UT Facts & Figures 2014/2015

HIGH TECH, HUMAN TOUCH

FACTS ANDFIGURES2014/2015

nanotechnology information technology biomedical technology and technical medicine

behavioural sciences and governance

geo-information science and earth observation

UNIVERSITY OF TWENTEThe grand challenges the world will be facing

during the coming decades will undoubtedly

change the global university landscape too.

Today’s students are tomorrow’s global

citizens, professionals who will contribute

to fi nding solutions for major issues in fi elds

like health, ageing, water, green energy,

security and smart cities. As a cutting-edge

young and entrepreneurial university in

the Netherlands, the University of Twente

prepares young people for this future. It does

so by offering cutting-edge, appealing and

future-proof education. By being a global

player in technology and social research. And

by creating a thriving campus hot-spot, as a

launchpad for hundreds of spinoff companies.

The University of Twente distinguishes itself

by offering both technical curricula and social

studies. The university slogan ‘High tech, human

touch’ implies that we are continuously on the

look-out for unexpected combinations of research

and education, always with a view to the needs

of society. We therefore cooperate closely with

large companies, SMEs, health care institutions

and government organizations, throughout our

own region and around the world.

“The most relevant innovations

are found at the interface

between different disciplines.

Our combination of scientifi c

excellence, entrepreneurial skills

and international orientation allows

us to develop solutions to the

challenges of today and the future.”

Victor van der Chij sChairman of the Executive Board,

University of Twente

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Our unique campus in the Twente region currently

welcomes 9,300 students, and employs over

2,900 scientists and professional support staff.

The Twente Educational ModelIn 2013, the University of Twente launched the Twente Educational Model for undergraduate education, a radically new educational model to meet the needs of today’s students, who are accustomed to new, rapid methods of learning, interacting and cooperating.

It offers a modular approach, stimulates students’ independent acquisition of knowledge and gives them more scope to pursue their interests. In this way, the Twente Educational Model places more emphasis on a profound and conceptual understanding of the heart of a discipline or domain, which is more important than factual knowledge of every single aspect of a given domain. The intensive study and regular feedback require a high level of student engagement. Training in collaborative work and presentation skills takes place ‘on the fly’. For instance, Electrical Engineering students at the end of their first year take part in a competition in which groups of students try to build the best-performing broadcast antenna. To prepare for this challenge, they are offered some modules on the mathematics and physics involved. It is up to them, however, to acquire the specific information they need to build the antenna, within a fixed budget.

INSPIRING EDUCATIONStudents at the University of Twente learn how to develop a broad perspective and

become highly knowledgeable professionals who are able to combine and translate

their skills into practical applications. One self-evident aspect of this is the importance

of raising people’s awareness of sustainability. As an entrepreneurial university, we

expect our students to be inquisitive and innovative, to internalize knowledge and to

be able to look beyond the confines of their discipline and of their country’s borders.


In 2013, the University of Twente launched a truly unique university college: University College Twente (ATLAS, Academy of Technology and Liberal Arts & Sciences). It is the first university college of engineering sciences in the Netherlands, and one of few in the world. University College Twente is all about excellent education and international ambition. It targets talented individuals who refuse to accept inferior solutions to complex issues – ambitious students who want to broaden their skills so they can handle a high level of complexity.

In line with the Twente Educational Model, the programme of University College Twente is centred on problem solving. It is a fully English-taught BSc programme with a distinctive thematic approach and is at Honours level throughout. University College Twente graduates are admitted to prestigious national and international Master’s programmes.

University College Twente occupies a unique place in the BSc landscape of the Netherlands, because of the engineering approach that plays a central role in all the tuition it offers.

