What Verwey-Jonker Institute does

Verwey-Jonker Instituut is an independent Dutch social-scientific research institute headquartered in Utrecht, Netherlands, founded in 1993 and named after dr. Hilda Verwey-Jonker, the first graduated sociologist in the Netherlands. It conducts policy research, evaluation studies, action research, exploratory research, needs assessments, systematic literature reviews, and longitudinal studies across 14 societal themes spanning labor participation, poverty and debt, youth and education, healthcare, domestic violence, integration of newcomers, diversity, neighborhoods, crime and safety, and social domain policy. The organization is structured around three research groups — Youth/Education, Social Participation, and Social Vitality & Safety — and operates knowledge platforms including Kennisplatform Inclusief Samenleven (KIS) and Platform Werk Inclusief Beperking (WIB). Methodological offerings include a portfolio of Social Return on Investment (SROI) tools: Maatschappelijke kosten-batenanalyse (MKBA), Effectenarena, Effectencalculator, Expert-inschattingen, Maatschappelijke prijslijst, and Micro/Maatschappelijke business case, along with a national longitudinal study on domestic violence following 800+ households through Veilig Thuis organizations.

The institute's revenue model is entirely project-based professional services, with no consumer pricing and no SaaS or productized revenue. Work is commissioned by Dutch ministries, provinces, municipalities, Courts of Audit (Rekenkamers), educational institutions, healthcare providers, and societal organizations, and funded through research grants from ZonMw, NRO, NWA, the European Union, Goldschmeding Foundation, Instituut Gak, Stichting Het Vergeten Kind, and similar bodies. All research outputs are published and freely downloadable from the institute's website, with separate revenue generation occurring through commissioned project work rather than publication licensing. The institute holds ISO 9001:2015 (quality management) and ISO/IEC 27001:2022 (information security) certifications, which are standard requirements for Dutch public-sector commissioning. Distribution is exclusively domestic (Netherlands), with all activities within a single Western European geography. The company is privately held with no parent organization, no disclosed funding rounds, no M&A activity, and no subsidiaries.

Name

Verwey-Jonker Institute

Legal name

Verwey-Jonker Instituut

Website

https://verwey-jonker.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Verwey-Jonker Instituut is an independent Dutch social-scientific research institute, founded in 1993 in Utrecht, that conducts commissioned policy evaluation and longitudinal research for ministries, municipalities, funders, and societal organizations across 14 social themes.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social Scientific Research and Policy Evaluation

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Policy, Regulatory & Public Affairs Research (BPAHALAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Social Sciences & Public Policy Research Universities (EDAHABAD), Global Health Research, Evidence & Technical Assistance Organizations (HLAJAKAN)

Keywords

• Social scientific research
• Policy evaluation services
• Social return analysis
• Longitudinal social research
• Youth welfare research

Headquarters

HQ city

Utrecht

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Research Contracts: Commissioned research for ministries, provinces, and municipalities - the primary revenue stream. Research is funded based on specific project requirements and contractual agreements with government bodies.
2. Foundation and Fund Research Grants: Research funding from foundations and funds including ZonMw, NRO, NWA, European Union, and Goldschmeding Foundation. Project-based grants for specific research programs.
3. Institutional Research Contracts: Research for educational institutions, healthcare providers, societal organizations, and client or citizen perspective organizations. Includes work for Courts of Audit (Rekenkamers).

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Verwey-Jonker Instituut conducts independent scientific research on Dutch social issues through commissioned projects for government bodies and organizations. It delivers policy and evaluation research, needs assessments, longitudinal cohort studies, and systematic literature reviews across 14 societal themes, complemented by proprietary social return on investment (SROI) methodologies, knowledge platforms such as Kennisplatform Inclusief Samenleven (KIS), and monitoring instruments such as the KIS Monitor Arbeidstoeleiding en Inburgering. All research outputs are actively and freely disseminated to society.

Product overview

The Verwey-Jonker Institute is an independent Dutch research organization established in 1993 that provides scientific research services rather than traditional technology products. Its portfolio consists of research methodologies and monitoring services organized around 14 societal themes including labor participation, poverty, youth, diversity, education, and domestic violence. The core offerings include scientific research services (policy evaluation, action research, exploratory research), social return on investment analysis methods (MKBA, Effectenarena, Effectencalculator, Expert estimates, Social price list, Micro business case), and monitoring services such as the annual KIS Monitor on Labor Integration and Integration of status holders. The institute also operates knowledge platforms including Kennisplatform Inclusief Samenleven (KIS) and Platform Werk Inclusief Beperking (WIB), and has developed e-learning modules on rare forms of dementia. The organization is structured around three research groups focusing on youth/education/parenting, social participation, and social vitality/safety.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Kennisplatform Inclusief Samenleven (KIS): Knowledge platform on inclusive society, operated by the institute to monitor integration and inclusion policies.
• Platform Werk Inclusief Beperking (WIB)
• C-4PO-project

