Campus directors call for government support

Campus directors call for government support

The Dutch government must make a structural contribution to the (continued) development of campuses and science parks. This is what the directors of the ten largest campuses in the Netherlands wrote in the Manifesto Top Locations that was presented on Wednesday. They argue for government support in five areas: shared facilities, accessibility, business development, acquisition and basic funding for campus organizations.

Paul Althuis, director of the TU Delft Valorisation Centre, also endorses the message of the Manifesto. “It makes it clear that current innovation policy still pays too little attention to the physical aspect of innovation. Althuis advocates good accessibility now that TU Delft is working more and more closely with, among others, the EMC and Erasmus University. “Then it is important to have a good, fast connection between these two innovation hotspots, for example with autonomous transport.

The investments should ultimately contribute to increased activity on the campus and an increase in the number of internships and graduation positions for students and research opportunities for scientists. (MvdV)