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• Meuse Rhine Triangle
• In the heart of Europe

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• The Meuse Rhine Triangle

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• Meuse Rhine Triangle
• European Metropolises are nearby

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Best assets of three countries
The Meuse Rhine Triangle is a region which
offers the best assets of three countries
Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands. With its
four major cities, Aachen, Hasselt, Liege and
Maastricht, the region combines a
dynamic economic climate with European
historical tradition and rich cultural
vitality. Crossing disciplines, cultures,
languages its second nature here.
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Key advantages

• Strategic location in the heart of North
• Western Europe and vast consumer market of 55
  million within four hours travel
• Business market of 250,000 companies
• Superb infrastructure excellent connections by
  road, water, rail and air
• Expert knowledge at regions universities
• Talented, multilingual workforce
• Wonderful countryside, exceptional cities
• and rich cultural heritage

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The right connections

• 4 inland ports, including Liege, Europes
• 2nd largest, and numerous multimodal
• terminals
• High-speed rail connections to Brussels,
• Cologne, Frankfurt, London and Paris
• 2 regional airports and international
• airports of Brussels and Düsseldorf close by
• 14 international highways

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Fact sheet

• Main cities
• Aachen, Liege, Maastricht and Hasselt
• Population 3.8 million
• Area 10,400 km2
• Currency Euro
• Official languages Dutch, French, German
• GDP 75.9 billion Euro, GDP per capita 20,393
  Euro (2000)

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High concentration of knowledge

• 7 major universities with 67,000 students,
  delivering graduates for all areas
• RWTH Aachen University
• University of Liege
• Limburg University Centre
• Maastricht University
• transnational University of Limburg
• Aachen University of Applied Sciences
• Open Universiteit Nederland, Heerlen
• Numerous world class public and private research
  centres
• 15 technical colleges

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4 leading technology clusters

• Automotive
• Life Sciences
• Logistics
• Information and communication technologies

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Automotive

• Automotive industry employs over 60,000 people
  in the MRT
• 2 assembly plants within the Triangle, 3 more
  just an hour away in total assembling 1.3
  million vehicles per year (2003)
• Outstanding teaching and research RWTH Aachen
  University alone has 17 automotive-related
  institutes
• World-class RD and testing facilities Fords
  European research, Bosal Research, ATC, GIF,
  Flanders Engineering and Test Centre, Spa
  Francorchamps
• 4 automotive competence networks car e.V., ATC,
  Flanders Drive and Walloon Auto Cluster
• Dense network of subcontractors and suppliers

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Life Sciences

• A thriving network of 300 life sciences companies
• 6 relevant universities with 17,000 life sciences
  students
• 3 university hospitals with 2,860 hospital beds
• 130 research institutes and groups in life
  sciences
• Core competences biotechnology, cardiovascular
  research and therapy, and biomaterials

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Logistics

• Mecca for European distribution centres
• Bertelsmann, Bose, DHL, Hyundai, Ikea,
  Medtronic, TNT, Skechers
• Strategically situated in between main ports
  Rotterdam and Antwerp
• Outstanding infrastructure on all modalities
  air, rail, motorways and waterways including
  various multimodal hubs
• Availability of sites, real estate investors
  and service-providers
• A strong network of ICT logistics-related
  research centres and universities

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ICT

• Dynamic business base with small and medium
  sized niche players
• State of the art communications, services and
  infrastructure
• Excellent teaching and research, with technical
  and multimedia disciplines and cutting-edge
  research institutes
• Networking organisations give access to
  international contacts

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The Partners

• AGIT Aachen
• LIOF Maastricht
• SPI Liège
• Province of Limburg

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• is financed by

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Meet the team!
4 economic development agencies jointly promote
the region towards investors
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• For more information, please visit

www.heartbeatofbusiness.org