RDM Rotterdam is home to over sixty innovative companies, vocational and higher technical education and high-quality testing and research facilities. RDM is a collaboration between the Port of Rotterdam Authority, Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences and Techniek College Rotterdam.
About RDM
About RDM
The program office
The program office consists of a team of very enthusiastic people with different disciplines. They are always standing by for our entrepreneurs and partners and actively seek cooperation. You can find us in the Information Center of RDM Rotterdam, Medical Services building at Klinknagelstraat 2.
Rotterdam Makers District
RDM Rotterdam and M4H Rotterdam (Merwe-Vierhavens) together form the Rotterdam Makers District: a unique area located in the heart of the port and close to the city centre. It is the place where businesses and knowledge institutions work together to build a clean, future-proof port city. Here, companies connect and collaborate, education and industry are given the space to experiment and innovate, and start-ups grow into established organisations. The Port of Rotterdam Authority, the Municipality of Rotterdam, Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences, and Techniek College Rotterdam are transforming two former port areas into a single innovation district with its own thriving ecosystem. This collaboration is formalised in a partnership agreement.
History RDM
Rotterdamsche Droogdok Maatschappij NV (RDM) was founded in 1902 by a consortium of almost all Rotterdam shipowners with support from the banks to ensure sufficient maintenance capacity in Rotterdam. RDM started with ship repair, but quickly expanded its operations to new construction, first of cargo ships, but later of submarines, tankers and passenger ships.
