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‘The UT should give students more time to form a sustainable community’

Climate activism at the UT is growing in prominence, with movements like University Rebellion and Scientists4Future. What drives these climate activists at the UT? Lucas Staab, Master's student in Philosophy of Science, Technology and Society, and Michael Blok, Bachelor's student in Chemical Engineering, who are actively involved in University Rebellion and other climate movements, share their thoughts.
Opinion

Press F to pay respects

Last Wednesday a new column was published on the website of U-Today. Normally I enjoy reading these columns, but this time I was not amused with what I read. Of course, some columns are meant to cause some friction, but this whole column felt like a backstab to all current and former board members, which includes me. A backstab to people that voluntarily work or worked a year hard to make our university a better place.
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Nimisha Verma ‘most active student’ of the UT

The annual ‘More Than A Degree’ award ceremony was held at Agora yesterday. The event, organized by the Student Union celebrated the most active students of the year 2021.
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Hidde Zijlstra

‘I mostly do whatever I love’

He is always up for another committee, advisory board or student job. Hidde Zijlstra (23), a bachelor's student of the International Business Administration programme, is positively bursting with energy. He appears at almost every UT event. Who is this ambitious young man?
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Hidde Zijlstra

‘Ik doe vooral wat ik leuk vind’

Hij is altijd wel te porren voor een nieuwe commissie, adviesraad of studentenklus. Hidde Zijlstra (23), bachelorstudent International Business Administration, bruist dan ook van de energie. Op vrijwel elk UT-podium zien we hem voorbij komen. Wie is deze ambitieuze jongeman?
The International

‘Coming here helped me accept myself better’

In the series The International, UT students from all over the world talk about their lives, studies, choices and passions. In this episode: Jana Bergmann (22), Bachelor’s student of Communication Science. ‘We need to be proactive, not just wait for the Dutch people to teach us.’
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Jiska Chang ‘most active student’ of the UT

The ‘More Than a Degree Award’ show was held at the Waaier yesterday, with Jiska Chang being named the most active student of the UT. The event was organised by the Student Union, to put the spotlight on extraordinarily active students and committees of the previous academic year.
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Green, orange and blue cards for More than a Degree awards

The ‘More than a Degree’ award ceremony was held at the Waaier yesterday. The event, an initiative of the Student Union, shone light on the most active students of the year 2018.
Students ask Students

To be active or not to be active

In this series, our student writers ask other UT students about their opinion on a variety of controversial topics. Be it on a worldwide scale or a bit smaller, these students share their food for thought. This time: Activism at the campus.
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Students as a link between government and citizens

Students of the UT collaborate with the government and other students from the region at the Enschede Lab, in an effort to make Enschede more sustainable and resilient.
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UT students are building a satellite

They are aiming high – quite literally. A new UT student association Space Society is dedicated to building a real-life satellite, which they hope to launch into space in the foreseeable future.
Campus Life

African ThinkUp: Students’ vision for ‘a better Africa’

African students from the UT came together yesterday for an ‘African ThinkUp’, an event focused on discussing and helping to solve challenges that African countries are dealing with nowadays. This meeting might have only been the first of many, as its organizers hope to establish an African student association.
Spotlight

A Day in the Life of: Sevim Aktas

Sevim Aktas is the definition of an active student. She is the president of the UT Model UN, a Stanford University Innovation Fellows candidate, a Dream Team member and, of course, a student following courses. How does she manage to fit all of this into one day? We followed her to find out.
Campus Life

University council for dummies

The student elections for the university council are being held next week. You can cast your vote digitally for a candidate of one of the three parties: UReka, DAS and the Party of the UT. Why are you allowed to vote for these students and what does the council do? Read this beginners’ guide.
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Over 600 international students at AEGEE Spring Agora

Today marks the start of the 4th edition of the Spring Agora, a conference for all AEGEE members across Europe, Russia, Azerbaijan, and other countries, held this year at the University of Twente.
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