Enschede has invested a great deal in making the city a good place to work, live and set up a business. The completely new city centre and the numerous new state-of-the-art buildings are testament to that.
In the years ahead Enschede will continue to invest in new and ongoing projects in and around the city centre. However, some things will never change: things like the natural commitment of the wokforce, the high-quality education and training facilities and the willingness of Enschede people to work together. All good conditions for doing business.
Enschede is strategically located at the A1 motorway connection between the western part of the Netherlands with cities like Amsterdam and Rotterdam and the important east European cities of Hannover, Berlin, Warsaw and Moscow and offers good access to all north and east European countries.
The city is equipped with an extensive broadband fibre network and the second Dutch/German Internet Exchange with direct digital access to Germany (NDIX).
Enschede is highly involved in international high-tech relations as it is twinned with the city of Palo Alto, Silicon Valley in California USA.
Enschede in a nutshell
- 154.000 inhabitants
- 74.000 jobs (11.500 in business services, 10.700 industrial, 19.700 education/government)
- 6.100 companies
- 1.500 offices, 450.000 m2 in total
- 16.000 students in tertiary education
- 3.000 graduates every year
- 1 million inhabitants within a radius of 30 km
- 3 million inhabitants within a radius of 60 km
Full co-operation from local government
We are happy to be your professional business guide and to help you wherever we can.
With down-to-earth approach, for instance through our Business Contact Desk (in Dutch ‘Ondernemersloket’) for tailored advice and guidance, confidential and free of charge. We also offer entrepreneurs our services on the Web: www.ondernemersloket.nl., which provides business information and the possibility to register for commercial sites.
