Neth-ER - Mission and activities

Mission

Neth-ER (Netherlands house for Education and Research) is an international association of Dutch organisations in the fields of education, research and innovation based in Brussels. Its mission is:

To enhance the influence of the Dutch institutions on the European policy formulation in the fields of education, research and innovation.
To maintain, and where possible to increase, the participation and share of Dutch institutions in European education, research and innovation programmes.

Activities

The activities of Neth-ER fall into six categories:

To inform: disseminating relevant, reliable and timely information (both official and informal) to the participating organisations;
To represent: playing an active role on behalf of the associated organisations in the EU and in the wider Brussels networks;
To network: developing and maintaining European and international contacts to support a strong Netherlands presence;
To mediate: establishing contacts and opening up communication channels between the relevant Dutch parties within the fields of research, innovation and education in order to promote well co-ordinated positioning;
To explore: scouting and analysing developments, initiatives and opportunities which might offer new possibilities for Dutch organisations and institutes;
To facilitate: supporting associated organisations and their members in various ways by providing meeting and office facilities and organising expert sessions.