UNIVERSITYCOLLEGE TWENTE



STUDENT ENROLMENTTotal number of enrolled students in 2014:

9,614

Undergraduate Graduate

Degrees Awarded in 2014

1,154 1,368

Total MSc

Master’s (incl Pre-Master’s and Post-Master’s) programmes

3,987

Total BSc

Bachelor’s programmes

5,627

- University College Twente (ATLAS)

- Advanced Technology*- Biomedical Technology- Business & IT- Civil Engineering- Communication Studies- Creative Technology- Electrical Engineering- European Public Administration- Health Sciences- Industrial Design- International Business Administration- Psychology- Chemical Engineering- Industrial Engineering and Management- Technical Medicine- Computer Science- Applied Physics- Applied Mathematics- Mechanical Engineering* Most programmes will switch to English with effect from

the academic year 2016-2017.

BACHELOR’S PROGRAMMES*


MASTER’S PROGRAMMES- Applied Mathematics- Applied Physics- Biomedical Engineering- Business Administration- Business Information Technology- Chemical Engineering- Civil Engineering and Management- Communication Studies- Computer Science- Construction Management and Engineering- Educational Science and Technology- Electrical Engineering- Embedded Systems- Environmental and Energy Management- European Studies- Geographical Information Management and Applications

- Geo-information Science and Earth Observation- Health Sciences- Human Media Interaction- Industrial Design Engineering- Industrial Engineering and Management- Mechanical Engineering- Methodology and Statistics for the Behavioural, Biomedical and Social Sciences

- Nanotechnology- Philosophy of Science, Technology and Society- Psychology- Public Administration- Public Management*(Part-time Programme)- Risk Management* (Part-time Programme)- Science Education and Communication*- Sustainable Energy Technology- Systems and Control- Teaching in Social Sciences*- Technical Medicine*- Telematics- Water Technology* These programmes are taught in Dutch.

NB - The programmes Construction Management and

Engineering; Embedded Systems; Sustainable Energy

Technology; Systems and Control are the result of close

collaboration between the Technical Universities of Delft and

Eindhoven and the University of Twente. The three universities

have joined forces in the 3TU Federation.

- The programme Water Technology is offered jointly by

the Wetsus Institute for Water Technology and the Universities

of Groningen, Wageningen and Twente.


The University of Twente includes the following faculties:- Behavioural, Management & Social Sciences- Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science

- Engineering Technology- Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (ITC)

- Science and Technology

Twente Graduate School (TGS) offers an increasing variety of integrated Master’s and PhD programmes for outstanding students who are aiming at a career in scientific research. There are currently about twenty graduate programmes in different disciplines.

Please visit www.utwente.nl/tgs for more information

The Honours programmes of the University of Twente have a distinctive ‘high tech, human touch’ profile, and are aimed at highly talented, entrepreneurial and motivated students. For a full overview, visit www.utwente.nl/honours

ITC (Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation) offers various training programmes and compact courses.

Please visit www.itc.nl for more information

FACULTIES

TWENTE GRADUATE SCHOOL

HONOURS PROGRAMMES

ITC

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PROFESSIONAL DOCTORATE IN ENGINEERING The University of Twente offers Professional Doctorate in Engineering (PDEng) programmes in Civil Engineering, Energy & Process Technology, Healthcare Logistics, Maintenance and Robotics. PDEng trainees follow a two-year post-Master’s technological designer programme, where they learn how to design high level, creative and innovative solutions for complex issues with a multidisciplinary character. Consisting of an educational component at the university and a period of practical design work in industry, the programme combines academic research in an industrial context with taught modules in a range of related subjects.The number of PDEng programmes will be extended substantially in the near future.

More information: www.utwente.nl/pdeng

TWENTE GRADUATE SCHOOL

PROFESSIONAL LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENTThe University of Twente offers educational modules and full programmes for managers and professionals in areas such as Public Administration, Risk Management and Sustainable Innovation. The current programmes not only include part-time Master’s programmes but also in-company training, Master classes and short programmes in specific sectors.

