Dutch EdTech News - January
Welcome to the Dutch EdTech Newsletter. We're excited to bring you the latest updates from the EdTech community in the Netherlands. Enjoy reading!
Insights and Trends
Keeping up with the latest in education technology
The AI Act concluded after a marathon 36-hour negotiation in December. The number of measures the Act brought in include regulatory sandboxes to test AI innovation in Europe. These initiatives are noteworthy in aiming to ensure a diverse range of voices, especially from startups.
On the flip side, the EU considers certain AI systems, including those in education and vocational training, as “high risk.” This requires them to be registered in an EU database. Not everyone's celebrating this decision, fearing it might hinder the progress of startups in the global AI race.
News and Announcements
📣 News from Dutch EdTech
Stepping into 2024, exciting plans ahead!
We’ve recently shared a snapshot of key Dutch EdTech highlights from 2023, a bustling year marked with lobby successes, participation in conferences and trade missions, meaningful connections across various events, new partnerships and additions to the team, and 120+ Dutch EdTech members!
Curious about what’s coming this year? Here’s a quick glimpse:
🤝 New partnerships in the works
🌍 Trade missions to various EdTech conferences in the Netherlands and Europe
🛣️ A streamlined onboarding process for new members
📚 A user-friendly and interactive Knowledge Base for members, including a founders directory
🌐 An updated website, making it effortless to scroll through our initiatives and view a yearly events calendar
🚀 Growing more and more as an organization to accelerate education innovation in the Netherlands!
Stay tuned for our plans for 2024 on our mission to innovate education!
Find us at BETT UK 2024 | 24-26 January, London
We are ready for BETT London! Together with ROM Utrecht Region and Embassy of the Netherlands in the UK, we are once again representing the Netherlands with an amazing lineup of innovative EdTech companies.
Find us at the bright orange NL Lounge at the Global Showcase Stand NA50! 📍
Upcoming Dutch EdTech events and meetups (members only!)
➡️ 31 January: Online Deep Dive on Measuring Learning Impact and Evidence-Based Practices in EdTech with Bo Dury, Impact Lead Lepaya (Members Only)
Ready to dive into measuring impact in learning and education, evidence-based practices and building data-driven learning journeys? Join us for an engaging and interactive online session with Bo Dury, Impact Lead of Lepaya with 10+ years of experience in impact-driven businesses!
This session will be followed by a workshop on the Trust Framework by Ewoud de Kok offered in collaboration with Npuls.
Sign-up link will follow in members’ mailing and Dutch EdTech Linkedin!
➡️ 8 February: Founder Dinner #6 on Secondary Education (Members Only)
Next up in our Founder Dinner series is an intimate evening of networking dedicated to the secondary education EdTech market! We have sent invitations to secondary education founders within the Dutch EdTech community to facilitate connections among like-minded professionals in the EdTech sector.
If are a Dutch EdTech member and feel that secondary education also aligns with your focus as a founder, request your invitation here.
Job Market
EdTech career opportunities in the Netherlands
🗣 Wizenoze is looking for a Educational user testing coordinator - Amsterdam
🗣 Lepaya is looking for a Customer Succes Manager - Amsterdam (Hybrid)
🗣 aNewSpring is looking for a Customer Success Manager - Rotterdam (Hybrid)
🗣 FeedbackFruits is looking for a Product Marketing Manager - Amsterdam (Hybrid) and Brand & Event Manager - Amsterdam
🗣 Studyportals is looking for a Strategic Partnership Success Manager - Eindhoven and Senior Software Engineer (AI) - Eindhoven
Do you also have career opportunities, to be highlighted in our newsletter? Please add your vacancy to our Knowledge Base in NOTION (members only).
Thanks for reading! If you have any feedback or stories you'd like to share in the next issue, please email info@dutchedtech.com or submit via the Dutch EdTech | Knowledge-base in NOTION. Please share this newsletter with your network if you found it valuable. We appreciate your support!
Cheers,
Ewoud, Ruben, Roel, Linda, Jitske & Rüya