Education

In Eindhoven, 35 children were left without a school after the LDOS process. Parents say the system is unfair and not transparent.

Finland leads the 2026 World Happiness Report for the ninth year, but the Netherlands slips to seventh place amid the toll of social media on youth well-being. Teens averaging more than 2.5 hours daily on platforms like Instagram and TikTok report plummeting life satisfaction, especially among girls, while moderate users thrive. In Brainport Eindhoven, expat families and tech hubs face heightened risks, spurring calls for EU-wide bans on age 15, digital detoxes, and real-world bonds.

Picnic founders turned a logistical challenge into a €3.3 billion grocery empire. His talk at TU/e emphasized that while AI is a powerful tool, it is human grit, safety-conscious engineering, and a refusal to "think small" that truly scales a business.