The three academic universities in our region all rank in the global top-100, supplying highly skilled graduates with an international outlook and from wide range of countries. Also, several universities of applied sciences and vocational education institutes supply a steady and highly valued talent pool with their bachelors, associate, masters degree and.post-doc programmes.
Delft University of Technology, Leiden University and Erasmus University Rotterdam
Various career platforms in our region make attracting local talent to fill your vacancies easier. The platforms have a varied offering of vacancies, catering to the specific needs of the category of companies they serve. Examples are Securitytalent.nl and Scaleupjobs.nl
90% of the Dutch population speaks English at intermediate to fluent level. Moreover, our region is home to many internationals with native skills in their mother tongue. A significant portion of them are also fluent in English. A recent report by Adams Recruitment gives a clear quantified overview of the multilingual workforce in our region.
Talent shortage is a challenge that technology companies around the world are confronted with. To enable their growth ambitions, talent must be attracted from abroad. The Dutch government acknowledges the urgency of attracting international talent and has installed rulings to facilitate this with special visa and tax exemptions for highly skilled talent.
Attracting and retaining talent to our region is easy because of the high quality of life here. People who come to live in greater Rotterdam – The Hague tend to stay. To help get settled in quickly, our local expat centres provide hands-on information about housing, international schools, communities, and more. Expats have expressed their appreciation of our region by putting Rotterdam at the top of the Dispatches Europe list of best cities to live for Expats and The Hague at #3 on the ECA international most liveable cities for expats.
The greater Rotterdam – The Hague area cherishes a long international history, housing many international organisations and their workforces. As a result, the expat services industry is advanced, and local communities are invested in facilitating expats.
Schiphol Airport is a world-class airport with the largest hub connectivity in Europe. It connects your talent directly to 326 locations worldwide. Rotterdam The Hague Airport is located at the heart of our region and brings travellers to over 50 destinations in Europe of which London City, Malaga and Ibiza are among the most popular.
Tap into the widely used European High-Speed network, taking you from Rotterdam to London in 4,5 hours, Brussels in 2 hours, Paris in 3,5 hours and Berlin in 7 hours
