Podcasts 4 Brainport, featured by Radio 4 Brainport, 747AM and DAB+
201 episodes - English - Latest episode: 15 days ago -Science, technology, innovation, design, lifestyle, expat life, culture, entertainment, personal development, ... from the Eindhoven TopTech region. Radio interviews and podcasts created by the team of volunteers of Radio4Brainport.org.: Jean-Paul Linnartz, Ralu Nistor-Lustermans, Karishma Vij, Supriya Vij, Susan Smit, Stephen Harianto, Julie Allen, Limi Kalapurachal, Peter Simons, Jodie Trimble, Andrea Potgieter, Tatiana Kostina, Erika van der Merwe and others.
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Arboretum Boomrijk: Even the trees in Eindhoven are international
April 14, 2024 13:30 - 8 minutes - 20.5 MBThe Arboretum in Park Meerland hosts over a thousand trees and shrubs from four continents. A truly international setting. When we asked Tom van Duuren of Arboretum Boomrijk in Meerhoven about a beautifiul tree garden in Meerhoven, we learned that in fact many trees all over the city originate from other countries. It gives a great opportunity to connect with nature. The arboretum is taken care of by volunteers. Residents can not only enjoy the collection of trees, but also adopt and donat...
Ralu on Board Ep9.3: Peter Kentie about branding a City, a Region, a Country
April 03, 2024 15:17 - 38 minutes - 87.3 MBWhat is it that attracts talent to Eindhoven, or to Brainport? We may brand Brainport as a High Tech region, but does that give it staying power? Do experts and expats like to stay here? While Eindhoven has a stony centre, there is a lot of nature in the immediate neighbourhood. Or, what does it mean as internation associate the Netherlands with tulips? Peter Kentie continues his story of how to market a region, a city or a country in Ralu on Board Edition 9 episode 3 on Radio 4 Brainport....
Adjust your bio-clock to Daylight Savings Time faster
April 02, 2024 19:53 - 13 minutes - 12.7 MBWe shifted our wall clocks to Daylight Saving Time, and it took "minus one hour" to achieve that. But how long does it take the human body to adjust the biological clock? It turns out that a walk outside can help a lot to accelerate to transition, provided that yo do that at the right time of day. But of course, in the LoLiPoP-IoT project, the question also is "How can a Healthy Building help to smoothen the transition?" Using today's models on circadian rhythm, at Eindhoven University of Te...
Join European debates at Parktheater, Eindhoven
March 27, 2024 20:49 - 5 minutes - 13 MBA debate competition for all young people in (region) Eindhoven. Teams from other cities in the Netherlands and Belgium will also be present. Debate with your team! Jacques Giesberts and Parktheater invite also internationals to this event on April 15th. Europe and the European Union have become indispensable in the news, social media and also in our daily lives. Partly due to the war in Ukraine and other parts of the world, geopolitical tensions, and increasing polarization in society. B...
Join European Debates at Parktheater, Eindhoven
March 27, 2024 20:49 - 5 minutes - 13 MBA debate competition for all young people in (region) Eindhoven. Teams from other cities in the Netherlands and Belgium will also be present. Debate with your team! Jacques Giesberts and Parktheater invite also internationals to this event on April 15th. Europe and the European Union have become indispensable in the news, social media and also in our daily lives. Partly due to the war in Ukraine and other parts of the world, geopolitical tensions, and increasing polarization in society. But ...
Ralu on Board, Ed.9.2 hosting Peter Kentie: Estnoshing how an Eindhovenian created Estonia's brand
March 27, 2024 10:57 - 42 minutes - 97.2 MBEpisode 2 of the interview with the person who created the Eindhoven brand and the logo. "did you know that: Content is Kind, Traffic is Emperor in branding". Listen in this edition again to Peter Kentie, the Eindhoveneer who is behind the estonishing Estonia's branding. Ralu on Board is hosted by Ralu Nistor Lustermans on Radio 4 Brainport See Peter's facebook post about Estonia: https://www.facebook.com/justestonishing/ Photo: Peter Kentie with the prime minister Taavi Roivas in 2016. ...