More information: www.utwente.nl/pld


12UNIVERSITY OF TWENTECURIOUSU

CURIOUSU SUMMER SCHOOLIN THE NETHERLANDSCuriousU is the ultimate expression of the ‘High tech, human touch’ approach at the University of Twente: a festival-style summer school where students can attend high tech courses and enjoy the green campus.The CuriousU Summer School is intended for Bachelor’s students in their second-to-last or final year, entry level Master’s students, but is also open to anyone with broad interests and an inquisitive mind.We offer courses in some of our key research topics such as health, serious gaming, design and entrepreneurship at all levels, from beginners to advanced. Meanwhile, students have the chance to immerse themselves in a festive environment and meet like-minded fellow-students from all over the world.

www.utwente.nl/curiousu/


14UNIVERSITY OF TWENTEEDUCATION HIGHLIGHTS

Technical Medicine, recently awarded top-rated programme status, is a unique programme at the University of Twente. It combines thorough training in medical skills with deep insight into technology, thus preparing students for a role in innovative patient care. Thanks to a recent change in Dutch law, Technical Medicine graduates are entitled to register as medical professionals and treat patients independently. In this way, they fill the gap between engineers and doctors: the medical expert now has a high-tech colleague, who will be able to introduce and apply new technology to improve the patient’s health and safety.

www.utwente.nl/tg

TECHNICAL MEDICINEHIGH TECH MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL


EXCELLENT RESEARCH

RESEARCH INSTITUTES

The University of Twente sets standards in the field of new technology and seeks to stimulate change, renewal and progress in society. Excellence in research in the fields of nanotechnology, biomedical engineering and IT (especially the interfaces between these domains and their relationship with governance and behaviour) makes UT research exceptional. We are active in areas such as health, water, green energy, security, smart cities, and geo-information science and earth observation. As an entrepreneurial university, the University of Twente is outstanding in the commercialization of knowledge and expertise for economic and social benefits, and in collaborating with third parties.

Research at the University of Twente is – for the most part – organized in multidisciplinary research institutes such as:- MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology- MIRA Institute for Biomedical Technology and Technical Medicine

- CTIT Institute for ICT Research in Context- IGS Institute for Innovation and Governance Studies- ITC Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation

In 2014, UT launched a Programme for Science Based Engineering.


244

Direct government funding 112,6

Government funding via agencies 24,0

Contract-based funding, national 42,3

Contract-based funding, international (EU) 19,7

Total funding from agencies and contracts 198,6

2014

SCIENTIFIC OUTPUT 2014

PUBLICATIONS TOTAL 3,098REFEREED PUBLICATIONS 2,703ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL IMPACT

TOTAL NUMBER OF SPIN-OFF COMPANIES: 1000

DOCTORAL DEGREES AWARDED IN 2014

RESEARCH FUNDING (IN M€) IN 2014

(since 1984)approx.


UNIVERSITY RANKINGS

IMPORTANT AWARDS AND APPOINTMENTS

PERSONAL GRANTS AND PRIZES (TOTAL NUMBER)

102 LEIDEN RANKING

210 TIMES HIGHER EDUCATION SUPPLEMENT (THES)

212 QS WORLD UNIVERSITY RANKINGS

370 SHANGHAI WORLD TOP 500 (ACADEMIC RANKING OF WORLD UNIVERSITIES, ARWU)

368 NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY RANKING (NTU) IMPORTANT AWARDS AND APPOINTMENTS IN 2014/2015

SIMON STEVIN MASTER PRIZEProf. Bram Nauta(The Simon Stevin Master Prize is the largest engineering research grant in the Netherlands; it is intended for researchers who link excellent scientific work to socially relevant issues.)

FOM VALORISATION PRIZE Prof. Dave Blank and Prof. Guus Rijnders(The FOM Foundation for Fundamental Research on Matter is the main research funding organization in the Netherlands for fundamental physics research. The FOM Valorization Prize recognizes outstanding efforts to promote the practical utilization of research results in physics.)

