided

over pre vocational education (VMBO) and secondaryvocational education (diploma level, MBO)

The agricultural sector and the AOCs have a close

cooperation. This has led to the Human Capital

Agenda. In this document, the focus is on the role

of (future) workers. This cooperation has also led

to the formulation of job proles and the related

educational structure. The Dutch vocational education

is competency based.

Internships

Competencies can be job-related or personal. To

acquire these competencies, students have dierent

learning pathways, both inside and outside their

school. An example of learning outside the school

is the internship (in Dutch: stage). This internship

can be in the Netherlands, but also abroad. Many

Dutch companies have been accredited as a learningcompany. More and more foreign companies follow.

The companies can be found in a web based database.

For Dutch students, international mobility is an

excellent tool to develop their personal competencies.:

How to deal with a dierent culture, another language,

dierent structures in companies, etc.

AQUAP

To encourage foreign students to have a practical

placement abroad, and also to improve the quality

of foreign learning companies, a Leonardo-project

has been carried out during the last two years. The

name of this project is: Attractiveness, quality control

and accreditation of placements in the green sector.

As a result, a database is available, with hundreds of

learning companies in many European countries, and

also with useful background information. Documents

are available, supporting the organisation of an

internship and also the training of coaches in the

learning companies. Please have a look at www.

greenplacements.eu.

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Professionally oriented higher education in the

Netherlands (HBO) comprises various programmes

provided by universities of applied sciences and isvery diverse. Some institutions are relatively small

and have a specic thematic focus. Examples of

these are institutions which focus on art and design,

agriculture and hospitality management. Other

institutions, however, have a more general prole and

oer programmes across a broader spectrum, like

engineering, business administration, social work andhealth sciences.

The most important added value provided by the

universities of applied sciences is their close alignment

to professional practice. Traditionally they have close

ties with organisations in the public and private

sectors. Professionally oriented higher education in

the Netherlands is provided by lecturers who either

have worked within sectors covered by the subjects

they teach or are still doing so. Representatives from

the education institutions, regional enterprises and

public sector institutions work together to ensure the

relevance of the curricula of our universities.

We seek close cooperation and strong relationships

especially, but not exclusively, with small and medium-

sized enterprises (SMEs) and with public sector

organisations. Almost 80% of our students seeking a

job, nd employment within 3 months after graduation.

Innovation

SMEs and other companies need employees withappropriate skills and knowledge: intercultural

competences, knowledge of international markets,

the ability to speak foreign languages and, highly

important, innovation skills and experience of applied

research.

Dutch universities of applied sciences cooperate

closely with approximately 4,000 companies,

businesses and enterprises. A lot of these companiesare crucial as innovators or suppliersto the sectors

of the economy that are expected to contribute to

further growth in production and innovation. The

Dutch government has identied nine of these

successful sectors, namely water management and

hydraulic engineering, agrifood, horticulture, high-

tech systems and materials, life sciences, chemistry,energy, logistics and creative industries.

Research

Research at Dutch universities of applied sciences

is a relatively new phenomenon. Our research is

consistent with the nature of universities of applied

sciences. It is geared towards implementation by

professionals in professional practice and valorisation.

We seek cooperation with traditional research-based

universities. Fundamental research and knowledge,

theoretical formulation and research into the

application of this knowledge are important steps in

ensuring that society benets from this knowledge

and innovation.

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The Dutch research universities excel in both research and education. Here, research and teaching go hand in hand,

providing unique experiences for students and researchers alike. International classrooms serve as intercultural

meeting places, bringing together Dutch and international students and sta. English is the prevalent language of

instruction and research in the Dutch research universities. It is also possible to get along in day to day life in the

Netherlands by using English

Why study at a Dutch research university?

19% of all Masters students at Dutch research universities are international students

Virtually all Masters programmes are taught in English

Research-based teaching

Focus on problem-solving skills

Joint degrees and programmes

Open and international environment

Interaction with professors and sta

Interested in studying in the Netherlands? Visit www.studyinholland.nl

The Association of Universities in the Netherlands (VSNU)The VSNU represents the Netherlands 14 research universities. It promotes

their interests, provides a forum for the development of common objectives

and acts as an employers association.

