Onderwijsnetwerk Zuid-Holland (ONZ)

What Onderwijsnetwerk Zuid-Holland (ONZ) does

Onderwijsnetwerk Zuid-Holland (ONZ) is a Dutch non-profit educational network founded in 2018 through a collaboration between Regionaal Steunpunt Leiden (hosted at ICLON, Universiteit Leiden) and Bêtasteunpunt Zuid-Holland (hosted at TU Delft). The organization operates as a bridge between secondary education, higher education, and industry across the South Holland province, with a small team of approximately five employees.

ONZ's core offering is teacher professional development, organized into subject-area tracks — Alfa (humanities/social), Bèta (science/mathematics), Gamma (social sciences), and Vakoverstijgend (cross-disciplinary) — augmented by student-facing programs such as the Havo Bèta Programma, the Hannover Messe Challenge, and the Leerlingendag Oudheid (which drew more than 200 students). Delivery has expanded from primarily in-person events to include online programming, and the network has broadened its institutional backing beyond the two founding universities to include Erasmus, LUMC, and regional Hogescholen.

The business model is a partnership/membership structure in which secondary schools become partners and receive free access to ONZ programming, while non-partner schools pay fees; supplementary income is generated through Maatwerk (custom) offerings and likely institutional support routed through the host universities. There is no disclosed revenue, no funding rounds, no M&A activity, and no AI/ML capability referenced — ONZ is positioned as a regional public-good intermediary rather than a venture-scale commercial entity.

Name

Onderwijsnetwerk Zuid-Holland (ONZ)

Legal name

Onderwijsnetwerk Zuid-Holland

Website

https://onderwijsnetwerkzuidholland.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Onderwijsnetwerk Zuid-Holland (ONZ) is a Dutch non-profit educational network connecting secondary schools, universities, and industry in South Holland, delivering teacher professional development across Alfa, Bèta, Gamma, and cross-disciplinary tracks via a membership model.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Teacher Professional Development Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710), Educational Services (611)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Teacher Training, Professional Development & Education Leadership (BPADAKAC)

Keywords

• Teacher professional development
• Secondary education services
• Educational network coordination
• VO-HO school collaboration
• Regional education partnership

Headquarters

HQ city

Leiden

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership/Subscription: Schools become partners of ONZ through a membership model. Partner schools receive free access to professional development activities. Non-partner schools are charged fees for participation in events and courses.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Onderwijsnetwerk Zuid-Holland is a regional educational network that organizes professional development activities for secondary school teachers across Alfa, Bèta, Gamma, and subject-overarching themes, alongside student activities such as the Havo Bèta Programma, guest lectures, olympiades, and thesis support. It connects secondary schools, universities, hogescholen, businesses, and societal institutions in South Holland through a membership model where partner schools participate free of charge and non-partners pay fees.

Product overview

Onderwijsnetwerk Zuid-Holland (ONZ) is een samenwerkingsverband tussen het Regionaal Steunpunt Leiden (ICLON, Universiteit Leiden) en Bètasteunpunt Zuid-Holland (TU Delft). Het netwerk biedt een breed portfolio aan professionaliseringsactiviteiten voor docenten in het voortgezet onderwijs, georganiseerd in vier hoofdcategorieën: Alfa (taal & cultuur), Bèta (exact & techniek), Gamma (maatschappijvakken) en Vakoverstijgend. Daarnaast biedt ONZ online en maatwerk-modules voor scholen met specifieke behoeften. Het aanbod omvat zowel bijeenkomsten en workshops voor docenten als leerlingactiviteiten zoals het Havo Bèta Programma, gastlessen, olympiadevoorbereiding en profielwerkstukbegeleiding. De activiteiten verbinden het voortgezet onderwijs met hogescholen, universiteiten en het bedrijfsleven in de regio Zuid-Holland.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Alfa (Taal & Cultuur) Professionaliseringsaanbod Professionalization activities for secondary school teachers in language and cultural subjects, including language courses and area studies, delivered through workshops, meetings, and events in South Holland.
• Bèta (Exact & Techniek) Professionaliseringsaanbod Professionalization activities for science teachers, including meetings, guest lectures, and connections with technical degree programs at TU Delft and partner universities of applied sciences.
• Gamma (Maatschappijvakken) Professionaliseringsaanbod Professionalization activities for teachers in social subjects such as history and related disciplines, including the Professionele Leergemeenschappen (PLG) program for collaborative assessment design.
• Vakoverstijgend Aanbod Cross-subject professionalization activities that span multiple disciplines, covering themes such as differentiation and conducting research within schools.
• Online Professionaliseringsaanbod Online professional development offerings for secondary school teachers, delivered remotely through the ONZ website.
• Maatwerk Professionalisering Custom-tailored professionalization activities designed for individual schools based on their specific needs.
• Havo Bèta Programma Program in which havo 4 students with an N-profile visit various hogescholen in the region to gain perspective on HBO programs and practical applications of beta subjects.
• Gastlessen Guest lectures delivered by university students and lecturers for secondary school students.
• Profielwerkstuk Begeleiding Guidance and supervision for secondary school students working on their profielwerkstuk (profile thesis project).
• Olympiades, Congressen en Toernooien Participation in and preparation for various olympiads, congresses, and tournaments for secondary school students.
• Hannover Messe Challenge Challenge for secondary school students linked to Hannover Messe, one of the world's largest industrial trade fairs.
• Professionele Leergemeenschappen (PLG's) Professional learning communities for teachers to jointly explore themes, share ideas, and develop assessment formats such as 'Anders Toetsen' (alternative assessment) within history and related subjects.

