Connect Traineeships


Through the Connect International Traineeship Programme, Saxion and Twente University offer a unique opportunity for international graduates and companies.
The programme has proved to be beneficial for all parties involved. Companies can easily access recently graduated high potentials and get the chance to hire them for a certain period of time against most attractive conditions.
For graduates the programme helps them to find their way on to the Dutch job market, it is a way to kick start their career. The additional training the programme provides, proves to be most useful when starting work in The Netherlands.
Both Saxion and Twente University see it as a way to broaden their relations with the corporate world, and are happy to be able to provide this extra service to their international graduates.
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(Ministry of Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation, Province of Overijssel, Province of Gelderland & Chamber of Commerce East Netherlands)
Connect collaborates with the Saxion Export Center.






