STICHTING NUFFIC

Their core work

Nuffic is the Dutch national agency for the internationalization of education, based in The Hague. Within H2020, they serve as a key node in the EURAXESS network — the pan-European initiative that supports researcher mobility, career development, and the integration of researchers into new countries and workplaces. Their work focuses on practical services: helping researchers find jobs, navigate cross-border moves, and connect with industry employers across Europe. They bring operational expertise in managing mobility services at national scale rather than conducting research themselves.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

Nuffic's early EURAXESS involvement (2015-2016) focused on core mobility services — helping researchers move between countries, find funding, and develop careers. From 2018 onward, the scope broadened significantly: industry engagement, intersectoral collaboration, open labour markets, and social integration became central themes. This reflects a clear shift from serving researchers within academia toward bridging the gap between academic research careers and the private sector.

Nuffic is moving from traditional researcher support toward brokering researcher-industry connections — relevant for anyone building projects around talent mobility, skills transfer, or research commercialization.

How they like to work

Nuffic operates exclusively as a participant, never coordinating, which fits their role as a national EURAXESS service center within large EU-wide networks. Their 48 partners across 39 countries from just 3 projects indicate massive, pan-European consortia — typical of EURAXESS coordination actions that include nearly every EU and associated country. They are a reliable network node rather than a project driver, making them easy to include but unlikely to lead new initiatives.

Remarkably broad network for their project count: 48 unique partners spanning 39 countries, reflecting the EURAXESS network's near-complete European coverage. This gives them direct working relationships with researcher mobility organizations in virtually every European country.

What sets them apart

Nuffic is not a research organization — they are an operational service provider for researcher mobility at national level, which makes them distinctive among H2020 participants. Their value lies in direct access to the Dutch internationalization infrastructure and practical experience managing cross-border researcher services. For consortium builders, they offer a ready-made connection to the Netherlands' researcher support ecosystem and the broader EURAXESS network.

Highlights from their portfolio

• EURAXESS TOP IV
  Largest funding (€180,880) and most ambitious scope — introduced open labour market and industry engagement concepts, running through 2022.
• EURAXIND
  Specifically focused on bridging EURAXESS services toward industry, representing a strategic expansion from purely academic researcher support.