High achievement on the world stage is something of a Dutch trait. Whether it is science (inventing microbiology

thanks to Leeuwenhoeks microscope), sport (three Fifa World Cup nals), business (Shell, Unilever and Philips

all have Dutch roots) or culture (Vermeer to Van Gogh), the Netherlands has always punched above its weight

in the international arena. To this list can be added the countrys world-class university system. In this years

Times Higher Education World University Rankings, 12 of the Netherlands 13 research universities nished in

the top 200, behind only the US and the UK, despite being a nation of only 16.8 million people

(Times Higher, 2012)

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The Netherlands count in the world. When it comes to

competitiveness, innovation and scientic research

we are still at the top internationally, despite the

economic downturn. An excellent position that we owe

to our well-trained workforce. the Netherlands would

like to maintain this position, but it requires enough

smart and skilled technicians. Whether its health care,

energy, construction and manufacturing, ICT, food or

our main ports: technology is indispensable.

More engineers needed

Until 2020 every year more than 70.000 construction

workers, contractors, electricians, metalworkers,

engineers and systems analysts retire. The schools

supply every year tens of thousands of skilled

technicians to take their place. But that is not enough.

In order to remain competitive with other countriesand to exploit market opportunities the Netherlands

need more trained technicians at all levels. Companies

in promising sectors such as energy, horticulture,

chemistry and life sciences and health have thousands

of challenging jobs for both practical vocational

trained employees as well as university researchers.

Technology Pact

Despite all the existing initiatives and plans the

number of technicians does not grow fast enough.

Analyses of the Research Centre for Education and

the Labour Market (ROA) show that 30.000 additional

technicians are required annually to meet the growing

need for technical sta. This requires additional

eorts. Educational institutions, employers, workers,

youth, leading sectors, regions and central government

have therefore signed a National Technology Pact. The

Technology Pact unites the ambitions of the existing

plans and initiatives, but wants to realise these faster

(in 2020) and with more vigour.

Opportunities for foreigners

Because of the labour shortage in certain technical

areas inux of foreign workers is necessary. This oersopportunities for foreign employees and students.

Today only 7% of international students in the

Netherlands choose a technical study. 27% remains in

the Netherlands after the study for a rst job.

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Girlsday is an international event that takes place

each year at the end of April. On this day organized

by VHTO -companies open their doors to young girls

aged 10-15. On April 25th 2013 almost 300 companies

in the technology sector and approximately 8.000

girls participated, aiming to raise their interest ina technical/technological career. The next Girlsday

will be on April 24, 2014. www.girlsday.nl

Girlsday

VHTO organizes speed dates with female role models

VHTO, the Dutch national expert organization on girls/

women and science/technology makes an eort to

increase the involvement of women and girls in science,

technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). In

many countries, especially in the Netherlands, girlsand women are still underrepresented in these elds.

Since 2005, VHTO implements the girl approach in

primary and secondary education. The strength of the

current strategy is based on the integral combination

of activities for girls, training programs for teachers

and career advisers and consultations with school

managers. It is designed to introduce girls to a range

of opportunities in STEM and to female professionals

(role models) who enjoy working in this sector. This

is done through speed dates, where girls take turns

to talk in small groups with female professionals

and/or students with a STEM programme and/or job

in the business sector or in academia. This activity

generally provokes a very enthusiast response from

participating schools and pupils. In this way, girls are

able to choose a career consciously and well informed.

At schools where VHTO organizes speed dates with

female role models, a signicantly larger number of

girls opt for a science subject cluster.

In addition, these female professionals perform also

guest classes. VHTO works closely with over 165

secondary schools and with 1,900 women, all gathered

in the online database www.spiegelbeeld.net.

The eorts to increase the involvement of women

and girls in science, technology, engineering and

mathematics (STEM) are eective, as long as parties

like schools, businesses, governments (national and

regional), intermediaries and parents work together.

