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UT-alumnus multimiljardair na beursgang

Sytse ‘Sid’ Sijbrandij (42), UT-alumnus technische natuurkunde, ging vorige week met zijn Amerikaanse bedrijf GitLab naar de Nasdaq-beursgang. Daarmee groeide de waarde van de softwareonderneming van de UT-alumnus in één dag naar 15 miljard dollar.
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Van huisgenoot naar ambtsgenoot

Ze studeerden samen in Twente, woonden in hetzelfde studentenhuis en werden in het najaar van 2020 bijna gelijktijdig burgemeester. UT-alumni Danny de Vries (47) en Marleen Sanderse (44) vertellen over hun studententijd in Enschede en het kersverse burgemeesterschap.
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From housemate to colleague

They studied in Twente together, lived in the same student house and were both elected as mayor at almost the same time in the autumn of 2020. UT alumni Danny de Vries (47) and Marleen Sanderse (44) talk about their student years in Enschede and what it's like to be mayor.
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UT-alumnus beoordeelt LEGO-bouwwerken in tv-show

Brickmaster Bennink: ‘Ik let op originaliteit en eenvoud’

Het populaire RTL-programma LEGO Masters, waarin bouwkoppels het tegen elkaar opnemen in de strijd om het beste LEGO-bouwwerk, trekt wekelijks miljoenen kijkers in Nederland en België. De jurering is in handen van ‘brickmaster’ en UT-alumnus Jonathan Bennink.
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‘Geniet ervan om met je poten in de klei te staan’

UT-alumni tref je overal ter wereld en in allerlei posities. U-Today portretteert ze met enige regelmaat. Deze keer: Remko Put, alumnus civiele techniek, die in zekere zin ‘kantoor houdt’ op de Noordzee vanwege een van de grootste uitdagingen van onze tijd: de energietransitie.
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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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‘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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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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