HIGH TECH, HUMAN TOUCH FACTS AND FIGURES 2014
nanotechnology
information technology
behavioural sciences and governance
biomedical technology and technical medicine
geo-information science and earth observation
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UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE The 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 finding solutions for major social issues in fields like healthcare, governance, energy and the environment. As a 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 an ecosystem for hundreds of spinoff companies. ‘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, hospitals and government organizations, throughout our own region and elsewhere. Our unique campus in the Twente region currently welcomes 9,500 students, and employs over 3,000 scientists and professional support staff.
“To stay competitive in this rapidly changing world, a university has to show courage and find combinations previously undreamt of. In this way, technology can be a true driver for change, innovation and progress in society.” Victor van der Chijs, President
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INSPIRING EDUCATION Students 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.
The Twente Educational Model In 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 a factual knowledge of every single aspect of a given domain. The continuous study workload and regular feedback require a high level of student engagement. Training in collaborative work and presentation skills takes place ‘on the fly’. Electrical Engineering students, for example, at the end of their first year take part in a competition: which group has built the best-performing broadcast antenna? For this, 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, at a fixed and very low budget.
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UNIVERSITY COLLEGE TWENTE 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. University College Twente is all about excellent education and international ambition. It is aiming at talented individuals who refuse to accept easy solutions to complex issues – ambitious students who want to broaden their skills so they can handle that level of complexity. In line with the Twente Educational Model, the programme of University College Twente is centered around problem solving. It is a fully English-taught BSc programme with a distinctive thematic approach and it is entirely at an Honours level. University College Twente graduates are admitted to prestigious national and international Master’s programmes. In the BSc ‘landscape’ of The Netherlands, University College Twente occupies a unique place, because of the engineering approach that plays a central role in education.
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STUDENT ENROLMENT Total number of enrolled students in 2013 (by domicile):
9,545
Bachelor’s The Netherlands
Germany
Other countries worldwide
4,410
1,101
186
The Netherlands
Germany
Other countries worldwide
2,980
314
554
Total BSc
5,697
Master’s (incl. Pre-Master’s)
Total MSc
3,848 Degrees Awarded 2012/2013 Undergraduate
Graduate
1,221
1,150
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BACHELOR’S PROGRAMMES - 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 * This programme is taught in English.
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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** - Social Systems Evaluation and Survey Research - Sustainable Energy Technology* - Systems and Control* - Teaching in Social Sciences** - Technical Medicine - Telematics * This Master’s programme is 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. ** This programme is only taught in Dutch.
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FACULTIES The University of Twente includes the following faculties: - Behavioural, Management & Social Sciences (BMS) - Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science (EEMCS) - Engineering Technology (CTW) - Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (ITC) - Science and Technology (TNW)
OTHER PROGRAMMES: Twente Graduate School (TGS) offers an increasing variety of integrated Master’s and PhD programmes for outstanding students who are aiming for 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, for highly talented, entrepreneurial and motivated students. For a full overview, visit www.utwente.nl/excellentie/en - I TC (Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation) offers several short courses and training programmes. Please visit www.itc.nl for more information
