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High Tech Institute is experiencing an increasing interest in its technical and leadership trainings.

In 2019 the organisation welcomed 44 percent more engineers, researchers, architects, developers, technical group leads and managers to its courses – see chart below. Total revenue increased 23 percent from 2018 to 2019.

Both regular course editions (trainings with open enrollment) as well as the number of in-company trainings increased. Out of 33 in-company editions in total, 9 took place at locations across the Dutch borders.

High Tech Institute is expecting a continued and increasing demand of its trainings in 2020. We look forward to keep facilitating the growth of both individuals and teams working professionally in technology organizations.

We are hereby pleased to invite team leads, department managers and HR managers to a get-together with our trainers on 10 February, 2020 at BCN in Eindhoven.

In a presentation of loosely half an hour, we shall tell all about our ‘Training Highlights’. Afterwards, our content partners and their trainers will be available for questions, over nibbles and drinks.

4:45 PM – Doors open
5:15 PM – Presentation ‘Training Highlights’ (by our content partners)
5:45 PM – Nibbles & drinks
6:15 PM – Announcement ‘Trainer of the year’
7:00 PM – Gifts + End of get-together

Registration is required, so please inform us about your presence by e-mail.

We look forward to welcoming you at this get-together.

High Tech Institute plans an extra edition of the training System architect(ing) in March 2020.

 Tech companies in the Dutch North East regions have shown an increasing appetite for the training System architect(ing) (Sysarch) and that’s why High Tech Institute decided to also plan an edition in Zwolle, a city that can be easily reached from the provinces Drenthe, Friesland, Groningen and Overijssel in the Netherlands.

Luud Engels will be the trainer for Sysarch in Zwolle. Engels is a senior systems architect with extensive experience in the consumer electronics and high tech industry.

High Tech Institute picked the completely new location of BCN at Lubeckplein 21 in Zwolle as the course location. BCN in Zwolle is right next to the NS train station. There is ample parking space and a beautiful view over the square and the station.

This extra edition will take place on 23 – 27 March 2020 at BCN in Zwolle. Sign up here.

How to be successful in the Dutch high tech work culture

Holland Expat Center South organizes the workshop ‘Dutch high tech work culture’ in the evening of 28 November 2019 at Holiday Inn Eindhoven. Trainer Jaco Friedrich will talk about the do’s and don’ts of working in Dutch High Tech Culture. There is no charge to attend, but registration is required.

This evening workshop is related to High Tech Institute’s training ‘How to be successful in the Dutch high tech work culture’, intended for non-Dutch technology professionals who are working with Dutch colleagues in the Netherlands or abroad.

Program 28 November 2019:
17.45 – 18.00 Doors open;
18.00 – 19.30 Do’s and Don’ts of… – Jaco Friedrich;
19.30 – 20.00 Drinks & Snacks.

Location: Holiday Inn Hotel Eindhoven

Registration: Register here.

If you want to attend the full workshop, please have a look at the online course description.

Ten participants at the recent edition of the course ‘Secure coding in C and C++’ rewarded trainer Ernõ Jeges with an average score of 9.7 out of 10 for his training. When asked, ‘How likely is it that you would recommend the training to others?’ participants responded with a 9.3 (out of 10). Jeges ran the training recently a part of an in-company training at a Belgian tech company.

‘This was really impressive! With a few lines of code, the theory was put into reality’, was one participant’s feedback. Other remarks were: ‘Very interesting.’ ‘You can feel the trainer’s passion for the topic.’

For software security trainings, High Tech Institute has an exclusive partnership with Cydrill, a Hungarian Institute that specializes in this field. Security for embedded systems is one of Cydrills specialities. Cydrill’s goal is not to educate people about hacking but to develop paranoia. The focus of the secure software training is to help participants cultivate new coding habits for secure encryption that do not require extra time or effort.

High Tech Institute organizes this training twice a year.

The 3rd edition of the revised training, Design principles for precision engineering, once again received high scores. When asked, “How likely is it that you would recommend the training to others,” participants responded with an 8.94 (out of 10).

