World Trade Center Twente
WTC Services
The key services of the WTC Twente are:
* The WTC Business Club: meeting point for international business
* Trade Information Services: matching of worldwide supply and demand with Euregional supply and demand
* Trade Education Services: practical workshops, seminars and training of international business developments
* Group Trade Missions: incoming and outgoing trade missions
* Business Services: various commercial activities such as renting of offices, conference facilities
Location World Trade Center Twente
In the next few years the WTC Twente will relocate to a new offices complex around the Central Station in Hengelo. This development is part of the “Hart van Zuid” project , a prestigious multi-functional work and lifestyle complex.
The advantages of WTC for companies in the region
Twente is in continuous motion. Innovations in the textile, metal and electronics industry have in the past propelled rapid industrial expansion. The positioning near major highways and the development of the international railway network soon pulled a great number of companies to Twente.
Innovative companies with world fame are still the driving forces behind the many economical functions. Thales, Akzo Nobel, Ten Cate, Siemens, Eaton, Norit, Urenco, VDL Enabling Technologies Group, Demcon, Power-packer, Grolsch, Bolletje, Vredestein en Stork Plastics Machinery are some well known names. These companies, as well as many smaller, growing companies often originating from the University of Twente, are concentrating nowadays on the high-quality capital and knowledge intensive activities.
As a metropolitan region with over 600.000 inhabitants, Twente wants to further stimulate the economic growth over the next couple of years. Knowledge and innovation are the important elements, on which the WTC Twente will also focus. The WTC works closely with other strong initiatives in the Eastern Netherlands, such as the “Knowledge Park” near the University of Twente and the IPT (Innovation Platform Twente).
Planned program of the WTC building
In the next few years we will be working on realisation of the World Trade Center Twente | WTC Twente near Central Station Twente. The building group Van Wijnen is currently working on the planning of this structure. The total offices complex will be situated in a prestigious multi-functional environment.
Cooperation between World Trade Center Twente and Together Abroad
Together Abroad and the World Trade Center Twente are partnering to provide an enhanced service to the members of the World Trade Center Twente Business Club. As of 16 January 2012, World Trade Center members can use of the services of Together Abroad at an attractive introductory rate .
The World Trade Center Twente aims to stimulate international trade by bringing together institutions and companies in the EUREGIO-area and the World Trade Centers Association global network. The role of the World Trade Center Twente is to provide a comprehensive service package comprising of, amongst others, a business club, business information, commercial education, trade missions and eventually – support in renting office space. Through the cooperation with Together Abroad, the existing service package will be enhanced with access to a job database with a large, active CV database of multi-lingual graduates who are resident in the Netherlands.
Together Abroad (TA) is the jobs database for international and international-orientated companies in the Netherlands wanting to attract multi-lingual talent. Currently (January 2012) 20,000 internationals/multi-lingual candidates in the Netherlands visit the Together Abroad site, 16,000 of these are unique visitors. Together Abroad has an active resume database of 6,500 highly educated, multilingual talent resident in the Netherlands and this database is growing every day. The Together Abroad jobs database has links to amongst others, the following parties; Knollenstein, In Goede banen and Broadbean, who in turn are linked with other systems thus making links from your system to TA so much easier.
Which job profiles are a perfect match for TA?
English-speaking or other non-Dutch language vacancies
Vacancies for Dutch candidates where one or more foreign languages is preferable or essential.
For more information about the partnership please contact Linda Groener: T +31(0) 622966737 or visit www.togetherabroad.nl.