Increasing numbers of international professionals with a background in engineering and science are building a future in the Brainport region. In doing so, some of them discover that their knowledge, experience, and enthusiasm can also be of great value in education. Within this programme, STE Languages provides the language training in the first phase. Participants work on their Dutch language skills in preparation for working in education and achieving the required B1 level for the follow-up programme. In this way, language forms an important link between international expertise and meaningful participation in Dutch education.

Good news for everyone learning or wanting to learn a language: new research (source: de Volkskrant – https://www.volkskrant.nl/cs-b5a10ae5/) shows that the part of the brain that processes language hardly ages. While functions such as memory and attention often decline over time, our ability to understand language remains remarkably strong. This demonstrates that language holds a special place in our brain.

We are very happy to welcome over 650 participants to our Open Enrolments in the coming weeks. With over 150 participants, the "Spreek Nederlands met mij" course is one of the favourites within the programme. In "Spreek Nederlands met mij", you get actively started with Dutch from the very first lesson: short conversations, practical situations, and lots of practice. This way, you work on your speaking skills in a relaxed atmosphere using practical topics from daily life. Our motto: Dare to speak. Learn by doing.

Our Open Enrolment courses starting in August are aimed at increasing your Dutch and English language level. Learn in small groups with a maximum of 12 students, online or face-to-face. You are in good company: more than 600 students have already enrolled! Of these students, more than 100 have signed up for our popular Spreek Nederlands met Mij programme.

Every day at DAF Trucks NV employees experience the benefits of learning Dutch. They show that they understand colleagues better, have more confidence in conversations, and feel more involved in their work environment.

In a region with many international families, multi-lingualism is a present-day topic. The article "Talk to your child in your own language" also emphasises that children can learn several languages simultaneously and that a good foundation in their mother tongue can play an important part in this.

Our Open Enrolment courses starting in August are aimed at increasing your Dutch and English language level. Learn in small groups with a maximum of 12 students, online or face-to-face. You are in good company: more than 400 students have already enrolled!

Is your company affiliated with OOM and have you recently welcomed new employees (or are they starting soon)? Then a personal training budget of no less than €4,000 is waiting for them via the OOM Kickstart Scheme. Language training (for example, Dutch in the workplace or Business English) fits perfectly within the conditions of this Kickstart budget!

Between Astrid van Deelen, Manager Education & Labour Market at Brainport Development, and STE Languages trainer Natalie Dudnytska there was an instant click and they scheduled eight two-hour private lessons: "So, one-on-one training, with a lot of freedom. I wanted a tailored approach, and that is what I got. I discussed my goals with Natalie and what we were going to tackle. The content she brought was entirely geared towards my learning objectives. Aside from the English, I learned a lot of new things from it as well! It was valuable, educational, and directly applicable".