Hoger onderwijs moet bloeden voor buitenlandse studenten

Het kabinet gaat bezuinigen op hoger onderwijs, want er is een gat op de begroting. Maar hoe is dat gat ontstaan? De succesvolle werving van buitenlandse studenten blijkt deel van het ‘probleem’. Een analyse.

All around the world

19 / 12 / 2017

Christmas in Colombia: ‘Little Candles Day’

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas. Yet, each corner of the world celebrates this holiday a bit differently. In this series we will shed some light on Christmas traditions of UT international students. In this episode we meet with Daniel Poveda, Civil Engineering student from Colombia.

All around the world

14 / 12 / 2017

Christmas in Mexico: Posadas, piñatas, and family

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas. Yet, each corner of the world celebrates this holiday a bit differently. In this series we will shed some light on Christmas traditions of UT international students. In this episode we meet with Nadia Wriu, Mechanical Engineering student from Mexico.

All around the world

12 / 12 / 2017

Christmas in Indonesia: Churches guarded by police

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas. Yet, each corner of the world celebrates this holiday a bit differently. In this series we will shed some light on Christmas traditions of UT international students. In this episode we meet with Mark Kenny Williams, Creative Technology student from Indonesia.

All around the world

08 / 12 / 2017

Christmas in Finland: ‘Joulupukki’ alias the Christmas Goat

It’s that time of the year again. Christmas. Yet, each corner of the world celebrates this holiday a bit differently. In this series we will shed some light on Christmas traditions of UT international students. This episode, we meet with Kasper Sivula (20), a Psychology student from Finland.

All around the world

05 / 12 / 2017

Christmas in Bulgaria: Rich folklore and a lot of food

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas. Yet, each corner of the world celebrates this holiday a bit differently. In this series we will shed some light on Christmas traditions of UT international students. In this episode we meet with Gabriel Atanasov (19), Psychology student from Bulgaria.

Campus Life

31 / 10 / 2017

Halloween: Spooking all over the world

Halloween is around the corner and we were interested in finding out what the international community from UT thinks of this spooky celebration. We interviewed students from different cultural backgrounds to see how the day is celebrated across the world.

News

23 / 10 / 2017

International Christian Fellowship celebrates 40 years

It started as small informal meetings in a room in the ITC hotel. Now it regularly welcomes about a hundred people at its Sunday services. The International Christian Fellowship (ICF) Enschede has existed for 40 years. It celebrated its anniversary yesterday with a special worship in the center of Enschede.

News

13 / 10 / 2017

Brutally honest, partying hard

Dozens of international students attended the Connect Workshop in the DesignLab yesterday. Aimed at those who seek to stay in the Netherlands after the conclusion of their studies, the meeting examined what intercultural challenges might arise when students face the Dutch labour market.

News

12 / 09 / 2017

International housing: still room for improvement

Reportedly, many international students in cities such as Utrecht, Amsterdam and Groningen have been struggling to find accommodation. The student-housing situation in Enschede is better than in other cities, but there is still room for improvement.

Campus Life

22 / 05 / 2017

Culture festival: food, fashion, dance and more!

A feast of luscious international dishes signalled the start of the Culture Festival, a day filled with activities to celebrate the international diversity at the University of Twente.

News

29 / 08 / 2016

Master Students kick off their introduction

After the Bachelor students started their Kick-In last week, the new master students have followed suit on Monday. 537 potential masters applied for the introduction, an increase of 135 applications compared to last year.