DAVID A. KARNOFSKY MEMORIAL AWARDProf. Bob PinedoEuropean Research Council (ERC) Grants

Second ERC ADVANCED GRANTProf. Albert van den Berg

ERC STARTING GRANTProf. Sarthak Misra

ERC CONSOLIDATOR GRANTDr. Sonia García Blanco

HONORARY DOCTORATE from the UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIATjeerd Plomp (Emeritus Professor of Education)

FELLOW OF THE AMERICAN PHYSICAL SOCIETYProf. Willem Vos

MEMBERSHIP OF ACADEMIA EUROPAEAProf. Ton de Jong

FELLOW OF THE OPTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICAProf. Allard Mosk

ERC Starting and Consolidator Grants: 15ERC advanced grants: 6Spinoza awards: 4Memberships of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW): 5

VENI grants: 40VIDI grants: 34VICI grants: 17

JUMP INTO THE FUTURE, ELECTRONICS WILL DESIGN

ITSELF

VENI, VIDI and VICI are grants awarded by the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO).


Unexpected combinations, guts and team science are the three most important characteristics of the University of Twente’s new Design Lab. It links experts in the fi elds of biomedical technology, nanotechnology and IT to their counterparts in the social sciences, public and business administration, as well as to industrial designers. Enabling such meetings to take place may help to speed up the process of fi nding solutions to social challenges. This also makes Design Lab a new type of discussion partner for the business sector.

The Design Lab is an international workspace and meeting place where researchers, students, entrepreneurs, business developers, government

bodies and artists can join forces to develop creative applications for new technologies, and where they are inspired to fi nd unexpected, creative avenues of approach to solutions to social and economic challenges. New concepts and ideas are picked up and developed in a non-traditional fashion, after which prototypes can be immediately tested. The Design Lab brings international and regional parties together for interdisciplinary innovation projects. It also provides them with access to the pool of knowledge and talent that exists at, and around, the university. In addition, the Design Lab has an important ambition – to develop new disruptive technologies, based on the latest scientifi c insights, to solve the societal challenges of our time.

JUMP INTO THE FUTURE, ELECTRONICS WILL DESIGN

ITSELF


RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS 20UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE

MESA+ INSTITUTE FORNANOTECHNOLOGY

MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology is a world leading nanotechnology research institute. MESA+ combines the disciplines of physics, electrical engineering, chemistry and mathematics. Around 575 researchers focus on new materials and nanostructures for a ide variety of ground-breaking technologies and applications such as lab-on-a-chip systems, sensors for early diagnostics, optics, solar cells, and unconventional computing. MESA+ has a solid track record of uniting scientifi c disciplines and initiating and promoting strategic national and international cooperation. With the open-access Nano Lab infrastructure, MESA+ has access to 1250 m2 of cleanroom space, state-of-the-art research equipment and specialized group labs.

Quantum optics has given us ground-breaking insights into the fundamental nature of light. In the fl ourishing fi eld of nanophotonics, intricate nanostructures are being employed to control light in all its aspects. The combination of nanophotonics and quantum optics is expected to lead to a wealth of new fundamental scientifi c advances and applications. An elegant applicati-on, tentatively called the “Quantum Credit Card”, is based on use of an unclonable nanophotonic material. This is a unique way to provide security suitable, for instance, for government buildings and other high-security buildings, bank cards, credit cards, identifi cation cards and cars. The method makes use of the fact, established by quantum physics, that light particles (photons) can be in multiple locations at the same time.

For a full overview:www.utwente.nl/mesaplusIllustration of a laser beam interrogating a physical key

made out of random-scattering medium for Quantum-

Secure Authentication. Credit: Pepijn W.H. Pinkse

DEVELOPMENT OF FRAUD-PROOF CREDIT CARD MADE POSSIBLE BY QUANTUM PHYSICS


IGS conducts multi-disciplinary research and offers postgraduate research training in the governance and management of technological and social innovation. The core research foci involve the co-ordination, steering and operation of institutions (and networks of institutions) in both public and private sectors, based on a multi-level, multi-actor perspective. IGS strives to combine scientifi c excellence with relevance for our stakeholders in the public and private sector.