All parties should continue to monitor the needs of

girls when it comes to the way they make a choice for

their future. Girls have equal rights as boys to develop

their STEM talents, and society should benet from

fully exploiting all available talent!

www.vhto.nl www.twitter.com/vhtoamsterdam

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Linking knowledge means linking people. What

we love about knowledge is that you cannot give

itaway.Youcanonlyshareitwithothers.Nuc

shares information about studying and starting

a career in Holland with students and alumni

worldwide.

Studying in Holland

The education system in Holland is known for its high

quality in education and research and its international

study environment. Holland stands out for its great

inventiveness, its problem-solving attitude and its

openness to the world. The more than 1,700 English-

taught bachelors and masters programmes and short

courses cover a broad range of elds.

The strong connection between Dutch research

universities and universities of applied sciences and

the business world creates possibilities for practical

assignments and internships to prepare students for

a career in an international environment.

Staying in Holland after graduation

Research has shown that international students in

the Netherlands are quite keen to stay on after their

studies. And why wouldnt they! The Netherlands

provides good working conditions, a high quality

of living, an attractive social environment and it has

the second-highest average income in the European

Union.

In February 2013, Nuc launched a career portal

(www.careerinholland.nl) that provides international

students and alumni with reliable and up-to-date

information about the nine key sectors in Holland

and about career opportunities. Through this portal

Nuc aims to retain international talent to strengthenthe Dutch knowledge economy and its international

competitiveness.

The Holland Alumni network

After their studies, Holland Alumni international

students who study or have studied in the Netherlands

can stay connected through the Holland Alumni

network. This worldwide network with more than

30,000 registrations oers services for current

international students in the Netherlands and Holland

Alumni as well as for Holland Alumni associations,

Dutch higher education institutions and relevant

organisations. It forms a global community of

advocates and ambassadors of Holland and of Dutch

higher education.

The Holland Alumni network stimulates alumni to

exchange information, link knowledge and form

networks worldwide.

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LinkingKnowledgeWorldwideisNucsmotto.NucistheNetherlandsorganisationforinternational

cooperationinhighereducation.Asan independent,non-protorganisationbasedinTheHaguein the

Netherlands,Nucsupportsinternationalisationinhighereducation,researchandprofessionaleducation

in the Netherlands and abroad, and helps improve access to higher education worldwide.

www.nuc.nl

www.studyinholland.nl

www.hollandalumni.nl

www.careerinholland.nl

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Widerangeofbeneciaries

CINOP has carried out numerous projects and

supported schools, educational institutions, national

governments, branch associations and commercial

companies. Throughout the years, CINOP has

supported the innovation of training systems within

Europe, Africa, Asia, the Middle East and Latin America.

Lifelong Learning

CINOP believes in the continuous development of

people. Learning does not stop after initial education.

Every day people gather new knowledge and develop

their skills; be it in a formal, non-formal or informal

way. They do so in further education, at the workplace

or as a citizen in society. CINOP believes that talent

exists at all levels: any place, anywhere, anytime. CINOP

acts as the National Agency for the European Lifelong

Learning Programme.

Core activities

CINOP focuses on learning inside and outside the

formal education system.

Core activities are:

Curriculum review and development of new

curricula Institutional capacity building

Design and implementation of e-learning

Developing national qualication systems

Management in education

Implementation of training of trainers

programme

Introduction

CINOP is a Dutch foundation specialised in lifelong learning, adult and vocational education & training, career

guidance and human resource development.

Centre for expertise in VET

As part of the CINOP Group, experienced researchers

are working for the Centre of Expertise in vocational

education and training (ECBO). This centre has been set

up to develop, disseminate and synthesise school and

practice-based information on VET independently,

systematically and to a high quality standard for the

benet of the education sector and society.

National coordination point NLQF

The Dutch qualication framework oers the

possibility to oer both formal and non-formal

educational programmes on a national and

international level by connecting NLQF and the

European Qualication Framework. NLQF should

increase transparency of educational programmes

and encourage international mobility of students.