Will Brainport migrate into a Port of Artificial Brains?
March 20, 2024 19:48 - 25 minutes - 59.2 MBBrainport's success is largely attributed to human brains. The region with the smartest brains, the highest number of inventions and a highly effective cooperation. Artificial Intelligence is rapidly being embraced in education, in engineering and in coimmunication and interaction. Jean-Paul Linnartz, Iman Mossavat and Parag Gupta have different backgrounds in engineering and in teaching. Do they reach a common opinion? Do they see the future developed in the same direction? Does it only g...
De Eik: Supporting internationals and their families after a cancer diagnosis
March 20, 2024 19:23 - 7 minutes - 17.8 MBUnfortunately, these days it is unlikely to meet someone who has never been affected by cancer in some way. Whether being diagnosed themselves or knowing a loved one who was diagnosed. "De eik", a centre for living with and after cancer, focuses on providing peer support to the person and their family affected by cancer. We explore this topic further with Jacqueline Selbeck- coordinator of de eik and Ineke Coremans- Volunteer and Host of the meetup group for internationals. If you are inte...
Peter Kentie in Ralu on Board, Ed. 9.1: Would you dare to make your brand "open source"? Eindhoven did!
March 18, 2024 20:18 - 53 minutes - 123 MBRalu on Board, Edition 9: What is your brand? What is the brand of your organisation? Does a city or a country have a brand? And how should you safeguard the identity of that brand and the logo? Actually, in this first episode of the full interview, Peter Kentie reveals how initially it was highly controversial when he proposed to make the city logo available as open source. In this episode and in the upcoming two epsiodes, Ralu Nistor Lustermans hosts an astonishing, or shall we say #est...
Philipa O.W Biritwum in Tea talk: Clear vision shapes clear strategy
March 16, 2024 20:20 - 42 minutes - 97.4 MB“Clear vision shapes clear strategy. Focus on the broader horizon, not on grandiose endeavors. Instead, carve a clearing in life's dense forest. Wait there patiently, until the melody of your existence gently falls into your open hands." — Philipa O.W. Biritwum. From the dynamic corridors of the #corporate world to the uncharted territories of #entrepreneurship, Philipa O.W. Biritwum's journey is nothing short of extraordinary. Join us for an insightful episode of Tea-Talk with Karishma and ...
The metal aspects of changing country: Meagin van der Westhuizen launches a podcast series
March 05, 2024 21:00 - 3 minutes - 7.84 MBIn her upcoming podcast series, Meagin van der Westhuizen will chat with internationals about their experiences in changing from one country to an other country. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/podcasts-4-brainport/message
Exploring the strengths of your own culture in a new context: Meagin van der Westhuizen launches a podcast series
March 05, 2024 21:00 - 3 minutes - 7.84 MBIn her upcoming podcast series, Meagin van der Westhuizen will chat with internationals about their experiences in changing from one country to an other country. A common pitfall is that expats keep benchmarking the new environment against their own country. Meanwhile, their view on their native country may become idealized over time. Meagin explore what strategies international use to take of your metal health and how you could apply it to your new context as an expat in Eindhoven. She ha...
Lizzie Bate's Expat Welcoming Kit: Embrace, Explore, Educate!
February 14, 2024 16:07 - 50 minutes - 11.7 MBIn this Tea-Talk episode, our special guest, Lizzie Bate—an accomplished educator, and founder of Bridge the Gap and Learn With Me —shares her heartwarming expat kit for families relocating to The Netherlands. Join us for an insightful conversation with Lizzie as she guides expat families through the educational landscape of The Netherlands. The theme song for her journey, "Lean on Me," encapsulates the support and camaraderie she's discovered along the way. Radio 4 Brainport, 747AM and DA...