Twitter Data GrantResearchers at the University of Twente have been awarded a Twitter Data Grant, which gives them access to historical data – in the form of tweets – derived from Twitter campaigns designed to raise awareness of various forms of cancer. These include #Mamming (breast cancer), #Movember (mainly prostate cancer), #ChooseSkinHealth (skin cancer) and #HPVReport (cervical cancer). The researchers start by mapping the diffusion process underlying the Twitter campaigns. Social network analysis is aimed at indicating whether and when the campaign leads to discussion among users, promotion (retweets) and reactions (user-to-campaign-managers). The effectiveness of the various campaigns is assessed by comparing online outcomes (for example frequency or sentiment) and offl ine outcomes (such as donations or screening requests) for a given type of cancer. This makes it possible to determine whether, and above all when, these campaigns are effective in raising awareness and changing behaviour in connection with cancer.

For a full overview:www.utwente.nl/igs

IGS INSTITUTE FOR INNOVATION AND GOVERNANCE STUDIES


MIRA is inspired by the increasing role of technology in healthcare. Developing new technology for patients implies a synergetic combination of fundamental and applied research with clinical practice. Examples are rehabilitation research focusing on the interplay of the brain, nerves, muscles and skeleton, advanced imaging technology for better diagnostics and care, and technologies that restore the functioning of diseased organs and damaged tissues. To ensure that patients benefit from our innovations in healthcare, MIRA cooperates closely with academic hospitals and has an active start-up policy.

MIRA breakthrough: stable cartilage for joint healingResearchers at the MIRA Institute have managed to grow stable cartilage from stem cells in the laboratory. This cartilage remains cartilage when transplanted into the body. In previous attempts, the cartilage derived from stem cells was converted into bone tissue soon after transplantation. The trick is to grow the cells at a low oxygen concentration. This fundamental research, which is described in an article published by the leading scientific journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS), brings us one step closer to the treatment of cartilage diseases such as arthritis.

For a full overview:www.utwente.nl/mira

MIRA INSTITUTE FOR BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY AND TECHNICAL MEDICINE


CTIT INSTITUTE FOR ICT RESEARCH

IN CONTEXT


One of the major pillars of the University ofTwente is information technology, which isorganized into a single research institute, CTIT.The institute is home to some 400 researchers. It is unique across the Netherlands and beyond, notably for its decision to place ICT science in a broad technological and societal context. Multidisciplinary research is key, yet based on the insight that excellence can only be attained by excelling in a specific expertise.

Science for a smart societyA large part of CTIT research is dedicated todeveloping a smarter society – one in whichICT raises the quality of life, yet in a highlynonintrusive manner. We prefer to makeour solutions as invisible as possible, but tomaximize their effect. That’s why we strive forrobots with human skills, for easy wearablesthat monitor health and well-being, and ICTsystems that are as safe, secure, and reliableas anyone would expect them to be.

Cyber SecurityFive new CTIT research projects are to becarried out in the field of cyber security.The projects are the following: SecurityRequirements for SERIOUS apps; SupervisoryControl And Data Acquisition Systems(SCADA); Critical Infrastructure Protectionthrough Cryptographic Incident Management(CRIPTIM); Distributed Denial-of-ServiceDefence: protecting schools and other publicorganizations; Learning from Incidents (LINC).The research into cyber security is a part of theDutch government’s National Cyber SecurityStrategy (NCSS2, now in its second edition).The call for a long-term Cyber Securityresearch programme also involves a needfor multidisciplinary solutions, since cybersecurity has multidisciplinary dimensions.

For a full overview:www.utwente.nl/ctit


Researchers of the ITC Faculty are working together with nineteen European partners to develop a system that helps urban search and rescue forces to find victims of disasters such as earthquakes more quickly and efficiently. To achieve this , the research consortium combines data from, for instance, satellites, drones, robots and various sensors. The latter are used to detect mobile phones or people trapped inside a building, while the data collected by drones allows creation of a 3D representation of the disaster site and individual buildings. Goal of the system is to help relief organizations dig as specifically as possible for injured victims, thereby saving lives.

The goal of the European project Inachus is to design a system that helps to locate victims at the site of a disaster. Rescue operations can be faster and more efficient this way. Such a system does not exist yet.

Currently, relief organizations use dogs and shovels to search for survivors. They start digging in the right place only if they’re lucky. Within the project ITC focuses on population mapping, to allow better predication where were people were located at a certain time of day and on the 3D analysis of the data gathered with the drones.

