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.
Solar Team Twente is currently participating in the World Solar Challenge, a race of over 3000 kilometres from Darwin to Adelaide. In this liveblog, we will keep you up-to-date with the latest news of their performance Down Under.
Over een paar dagen racet het Twentse solarteam ruim 3000 kilometer dwars door de Australische outback. Maken de Enschedese studenten kans op een podiumplek of is het bij voorbaat een hopeloze zaak? Acht redenen waarom het team wel (of niet) als eerste finisht in Adelaide.
Derek Jan Fikkers, de nieuwe directeur Strategie & Beleid, denkt dat de UT dé plek is om de Nederlandse universiteit opnieuw uit te vinden. ‘Dat kan alleen als we plezier hebben en de samenwerking opzoeken.’
Solar Team Twente will start racing in the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge this Sunday. Their solar car shows that it’s possible to build vehicles powered ‘by the sun’, but can the technology revolutionize transport? Monica Morales Masis, UT scientist and an expert on solar cells materials, explains why she believes that we will all be driving solar cars one day and what the drawbacks could be.
Hoe is het om drieduizend kilometer te racen door hartje Australië? Met nog negen dagen te gaan voor de start van de zonnerace, blikken oud-teamleden Timo Spijkerboer (2007) en Nicole Veldhuis (2017) terug op hun ervaringen.
‘There is a need to give extra attention to talented students. Such students can do more and want to do more. If we don’t give them the chance to develop themselves to their full potential, we are going to lose them,’ says Nelleke van Adrichem-Rotteveel, Key Strategist and Programme Director of the UT Honours programmes.
In the series The International, UT students from all over the world talk about their lives, studies, choices and passions. In this episode: Alberto Rosas Aguilar (28), master student Sustainable Energy Technology. ‘As an international you should know: you’re never alone in this world.’
De jubilerende Vestingbar is al vijftig jaar een begrip op de campus. Vier (oud)leden vertellen over bierrecords en nachtelijke zwempartijen. Kleurrijke verhalen uit de oude doos. Ook blikken ze vooruit. ‘De enorme studiedruk van tegenwoordig is niet bevorderlijk voor de Vestingbar.’
Femke Nijboer (40), universitair docent Biomedical Signals and Systems, promoveerde magna cum laude en won in 2011 een VENI-subsidie. Maar ze breekt het liefst uit de muren van de universiteit. Daar maakt ze sinds een jaar werk van. ‘Na zeven magere jaren is het tijd voor de vette.’
The eureka moment, that moment when you have a brilliant idea or a sudden discovery. Ellen Giebels, Professor of Psychology of Conflict and Safety at the UT, shares her eureka experience.
‘Director? Yes, I’m a director, but what is that? It’s all about the team. I’m still just a newbie,’ says Sabine Wildevuur, the new DesignLab Director.
In the series The International, UT students from all over the world talk about their lives, studies, choices and passions. In the first episode: Viktorija Jankūnaitė, first-year Technical Computer Science. ‘I think I'm in my place for the first time here in Enschede.’
Simon Oleszkiewicz’s interest in psychology was sparked about thirteen years ago when he worked as a caretaker in a mental hospital for convicted criminals. Surrounded by murderers and child molesters, he decided to delve deeper into the human psyche. Now the Assistant Professor at the University of Twente researches effective interview techniques for intelligence gathering. He uncovers the principles behind ‘master interrogation’, developing training for the police and military.
Find out more about the Honours Programmes the University of Twente offers. In this special edition by U-Today, we explore what it's like to be part of the well-oiled machine that helps students shoot for the stars.
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