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    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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    Energetic start of 2023

    1 March 2023

    We are only a few months into 2023 and so much has already happened! For Janne, as the new managing director, these are intensive weeks: full of getting to know all the people who have a warm heart for us and who discuss and share their thoughts with us as critical friends, such as our partners at Fontys, TNO and TU/e, our advisors and our other Brainport partners.

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    Let’s disrupt 2023 lunch

    “It is so nice to get acquainted with the Eindhoven Engine projects, which are very diverse in terms of technical subjects,” says Janne. “Being engineers, we like this! In other respects, the projects are very similar: the energy and inventiveness are high. And also the involvement with each other, as shown, for instance, in the 5-weeklys.”

    What also became clear in the past two months is that it is getting busier and more dynamic at our beautiful location in Disruptor. It is often a puzzle to find a workplace or workshop space for everyone with the increasing number of activities of projects and student groups. How different this was only half a year ago. It means a lot to us as the Eindhoven Engine core team: now that the COVID time is definitely behind us, we see the fruits of our efforts to turn our offices into a vibrant innovation location.

    We are also making plans for the future: Maarten (Steinbuch, scientific director at Eindhoven Engine) and Janne are busy working out two scenarios for the future of Eindhoven Engine, aligning with the Brainport agenda and in close consultation with our critical friends. More on this later in the year. Stay tuned!

    Events in January and February 2023

    Let’s disrupt 2023 Lunch | 31-01
    Kick off EngD trainee and interns | 01-02
    EngD challenge | 30-01 to 03-02
    EngD challenge | 30-01 to 03-02
    Thematic session Key Enabling Methodologies | 02-02
    Thematic session Key Enabling Methodologies | 02-02
    Project updates | 16-02
    Project updates | 16-02