Equal opportunity in higher technical education: Past, present and future

This article is a retrospective of 15 years of equal opportunity policy projects in higher technical education, and a consideration of the future thereof in the Netherlands. During this time the focus moved from a purely information exercise directed at girls to looking at the educational home for the cause. The latter initially concerned the didactical design of the courses, but now it also involves scrutinizing content followed by redesign of existing and design of new courses. Higher technical education is clearly on a new track that has tremendous potential. Nonetheless, a consistently integrated and expert approach is required.