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PROFESSIONAL DOCTORATE IN ENGINEERING The University of Twente offers several Professional Doctorate in Engineering (PDEng) programmes, for example in Civil Engineering, Energy & Process Technology and Robotics. The PDENg trainee follows a two-year post-Master’s designer programme. PDEng trainees 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. More information: www.utwente.nl/pdeng/en
PROFESSIONAL LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT For managers and professionals in areas such as Public Administration, Risk Management and Sustainable Innovation, the University of Twente offers educational modules and full programmes. The current programmes not only include part-time Master’s programmes but also in-company trainings, Masterclasses and short programmes in specific sectors. More information: www.utwente.nl/pld
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EDUCATION HIGHLIGHTS
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TECHNICAL MEDICINE HIGH TECH MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL Technical Medicine is a unique programme at the University of Twente, recently awarded ‘top-rated programme’ status. 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 independently treat patients. In this way, they are technical experts as well as doctors: the medical expert now has a high-tech colleague, who will be able to introduce new technology to improve the patient’s health and safety. www.utwente.nl/tg
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EXCELLENT RESEARCH 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 ICT (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 and security. 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 INSTITUTES The research of the University of Twente is – for the most part – organized in multidisciplinary research institutes: - 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
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DOCTORAL DEGREES AWARDED IN 2013 220
RESEARCH FUNDING (IN M€) 2013 DIRECT FUNDING (national) COMPETITIVE FUNDING
57
CONTRACT RESEARCH
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Total
SCIENTIFIC OUTPUT 2013 PUBLICATIONS TOTAL
REFEREED PUBLICATIONS
3,463 2,914
ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL IMPACT TOTAL NUMBER OF SPIN-OFF COMPANIES:
102
900
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UNIVERSITY RANKINGS 102 170 212
LEIDEN RANKING TIMES HIGHER EDUCATION SUPPLEMENT (THES) QS WORLD UNIVERSITY RANKINGS
QS STARS - EXCELLENT SCORE FOR QUALITY OF EDUCATION (FIVE STARS)
330
SHANGHAI WORLD TOP 500 (ACADEMIC RANKING OF WORLD UNIVERSITIES, ARWU)
IMPORTANT AWARDS AND APPOINTMENTS ICT PERSONALITY AWARD Prof. Peter Apers
TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION LEADERSHIP AWARD Frost & Sullivan Dr Aurel Ymeti
IEEE AWARD Prof. Herman ten Kate
DAVID A. KARNOFSKY MEMORIAL AWARD American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Prof. Bob Pinedo
SIMON STEVIN MASTER Prof. Bram Nauta
PERSONAL GRANTS AND PRIZES ERC Starting and Consolidator Grants: ERC advanced grants: Spinoza awards: KNAW memberships: Scheme-VENI grants: Scheme-VIDI grants: Scheme-VICI grants:
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VENI, VIDI and VICI are grants awarded by the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO).
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JUMP INTO THE FUTURE, ELECTRONICS WILL DESIGN ITSELF
Unexpected combinations, guts, and ‘team science’ are the three most important characteristics of the University of Twente’s new DesignLab. It links experts in the fields 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 finding solutions to social challenges. This also makes DesignLab a new type of discussion partner for the business sector. The DesignLab is an international workspace and meeting space where researchers, students, entrepreneurs, business developers, government
bodies and artists can join forces to develop creative applications for new technologies. At the Lab, they are inspired to find 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 DesignLab 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 DesignLab has an important ambition – to develop new disruptive technologies, with the latest scientific insights, to solve the social challenges of our time.
