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June 7, 2018

ICD study trip: "A hundred people keep 1,700 robots at work"

They have no secrets at Volkswagen in Emden. However, the Innovatiecluster Drachten delegation is not allowed to take photos on Tuesday 5 June during the excursion through the assembly plant.

15 May 2018

Kor Visscher royally decorated

,,With Innovatiecluster Drachten you have laid a foundation on which we can continue to build in Fryslân in the coming years.'' With these words, King's Commissioner Arno Brok Kor Visscher spells out the decorations that belong to a Knight in the Order of Orange-Nassau.

14 May 2018

Kor Visscher: "High-tech companies are crucial for quality of life in the Northern Netherlands"

High-tech companies are indispensable for a solid economic base and the quality of life in the Northern Netherlands. That is what Kor Visscher says in a farewell interview in the Leeuwarder Courant.

25 April 2018

First EDU robot crosses the provincial border to Drenthe and ends up in Hoogeveen

RSG Wolfsbos secondary school in Hoogeveen received the first EDU robot from Drenthe on Tuesday afternoon 24 April.

April 19, 2018

Philips Drachten/Innovatiecluster Drachten winner FC-Leerbedrijf 2018

The combination Philips Drachten/Innovatiecluster Drachten was appointed FC-Learning Company 2018 on Wednesday evening 18 April.

April 12, 2018

GirlsDay 2018: 'What's left when a star burns out?'

Without GirlsDay they will not soon come into contact with technology. That is why 750 Drenthe and Frisian girls between 12 and 15 years old will follow a special technology program at our companies on Thursday 12 April.
Edu Robotics André Kuipers

21 Feb 2018

Edu-Robotics – A robot for every school Every primary school in Fryslân received an EDU robot in 2017, including a teaching package. Why? Because we think it is important that children have the opportunity to experience how much fun technology is. On February 21, 2018 we experienced our final EDU0-robotics event in Leeuwarden. Decked out in all sorts of guises, walking on…

21 Feb 2018

'We have a shortage of 'golden hands' and 'smart heads'

Decked out in all kinds of guises, more than 100 robots with 700 classmates will come to our EDU robotics event in Leeuwarden on Wednesday morning 21 February. ,,Which one of you is afraid of robots? Not me!''.

February 16, 2018

Lots of run-up for ICD at Bedrijvendagen Twente

Students from the University of Twente were looking for internships, graduation places and a job on Thursday 15 February! The offer of our business cluster was highly successful. Many students came to us especially because they were looking for something in the Northern Netherlands.