Posted: December 22nd, 2011 | Filed under: Jobs
International Top Talent is looking for master students in Finance to study at a top financial institute. The lectures will be taught by professors from world top univerisities including Harvard and Yale. The programs offer exclusive internships in the leading partner banks or corporations. You will gain the latest financial insights and leadership skills. Scholarships and low-interest loans are available to cover up to 50% of the costs. 95% of graduates were full-time employed within three months. Full description.
Posted: December 8th, 2011 | Filed under: News
The 4th Bencham Innovation Platform debate about how to create a win-win situation in Sino-Dutch Innovation & Talent cooperation took place in Shanghai on Tuesday 6th December 2011. The honored Consul General of the Netherlands, Mr. Peter Potman opened the panel discussion. Experts from DSM, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Philips Research Asia, Fudan University, and International Top Talent shared different opinions in the debate. The best way to create the win-win situation is that two countries should get to know each other in a deeper level which requires more communication. The first screening of the VPRO Tegenlicht documentary of International Top Talent on the recruitment of Chinese top talents was also shown during the event. About 70 people in Bencham and International Top Talent’s network attended the event.
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Posted: November 22nd, 2011 | Filed under: News
After the Netherlands, the VPRO Tegenlicht documentary ‘Holland gets Talent’ will be shown in Shanghai, as part of a large Innovation & Talent event on Tuesday December 6. With the Netherlands in need for technical talent and China looking for ways to transform into a more innovative country, how can both countries create a win-win in their innovation & talent cooperation? Weiming JIANG (DSM), Professor Yong ZHANG (Shanghai Jiaotong University), Frans Greidanus (Philips), Professor Chun DING (Fudan University) and Rina Joosten-Rabou (International Top Talent) debate about this subject at the event. The honoured Consul General of the Netherlands, Mr. Peter Potman will open the panel discussion. This is a joint event from DSM, The Consulate of the Netherlands, Innovation Platform of the Bencham and International Top Talent. Join the Shanghai premiere of ‘Holland gets Talent’ and the debate.
Posted: November 8th, 2011 | Filed under: Events
In between the broadcasts of the VPRO documentary entitled ‘Nederland buiten kennis’ on 7 November and the broadcast of the documentary entitled ‘Holland gets talent’, VPRO’s Tegenlicht and The Royal Netherlands Academy for Arts and Sciences (KNAW) have organised an event on how to attract, train and keep knowledge workers in the Netherlands. This will place take place on 10 November at 7 pm in Science Center NEMO in Amsterdam. A sneak preview of the documentary, made by Kees Brouwer, will be followed by a panel discussion. During the meeting entrepreneurs and scientists will discuss how the Netherlands can keep its position as a knowledge economy. KNAW President Robbert Dijkgraaf, Chairman of De Jonge Akademie Peter-Paul Verbeek, CFO of ASML Peter Wennink and director R&D FrieslandCampina Emmo Meijer will participate in the debate. Entrance is free. If you want to attend, please register at www.vpro.nl/nederlandbuitenkennis.
Posted: November 7th, 2011 | Filed under: Events
The Netherlands will host the First World Summit on China, Innovation and Talent on 10th May 2012. During this event, participants from over 25 countries will discuss how to foster positive cooperation between China and Europe in the areas of innovation and talent. Influential speakers from both multinational companies and Dutch and Chinese government and research institutes will share their views on the international innovation agenda. International Top Talent will be co-hosting the event in the Netherlands. Contact us for more information on the programme and sponsorship opportunities.
Posted: November 4th, 2011 | Filed under: Recruitment
The Dutch ICT sector faces a severe shortage of professionals to facilitate growth in the sector and to replace an ageing workforce. The Amsterdam Innovation Motor (AIM) has estimated a shortage in the ICT sector of 11,700 professionals in 2012. To ensure the growth of one of its core sectors, AIM has asked International Top Talent for advice. A recent report from ITT recommends that the ICT sector in Amsterdam targets high-level professionals in China for specific IT positions. AIM plans to organize a Roadshow to Shanghai in February 2012 for ICT companies to meet talented professionals in China. If you are interested, you can join the information session to be held on 28th November at the Amsterdam Expat Center.
Posted: October 31st, 2011 | Filed under: News
Top students from Fudan University are interested in starting their career in a Dutch company. This is one of the outcomes of the first Dutch Career Day taking place today at Fudan. Over 100 students discussed with Dutch companies like DSM, Philips, Rabobank, De Lage Landen, and Mattmo about career opportunities. Dutch Consul General, Mr Peter Potman, gave insights in Dutch company culture and chances for top students of Fudan. ‘This event is a great chance for us to meet and greet with Dutch companies and to get information about working in a Dutch culture, says one of the participants. The Dutch Career Day is an initiative from Dutch Studies Center Fudan Groningen and is co-organized with International Top Talent.
Posted: September 22nd, 2011 | Filed under: Events
Dutch companies in China can meet and greet more than 100 top students from Fudan School of Economics. The first Dutch Career Day is organized on 31st October in Shanghai. In this event, companies get the opportunity to meet Chinese students from top university in person who know a lot about the Netherlands and attract them for job vacancies. Companies can share their value proposition by a company presentation, participate in an informal lunch and give optional private workshop to the students.
The Dutch Career Studies Center Fudan Groningen is an initiative from Groningen University in the Netherlands and Fudan University in China. The Center wants to carry out teaching and research programmes on the Dutch economy, politics, society and culture, cultivate experts and talents in the field of Dutch Studies, so as to enhance the mutual understanding and exchange between China and the Netherlands. Companies can register for participation before 12th October, click here.
Posted: September 21st, 2011 | Filed under: Events
On September 15, Dutch ICT companies including Alliander, Dolby laboratories and the two Amsterdam universities came to discuss ways to solve the shortage of labour in ICT professionals and students. In this round table organised by ITT and the Amsterdam ICT cluster, the increasing importance of attracting ICT professionals from abroad, in particular from China, India and South-Africa was highlighted. Discussions will continue in November in a second round table hosted by the ICT cluster of the Amsterdam Innovatie Motor and ITT.
Posted: September 21st, 2011 | Filed under: News
The retention of Chinese professionals is an important challenge for Dutch multinational companies to steer their innovation process in China. This turned out to be an important conclusion at the roundtable discussion on innovation at CEIBS campus last week. Philips, Akzo Nobel, Shell, DSM, Unilever and Dow Chemical and Chinese companies like Ctrip discussed what MNCs in China can learn from Chinese companies on innovation. ITT shared its experience that Chinese companies are more flexible to offer top talent interesting career perspective than Dutch companies. A new roundtable discussion will be organized in November 2011 to share more experience on innovation and talent.
