‘A high level of English requires time and investment’

In the most recent Keuzegids, the University of Twente got the score of only 6.3 on its English education. ‘It would be ridiculous to assume that everyone can switch to another language without any help,’ says Katja Hunfeld, the Head of the TCP Language center, in regards to the low number.

News

17 / 10 / 2017

New University Innovation Fellows introduce themselves

The UT has four new University Innovation Fellows (UIF). These active students, who are participating in the Stanford UIF program, held a Stakeholders Meeting yesterday to present their ideas on how to further improve the University of Twente.

Campus Life

15 / 05 / 2017

Culture Festival: Celebrating diversity

Culture workshops, food, sports, and a party all on the same day? Save your energy for the 20th of May, the day on which ESN Twente will bring you the long-anticipated Culture Festival! Spanning the entire Saturday, this festival offers you a day packed with a wide selection of activities including dance, language, music and fashion workshops, fun sports, culinary dishes, and a closing party featuring a live DJ playing international music.

News

04 / 05 / 2017

New ECIU exchange program starts in September

The University of Twente now offers its students yet another possibility for studying abroad: ECIU Twin programme in Mechanical Engineering, which allows students to spend a semester at one of the participating ECIU partners.

News

02 / 05 / 2017

Learn high-tech marketing at UT and in Finland

Would you like to spend half of your Master’s studies at the UT and half in Finland? Now you have the chance. The Lappeenranta University of Technology in Finland and the University of Twente have designed a new Master Double Degree in International Marketing Management (MIMM).

News

04 / 04 / 2017

UT strengthens ties in Latin America

The University of Twente is starting a cooperation with CONACyT (the Mexican National Council of Science and Technology). This collaboration will allow Mexican students to obtain a grant for a Master’s degree course or PhD research at the UT. At the same time, it will give UT students the possibility to do a fellowship at one of Mexico’s top universities.

News

27 / 03 / 2017

Student Internationalization Platform

How often do you interact with Dutch students? Why don’t more internationals become members of student associations? Do you feel left out because you don’t speak Dutch? Those were some of the questions asked at today’s lunch discussion, organized by the Student Internationalization Platform and aimed at international students.

News

27 / 03 / 2017

‘We need integration'

Ask international students what it’s like to find accommodation on the UT campus and they’ll likely all tell you the same thing: it’s not easy. UT Nieuws met with 8 campus residents to get their perspective on housing of international students.

News

08 / 03 / 2017

Housing of internationals at the UT

The university is currently working on new plans to guarantee housing for international students. Student Union (SU) therefore decided to organize a housing forum, where UT students could discuss these new plans.

News

06 / 02 / 2017

Pre-U is going international

Pre-U, a UT program for primary and secondary school pupils, is no longer aimed only at Dutch students. From now on, The Pre-University wants to include more and more international pupils in its activities and it is starting by organizing a German-Dutch seminar this week.

News

11 / 11 / 2016

The UT has started its India Office

The UT recently opened its own office in India, primarily geared towards recruiting students. At the helm of this new office is Sudha Sudeep, aided by Satya Ramesh. Both ladies were visiting the UT campus last week to become properly acquainted.

News

08 / 11 / 2016

‘Career at a Dutch university is like juggling balls’

‘Diversity is not only right, it is the only way,’ Prof. Liudvika Leisyte began today’s FFNT conference titled ‘Openness to diversity: Integrating local and global perspectives’, event which aimed to raise awareness about the importance of international talent at the University of Twente.