Municipality Hengelo

During the annual meeting in Shanghai, the World Trade Centers Association (WTCA) in the municipality of Hengelo in 2005 to license a World Trade Center (WTC) awarded. The WTC is a linchpin in the network of institutions and companies that want to start or expand international operations. The WTC will mainly focus on the themes of knowledge and technology.

The municipality of Hengelo in the February 2009 WTC Twente independent foundation established to the objective of promoting international trade, shaping. The city of Hengelo in 2008 a loan to the WTC Twente for the launch phase.