Happy Chinese Year of the Dragon
February 07, 2024 20:40 - 40 minutes - 91.7 MBYawar Abbas and Meagin van der Westhuizen invite internationals who cellibrate the lunar new year. Xiaochen Liu and Duke Xu share their experience with the Chinese New Year, while Suki Kim shares the Korean style of entering a new year. Hear about the traditions, the food, the wishes, the cultural roots. Radio 4 Brainport, Eindhoven --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/podcasts-4-brainport/message
Ralu on Board 8: make "Eindhoven Airport" the Eindhoven! Airport
January 28, 2024 16:29 - 1 hour - 55.3 MBRalu on Board, Edition 8: In conversation with Gijs Vrenken, whose mission as the Communication Director at Eindhoven Airport, is to make Eindhoven proud of its airport. The role of the airport beyond serving the sun and fun vacationers, is to connect Brainport’s businesses and the international professionals and their family. Eindhoven airport is a unique airport as it serves a civil, military and amatorial aviation purpose, and running its operations comes with challenges and great opport...
How to explain Dutch Carnaval to internationals?
January 28, 2024 16:13 - 39 minutes - 36.1 MBSalaai! Welcome to Lampegat! Every year during Carnaval, Eindhoven changes its name to Lampegat, the hamlet of the lamps. Festivities take place all over the Southern part of the Netherlands, but with differences between cities and regions. In Eindhoven it started as a catholic tradition to kick of the period of Lent, six weeks before Easter. It puts hierarchy in society upside down: everyone can dress up to assume any role, be it the major, fairy queen, a musketeer, rock star, football hero...
Lampegat for Internationals, Carnaval in Eindhoven
January 22, 2024 18:38 - 4 minutes - 10.8 MBFebruary 3rd, “Lampegat” will announce its new prince. Eindhoven, the city of light will be emersed in a vibrantCarnaval, just one week later. Joep Verheijen had the once-in-a-lifetime experience of being stadprins in 2007. For many internationals it is a weird experience to see the city go wild, young and old dressed up and joining in the festivities. But what are the cultural roots, and what is it beyond just drinking lots of beer? He will give a longer interview about the ins and outs of...
When love becomes routine: A podcast series by Geisa Barra Cordeiro
January 09, 2024 19:27 - 3 minutes - 7.26 MBSoon to come on Radio 4 Brainport, the tips, advices, and wisdom condensed into a series of short podcasts. Geisa Barra Cordeiro advices and coaches many internationals. Starting a new life in another country is often also a moment to reflect, to you ask yourself "who am I?" and "what do I want to be?". Geisa already addresses such topics in het podcasts on Spotify, both in Portuguese and in English. In fact, she is an international from Brazil, now living in the Netherlands herself. On Radi...
When temperatures drop in the Netherlands
January 08, 2024 20:29 - 13 minutes - 23.9 MBThe second week of 2024, we see a drop of temperatures in the Netherlands. To all the Dutch this brings back memories of cold winters with lots of skating outdoors. Pretty dangerous if you try skating on the thin ice now, unless the skate track is artificially created by pouring water on a parking lot. But anyhow, for Radio 4 Brainport a reason to replay a program from a couple of years ago. Hosts and guests: Stephen Harianto, Martin Beekhuis, Anton Alexeev and Jean-Paul Linnartz --- S...
The Dutch word of the Year 2023
December 10, 2023 19:56 - 7 minutes - 16.1 MBRadio 4 Brainport linguist Bart Bruijnen chats about the word of the year in a live program from the Muziekgebouw in Eindhoven. What would be your vote for Word of the Year? What word would be the best sign of the times? Program hosts are Andrea Potgieter and Jean-Paul Linnartz. Archive Photo (c) Lev Azarkh --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/podcasts-4-brainport/message
Ralu on Board, Edition 7: Mayor Jeroen Dijsselbloem, bridgebuilder between Eindhoven communities and cultures
December 05, 2023 21:49 - 57 minutes - 106 MBRaluonBoard gives a stage to leaders to share their stories and inspire others. On our next special edition we have an incredibly inspiring leader on board! Already a decade ago he was named "the politician of the year" by the Dutch parliamentary press. He is known as a "bridgebuilder" who does not shy away from talking about the "pink elephant". He is a proud Eindhovenaar, who embraces and supports the diversity of the Brainport area and made it his mission to ensure that the growth of Eind...