The most common feedback received from participants is that they appreciate the opportunities for interaction and the numerous practical exercises, all designed to enhance understanding. Because of this, the training is in high demand and sold out both the June and the upcoming November 2019 courses. The next edition is slated for June 2020 and registration is now open.

About two years ago, Jan van Eijk and Adrian Rankers from our partner Mechatronics Academy have taken the lead in the transition to the new format and new team of trainers. When asked about the success of the training, Adrian Rankers answers: “The secret of this course is the great mix of experienced teachers from industry and academia. Huub Janssen and his co-trainers from Entechna, Twente University and NTS are doing a great job in fine-tuning and further improving each edition of the training. All of the instructors have their own style, and based on their extensive experience, they can tell a consistent and coherent story while utilizing several relevant exercises. Near the end, participants break up into four to five teams, and we assign them a larger case to work through. To end the course, we invite two guest speakers from precision surgery start-ups to come and talk about their applications and to highlight why DPPE is so important.”

In June 2019, another edition of ‘Experimental techniques in mechatronics’ took place in Eindhoven. Participants from all over the world registered and since the group size of this hands-on training is limited to 8 participants, it was sold out. The level of recommendation was amazing: a tremendous score of 9.4 out of 10. The group was quite diverse: participants came from U.S.A., Brazil, Turkey, Germany and the Netherlands. This resulted in vivid discussions which contributed to the training.

To the question ‘How likely is it that you recommend this training to others?’, participants responded with an average score 9.4 out of 10. Some of their comments were: “Very happy I joined, I should have done so a year ago! Nice small groups and impressive professional guidance.” “Great set-up, very professional with the small group. Very experienced teachers.” “Well prepared. Impressive teaching material.”

The training is intended for people who use dynamic frequency domain techniques to evaluate the behavior of precision mechatronic devices. Through this course, participants will become able to select the correct measurement method and instrumentation, perform reliable and accurate measurements of the dynamic behavior of precision mechatronic devices, as well as to assess and present the results in a meaningful way.

Since the training sold out early, we decided to plan an extra edition for December 2019, which is now open for registration.

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During the Dutch System Architecting Conference in ‘s Hertogenbosch, High Tech Institute challenged visitors with a leadership game. Participants were asked for the best way to respond in critical work situations, by using the Rose of Leary theory of behavioral interaction. This challenge was a sneak peek for Jaco Friedrich’s training ”Leadership skills for architects and other technical leaders.”

Visitors participated enthusiastically in the leadership challenge, where Jaco Friedrich came up with situations like:

• Your project lead says with a loud voice: “I just got a call from our new client that the product is failing! What the hell have you been doing?”
• Your project lead says with strong, cold voice: “Either you do what I tell you, or your replacement will.”

People that take leadership seriously will give direction. They’ll look for opportunities to get others to buy-in. But, in order to get everyone on board, there are several positions within Leary’s ‘rose’ that will need to be utilized.

Participants were asked to step into the shoes of the employee and think of the best way to respond in order to improve the situation. It appeared that understanding the model as a theory is one thing. The practical application in real cases, as presented, is something else and created quiet some interesting discussions. Steven Anker, working at Sogeti High Tech, got the most anwers right and won the challenge.

Interested in our course program? Have a look at our online description.

High Tech Institute was one of the sponsors of the Dutch System Architecting Conference that was organized on 20 June, 2019 at the Verkadefabriek in ‘s Hertogenbosch.

On 25 June High Tech Institute organizes its first edition of the training Introduction Deep Learning. During this one-day masterclass, participants will get  up-to-speed with deep learning and receive an overview of deep learning techniques.

Deep learning is one of the fastest developing fields in artificial intelligence. The training Introduction Deep Learning will give an overview of the latest deep learning trends and techniques through both lectures and exercises.

The one-day masterclass is intended for software and hardware engineers, application and process engineers, system architects and managers with technical background. Prerequisites for the course are basic mathematics skills and basic (python) programming skills. After this 1-day masterclass participants will have an understanding of the latest artificial intelligence and deep learning techniques.