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The shortage of science and technology students and technicians in our country is a source of ongoing concern in policy circles. Promoting the study of science and technology is therefore a top priority, as evidenced by the Delta Plan Science and Technology. This plan involves allocating funds to make science education more attractive. Additionally, the plan aims to increase the influx of talented individuals into the research system. "The research system itself must ensure, through good guidance, that they are shaped into good researchers and that the best among them continue to work in Dutch research thanks to attractive career prospects. This is particularly true for scientists and technicians." The Delta Plan Science Technology aims to increase the outflow from higher technical education and higher science education by 15% in 2010 (compared to 2000). To achieve these ambitions, the Science Technology Platform was established in 2004.
The entire program of the Platform will be evaluated in 2006 through a mid-term review. The central question is whether the various programs contribute to achieving the objectives of the Delta Plan. In the context of the mid-term review, a quick scan is also carried out to determine the intersections between the Universum Program and Jet-Net, the Youth and Technology Network. The focus here is on UP schools that are also active in Jet-Net.
