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Edwin Dertien: The man of many talents

To call Edwin Dertien a Renaissance man would not be an overstatement. He is a researcher and a teacher at the University of Twente, a self-employed engineer, an artist, a musician and a co-founder of ASSortiMENS, a center for people with autism. Let us paint you a picture of his busy life.
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‘Laat de strakke regie op de OER los’

Het Twents Onderwijsmodel (TOM) is drie jaar na de invoering volwassen en robuust. Dat zegt gepensioneerd UT-hoogleraar Ton Mouthaan. Hij werd begin dit jaar als verkenner aangesteld om het hoog opgelopen conflict tussen de Uraad en het College van Bestuur glad te strijken. ‘TOM is stevig verankerd, het is tijd om de strakke centrale regie los te laten.’
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Translator of science to medicine

‘My main job is being a vascular surgeon. The base of my work at the UT is to translate advanced technologies to diagnosis and treatment of patients. Patient care has always been the central point for me,’ says Bob Geelkerken, respected medical doctor who is now also a professor at the University of Twente.
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Frank Kresin: Maker of Change

‘I want the DesignLab to play an important role in lives of students and researchers. I want to empower them to become makers of change who realize that they are building the society of the future,’ says Frank Kresin, the new Managing Director of the DesignLab.
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Vrouwelijke pionier in een mannenwereld

Henny Kramers-Pals (79) werd in 1963 het eerste vrouwelijke staflid aan de Technische Hogeschool Twente. Nu, 54 jaar later, is ze als gastdocent nog steeds aan de UT verbonden. Vandaag, op Internationale Vrouwendag, vertelt ze over haar loopbaan als vrouw in een mannenwereld.
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‘Computer is more patient than parents’

‘If it comes to young children using digital media, people often think of negative effects, but that is not necessarily accurate. The right apps could even help children learn how to read. After all, computers are more patient than parents and they allow for easy repetition,’ says Eliane Segers, a newly appointed professor of ‘Reading and Digital Media’ at the UT.
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UT alumna’s work for the military

In 2010, Miriam de Graaff joined the Dutch army’s mission in Afghanistan. Not to carry a gun, but to carry out a PhD research. She wanted to study the daily life experiences of servicemen and women and to see what ethical challenges soldiers of all ranks have to deal with. She managed to define these moral dilemmas and her thesis is now being used by the highest Dutch military officers.
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What it means to be a father

‘After I separated from my wife and became a single father, I wanted to be very involved with my daughter, but I found that the society wasn’t comfortable with me in this role. Based on that, my PhD work shifted towards understanding this experience, why is it challenging for men to play the nurturing role with their kids and what it means to be a father,’ says Jeff St. John, who recently received his PhD degree at the UT.
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Amerikaans hockeyteam vol Nederlanders

UT Nieuws belt elke week met een UT-student over de grens. Ellis Wickering (24), masterstudent technische geneeskunde, loopt stage in het Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.
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Stage op verdieping 46 van het WTC

UT Nieuws belt elke week met een UT-student over de grens. Simon Overeem (25), masterstudent technical medicine, loopt stage in het World Trade Centre in New York, op de 46ste verdieping.
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In oranje naar Engelse pub

UT Nieuws belt elke week met een UT-student over de grens. Susan Brouwer de Koning (24) studeert technische geneeskunde en voor haar afstuderen verblijft ze in Londen.
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Hindernisbaan in de Amerikaanse wildernis

UT nieuws belt elke week met een student over de grens. Levon Sahakian (24, student biomedical engineering) zit net een week in Atlanta, in de Amerikaanse staat Georgia. Vroeg in de ochtend doet hij zijn verhaal over zijn eerste ervaringen.
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