These are the slides to Michiel Linskens's presentation on "Utrecht region – highly attractive for living, working and leisure" at Expatica's International Job Fair on Saturday, 5 April 2014.
Utrecht region is named by the European Commission as most competitive region. In the presentation not only the assets of the region will be presented, also major institutions and companies will be introduced, including their need for new employees.
For more information on the province of Utrecht, please click go to https://www.provincie-utrecht.nl/algemene-onderdelen/serviceblok/english/ .
11. International School Utrecht
First international school in Utrecht region
Open since August 2012
120 scholars, 25 nationalities
Age of scholars: 4 - 14 year
Parents working at
University Utrecht
University Medical Center Utrecht
Larger and small companies
Next year: grade 9 class open
20 teachers (New Zealand, Ireland, UK, Spain, Australia, Italy, Holland)
Dutch
Spanish
English
Humanities
Science
Drama
Visual Art
Gym
18. Excellent university – founded 1636
Shanghai Ranking of World Universities
1st in the Netherlands
a shared 13th place in Europe
a shared 52nd place in the world
12 Nobel Prize winners and 14 Spinoza Laureates (from 1995 - 2013)
Gerard ‘t Hooft and Martinus Veldman
19. 29,755 students (2012)
6,255 are 1st year students
1,537 are students from abroad
1,224 are exchange students from 118 countries
5,106 staff members (excluding Faculty of Medicine)
male/female ratio of 52/48
Approx. 95,000 alumni
Budget: 761 million euro
Faculties
Humanities
Law, Economics and Governance
Geosciences
Social and Behavioural Sciences
Science
Medicine / University Medical Centre Utrecht (UMC Utrecht)
Veterinary Medicine
Key figures
25. 25
2525
Focus Areas
Healthy living (care & medical, life sciences)
Green economy (various sectors)
Smart services (ownership usage)
Dominant sectors
business services
knowledge-intensive services
Growth areas
creative industry
life sciences
sustainability
Economic Board Utrecht (EBU)
a unique cooperation between business
communities, authorities, knowledge and
social institutes to further strengthen the
regional economy and spur innovations
29. University Medical Center Utrecht (UMC)
http://www.werkenbijumcutrecht.nl/international/Pages/Research-at-UMC-Utrecht.aspx
30. SKF Engineering & Research Centre
SKF Group is the leading global supplier of products, solutions and services within
rolling bearings, seals, mechatronics, services and lubrication systems. Services include
technical support, maintenance services, condition monitoring and training.
Looking for persons with an academic background in
Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Physics
Mathematics
Chemistry I
CT related subjects
31. A wide range of leading and innovative companies and institutions