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UT-alumni doen mee NPO-programma Hunted

‘Verstoppertje spelen voor volwassenen’

UT-alumni Martijn Hoogesteger en Marinus Boekelo doen als digitale rechercheurs mee aan het NPO-programma Hunted. Binnen een team van opsporingsdeskundigen jagen ze op dertien kandidaten, die 21 dagen van de radar proberen te verdwijnen. ‘Een vluchtplan met zoveel mogelijk willekeur, dat is de truc.’
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Alumnus-interview: nailart-ondernemer Jessica Scholten

Van zolderkamer in Losser tot New York Fashion Week

UT-alumni tref je overal ter wereld en in allerlei posities. U-Today portretteert ze met enige regelmaat. Deze keer: Jessica Scholten, ‘nagelstyliste van de sterren’ en hard op weg een nail art imperium uit de grond te stampen.
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Alumnus-interview: nail art entrepreneur Jessica Scholten

From Losser attic to New York Fashion Week

UT-alumni can be found all over the world and in all sorts of positions. U-Today portrays them every now and then. This time: Jessica Scholten, 'nail stylist of the stars' and well on her way to establishing a nail art empire
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Young alumni talk about entering the job market

UT graduates: ‘The biggest issue is the uncertainty’

What is it like to graduate and enter the job market right in the middle of a pandemic? ‘I really struggled with leaving the safe environment of the UT.’ Young UT alumni share how it feels to start the next stage of their life during the corona crisis.
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‘Ik droomde twee weken later nog over LEGO’

Met miljoenen kijkers uit Nederland en België toont het tv-programma LEGO MASTERS zich een kijkcijferknaller in crisistijd. UT-alumna technische bedrijfskunde Evelien Hoekman was een van de deelnemers en blikt terug op een periode van veel stress, creativiteit, lol en behulpzaamheid.
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UT alumnus Daan Dohmen launched Corona Check app

Daan Dohmen, UT alumnus and an entrepreneur in healthcare, has launched the ‘Corona Check’ app through one of his companies Luscii. This app allows you to check yourself for COVID-19 symptoms and directly connects you to medical professionals. Open Access data from the app will also be analyzed by a UT team.
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Thanksgiving turkey for UT students in Boston

For the second year in a row, UT alumnus Jaap van Reijendam has invited UT students to celebrate Thanksgiving with his family in Boston. Today he is expecting fifteen people over for dinner, four of them University of Twente students who are currently in the US.
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Institute of Brilliant Failures

‘It is my mission to create a place for failures’

Paul Iske (1961) obtained his cum laude doctoral degree in Applied Physics from the UT, but these days his business card reads ‘Chief Failure Officer’. His Institute of Brilliant Failures advocates for room to experiment and fail, as long as you do it right and learn from it.
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‘It still helps me today’

Arvid Keemink, university lecturer in Biorobotics & Interaction Control was part of the first batch of the Honours Programme. A time he looks back on with fond memories. ‘If you have the opportunity, it’s a great way to broaden your studies.’
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Alumni Talks over politiek, chips en voetbal

Wat hebben Tony Agotha, Giels Brouwer, Loes Segerink en Sander Lotze met elkaar gemeen? Ze studeerden alle vier aan de UT en spreken op 4 oktober in de Vrijhof over hun vakgebied tijdens de derde editie van Alumni Talks, een jaarlijks evenement voor UT-alumni.
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Like father, like son(s)

Before moving to the US for thirty years, Ed Jonker studied Applied Mathematics at the UT. Now the alumnus is back in Enschede and, while still telecommuting to his job near New York, he is considering to return to his alma mater – as a student. If that happens, he would be a classmate of his two sons, who have both chosen to study at the University of Twente.
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‘Demand for electronics continues to grow’

Even as a child, Robert Brookhuis was fascinated by how electric devices work. After earning his higher education bachelor’s and master’s degree in electrical engineering, he wanted more: a PhD, specialising in Microsystems. Today, he can put his knowledge and experience into practice every day at Prodrive in Eindhoven.
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Alumna Lieke Asma

‘There is no evidence that free will does not exist’

UT alumna Lieke Asma has been working in Munich for more than six months now. She is a philosopher and is conducting research into self-development at the Hochschule für Philosophie, an institution founded by the order of the Jesuits. ‘I know that the combination of philosophy and religion can quickly lead to negative views.’
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