For further information:

www.ecbo.nlwww.cinop.nl www.cinopglobal.com

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Lianne Wezeman is from Emmeloord in the

Netherlands. She studied horse holding with pleasure

and passion at AOC Terra in Meppel. She is very proud

of the mbo training she followed. Obviously she loves

to go abroad: in her third year Lianne went to California

for an internship, in her fourth year to Luxemburg for

a student meeting, organized by EUROPEA. In 2013she went to Georgetown, Ontario (Canada) to work and

learn at the Park Lane Stables as a working student

for 5 months. People are really friendly over here

and hospitable she says. For a period of two weeks

Lianne went away to assist in a contest at horse park

Palgrave; two weeks of hard work, meeting new people

and seeing new things. I will surely look back on mytime in Canada with pleasure.

Duco Richard Burlage, from Hilversum studies mbo

hotel management at ROC Amsterdam. He is in his

third year and presently doing a six months internship

at Fourpoints by Sheraton in Miami Beach.

Duco is working as a F&B supervisor and was a bit

confused at rst: what struck me when I arrived inMiami was that everybody speaks Spanish (I really

thought I had booked a ticket to the USA). Typical

of Florida and especially Miami is that it is full of

immigrants from South America, and that Spanish is

more common here than English. After four months,

I now manage to understand and even speak some

Spanish. Whenever you get the chance to study,work of do an internship in Miami I would say: do not

hesitate, just do it!

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Hi, my name is Arkaitz Arias Romano, Im 25 years

old and I come from a little town named Zumarraga

situated at the Basque country at the region of

Guipuzcoa.

I think, that Ive been very fortunate to have been one

of the students, who in November last year, benettedfrom the Global Training grant awarded by the

Basque Government through the mediation of higher

polytechnic school Txorierri in Derio located in Bizkaia.

Looking at the poor economic situation of my region

and taking into account that I already had two top

grade titles, something around level 5, lets say

between mbo and HBO, my expectations of the futurethat awaited me there were not the best. So I decided

to start the process of selection for these scholarships.

I decided to come to the Netherlands, because they

took the trouble to come to the Basque Country

and personally explain what they intended, and the

proposal was encouraging given our situation.

After all the process, I eventually reached Eindhoven onthe day of November 22, 2012. I started my internship

in the company Embedded Fitness on the 27th of

that month, I received a very pleasant reception and

explaining what would be my role.

The company is characterized by new motion

applications and interactive multimedia. Our unit

is available in health care and education with

knowledge in the eld of interactive movement and

opportunities for diverse audiences. This sounds

weird but I do not know how to put it otherwise.

My roles in the company are to maintain all equipment

in perfect condition, improve them if necessary and

at the events, we have outside our center, making the

installation of all the equipment we need.

Over the last six months I have been adapting to life

here, with people from the company and with the Dutch

habits. The meal times are very diferent from ours

and I think that has been the most dicult and even

now I do not get along at all, but I am getting closer.

I was surprised about the number of people in this

country, especially those in the region of Brabant. Theyare very hospitable and do not hesitate to help you if

you ask them, really, even one is enough for it.

To conclude, I can say that this experience, for now is

far from over, as I have a proposal from the enterprise

to continue for another year and, I will say this to be

very rewarding so far. I am very happy that I made the

decision that I made almost a year ago, as it gave me

opportunities that were not possible in my country of

origin. The only downside I see in the situation is that

I am still far from my family and friends, but with the

new technologies we have now, such as Skype, and

support from my friends every day I nd it much easier.

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About this publication, June 2013,

DUTCH FUTURE SKILLS FOR GLOBAL

CHALLENGES is a publication of Skills

Netherlands and NL Agency which is

part of the Dutch Ministry of Economic

Aairs.

Editor:

Marc Fonhof

Editorial address:

Skills Netherlands, Frankrijklaan 8a,

2392 PX Hazerswoude-Dorp, TheNetherlands, [email protected]

Concept, design and art direction:

Niels van Dijk Multimedia

Revision:

Manfred Polzin (MBO Raad)

Printing:

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