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April 28, 2021

A digital MBO Discovery Journey!

For MBO students studying ICT at one of the ROCs in the north, a virtual meeting was organized with the aim of inspiring the students and providing information about the possibilities for further education or finding the right internship or job. This digital event provided a glimpse into the IT world. MBO students who are already working in IT told about their experiences and successful entrepreneurs gave a glimpse into their world and workInnovatiecluster Drachten gave a good picture of the innovative high-tech companies in the north.

April 7, 2021

Fryslân DOK 'Go North, young man!'

How can young people commit themselves to rural development? And how do ambitious young people in Friesland maintain prospects for a good job and a good home, so that they do not have to move to the Randstad? The Fryslân DOK 'Go North, young man!' can be seen on April 10 on NPO2 and on April 11 on Omrop Fryslân.

26 March 2021

Joining SRON at Innovatiecluster Drachten

The high-tech knowledge institute SRON has been involved in the Innovatiecluster Drachten (ICD) since the beginning of 2020, but the wish for a festive entry was canceled due to Covid-19. The collaboration was officially recorded on Friday, March 26, 2021, although largely online, but certainly no less festive! Binne Visser, chairman of Innovatiecluster Drachten and Jan... were present at the signing of the cooperation agreement.

19 March 2021

RUG Mechanical Engineering Master's track students 'flir' with ICD during Matchmaking event

Students from the University of Groningen with a master's degree in Mechanical Engineering present themselves to the high-tech companies of the Innovatiecluster Drachten (ICD) and orientate themselves on suitable Design & Research graduation projects.

March 8, 2021

A good balance between having knowledge of the subject but also being able to work together

More than 140 students from the University of Groningen who are studying physics and astronomy took part in the high-tech Safari on Thursday 25 February. On Friday 5 March, the 135 students of mathematics were given a chance. A big turnout at both online Safaris.

March 1, 2021

Spin-off will further develop and market Variass IT architecture

The core business of Variass is the development, assembly, industrialization and production of electronic and mechatronic high-tech solutions for customers. Now that 90 percent of the building blocks for an IT architecture are in-house and processes have been accelerated and optimized, the idea arose to market this low-threshold solution via a spin-off.

February 22, 2021

Satellite instrument can more accurately predict climate

It is special, the scientists say, to now have extensive contact with American colleagues at NASA. Dutch researchers have been tinkering with the SPEXone satellite instrument for three years. Otto Hasekamp of SRON says it is important to get more accurate climate models, so that climate predictions can be made more accurately in the future

19 Feb 2021

Wopke Hoekstra visits Quadient Technology and ICD

As part of his campaign tour, the Minister of Finance and CDA party leader visited Heerenveen, Drachten and Groningen. Heerenveen has already been extensively written about in the press. Hereby the report of his visit in Drachten.

February 3, 2021

The helping hand of a robot in the catering industry or as a coffee assistant

The first collaboration with Windesheim University of Applied Sciences is a fact. Two student teams have examined the question of whether a robot (arm) can serve in the hospitality industry or in the office.