Experiences and career stories of others
Discover inspiring career stories from internationals working and living in Greater Rotterdam – The Hague!
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Meet Clinton Hauer
“In the Netherlands, using data-driven approaches to improve societal and industrial challenges is top-of-mind.”
Meet Clinton (28) from the United States. Clinton works for Samotics, an AI Startup, as a sales rep and he has lived in multiple Dutch cities over the past 10 years.
Meet Arman Soudi
“The Netherlands is a great destination for a new cultural experience, a high quality of life and a great career in tech.”
Meet Arman (32) from Iran who works for impact start-up Envision as a Lead Engineer.
Meet Kavin Kumar
“The Rotterdam area is a renowned player in the offshore engineering worldwide. Here, I can really make an impact in renewable energy.”
Meet Kavin (28) from India. With matching motivations to making impact in renewable energy, Kavin has been working for Iv-Offshore & Energy as an offshore structural engineer for 1 and half years now. He moved to the Netherlands when he was 24 to get his Master’s degree in Offshore Engineering at TU Delft. He lives in Delft and he loves to visit the vibrant city of Rotterdam, the beaches of coastal city The Hague, and Amsterdam by train.
Reach out to Kavin if you have any questions about moving to the Netherlands.
Meet Tania Fowke
“Only once I started looking into it, I realized how many awesome opportunities there are in this region, especially in science, biotech and pharma.”
Meet Tania (32) from New Zealand. She works for biotech company MIMETAS as a scientist on organ-on-a-chip technology. She has been living in the Netherlands since 2018.
Meet Marta Verdugo
“The Netherlands has managed to create an aerospace ecosystem and market that fosters innovation in a way that can be uniquely valuable to the high-tech and design industries.”
Meet Marta (26) from Portugal. She works in the space industry as an engineering coordinator at ISISPACE, a company specialising in nano-satellite technology. She has been living in the Netherlands since 2015.
Meet Rodrigo Olmedo
“The Netherlands offers a supportive environment for startups with a thriving ecosystem and a unique cultural experience that attracts entrepreneurs from across the globe.”
Meet Rodrigo from Brazil. He is the managing director of startup uGlobally which specializes in helping tech companies expand internationally. He has been living in the Netherlands since 2016.
Meet Cinzia Silvestri
“The ecosystem in the biotech sector is quite remarkable in this region. Leiden has many Biotech companies, and there are plenty of academic hospitals.”
Meet Cinzia (27) from Europe, who is a tech entrepreneur in the Netherlands at startup Bi/ond Solutions. She has been living in the Netherlands since 2012.
Meet Maria Fernandes
“Compared to Portugal, the Netherlands has a better support system for new companies and startups or people who want to start their own companies.“
Embark on Maria’s journey to bio-innovation and explore the vibrant Dutch Biotech industry as she transitions from Portugal to the Netherlands. Discover the multitude of opportunities within this thriving biotech ecosystem.
Meet Aytac Yilmaz
“I would highly recommend considering moving to the Netherlands to anyone as it offers a high standard of living, nice and direct people, a multicultural society, high-quality education and many international job opportunities.”
Meet Aytac Yilmaz, the Turkish entrepreneur who turned his Delft University of Technology research project into the game-changing startup Ore Energy.
Meet Kiana Afzali
“The Netherlands has a very dynamic, growing, and active economy. As a young professional, you can easily find what you like to do, and there are plenty of opportunities for innovative and creative people.”
Discover Kiana Afzali‘s inspiring journey into the Dutch sustainable energy sector, highlighting the challenges and opportunities for international professionals in the Netherlands.
Meet Alexandra Pinto Castellanos
“Thankfully, there are places like the Netherlands where we can focus on innovation and science.”
Step into the world of Alexandra Pinto Castellanos, a physicist and entrepreneur originating from Colombia. Despite her recent arrival in the Netherlands just a year ago, she has already made a significant impact on the nation’s semiconductor and quantum computing industries with her innovative venture, Hoursec.
Meet Arzu Hasanova
“ …the Netherlands is well known for its entrepreneurial culture and supportive policies towards startups and scaleups, which encourage innovation and business growth…”
Born in St. Petersburg after her Azerbaijani origins, Arzu Hasanova journeyed from Russia to Finland for academics and eventually anchored in the Netherlands. It was here she co-founded Fledgerr, a trailblazing tech startup based in The Hague, championing AI tools for legal firms and startup management solutions.
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