Products and services

• Scientific Research Services Independent commissioned scientific research services covering policy research, evaluation research, action research, exploratory research, needs assessment, historical research, systematic literature reviews, and programming studies, delivered to ministries, provinces, municipalities, funds, Courts of Audit, educational institutions, healthcare providers, and societal organizations.
• Social Return on Investment (SROI) Analyses Analysis methods to measure social return on investment in the social domain, comparing alternative scenarios and weighing societal value against costs. Includes MKBA, Effectenarena, Effectencalculator, Expert-inschattingen, Maatschappelijke prijslijst, and Micro/Maatschappelijke business case methods, used by policymakers, municipalities, and organizations to evaluate programs and interventions.
• KIS Monitor Arbeidstoeleiding en Inburgering Annual monitoring instrument on Dutch municipal policy for labor market integration and integration of status holders and family migrants, produced in collaboration with Divosa and targeted at municipalities and policymakers.
• Kennisplatform Inclusief Samenleven (KIS) Knowledge platform on inclusive society coordinated by Verwey-Jonker Institute researchers, producing knowledge products and the annual KIS Monitor for municipalities and policymakers on labor market integration and naturalization of status holders and family migrants.
• Platform Werk Inclusief Beperking (WIB) Platform supporting employment for people with disabilities, involving multiple organizations and providing guidance and coaching services including FLOOR Jongerencoaching, aimed at inclusive labor market participation.
• E-learning Modules on Rare Forms of Dementia Online e-learning modules developed jointly with Alzheimercentrum Amsterdam for patients and their families about rare forms of dementia including Primary Progressive Aphasia (PPA), Posterior Cortical Atrophy (PCA), Dementia with Lewy Bodies (DLB), and Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD).

Quantifiable outcome

• Research results are actively and freely available to society at no cost
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature3 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Kennisplatform Inclusief Samenleven (KIS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe institute coordinates the Knowledge Platform Inclusive Society (KIS), producing the annual Monitor on municipal policy for labor market integration and naturalization of status holders and family migrants. Partnership with Divosa for this annual research.
• DivosacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnnual collaborative partnership for the KIS Monitor on municipal policy for labor market integration and naturalization of status holders.
• Hogeschool van AmsterdammajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on youth care research including studies on youth professionals in JeugdzorgPlus, working with the lectorates Samenwerkende Professionals and Jeugdzorg.
• Nationaal Kennisinstituut Onderwijs (NKO)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of consortium with Kohnstamm Instituut, SEO Economisch Onderzoek, and Nederlands Centrum Jeugdgezondheid for the multi-year Van arrangeren naar includeren research program.
• Opora FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with Ukrainian foundation for research on Ukrainian refugees in the Dutch labor market.
• Alzheimercentrum AmsterdamminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-development of e-learning modules on rare forms of dementia with patients and their families.
• SEORmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative research partner for labor market studies including research on generations and work values, and WGA reintegration evaluation.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights10 records

Direct peers

• Sociaal Cultureel Planbureau (SCP): The Dutch government's social and cultural policy research office, directly comparable because it conducts commissioned social-scientific research for ministries on topics overlapping the Verwey-Jonker Institute's portfolio (participation, youth, poverty).
• Ipsos I&O Research: Dutch polling and social research agency that conducts commissioned societal, citizen-perspective, and policy research for municipalities and ministries — overlapping customer segments and methodologies.
• Nivel (Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research): Utrecht-based research institute producing applied health and care-services research for government and sector bodies, comparable in mission, funding model, and Dutch public-sector client base.
• SEO Amsterdam Economics: Amsterdam-based economic and social research consultancy that partners with Verwey-Jonker (e.g., on the Van arrangeren naar includeren consortium and labor market studies) and competes for similar Dutch policy-evaluation commissions.
• Rathenau Instituut: The Hague-based institute studying societal impacts of science, technology, and innovation; comparable as a Dutch publicly funded research institute producing societal-policy research.
• Panteia: Dutch research and consultancy firm focused on labor market, participation, and inclusion research — directly comparable to Verwey-Jonker's labor-participation and social-domain work.

Broad incumbents

• Kantar Public (formerly TNS NIPO): Large international research and consulting firm with a Dutch public-sector practice comparable to Verwey-Jonker's policy-evaluation and societal-research offering.
• WRR (Scientific Council for Government Policy): Dutch strategic-policy advisory body producing long-term scientific analyses for government; overlaps thematically on social-domain and inclusion policy research.
• Ecorys: International research and consulting company with a strong Dutch and EU policy-evaluation practice; comparable in commissioned social and labor-market research for public clients.
• RIVM (National Institute for Public Health and the Environment): Dutch government knowledge institute for public health with overlapping health, youth, and societal themes; larger scale and statutory remit make it a broad incumbent rather than a direct niche peer.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

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Profiles7 records

Funding overview

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