Ineke Hurkmans: burst the bubble
November 23, 2023 10:21 - 6 minutes - 5.96 MBNext, in our expat diaries, we have Ineke Hurkmans, an entrepreneur with a heart that carries the essence of the community; Ineke creates spaces where connections thrive, and stories unfold. Curious about how to “Burst the bubble,"? Join us for a riveting conversation on Tea-Talk with Karishma and Supriya this coming Friday at 8 pm, only on Radio 4 Brainport, the expat station. Photo (c) Lev Azarkh --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/podcasts-4-brainport/...
An Indian medical doctor running for Dutch parliament: Nupur Kohli (VVD) in Tea Talk
November 17, 2023 21:41 - 25 minutes - 23 MBBreaking boundaries and amplifying diverse voices—Join me this Friday on a radio journey as I engage in a compelling conversation with the accomplished Dr. Nupur Kohli, a trailblazer of Indian origin vying for a seat in the Dutch Parliament. From her roots as a medical doctor to her strides at Harvard Business School, TEDx Talks, and impactful leadership at Shell Netherlands, Nupur's story is a testament to transcending borders and backgrounds. Tune in for an enriching discourse that goes be...
The 2023 national election debate in English from the Eindhoven city hall
November 17, 2023 09:25 - 2 hours - 241 MBA pre-election political debate among Mpanzu Bamenga, D66 (Democratic 66); Jan Joosten, CDA (Christian Democratic Appeal); Judith Tielen, VVD (People’s Party for Liberals and Democracy), Eva de Bruijn, GL-PvdA (Labour and Green left coalition) and Valerie Pajak, Volt (Pan-European political movement), organized by EindhovenNews.com The debate has four segments that each focus on key topics. The first segment addresses international students, housing, minimum wage and the development of the...
TU/e Team Ignite at GLOW 2023: Interaction is key, once more
November 10, 2023 16:00 - 5 minutes - 10.4 MBTeam Ignite, powered by students of TU Eindhoven will show off once again at the GLOW light festival. Interaction remains a key theme, as Lieke Diederen explains in this podcast interview for Radio 4 Brainport. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/podcasts-4-brainport/message
Yvonne van Deursen-Bakx in Tea Talk: “to learn a language, you must first familiarize yourself with the sounds”
November 09, 2023 19:50 - 38 minutes - 87.7 MBJoin us for a special Tea-Talk episode with Supriya Vij, featuring Yvonne Van Deursen Bakx, a Dutch language teacher with over 12 years of experience and a C1 examinator status. Yvonne recently made headlines with a featured newspaper article, and she's here to spill the tea on language exams, Dutch culture, tradition, and much more. Stay tuned for this Friday's Tea-Talk episode on Radio 4 Brainport Photo: Lev Azarkh --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/...
Ralu on board, Ed 6: The power of weak and strong connections to become successful - an insightful conversation with Bert-Jan Woertman
October 24, 2023 19:54 - 53 minutes - 46.3 MBDid you know that to be successful you need to build “weak” and ”strong” connections and relationships, as both are equally important to develop and progress in life? In Ralu on Board, Edition 6, I have the pleasure to be in conversation with a very well-known connector, elevator, and promoter from the Brainport area. He has been involved in the development of the smarter square kilometer in Europe, the High Tech Campus, and in this podcast, you will hear about the importance of creating e...
DDW 2023: Lianne Bongers, biophilic designer creates a healthier work and living environment. Inspired by nature
October 24, 2023 19:47 - 12 minutes - 27.8 MBShe designs a healthy work place and a more productive environment. Her mission is to make a positive impact. She uses more elements from nature to keep the people more creative and healthy. She adds water elements, sound of the birds, more plants 🌱 As result, less sick leave. More positivity and work productivity. Susan Smit interviewed her for Radio 4 Brainport at Dutch Design Week DDW 2023 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/podcasts-4-brainport/message
DDW 2023: Aniek Bartels takes away the fear of a medical MRI scan at the Phillips Museum.
