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jaargang 43, 14 september 2000 English page

TU/eís population of foreign trainee research assistants and post-doctorate researchers is constantly on the rise. At the beginning of this year 36% of researchers was foreign, this month the percentage was up to 40% of a total of 763. Some research projects even have a predominantly foreign crew. ìWe are actively encouraging foreign participation in our research programmes, and weíre pleased to welcome top people from all over the world,î says vice-chancellor prof. dr. Martin Rem. First-year intake for the two-year programme at Stan Ackermans Institute was 70% foreign in the new Academic Year. ìFor many people taking part in our research projects this is an excellent way of ultimately finding a good job in Western Europe. I sometimes say weíre a kind of gateway to Europe Incorporated,î says Pierre Lamers, co-ordinator of Masters design courses at SAI. This ëgatewayí function was recently illustrated by a group of 19 Masters of Technological Design graduates, the first to specialise in user system interaction. Ten were Dutch, one German and eight from the former Soviet Union. All of the ëRussiansí (from Russia, Siberia, Belorussia) have found positions with companies in the Netherlands. Recent graduates of the Master of Technological Design school: (from left to right) Ioulia Joglik, Harold Lamberts, Tessel Doucet, Hugo Bartelink, and Sergey Ryjov. Photo: Bram Saeys Second Motherland One of them is psychologist Sergey Ryjov M.Sc., who will continue at Philips in his work in user handling of personal care devices. ìI feel very comfortable in the Netherlands, it has become a second motherland to me. In the years I have been here, I have never been badly treated because of my Russian background. This was something I didnít expect,î he comments. ìBut I still think I will eventually return to Russia. The more I live here the more I could get used to it. And even though I like the Netherlands, I miss my family and certain aspects of our culture. Also there are no mountains here!î Ryjovís Russian and Belorussian colleagues have found jobs with Philips and Baan, among others. One in five of all foreign researchers at TU/e are from countries in the former Soviet Union (62 researchers). Other large groups are from China (36), Romania (25), France (20), Germany (19) and India (15). More than forty nationalities are represented in the population of 307 foreign researchers. There are currently 456 Dutch researchers employed at TU/e. Scientific Nomads The percentage of foreigners is especially high among post-docs, currently 66%. ìPost-docs are scientific nomads,î says drs. ir. Jos Hermus, head of the Personnel department. ìThis is really quite natural, as people tend to follow their special interests to projects all over the world. This goes for our Dutch post-doc researchers as well. International experience is important to every scientific career.î ìWe are seeing a steady increase in the number of foreign research trainees and post-docs,î says Hermus. ìOn the one hand, this is TU/e policy. On the other, salaries for recent university graduates are sometimes twice what we are able to offer researchers here at TU/e, so itís no wonder that many Dutch researchers are choosing commercial careers. The fact that highly educated foreigners are also being recruited by Dutch companies is lucky for our job market, as the shortage of scientific personnel would be much greater without them.î Hermus says his department is working hard to process the new intake of foreign personnel. ìIt means quite a bit of extra work for us. For example, people from Asian countries need a lot of help understanding how various things are organised in the Netherlands. But my staff find the contacts with foreign researchers rewarding and interesting. Some of our people have almost become full-time foreign liaisons.î /.

Ozis On Line TU/eís research database Ozis is accessible by Internet as of today, the address is www.tue.nl/ozis. The site will contain all research and resulting publications registered at the various departments. TU/e has initiated a search system together with Katholieke Universiteit Nijmegen; this will mean both databases will be searched for one query. Ozis has three main entry points that can be used for a search ñ ëresultatení (results), ëonderzoekí (research) and ëmedewerkersí (staff). The idea is to get all eleven Dutch universities who work with Ozis onto one network. Nine TU/e Sportsman Present at Sydney Games Wim Koch, teacher and staff member at the TU/e Sports Centre has been in Sydney since Monday acting as assistant coach to the Dutch volleyball team. Apart from Koch, five rowers, a rowing coach, a swimmer and a beach volleyball player from TU/e are also present at the Olympic Games. Thetans Gerard Egelmeers (skiff), Jeroen Spaans (light four without helmsman) and Dirk Lippits (heavy double four) are certain of their participation in the Games. Joeri de Groot and Karel Dormans are reserves. Thetan Margot van Gastel, skiffer Egelmeersí coach, is also part of the rowing group. Fourth-year student Applied Physics student Joris Keizer, who usually swims for PSV, will compete in the butterfly race. Beach volleyballer Bj–rn Peijnenburg is also an Applied Physics student at TU/e. He and his team-mate Richard de Kogel are acting as sparring partners to the Kadijk sisters, who will represent the Netherlands in womenís beach volleyball in Sydney. Peijnenburg aims to compete in the 2004 Olympics.

Jo Coenen Government Architect TU/e Professor Jo Coenen has been appointed government architect. Coenen succeeds Wytze Patijn, the former holder of the job. Coenen has been a full professor at TU/e since 1996. The much sought after architect studied architecture at THE, as it was then called. He began his studies in 1969 and graduated in 1975, after which he worked as a research assistant for four years at the university. Coenen made a name for himself designing a number of striking buildings, such as the Nederlands Architectuur Instituut in Rotterdam, Hogeschool der Kunsten in Tilburg, Delft city hall and the large-scale Ceramique grounds in Maastricht. As government architect, Coenen will be responsible for promoting and protecting architectural values, the urban placement of government buildings and the application of the visual arts. The government architect also acts as administrator of national monuments and historic buildings. Power Failure on TU/e Campus All buildings on TU/e campus had a power failure on Tuesday afternoon when builders drilled into the electric mains. This meant immediate power failure in three buildings: W-hoog, W-laag and the Facilities building. The other buildings on campus had a so-called power dip. As a result, lifts stopped, and screens and TL lights started blinking. The Chemical Engineering building was evacuated, as ventilation was also down because of the power dip. After a quarter of an hour, users were allowed back into the building. The power failure took three quarters of an hour, after that power was back on through another cable. The cable concerned was damaged during drilling in the W-hoog lab. It will be uncovered and replaced as soon as possible. Master Plan Delayed TU/eís housing master plan has encountered a delay of five months, due to a five- month delay in the renovation of the Architecture departmentís accommodation. The reason is the failed tender for the front of the building. The Architecture department will move into the renovated building during the summer of 2002, if all goes as planned.