Twenty European parties from ten different countries, including the Netherlands, Sweden, Spain, Germany and France, are collaborating to develop this system. The project is being coordinated by the Greek Institute of Communication and Computer Systems (ICCS). Work on the project started in January 2015 and it will run for four years.

For a full overview:www.utwente.nl/itc

SYSTEM TO QUICKLY SEARCH FOR SURVIVORS AFTER DISASTERS


The University of Twente is committed to enhancing its relationship with the business community. In keeping with its enhanced ambitions regarding entrepreneurship, UT has established a special Strategic Business Development unit. As an entrepreneurial university, our fundamental objective is to create value for and have an impact on partners and stakeholders in the Twente region, the Netherlands, Europe, and ultimately society at large.

Based on broad areas of technology and general themes such as safety, health, and energy and a strong value proposition in the key technologies – IT, nano- and biotechnology, geo-information science and earth observation – and engineering, in a social context (governance and behaviour), we will sharpen our focus on five key fields of industrial research in 2015-2020:

- advanced materials, - advanced manufacturing and mechatronics,

- medical technology and devices, - wireless and remote sensing, - safety and security.

These five themes transcend the individual institutes and faculties. We would like to collaborate with the corporate sector to develop broader programmes, in which both business and technology are represented, and both education and research. The requirements of the company are key. Where do we see opportunities to, using the knowledge and expertise of the UT, create value for the company? That’s the assignment.

STRATEGIC BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT


As an entrepreneurial university, we maintain close contact with our industrial

partners, both in the Netherlands and abroad. We aim to valorize the knowledge

generated at the University of Twente – that is, to turn it into economically

effective business processes.

CottonwoodCottonwood Technology Funds, a top performing investor in technology start-ups in the US, opened its European headquarters in the Twente region in the Netherlands. Cottonwood primarily invests in companies active in photonics, advanced materials, healthcare and clean energy. According to the Dutch founding partners the University of Twente, PPM Oost, Twente Region and Thales, the start of Cottonwood in Twente accelerates Twente’s ambition to become Europe’s leading high-tech region in High Tech Systems and Materials.

ALCOA FASTENING SYSTEMS Alcoa Fastening Systems, a division of Alcoa Inc., will collaborate with TPRC’s industrial members and the leading Dutch universities to accelerate scientific and technological developments for new applications of thermoplastic composites in aerospace, automotive and other value chains.

Alcoa Fastening Systems (AFS), a leading supplier to aerospace and industrial markets, and the ThermoPlastic composites Research Center (TPRC) in Enschede (The Netherlands) have entered into a long term partnership to share and collaborate in the development of thermoplastic composite technologies

The growing role of composite structures in modern aircraft requires adapted fasteners and in certain cases fasteners that have different functions. AFS believes in R&D to evolve products in harmony with new requirements. In this perspective AFS has joined TPRC and is looking forward to projects and activities to support concepts and design of future solutions.

Océ TechnologiesResearchers from the Physics of Fluids department (of the UT research institute MESA+) have worked together with Océ Technologies to develop a method for the detailed measurements of droplet velocities in inkjets. Océ Technologies is already using this method to design new printer applications.

Apollo TyresApollo Tyres Ltd. has established its new Global R&D Centre in Twente Science Park. This R&D Centre is responsible for the development and testing of all types of automobile and delivery-van tyres marketed by Apollo Tyres Ltd., including Apollo, Vredestein and Dunlop. The specialist team at the R&D Centre is truly international, coming from different parts of the world.

STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS

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ENTREPRENEURIAL PARTNERThe University of Twente cooperates closely with universities, companies and governmental organizations in its immediate area, elsewhere in the country and throughout the world, with the needs of society constantly in mind. We feel that one of our prime responsibilities is to have a beneficial economic impact on the Twente region. Around 1,000 spin-off companies have been established over the past three decades, many of which are still active partners of the university.

