Outreach

QuTech aims to spark enthusiasm and curiosity for quantum technologies among a wider audience. We are keen to share our fascination with quantum science with anyone, including young people (notably primary and secondary school students), technology enthusiasts, professionals, politicians, and future users.


Our principal investigators are widely recognised as thought leaders both in the Netherlands and abroad. They are often asked to contribute their expert views on quantum technology to media productions, companies, and institutions.


The QuTech Speakers are young and highly motivated PhD students, engineers, and postdoctoral researchers who can be invited for talks. In 2025 they provided interviews, podcasts, blogs, presentations, and other outreach activities for the broader audience. Through the regular QuTech Speakers Assembly meetings and workshops we aim to enable our speakers to represent QuTech and confidently share their work with the world.

QuTech Talks

Kees Eijkel sat down with Kitty Koelemeijer in her Nyenrode Business University podcast to discuss the work at QuTech. The conversation naturally turns to quantum technology—yet it also ranges across the buzzing ecosystem of investors, government agencies, and startups in the Netherlands. The question on everyone’s mind: what will the quantum future hold for us?


PhD candidate Marios Samiotis gave a talk to high school students in his home country: Greece. The talk took place during the at the Hellenic Physical Society Event. In this talk, he gives a short introduction on quantum information theory, more specifically on what a qubit is, and how one can interact with it. Afterwards, he shifted gears and explored how one can bring a physical qubit to life in the lab, and he gave a few examples from existing platforms. Near the end of the talk, Marios presented a simple two-qubit simulation of the Heisenberg antiferromagnet which he performed on Quantum Inspire and he gives some perspective on the scaling of such simulations.

 Visits and conferences

In February, representatives from QuTech and TNO, as well as the quantum technology startup community in Delft, several ministries and universities, Holland High Tech, and more, gathered in Delft to toast to the launch of Quantum Inspire 2.0, celebrating significant improvements to Europe's only freely accessible quantum computer in the cloud, hosted at QuTech.


In May, QuTech, together with QDD, organised the Delft Quantum Showcase. At this event, all key players from academia and industry in our vibrant ecosystem met. This event took place as the kick-off for the Quantum Meets week by Quantum Delta NL.


In August, QuTech co-hosted the SQA Conference in Delft. Superconducting Qubits and Algorithms (SQA) is a not-for-profit scientific conference with a focus on science, technology, and algorithms relevant for superconducting quantum computers. It was organised by QuTech, Orange Quantum Systems, and IQM Quantum Computers in cooperation with the scientific community with the goal to make it the leading event in its field.


In October, QuTech hosted the QuNeW event. The ‘Quantum Network Workshop’ was a full 3-day workshop providing an excellent opportunity for researchers, academics and industry professionals to come together and discuss the latest advances in quantum networks. World-leading researchers presented inspiring invited talks, complimented by exciting ‘contributed talks’ and posters. QuNeW ensured a balanced coverage of many sub-fields of quantum networking.


In October, QuTech also hosted the award ceremony for the Quantutopia literature contest. This ceremony was a one-of-a-kind celebration of imagination and innovation, where literature and quantum technology come together. To bring the International Year of Quantum to a remarkable close, we shone a spotlight on young writers from high schools who explored the future through quantum-themed stories, essays, or poems. Three prizes have been awarded and an honourable mention. More details and awarded essays you can explore on the following ​​​​​​​link.


Our researchers were frequently invited to speak at conventions around the world. In addition to keynote talks, we also exhibited at many major international events, engaging with industry, policymakers and researchers at – among others – APS Global Summit 2025, Quantum Meets, FYSICA 2025, World Quantum Day, Quantum Matter and World of Quantum.


At QuTech, we regularly host delegations from local and international governments. In 2025, we welcomed representatives from the EU, South Korea, Canada, Singapore, Sweden, the UK, Qatar, Austria, as well as a range of national and international industry leaders. We also gave lectures on the state-of-the-art in quantum computing and networking during visits to government and industry partners.


QuTech representatives visited high schools, companies, and government events to discuss quantum technologies and their potential. We also hosted a variety of lab tours for alumni, students, journalists, (potential) business partners, governmental institutions and other visitors.