Yesterday the Maritime Delta Student Challenge organized by NMT & Doon took place.
This time at the the inspiring STC building in Rotterdam. The event is aimed at bringing companies in contact with 2nd year students of a technical education from the STC college and the Da Vinci College and vice versa.
The day started with the challenge. In this part, students set to work in amounts with a challenge, which was introduced by the companies. The students had to deal with the technological innovations and challenges in the maritime sector.
The students could choose for a company they had interest in. Royal Van der Leun was represented together with Damen and Oceanco.
After a nice lunch it was time to pitch and convey it visually through Lego. The program would follow up with a Match & Greet with many different companies from the maritime sector. With this Match & Greet, students had an accesible way of approaching the companies for an internship.
After an award ceremony, this day came to an end. We have met a lot of students an we hope we made them excited.
In 1920, Jan Cornelis van der Leun opened his shop at the harbor of Sliedrecht. Radios and electric lighting were still new and remarkable at the time. What began with providing light and sound soon grew into creating solutions for the shipping industry and the emerging dredging sector.
That hands-on, problem-solving mentality is still at the heart of our work today.
Stores are constantly evolving: new concepts, updated interiors and smarter technologies. But who makes sure all those plans are actually carried out behind the scenes?
In 2025, Royal van der Leun is responsible for the maintenance and renovation of over 500,000 m² of retail space across the Netherlands. A task that goes far beyond simply pulling new cables.
From June 24 to 26, 2025, Royal Van der Leun will be present at the Electric & Hybrid Marine Expo Europe at RAI Amsterdam. At this leading trade fair in the maritime sector, we will showcase our latest solutions in intelligent electrical systems and sustainable innovation.
