Roadshow #2 Beethoven Noord

30 September 2025

More talent for the semiconductor industry! That, in short, is the aim of Beethoven Noord: a unique collaboration between educational and knowledge institutions, governments, and the business community in Northern Netherlands. It was launched to cultivate more talent for the semiconductor industry, which is of great importance to the Netherlands. The industry is responsible for producing microchips for modern electronics, such as smartphones, solar panels, and medical equipment.

During the Roadshow on 16 October, we will explain the purpose of this programme, the main building blocks, and, above all, how we intend to achieve our goals.

We are once again organizing four break-out sessions that you can sign up for. The break-out sessions will be led by individuals who are closely involved in the programme. Sign up for a session of your choice. Please note: each break-out session is first come, first served.

Programme

2 – 2.30 p.m.	Doors open and reception
2.30 – 2.40 p.m.	Opening Remco Meijerink, Chair of the Executive Board of Firda and member of the Beethoven Noord steering group
2.40 – 2.55 p.m.	More talent for the semiconductor industry Sietse Dijkstra, Programme Manager of Beethoven Noord
2.55 – 3.15 p.m.	The demand for technically skilled talent Eric Vos, CEO of Witec — one the most important suppliers to ASML in our region
3.15 – 3.55 p.m.	Break-out sessions based on the building blocks of the programme # Break-out 1: Increase the intake Recruiting wide-ranging talent for the semiconductor industry from secondary vocational (MBO), university of applied sciences (HBO), and university (WO) Marten Houkes, Head of Student Recruitment at the Faculty of Science and Engineering at the University of Groningen, and Chantal Hesseling, Advisor of Marketing & Communications at the Tech and Design Academy, NHL Stenden # Break-out 2: Tackling drop-outs How we can retain students who have opted for technology Oege Reitsma, Programme Manager and Advisor for the Tech and Design Academy, NHL Stenden, and Tondo van Rest, Programme Manager of the BSc Electrical Engineering degree at Hanze # Break-out 3: Out of the box Reaching new target groups with LLO (Life Long Learning) Martine Bal, Programme Manager of APLLONN, and Anke Kloosterman, Project Leader of the Technology domain, MBO College Firda in Drachten # Break-out 4: The spin-off effect of Beethoven Northern Netherlands as the fourth tech region André Harmens, HTSM Ecosystem Developer at the Northern Netherlands Development Agency (NOM)
4 – 4.30 p.m.	Presentation of the UvhN Booster Fund cheques for round #4 by Remco Meijerink
4.30 – 5.00 p.m.	Closing drinks and a chance to network

The afternoon will be hosted by chair Jetse Goris.
We look forward to meeting you on 16 October!

Do you have an interest in attending this roadshow? If so, please register via this link.

For any questions, please contact us at universiteitvanhetnoorden rug.nl

Kind regards,
University of the North

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