Innovator in the Spotlight

Towards a more inclusive society to raise awareness of basic skills gaps

In the Netherlands, 2.5 million people struggle daily with reading, writing, math, and digital skills, also called basic skills. These deficiencies make it difficult for them to fully participate in society, such as reading and understanding a letter or buying a train ticket, leading to various personal and societal problems.

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Our team

Maarten Steinbuch
Scientific director
Janne Brok
Managing director
Walter Baets
Wicked Problems officer
Paul Desmedt
Program manager Livable Region
Lotte Geertsen
Program manager Inclusive Society
Folkert Huijsinga
Program manager Future Proof Care
Joëlle van den Broek
Liaison Manager TNO
Dimitri van de Kelft
Liaison Manager Fontys
Hoi-Yan Planjer
Communication & event officer
Jasmijn Schol
Event & community officer
Merel Notten
Project & team coordinator Inclusive Society
Eefje op den Buijsch
Resident Gemeente Eindhoven
Inge Hootsmans
Social junior designer Inclusive Society
Stephan de Kruijf
Finance & control officer
Patricia van Mierlo
Finance & project control officer
Frank van Oudenhoven
Finance officer
Theo Elfring
Legal Counsil officer
Alwin Maas
Office Manager
Jessica Goss
EngD Inclusive Society
Golnoosh Sabahifard
EngD Livable Region
Sichen Guo
EngD Inclusive society
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Our students

Kay Smits
Student Assistent – Datascience
Jamy de Lange
Student Assistant – Business Innovation
Thaomi Tran
Intern – Healthcare Technology
Shanya Migchelsen
Intern – Industrial Design
Sera Smits
Intern- Business Innovation
Valentin Palahanov
Intern – ICT & Infrastucture
Nina Bodelier
Intern – Health & Tech
Sam van der Loos
Intern – Business Innovation
Kay-dee Frederick
Intern – Business Innovation