October 23, 2023 20:25 - 7 minutes - 14.6 MBAniek Bartels, illustrator & designer wants to help children to overcome the fear of having a MRI. In a creative way children can draw their own idea about the experience. Aniek has illustrated a book for the children during DDW to give them a new experience and achieve to be more calm and relaxed. The booklet is still available at het museum after DDW. The connection is the Philips MRI scanner. This is the reason to present her project at the Philips Museum. Interview by Susan Smit, Radio ...
"Visualizing your heart rate to find your identity?” Nino Basilashvili makes it happen at DDW 2023
October 22, 2023 20:29 - 8 minutes - 15.6 MBRadio 4 Brainport visits Nino Basilashvili with her project Heartsync at the Philips Museum. Nino creates interactive installations through which she allows people to experience a deeper connection with themselves and the group. It is all about the heart beat, the rhythm of the heart. According to Nino you can find your own identity. But she addresses more heart connections, and lets you synchronize with a group. Is it a way to understand people better? How are we connected? Nino wants let...
Connecting with scouts worldwide. Connecting with Meerhoven: JOTA 2023
October 19, 2023 19:56 - 36 minutes - 66.9 MBThird weekend of October, JOTA time is a great moment for scouts. It is a time to connect. To connect via radio, on the air. But also to connect to each other and to enjoy an wide variety of activities, under the umbrella "connecting the dots". Alisia Willems-Peters explains what you learn at scouting and why it is fun. Being outdoors, building a team, showing leadership, navigating, playing with technology, learning from each other, .... Jean-Paul Linnartz on Radio 4 Brainport, 2023 --...
Scouts in Brainport very active in global Jamboree
October 16, 2023 20:50 - 6 minutes - 14.6 MBRick Wesseling explains the many aspects of JOTA, the Jamboree on the Air and how scouts connect to each other worldwide and enjoy the magic of radio. Scouting Aalst-Waarle has a number of activities including not only the traditional shortwave international contacts, but also the local contacts and contests, letting radio signals reflect against the moon and running an amateur television station. Interview by Jean-Paul Linnartz, Radio 4 Brainport, 2023 --- Send in a voice message: htt...
Jamboree on the Air: Shortwave radio retains its magic for Meerhoven scouts
October 13, 2023 20:54 - 5 minutes - 13.3 MBScouting Burgemeester Welschen Meerhoven (SBWM) in Eindhoven will again participate in the annual JOTA-JOTI, the Jamboree on the Air and Jamboree on the Internet. This event will take place from Friday 20 October 8:00 PM to Sunday 23 October 2023, 1:00 PM. Since its founding in 2003, SBWM has participated in the JOTA. This year they celebrate the 20th anniversary. An FM transmitter will be active all weekend, so the Meerhoven area can listen on a portable or car radio. Programs are on air on...
Ralu on Board, Edition 5: Finding your mission, gives you a career, not just a job, in conversation with Alina Totti
October 13, 2023 19:17 - 1 hour - 149 MBAlina is a force of change for good, she battles to help create a society which is more inclusive and equitable for everyone. She is currently a policy advisor for the International relationships and labour department at Noord-Brabant Province, she worked at the European Parliament before as a political advisor for the UK delegation on matters related to the transport ministry during Brexit. Alina listens to what people say, and she helps politicians and governments create the right policies...
LoLiPoP-IoT: Prolonging battery life for sensor systems to use scarce resources more efficiently.
October 11, 2023 18:29 - 10 minutes - 24.4 MBTo save energy and to efficiently use resources, we often need to monitor and to sense, we need to communicate and to process data. To make this possible the Internet of Things promises the realisation of dense sensor networks. But sensors consume energy and cannot always be wired for power. In the EU project LoLiPoP-IoT, 38 partners from across Europe develop Energy Harvesting and micro-power management solutions for Wireless IoT edge devices that enable long battery life sensors to be retr...
