Mayor Sharon Dijksma is also chair of the Economic Board Utrecht. “Our region is brimming with innovation, talent and economic strength,” says Dijksma. “It is therefore not for nothing that of the more than two hundred economic regions in Europe, Utrecht has been named the number one competitive region.” Dijksma hopes that through intensive cooperation between the business community, knowledge institutions and governments within the Economic Board Utrecht, the region will remain number one.”
Innovative and highly educated: Utrecht is the most economically attractive region in Europe
