WAVE
"start a wave!"
WAVE, is a (Dutch spoken) podcast series for and about the WAVE project.
WAVE is a collaboration between Fontys University of Applied Sciences, Career Jumpstart and ASML, where pupils, students, lecturers and professionals from the field come together to work on inclusive learning and work environments for neurodivergent talent.
Neurodivergent young people face greater challenges in finding internships and first jobs. Their knowledge and skills also remain underutilized more often, leading to a double waste of talent: for the young people themselves, who cannot fully realize their potential, and for society as a whole, which misses out on valuable perspectives, creativity and innovation.
WAVE is a 4-year project with the ambition to create a national movement that creates learning tools to bring about more awareness and equal opportunities for neurodivergent talent.
In the WAVE podcast, I engage in conversation with the strong and passionate people who form this movement. We discuss the challenges they’re taking on, the process, and the possible solutions and answers they're considering.
The goal with this podcast is not only to take the listener along in the process, but also to make them a part of the conversation and work towards an ever broadening of the movement.
The introductory episode is online now and more episodes will follow in 2026.
More information about the project can be found on the WAVE website.
Listen to the (Dutch spoken) introduction of the Wave podcast:
Episode 1: introduction
In the first episode I talk to co-founder and project lead for WAVE: Manon Krabbenborg, lecturer at the Master Educational Needs, Autism specialist, and team-lead for team lecturers at WAVE: Harold van Loon and autistic recent alumnus of the master Data Science and Society and team member of team student: Marieke Verwegen.
In the episode we talk about Manon’s motivation to start the project, their personal experiences with the shortcomings of the education system and working environments, and their experience of the WAVE project thus far.
Together, they give a vivid portrayal of the need for change and the passion involved in making it.
A small segment of the first episode of the podcast.
