City of Culture Groningen, just special! 2009-2012
Description
This reader is part of the hand-out culture note and is intended as a reference book. The hand-out refers to texts in this reader. Both parts of the note can also be read separately. Just special
The cultural infrastructure of Groningen is of high quality. It is good to live, work and recreate in Groningen. The historic city centre and the scale – not too large, not too small – of the city are strengths.
The city has a wide and diverse cultural offer. For artists, the cultural climate is inspiring. More and more tourists visit the city because of high-profile festivals and exhibitions. This creates jobs not only for the highly educated but also for the less educated in sectors such as:
the hospitality and retail sector.
In addition to an extensive cultural infrastructure, Groningen also has a high-quality knowledge infrastructure. The city has 46,000 students in higher education, including several art courses. In addition to many artists, this also results in many start-up entrepreneurs with innovative concepts.
Groningen has a strong ICT sector with innovative and leading companies. Nationally, Groningen is in the sixth place of the list with the most jobs in the creative sector in 2008.
industry. More than 29% of the city's workforce (approximately 25,000 people) is employed in the creative industries, which also include artists and cultural institutions.
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https://data.groningen.nl/sites/default/files/open-data/cultuurstadgron2008.pdf |
Tags
- kunst
- forum
- akkoord-van-groningen
- cultuur