The Student Union wants to earn money and enliven the centre of the Bastille with a 'Commercial Plaza' from April onwards. Every euro that the student spends on campus should go back to the student in the form of student facilities or subsidies, is the opinion of the Student Union. Floor Saris, Student Union board member responsible for commercial activities, 'Abroad, in England for example, you will see that unions are a lot more commercial. For us, setting up the commercial plaza is another step towards financial independence from the university. The Student Union wants to earn more money itself and put it back into the student community straightaway.'
Last week all UT-alumni received a letter that said that they owned a life-long e-mail address. This address has the shape of [email protected] and is developed by the service departments ITBE and BC. Current UT-students will be offered this e-mail address on graduation.
Carla Millar-Schijf (62) is appointed professor international marketing and management at the UT-faculty Business, Public Administration and Technology. The appointment is for a period of three years. Millar resigned two years ago as dean of the TSM-business school.
Politician and children's book author Jan Terlouw gave a guest lecture to students taking the course government communication in international context. He discussed 'trust as cornerstone of government functioning'. 'The media play an important role in the trust of the citizen in politics. I think that the most important task of the media is to strengthen the trust of the citizen in government. Not by explaining how trustworthy the government is, but by reporting critically. The more objectively and critically someone, in this case the government, is monitored the more trustworthy he becomes.' To conclude Terlouw gave the students two tips:
-'Everything you cannot explain to a reasonably intelligent thirteen-year-old child, you do not understand yourself. Try it!'
-'Incomprehensible texts are completely safe, because nobody knows what you mean by them. Just be clear!'
The recently opened Virtual Trading Room is the room with computers in which students of the master's programme financial engineering get acquainted with the world of international trade is called.
The financial market is getting more electronic, bigger and more complex. Decision-makers rely increasingly on mathematical analyses and instruments. And that is why they need financial engineers. The UT-master's programme financial engineering, a co-operation between mathematics and industrial engineering and management will yield these professionals.
