11 maart 2010 -
The influx of new students at Architecture, Building and Planning (Bouwkunde) must be reduced by one-third. Moreover, several chairs will be abolished and there are mergers in the offing between a number of groups. This may be read in the 2014 vision, which the Department Board will present to the TU/e Executive Board on March 18.
11 maart 2010 -
Four Twente process engineers are switching to the TU/e Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry. Professor Hans Kuipers, scientific director of IMPACT (Institute of Mechanics, Processes and Control), is the most prominent figure of this foursome. At the end of 2009 he won an Advanced Grant of the European Research Council (ERC) amounting to 2.5 million euros. The Executive Board of the University of Twente reacts with surprise and disappointment.
11 maart 2010 -
Sofia Szpigiel (25) and Juan Streb (27) came to the Netherlands together six months ago. They are both following the two-year Software Technology design engineer program. Sofia: “Together this is easier. You always have someone from the same culture, who speaks the same language and whom you already know. Especially when you are tired, that is very welcome indeed.”