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

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Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Regionaal Steunpunt Leiden (ICLON, Universiteit Leiden)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPenvoerder (lead partner) for ONZ. Provides professional development for teachers in alfa and gamma subjects. Located at Willem Einthovengebouw, Kolffpad 1, Leiden. Hosts activities at the Humanities Campus.
• Bètasteunpunt Zuid-Holland (Technische Universiteit Delft)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPenvoerder (lead partner) for ONZ. Focuses on beta/science teacher professionalization. Located at Gebouw 22, Lorentzweg 1, Delft.
• De Haagse HogeschoolminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversity of Applied Sciences partner contributing to the ONZ network.
• Erasmus Universiteit RotterdamminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversity partner in the ONZ network.
• Hogeschool InhollandminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversity of Applied Sciences partner in the ONZ network.
• Hogeschool LeidenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversity of Applied Sciences partner in the ONZ network.
• Hogeschool RotterdamminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversity of Applied Sciences partner in the ONZ network.
• Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum (LUMC)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMedical university center partner in the ONZ network.
• MelachthonminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSchool partner in the ONZ network, location in Schiebroek.
• TU DelftcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTechnical university partner and host of Bètasteunpunt Zuid-Holland.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• Cito: National testing and assessment organization serving Dutch secondary schools. Adjacent ecosystem participant — supports the same school customer base but via assessments rather than teacher PD.
• Stichting Lezen: Dutch reading/literacy foundation supporting language teachers and schools — analogous subject-area foundation model for ONZ's Alfa line of work.
• EP-Nuffic: Dutch organization for internationalization in education, connecting secondary and higher education. Related ecosystem participant with overlap in VO-HO aansluiting themes that ONZ also addresses.

Emerging players

• VHTO — Landelijk expertisebureau meisjes/vrouwen en bèta/techniek: National expertise bureau driving girls and women into STEM, closely related to ONZ's Bèta teacher PD and student-facing olympiad/challenge programming.
• Platform Wiskunde Nederland: A national subject-specific network that supports secondary math teachers through community-building and PD — the same teacher-PD model that ONZ applies across Alfa/Bèta/Gamma/Vakoverstijgend.

Broad incumbents

• SLO — Stichting Leerplanontwikkeling: The Netherlands' national curriculum development organization; a broader incumbent that supports secondary schools with curriculum frameworks — adjacent to ONZ's subject-organized PD portfolio.
• NRO — Nationaal Regieorgaan Onderwijsonderzoek: National governing body that funds education research and coordinates agenda-setting for Dutch schools — sits in the same funding/policy ecosystem as ONZ and funds many teacher-research PD programmes.
• CPS Onderwijsontwikkeling: A larger Dutch provider of school-based teacher PD, curriculum and school-improvement services — a broad incumbent that overlaps with ONZ's PD mandate at commercial scale.

Direct peers

• Platform Talent voor Techniek: National public-private platform focused on increasing the number and quality of technical students and teachers. Directly comparable to ONZ's Bèta line in mandate (STEM teacher PD, school–industry bridging).
• ICLON — Universiteit Leiden Teacher Education Centre: ICLON is the lead partner of ONZ at Universiteit Leiden, providing teacher education, school advisory and nascholing services directly comparable to ONZ's PD mandate. Co-located in Leiden and operationally intertwined with ONZ.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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