We have a strong shared drive to make a difference
in four societal areas: “Resilience“, “Circularity”, “Talent” and “Smart Societies”. Working together more closely will yield other important benefits, too: bringing together alpha, beta, gamma and technology sciences in order to develop multidisciplinary solutions to societal issues; a better answer to the shortage of highly educated technical staff; better connections between the ecosystems of Eastern Netherlands and the Randstad, and more collaboration with companies; a stronger employer position for both universities; stronger and more viable joint propositions to Dutch and European funds; and new impulses for higher education.