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ECORYS Netherlands. Roelof Jan Molemaker Director and Managing Partner ECORYS Transport. Sound analysis, inspiring ideas. Who we are What do we do What do we stand for. 1929.
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ECORYS Netherlands Roelof Jan MolemakerDirector and Managing PartnerECORYS Transport Sound analysis, inspiring ideas
Who we are • What do we do • What do we stand for
1929 A group of businessmen from Rotterdam start the Foundation Netherlands Economic Institute with an equity of €100.000,- 1945 A time of steady growth for NEI (Netherlands Economic Institute), with professor Jan Tinbergen as one of the leading employees. Growing commercialization. Kolpron Real Estate Consultants is founded. 1980 1999 Kolpron and NEI merge. The leading UK company ECOTEC merges with NEI and Kolpron. The name ECORYS is chosen as the group’s name. 2000 ECORYS Group has grown into a healthy company with a yearly turnover of more than € 76 million (2005). 2006 77 years company history
What does that makes us? • One of the oldest and largest economic research and consultancy firms • ECORYS 550, ECORYS Netherlands 275 staff • 18 offices in 11 countries • Head office in Rotterdam
ECORYS Group ECORYS Holding ECORYS NetherlandsRotterdam ECOTEC Research & Consulting Ltd.Birmingham ECORYS International BVRotterdam Housing Division Planning and Economic Development Division Social Policy Division Technical Assistance Division ECOTEC Cardiff ECOTEC Leeds ECOTEC London ECOTEC Manchester ECORYS Brussels & ECOTEC Brussels ECORYS Magyarország Kft. (Budapest) ECORYS-NEI Moscow (Moscow) ECORYS Polska Sp. Z.o.o. (Warsaw) ECORYS Turkey (Ankara) ECORYS Ukraine (Kyiv) ECORYS South East Europe (Sofia) ECOTEC R&C Anatolia (Ankara) ECOTEC Madrid IDEA Consult NV (Brussels)Kolpron CZ s.r.o. (Prague) Kolpron Praha s.r.o. (Prague) Regio, Strategie &OndernemerschapRotterdam Regio, Strategie &OndernemerschapRotterdam Board of Management ECORYS Group: f.l.t.r.. Max van der Sleen, Hugh Williams (chairman), John Bell. The following companies are integrated into ECORYS Netherlands: NEI, Kolpron Consultants, Logion, AVM, MERC, Bureau DAM, PARC facility en Rutten Communication advice.
ECORYS Netherlands ECORYS Group ECORYS NetherlandsRotterdam CorporateServices Labour and Social PolicyRotterdam FinanceRotterdam Macro- andSector PolicyRotterdam Regions, Strategy &EnterpreneurshipRotterdam TransportRotterdam Real EstateRotterdam ECORYS-AVMAmsterdam ECORYS RuttenCommunication adviceAmsterdam
What we do: general • Research based consultancy • Research and consultancy for complex market-, management and policy issues • For clients in public and private sectors • Support for entire policy cycle
What we do: knowledge areas • Economy and Competitiveness • Regions, Cities and Real Estate • Transport, Mobility and Infrastructure • Social Policy and Governance
What we do: services • Research and policy advice • Consulting and training • Communication en financing • Delivery and programme management • Monitoring and evaluation
Research andPolicy Advice Consulting and Training Monitoringand Evaluation Communication and Financing Delivery and Programme management- Economy andCompetitiveness Regions, Citiesand Real Estate Transport, Mobilityand Infrastructure Social Policyand Governance Expertise
National Ministries and government services Provinces, regions, municipalities, districts Trade-, sector and interest groups and organizations Private sector clients International EU (Directorates General) National government organizations International financing and development organizations Our clients
Active across the world Countries where ECORYS worked in 2005 (bright blue).
Some recent projects • Evaluation free movement of workers with Central and Eastern European countries • Social and economic value of soccer • Studies into costs and benefits of Zuiderzeelijn • Sustainable development of war effected areas in Croatia • Training of public servants in North Korea in the field of macroeconomic policy tools
Some recent projects • Various studies concerning the European space development project Galileo • Monitoring of official population and housing census in Nigeria • Management systems for Russian Ministry of Culture • Effects of possible reductions on tax relief on mortgages in The Netherlands • Economic perspective for European cities
Giving shape to research based consultancy • No “hollow” advice • Our own multi-annual research programme, supported by the NEI Foundation.
An example: Competitiveness Programme • Supporting policymakers in improving competitiveness of places and spaces • Aimed at theory, policy and practice: • Developing ways of thinking about competitiveness • Providing high quality leading-edge research • Acting as a platform for sharing know-how about what works and what doesn’t
What do we stand for: Our mission • “Our mission is to assist our clients in solving challenging policy, management and market problems. We cherish our independence and provide services of the highest quality, drawing on the latest research, knowledge and expertise. We are committed to attracting and retaining colleagues of the highest calibre ”
What do we stand for • Quality of life is important; • Externally: the work we do • Internally: the way we treat our people
Our people • ECORYS Group 550, ECORYS Netherlands 275 • Highly skilled professionals • Committed, motivated and inspired people Make up of work force ECORYS Netherlands as of 31 December 2005:
International trainee programme • In house programme for graduates • Getting acquainted with various divisions and parts of ECORYS organization • New trainee programme starts summer 2007. Recruitment starts in April/May 2007.
Our people “During my traineeship, I did a rotation where I got to know two different ECORYS division. I chose to stay at the Labour and Social Policy division, doing projects in the field of education.” Pauline PoelTrainee researcher / consultantDivision: Labour and Social Policy “In the two years I have been with ECORYS, I have already been involved in several interesting projects in Jamaica, Lithuania and Nigeria.” Arjan StavastJunior consultant Divison: Macro and Sector Policy