She knows what it's like to settle in a foreign country. She knows the challenges you face if you don't have a network and don't speak the language. But Alina Totti has now found her place - and her calling. As a policy advisor for the Province of North Brabant, she is committed to improving the position of migrant workers and other internationals. And there is still a world to be won.

STE Languages conducts an evaluation with the participants after each language course. This also applied to cookie bakery Hellema Hallum B.V. ("Your one-stop shop partner in the world of cookies, bars and bites!"). Here we provided Dutch language training on behalf of the Randstad Group Netherlands.

Eindhoven Library and STE Languages will work together, as connecting partners in the Brainport region, in the field of language. Both parties recognise the importance for internationals to be able to speak, read and write the Dutch language well in order to feel more connected to the local population. They are conveying this message through this collaborative project.

Our Open Enrolments in Dutch and English started again 10th January with 825 students. We are very proud and happy that so many students found their way to STE Languages! These courses allow you to attend language training in group sizes of a maximum of 10 students, either online or face-to-face and aim to increase the Dutch and English language levels of participants.

Recent research by the University of Groningen shows that learning a foreign language can delay the onset of dementia and Alzheimer's and prevent or reduce feelings of depression later in life. Researchers at the University have experienced many positive effects of language training on the brain and see it as an effective strategy for healthy aging.

STE Languages has won the Eindhoven Business AWARD 2023 Company hosted by Evoluon. A big thank you to our dedicated team of staff and language trainers, loyal clients and motivated students. And our heartfelt appreciation for Pion Steeg and his magazine Eindhoven Business for this great evening. We also would like to congratulate our fellow-AWARD winners, Maartje van Schagen, Albert Kivits en Derek van den Heuvel.

The “Eindhovens Dagblad” published a nice article in early January about the Instagram lovers Sonal and Chinmay. Their story is very special, a unique combination of (social media) love, creativity, art and introduction to a foreign language and culture. Chinmay has been living here since 2017, Sonal since the beginning of this year. He came to Eindhoven to study and found work here. She had no intention of coming to the Netherlands until she met him via Instagram. He practices origami, the Japanese art of paper folding, and she works on Kirigami, the Japanese art of paper cutting. By following each other on Instagram, a true social media love affair started between them.

STE Languages has been nominated for the Eindhoven Business Awards 2023. We are very pleased to be nominated and proud of our great team of employees and teachers who are ready every day to make a difference for our students and customers. Thanks to Pion Steeg and Eindhoven Business, the business magazine for the Eindhoven region, for this wonderful nomination!

CANPACK and STE Languages have recently consolidated their partnership and signed a 3-year collaboration agreement. CANPACK is one of the most technologically advanced packaging manufacturers in Europe for the brewing, soft drinks and food industries. CANPACK has an active language policy in which professionalisation of the English and Dutch languages are key points.