Ralu on Board, Ed 4: Atypical in a typical world with Arnout Nederpelt, one of 2% gifted people
October 03, 2023 17:13 - 1 hour - 155 MBArnout Nederpelt, one of 2% gifted people in the world and a member of Mensa International, is currently a Business Process Analyst at ASML, where he is also an Ethics Liaison and the Chief Ambassador of the neurodiversity-focused Atypical Employee Network in ASML. Outside ASML Arnout is a leader within Toastmasters International, having achieved twice the award of Distinguished Toastmaster and he is the Immediate Past District Director of District 59 (110 club in the Benelux area and France...
Silvia Lenaerts, Rector TU Eindhoven: creating value requires a close connection to the real world
September 07, 2023 19:11 - 10 minutes - 23.7 MBShe was responsible for valorization at the University of Antwerp. She came to TU Eindhoven, world leading in industry-academic valorisation. Her research is Sustainable Energy, Air and Water Technology, while energy, the environment and sustainability are key innovation areas to TU/e. Now, as the new rector of TU/e, Silvia Lenaerts puts forward "valorization" as the main theme for the Opening of the Academic Year 2023. Yet, valorization for her is broader than a commercial transfer. Silvi...
ASML CEO Peter Wennink calls for a better vision on global challenges to stay relevant locally
September 05, 2023 20:34 - 15 minutes - 35.5 MBHuge global transitions are ongoing, and we see the creation of social-economic blocks. The value generation that can come out these challenges and changes is huge. Are we sufficiently aware of that in Europe? Will we stay relevant? As the US becomes the key player in Big Tech around digitization, East Asia with China in particular are taking the lead in rare materials, in batteries, in electric cars. In this rapidly changing world, Europe needs a negotiation position. Governments here lac...
ASML CEO Peter Wennink calls for a better vision on global challenges to stay relevant
September 05, 2023 20:34 - 15 minutes - 35.5 MB"Huge global transitions are ongoing". Peter Wennink sees the global issues as big challenges, but not only as a isolated problems to be solved. The value generation opportunities from these shifts and changes are huge. The US and East Asia are positioning themselves as new leaders in a new world order, with visions on how to dominate in automotive, in technology for the energy transition, in digitization. Will Europe still have a role? Will we stay relevant? Will the Netherlands be able to ...
“Feeling at home, when living abroad”, Ralu on Board with Mira Dreessen
September 04, 2023 07:56 - 57 minutes - 131 MBMira Dreessen, is a true people believer. She believes in people and in the long-lasting impressions, and I am sure this interview will make a long-lasting impression on you! As a trained psychologist, working in the innovative tech industry, Mira focuses on the people behind the innovation, as she believes that everyone has an intrinsic motivation to contribute to something that matters.Having moved to the Netherlands 12 years ago for her studies, Mira is now, what we call a “dutchee by cho...
Stella Verdult takes us on a colour journey
August 22, 2023 19:51 - 18 minutes - 16.7 MB"I collect colours". But Stella Verdult goes beyond that: she shares her passion for colours. She gives a meaning to colour. A new exhibition runs in Albert van Abbehuis: "A conversation starter" is a suggestive and heedful approach in which the diversity of colour is made visible. Interview by Tatiana Kostina for Radio 4 Brainport --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/podcasts-4-brainport/message
The Albert van Abbehuis as a cultural hotspot
August 13, 2023 11:44 - 5 minutes - 11.9 MBCurious to see what contemporary artists of the Brainport region are busy with? Take a look at the Albert van Abbehuis in the Eindhoven City Center! This exhibition space functions as a multiplatform for contemporary art exhibitions, meet-ups, workshops, performances and cutting-edge lectures. Anne Yianni gave us a nice insight on what is happening at the van Abbe Villa. An interview by Tatiana Kostina, 2023 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/podcasts-4-...
