Internationalisering

Network of Knowledge Institutes

The region has leading entrepreneurial academic research centers: Three universities and five higher professional education Institutes.

Wageningen University & Research

Wageningen University & Research provides education and generates knowledge in the field of life sciences and natural resources.
The domain of Wageningen University & Research consists of three related core areas: 

  • Food, feed & biobased production
  • Natural resources & living environment
  • Society & well-being

Research Institutes

  • Wageningen Bioveterinary Research
  • Wageningen Centre for Development Innovation
  • Wageningen Economic Research
  • Wageningen Environmental Research
  • Wageningen Food & Biobased Research
  • Wageningen Food Safety Research
  • Wageningen Livestock Research
  • Wageningen Marine Research
  • Wageningen Plant Research

University of Twente (UT)

The University of Twente (UT) is a young, entrepreneurial university. It sets standards new technology fields and seeks to stimulate change, renewal and progress in society. The UT works with the technologies of the future - information technology, biotechnology and nanotechnology –in which behavioral and social science research play a vital role. 

Research Institutes

  • MESA+: Institute for Nanotechnology
  • TechMed Centre: Centre for Biomedical Technology and Technical Medicine
  • Digital Society Institute: Science for a Smart Society

Radboud University

Radboud University is one of the leading academic communities in the Netherlands. It has seven faculties and enrolls over 24,000 students in 109 study programs (38 Bachelor’s and 71 Master’s programs).

An international dimension is an essential aspect of the quality of the university’s education and its research and is an integral part of the university’s identity.

Research Institutes

  • Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behavior
  • Research Institute for Medical Innovation
  • Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences (RIMLS)
  • Institute for Molecules and Materials (IMM)
  • Radboud Institute for Biological and Environmental Sciences (RIBES)

Oost NL has strong relationships with knowledge institutes, such as universities, higher professional education institutes, trade schools and training organizations.