The Maastricht Region is a city surrounded by superb countryside. The city has a wide variety of employment activity. Three technology campuses are pioneers in innovation. Avantis (Parkstad) specializes in high-tech new energy facilities and cross-border clinical facilities are on the horizon. The Chemelot R&D Campus (Sittard-Geleen) is a global leader in performance materials and biotech. This is the birthplace of Dyneema, the world’s strongest fiber. Finally, the projected Campus in Randwyck-Maastricht is producing major innovations in healthcare. Heavy industry, such as automotive manufacturing plant Nedcar and chemical company DSM are located close by too.
Economic growth is generated by a major academic/life-sciences hub linking Maastricht University, Maastricht University Medical Center and the technical universities of Aachen (20 kilometers away), Eindhoven and Louvain. Leading innovators at the medical and health care centers in Heerlen (Atrium), Sittard-Geleen (Orbis) and Maastricht (MUMC+) are working on the frontiers of modern medicine.
The Maastricht Region is home to the headquarters of various multinationals such as DSM, Sabic, Vodafone and APG (the Dutch public service pension fund, with invested assets of EUR 210 billion - one of the largest financial institutions in the world) and the worldwide call centers of DHL and Mercedes-Benz. Business tourism (conferences) and leisure in the broadest sense of the word (hospitality, recreation and wellness) are important economic drivers for the region.
The Maastricht Region is easy to get to by car, boat (inland waterway freight), and plane and has a well-developed public transport network. Traffic jams are almost nonexistent. There are four trains an hour between the four “districts”, and efforts are being made to increase the speed and frequency of service. The region has its own airport and is only an hour’s travel from the international airports of Brussels, Düsseldorf and Cologne/Bonn. Liège Airport is also near at hand. High-speed trains take passengers from Maastricht to Brussels in less than an hour, Amsterdam in 2.5 hours; Paris in under three hours and London in about four hours.
Economic growth is generated by a major academic/life-sciences hub linking Maastricht University, Maastricht University Medical Center and the technical universities of Aachen (20 kilometers away), Eindhoven and Louvain. Leading innovators at the medical and health care centers in Heerlen (Atrium), Sittard-Geleen (Orbis) and Maastricht (MUMC+) are working on the frontiers of modern medicine.
The Maastricht Region is home to the headquarters of various multinationals such as DSM, Sabic, Vodafone and APG (the Dutch public service pension fund, with invested assets of EUR 210 billion - one of the largest financial institutions in the world) and the worldwide call centers of DHL and Mercedes-Benz. Business tourism (conferences) and leisure in the broadest sense of the word (hospitality, recreation and wellness) are important economic drivers for the region.
The Maastricht Region is easy to get to by car, boat (inland waterway freight), and plane and has a well-developed public transport network. Traffic jams are almost nonexistent. There are four trains an hour between the four “districts”, and efforts are being made to increase the speed and frequency of service. The region has its own airport and is only an hour’s travel from the international airports of Brussels, Düsseldorf and Cologne/Bonn. Liège Airport is also near at hand. High-speed trains take passengers from Maastricht to Brussels in less than an hour, Amsterdam in 2.5 hours; Paris in under three hours and London in about four hours.
Maastricht and region most attractive business destination for conferences and events
The biennal research of the NBTC-NIPO Research claims that Maastricht has the best image as a city destination for organised business meetings. The Maastricht Convention Bureau is your best partner for such meetings. Maastricht and the Maastricht Region offer a large variety in types and atmosphere of venues that suit all needs and budgets. You can meet, dine, party or sleep in unique venues such as castles, caves, a conference centre and a large variety of hotels!
For further free information, advice, reservations or assist in organizing your event: Maastricht Convention Bureau.
Education
The best universities in the Netherlands and several outstanding high schools.Links
- Kamer van Koophandel
- LIOF (in Dutch)
- SABIC Limburg B.V.
- DSM Nederland B.V.
- 3W Vastgoed (in Dutch)
- ING Limburg (in Dutch)
- Rabobank
- APG
- Ernst & Young
- PricewaterhouseCoopers (in Dutch)
- Vesteda Groep
- Nedcar
- Boels Zanders Advocaten
Easy Access
The highway infrastructure has hubs providing north-south and east-west access. Choice of different airports.
This project is supported by the European Union.