Twente Science Park was founded by the University of Twente in cooperation with the province of Overijssel, the municipality of Enschede, the Twente region and Saxion University of Applied Sciences. It has been created to transform innovations into tangible economic activity and to boost innovative approaches and the knowledge infrastructure in the Twente region, and provides an environment where knowledge-driven companies can continue to develop their business, and prosper.

Twente Science Park gives both young and more seasoned entrepreneurs access to financing, talented staff, business development support programmes, new concepts and accommodation. In addition, the entrepreneurs can make use of the research facilities of the University of Twente. This unique construction allows scientists and entrepreneurs to join forces to bring about innovation. Even the physical surroundings have been adapted to include both physical and virtual meeting places for scientists and entrepreneurs.

Twente Science Park was awarded the accolade of Best Business Park in the Netherlands at the end of 2013.

KENNISPARK TWENTE AS A KNOWLEDGE NETWORK AND INNOVATION CAMPUS


COTTONWOOD INVESTS 1.6 MILLION EUROS IN CLEAR FLIGHT SOLUTIONSThe Cottonwood Euro Technology Fund, the American-based seed and early-stage fund with its European headquarters in Enschede, is investing 1.6 million euros in Clear Flight Solutions, a robotics drone spin-off company from the University of Twente. This investment will enable Clear Flight Solutions to focus on becoming a worldwide market leader in bird control solutions with their lifelike robotic birds

The damage birds inflict at airports worldwide, including both property damage and occasional loss of life, is estimated to amount to billions of dollars annually. Birds also create billions of dollars of damage in agriculture, at waste management sites, oil and gas industrial sites and harbours. The problem is that birds are intelligent and learn how to circumnavigate existing bird control solutions. Clear Flight Solutions builds lifelike robotic birds, ‘robirds’, that mimic the flight of a peregrine falcon (a natural predator for most nuisance birds) so well that birds believe they are their natural enemies. This approach plays on the fear instinct of the birds, which short-circuits the learning process and prevents habituation.

TOP SPIN-OFF COMPANIES


A harmless contrast medium full of tiny bubbles of gas allows urologists to pinpoint accurately the site from which biopsies are taken from patients with suspected prostate cancer. Gas bubbles reflect sound waves, which makes them ideal for use in ultrasound scans employed to map perfusion in organs. It is important to make these microbubbles the same size to ensure high-definition scans. Tide Microfluidics, a University of Twente spin-off company, masters the art of producing microbubbles of a uniform size – the technical term is ‘monodisperse’ – as no one else.

Microbubbles are also useful in other medical imaging applications or for treating patients. They can for example be magnetized or made fluorescent, or filled with medication or biomarkers.

Tide Microfluidics is the winner of several awards: a European Union Horizon2020 SME Instrument phase 1 grant, the Young Technology Award at the American conference on the commercialization of Micro- and Nanotechnology, COMS2014, and the AXON Innovation for Health Award 2015 (Innovation for Health is the premier Dutch healthcare innovation event).

TIDE MICROFLUIDICS MICROBUBBLE GENERATOR


PARTNERSHIPSThe University of Twente works closely with universities, knowledge institutions and multinationals from all over the world. We are a member of the 3TU Federation, a strategic partnership of the three leading universities of technology in the Netherlands (Delft University of Technology, Eindhoven University of Technology, and the University of Twente). Together with ten other young and innovative universities across Europe, the University of Twente is a member of the European Consortium of Innovative Universities (ECIU).

In addition to ECIU, we maintain academic relationships in several target regions around the world. There are strong ties with top European research universities such as Westfälische Wilhelms University Münster (Germany), KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Lund University (Sweden), and the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) (Hungary). In Asia, we cooperate with different universities in China, Indonesia and India. Furthermore, we collaborate with different hospitals and leading international companies such as ASML, Boeing, Google, Microsoft, Unilever, Akzo Nobel, Shell, Siemens, BP and Philips.

