Flanders has world class universities & research institutes. Leuven, Ghent, Antwerp and Brussels are student cities. The University of Antwerp is the fastest growing.
Flanders is highly connected through the port, roads, airports and trains.
Flanders is fourth worldwide for workforce productivity.
Flanders is the third most innovative economy in the world.
Because of this international orientation the Flemish workforce has a multilingual talent with outstanding knowledge of English & French.
Flanders shares its capital Brussels with the EU, NATO, and numerous other international institutions and companies.
Why should you invest in Flanders and more specific in Antwerp? We have hundred good answers to that question.
Let us start with situating Flanders. It is the northern federated state of Belgium with Brussels as its capital. Flanders is because of its central location the gateway to Europe. 60% of European purchasing power is in a radius of 500km around Antwerp.
Innovation leader
Belgium & Flanders are scoring high in the 2022 European Innovation Scoreboard. Belgium is ranking 5th after the Scandinavian countries and the Netherlands.
In the Regional Innovation Scoreboard Flanders is ranked 23th in a list of 239 regions. But our ambition ranks higher: top 5. The score is measured out of different subscores. Flanders scores highest for SME’s & innovation with a 6th place.
Flanders is #1 in Europe for R&D spending relative to GDP (3,65%) (Statistics Flanders). Province of Antwerp is biggest contributor. For the first time Flanders jumps above Sweden.
The Antwerp region is ranked 11th out of 234 regions on the Regional Competitiveness Index 2022, better than EU average and overperforms peer regions on Infrastructure, Market Size, Technological readiness and Business Sophistication.
Flanders, a getaway to Europe
Belgium & Flanders are scoring high in the 2022 European Innovation Scoreboard. Belgium is ranking 5th after the Scandinavian countries and the Netherlands.
In the Regional Innovation Scoreboard Flanders is ranked 23th in a list of 239 regions. But our ambition ranks higher: top 5. The score is measured out of different subscores. Flanders scores highest for SME’s & innovation with a 6th place.
Flanders is #1 in Europe for R&D spending relative to GDP (3,65%) (Statistics Flanders). Province of Antwerp is biggest contributor. For the first time Flanders jumps above Sweden.
The Antwerp region is ranked 11th out of 234 regions on the Regional Competitiveness Index 2022, better than EU average and overperforms peer regions on Infrastructure, Market Size, Technological readiness and Business Sophistication.
Innovation leader
Flanders is highly connected through the port, roads, airports and trains.
Flanders has world class universities & research institutes. Leuven, Ghent, Antwerp and Brussels are student cities. The University of Antwerp is the fastest growing.
Flanders is fourth worldwide for workforce productivity.
Flanders is the third most innovative economy in the world.
Because of this international orientation the Flemish workforce has a multilingual talent with outstanding knowledge of English & French.
Flanders shares its capital Brussels with the EU, NATO, and numerous other international institutions and companies.
Why should you invest in Flanders and more specific in Antwerp? We have hundred good answers to that question.
Let us start with situating Flanders. It is the northern federated state of Belgium with Brussels as its capital. Flanders is because of its central location the gateway to Europe. 60% of European purchasing power is in a radius of 500km around Antwerp.
Flanders, a getaway to Europe