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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.

Media: Crisis doesn’t seem to affect Eindhoven Engine

Eindhoven Engine secured over twenty new notifications for project proposals for its third open call yesterday, more than twice as many as expected. It seems this partnership between TU/e, Fontys, TNO and the industry hasn’t been affected by the crisis yet.

TU/e professor Maarten Steinbuch, who serves as the institute’s scientific standard bearer, is also thinking about setting up an operational platform for a potentially new knowledge workers program. Read more…

Source: TU/e Cursor
Photo: Bart van Overbeeke