Learning Dutch with Yvonne van Deursen - Bakx: Fijne vakantie
August 05, 2023 19:58 - 37 seconds - 1.16 MBWe wish you a happy holiday. How do you say that in Dutch? Yet another mini-course by Yvonne van Deursen - Bakx on Radio 4 Brianport --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/podcasts-4-brainport/message
Wilfried Gradus at STE Languages: Understand the culture? interact socially? Learn Dutch
August 01, 2023 19:55 - 5 minutes - 12.2 MBWhat does it take to get in touch with the Dutch culture or to interact socially? Learning the language can make a big difference. 25 years ago Philips had its own "talen afdeling", and that langaugae department has been split off as STE Languages. Wilfried Gradus is a director at STE. Jean-Paul Linnartz interviewed him. How steep is the learning curve to learn Dutch? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/podcasts-4-brainport/message
Mathilde Lageman, director STE Languages: Many ways to learn Dutch. It is not one-size-fits-all.
July 23, 2023 19:20 - 7 minutes - 17.6 MBLearning Dutch? Language courses are not a one-size-fits-all. Learning for your Dutch inburgerings-examen may not teach you the Dutch that is most effective in your job. Some people like to quickly engage in a convesation, other like to understand the grammer of the language before they feel comfortable. We interviewed Mathilde Lageman, director at STE languages, Eindhoven. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/podcasts-4-brainport/message
Ralu on Board: The most influential leaders are not always highest in hierarchy
July 13, 2023 19:31 - 4 minutes - 3.81 MBRalu Nistor-Lustermans reflects on the IIA Global conference 2023 in Amsterdam. One take away was that the most influential leaders are not necessarily in the board room. Employees in lower ranks often have strong leading impact. Often these defacto leaders underestimate the ripple effect that they have. Do you have the courage to lead with empathy and purpose? Dr. Kamel Hothi spoke about the power of defining your purpose, finding your allies, mentors and supporters, the courage to be vuln...
Wonka Podia: No Dutch required for a nice evening in a theater
July 13, 2023 18:57 - 7 minutes - 18 MBVitoria Aquino will update us regularly on upcoming events in one of the local stages in Brainport: Eindhoven, Veldhoven, Valkenswaard, Helmond, Bergeijk. She will cover the Wonkapodia agenda on Radio 4 Brainport. In this pre-interview we chat with Vitoria about the great opportunities to enjoy dance, music, cabaret, theater in the region, next season --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/podcasts-4-brainport/message
Vlad Niculescu-Dinca: You can explain "hypothesis testing" to a four year old
July 11, 2023 20:48 - 5 minutes - 12.6 MBGetting kids enthusiastic for science and technology is a challenge. Are physics and math boring? How can you make it exciting? At the Eindhoven Roumanian school, Vlad Niculescu-Dinca goes a step further: bringing a scientific mindset to young kids is not so hard as it may seem. Kids can understand what hypothesis testing is. Just let them find out whether some assumption is crazy or in fact is true. As the Brainport region is asking schools and universities to make a scale jump on educati...
Dare to break stereotypes with Miriam Frosi @ Ralu on Board
July 04, 2023 20:46 - 39 minutes - 64.5 MBMiriam Frosi, is what we might call “Jenny of trades”, the feminine version of “Jake of trades”, an innovation agent, a woman in politics, a diversity, inclusivity, and equality advocate, a wife, and mom, Italian- Milanese, who in the last 23 years lived and worked in Noord Brabant, making it her mission to break stereotypes, and make her community more inclusive. Besides her role as CDA councillor, she is an innovation manager determined to show the green in the grey asfalt, first italian ...
Still two days of Paradefestival near Parktheater
June 30, 2023 15:19 - 2 minutes - 4.98 MBLooking for a last minute opportunity to join a theater festival? Vitoria Aquino takes us to the "parade festival". Language no-problem, as she said on Radio 4 Brainport Photo Erik van 't Hof for Paradefestival --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/podcasts-4-brainport/message