Review of higher education institutions in regional development 2008-10: The City-Region of Rotterdam, the Netherlands

By participating in the OECD Reviews of Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in Regional Development the region hopes to support its development goals:

• Speeding up economic transition
• Stimulating an innovative business climate
• Improving the city environment
• Restructuring large parts of the city
• Improving the accessibility of city and port
• Reducing the emission of greenhouse gases

• Stimulating the co-operation between the region and the HEIs
• Focussing research on regional needs
• Measuring the impact of HEIs on regional development

More about Rotterdam, its higher education institutions, and its HEIs' role in city-region development

• Rotterdam in brief
• Higher education: the Netherlands and the City-Region of Rotterdam
• Further reading and useful links

Key issues in Rotterdam

• Integration of immigrant population
• Upskilling the workforce
• Economic transition from (mass)production and transport to design, innovation and services

Regional Co-ordinator in Rotterdam

Monique de Knegt Process manager Economic Development Board Rotterdam PO Box 30230 3001 DE Rotterdam The Netherlands M.deKnegt[at]edbr.rotterdam.nl       HE and regions start page