WiTEC Netherlands is represented by VHTO. VHTO makes an effort - in many different ways - to increase the involvement of women and girls in technology and engineering. For that purpose VHTO aims at advanced technological education, the technological employment market and government policy.VHTO has up-to-date expertise about technological education and fields of employment and a great deal of (quantitative as well as qualitative) data about female technology students and engineers. VHTO employs this expertise to realise improvement in the following areas:
  • Quality improvement and expanding the allure of advanced technological education
  • Supporting junior female engineers and assisting them in their career development
  • Support in the recruitment and career policy of the technological business community
  • Social dialogue and new models of the Welfare State
  • Improving the connection between advanced technological education and the knowledge and interests of girls in secondary education


    • The 'hogescholen' (Universities of professional [technical] education) in the Netherlands are automatically members of VHTO Netherlands. Female engineers in the Netherlands can become a member of the VHTO national network of female engineers (> 100 members; activities: meetings, training, mentoring, E-zine, who-is who site etc.)

    Contact Name
    Cocky Booy
    Organisation
    Stichting VHTO (VHTO), national organisation women in higher technical education and positions
    Address
    Tafelbergweg 51/ PO Box 2557
    NL-1000 CN Amsterdam, Netherlands
    Telephone
    +31 20 6521295
    Fax
    +31 20 6521296