The University of Twente has signed various Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) with universities and institutes outside Europe. Two MOUs signed with top institutes in Brazil, the Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica (ITA) and the Universidade de São Paulo, represent a new step in cooperation with the best South American universities. A Memorandum of Understanding with Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) provides a framework for collaboration in teaching and joint research. SUTD is one of the first universities in the world to incorporate the art and science of design into a multi-disciplinary curriculum. Extensive MOUs with the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in Madras and the IIT in Karaghpur specify the intended exchange of staff and students, and joint educational programmes.

AlumniThe University of Twente strives to maintain a strong relationship with its alumni (who currently number more than 40,000) around the world. We consider all our graduates to be ambassadors of the university, and we wish to keep in close contact with them. We support a range of activities and services for alumni both in the Netherlands and elsewhere, which provide opportunities for keeping up to date with news from the University of Twente, meeting one another, and expanding professional networks.

www.utwente.nl/alumni/en

OVER 40,000 ALUMNI ACROSS THE WORLD


0 1-10 11-50 51-100 101-200 200+

3198 3472

2176 1261

640217

ASIA

NORTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

EUROPE*

OCEANIA

AFRICA

TOTAL10964

* Excl. 31065 in the Netherlands

REGIONS * Excl. 31065 in the Netherlands

ADDIS ABABA 201

BRUSSELS 139

LONDON 137

KATHMANDU 136

NAIROBI 129

BERLIN 127

SAN FRANCISCO 125

JAKARTA 125

BEĲING 118

DAR ES SALAAM 114

PARIS 103

ZURICH 100

TEHRAN 93

ACCRA 90

COCHABAMBA 84

ANTWERP 82

KAMPALA 80

SINGAPORE 75

CITIES


ORGANIZATION

FLOW OF FUNDS - BUDGET (IN M€)

Direct government funding

Government funding via agencies

Contract-based funding, national

Contract-based funding, international (EU)

Tuition fees

Other

Total 311,8

2013

190,8

24,0

42,3

19,7

19,9

15,1





Tuition fees

Other





Tuition fees

Other

Total 311,8

2013

190,8

24,0

42,3

19,7

19,9

15,1





Tuition fees

Other

STAFF COMPLEMENT

TOTAL

2,948ACADEMIC*

1,676 SUPPORT

1,272* Incl. PhD students

22%

PERCENTAGE FOREIGN STAFF

DUTCH FOREIGN

2,302 646

46% 54%

SUPPORT

582 690

% %

ACADEMIC

1,200 476

CAMPUSArea 146 hectares (360 acres)

Student Apartments 2125Staff Housing 60Cultural Associations 18Sports Associations 39

MALE/FEMALE RATIOTOTAL ACADEMIC SUPPORT

1,676 1,272 72 28


The campus of the University of Twente is an international hot spot: a meeting place for students, for scientists with a multidisciplinary focus and for companies and governments in their quest for knowledge. The campus buildings are located on an impressive estate, in the municipality of Enschede. The scenery is diverse: meadows, water, landscaped gardens and extensive areas of woodland. Scattered around the campus are state-of- the-art research and educational facilities. But the campus is also a place to live, play sports and relax. In summer, the campus is a popular spot for walks and other forms of leisure. It offers a wide range of facilities, such as student and staff housing, sports rooms and grounds, swimming pools, shops, meditation and prayer facilities, medical care, bars, restaurants and even an open-air theatre.The campus is also a venue for events like ‘Create Tomorrow’, the world’s largest student think tank, CuriousU, a festival-style summer school where

bachelor’s students can attend high tech courses and experience, and the end-point of the ‘Batavierenrace’, the biggest student relay race in the world, covering a distance of 185 km from Radboud University Nĳ megen and ending at the University of Twente, where it culminates in the largest student party of Europe. The campus is within cycling distance of the bustling centre of Enschede, which also offers many cultural attractions as well as places of worship.

LIVING LABUtilizing our campus as a ‘living lab’ means that we use it as a test and demonstration facility for the latest technology originating from our university and beyond. One example of this is the development of a smart grid to monitor and regulate the supply of energy. In this way we are not only improving our campus, but we are also assisting our research efforts.

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UT Facts & Figures 2014/2015

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