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    TU/e in 2020 | Part 2
    3 maart 2011 - In the Strategic Plan 2020 TU/e is announcing ambitious intentions for the organization of its research and education and for the transformation of the campus. In part two of this series we look at the ambitions in the area of internationalization.

    International developments
    As knowledge-intensive companies have a preference for setting themselves up in regions where the economic dynamics are strong, in the long run it will only be top universities with prominent international positions and reputations that will qualify for the establishment of and the bonding with such institutes. Which explains why there is a global reputation battle going on among universities and why the competition in attracting students and scientists is getting fiercer all the time. The importance of international science funds is increasing and international networks of cooperating universities and companies are emerging. Through network formation, mergers and -in some countries- dedicated substantial government investments the number of large, strong universities is growing. Thanks to their financial scope and an alluring relations network they exert a strong attraction on the best students, on scientists, on prominent partners, on research funds and on internationally active knowledge-intensive businesses. These developments are of major importance to the competitive position of the southeast Netherlands and TU/e.

    What does this imply for TU/e?
    In order to become a truly international university and university community, TU/e wants to raise the number of foreign students in both the Bachelor and the Master programs considerably. Another keynote is that all Dutch students serve an internship or conduct a part of their training abroad. Bachelor programs with the potential to attract substantial numbers of foreign students will be converted into international, market-oriented, English-language programs. University-wide minors in the Bachelor programs will in principle get an international focus and will be taught in English. MSc and PDEng programs and PhD routes will be integrated into internationally recognizable graduate programs. Curriculums and student facilities will be attuned to an international and multicultural student population, while it will be ensured that there is sufficient, affordable accommodation and residential facilities for foreign (exchange) students on campus and elsewhere in the city.

    What’s your opinion?
    Cursor asked international TU/e students and staff members for their opinions on the Facebook page. What improvements can TU/e make to become more attractive to foreign students? George Lewis, a Master student of HTI, thinks that everybody should follow a Dutch course in their home country before coming to the Netherlands. According to Qiushi Allen Zhu from the Department of IE&IS, good promotion focusing on students in China is enough: “Then you will see huge numbers flowing into the campus.” In Tatjana Perederija’s opinion (ST) sufficient housing on or near the campus and the English language are the two chief factors. (HB)