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MESA+ INSTITUTE FOR NANOTECHNOLOGY MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology is a world leading nanotechnology research institute. Around 525 researchers focus on new materials and nanostructures for a wide variety of ground-breaking applications: for example lab-on-a-chip systems, sensors and actuators, optics, solar cells, and quantum computing. With the MESA+ NanoLab facility sharing infrastructure, MESA+ has access to 1250 m2 of cleanroom space and state-of-the-art research equipment. The on-campus High Tech Factory offers nanotech R&D and production facilities to small and medium-sized companies. Nano pill Lab-on-a-chip systems are introducing major changes in chemical and medical diagnostics. At MESA+, systems like these have been developed for measuring lithium concentrations in the blood of patients suffering from bipolar disease. Another example is a chip that is used to determine male fertility, easily and comfortably. Future applications will include a ‘nano pill’ for the early detection of intestinal cancer, or even ‘organs-on-a-chip’, for medical research. For a full overview: www.utwente.nl/mesaplus
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IGS INSTITUTE FOR INNOVATION AND GOVERNANCE STUDIES 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 scientific excellence with relevance for our stakeholders in the public and private sector. River care Dutch rivers will undergo major changes in the coming decades, in preparation for the anticipated effects of climate change. Soil, riverbanks and foreland will change as well. In the context of the Dutch national RiverCare programme, which is coordinated by IGS’ Water Engineering and Management group, all anticipated effects for the coming ten to fifty years will be thoroughly researched. This will include both physical and biological effects, as well as governance issues. The scientists of the University of Twente are cooperating with their counterparts at the universities of Utrecht, Nijmegen, Wageningen and Delft. Using ‘serious gaming’ within the UT Virtual Reality Lab, the effects are simulated in a virtual river. For a full overview: www.utwente.nl/igs
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MIRA INSTITUTE FOR BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY AND TECHNICAL MEDICINE 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, technology for better diagnostics and care, controlled drug delivery and tissue engineering. MIRA cooperates closely with academic hospitals and spin-off companies. ExoSkeleton LOPES The LOPES robotic walking device (Lower extremity Powered ExoSkeleton), developed at the University of Twente, is specially designed for patients who have survived a stroke and, as a result, still have problems walking. The robot supports patient’s gait, automatically recognizing the level of support needed. During the training programme, the level of support will gradually diminish until the patient can walk entirely unaided once again. LOPES is already used by top rehabilitation centres in the Netherlands. The concept of measuring the patient’s brain signals and linking these to the instructions given to the robot is a promising new step in this field of research. For a full overview: www.utwente.nl/mira
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CTIT INSTITUTE FOR ICT RESEARCH IN CONTEXT
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CTIT is the largest academic research institute in the Netherlands – and one of the largest in Europe – in the field of ICT and ICT applications. CTIT is characterized by its ‘ICT Research in Context’ approach, in which research groups work together on contemporary technological, economic and social challenges. Multidisciplinary research is key, not only between technical disciplines such as computer science, electrical engineering and mathematics, but also between these disciplines and the behavioural and social sciences. Robot acquires social skills The next stage in robotics research involves their successful interaction with humans. They will acquire social skills for future applications, such as home care for the elderly. Can robots interpret human facial expressions or speech, for example, and respond to human needs? Several CTIT groups are working on robotics, both on the mechatronics involved and on interactions with human beings. One such project (which includes partners throughout Europe) involves the use of a social robot to guide visitors through museums or zoos. For a full overview: www.utwente.nl/ctit
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ITC FACULTY OF GEO-INFORMATION SCIENCE AND EARTH OBSERVATION ITC is recognized throughout the world for its achievements in teaching, research and capacity development in the field of geoinformation science and earth observation. The ITC Research Programme addresses problems related to the management of space and resources, as well as those related to the provision of relevant, timely, and reliable geospatial information, by conducting demand-driven research projects. Helping small farmers Remote sensing techniques, using satellites and drones, can help economies in the poorest areas in the world. Detailed information about cropland and soil, for example, can help farmers to improve their yields, and general quality of life. A project funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and led by ITC’s Rolf de By, will investigate the full potential of these technologies. In this STARS project, ITC is cooperating with partners in Africa, Asia and the United States. For a full overview: www.utwente.nl/itc
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ENTREPRENEURIAL PARTNER Always with a view to the needs of society, the University of Twente cooperates closely with universities, companies and governmental organizations in its immediate area, elsewhere in the country, and throughout the world. We feel that one of our prime responsibilities is to have a beneficial economic impact on the Twente region. Over three decades, around 900 spin-off companies have been established, many of which are still active partners of the university.
KENNISPARK TWENTE AS A KNOWLEDGE NETWORK AND INNOVATION CAMPUS Kennispark Twente was founded by the University of Twente, together with the province of Overijssel, the municipality of Enschede, the Twente region, and the Saxion University of Applied Sciences. Its purpose is to transform innovations into tangible economic activity and to boost innovative approaches and the knowledge infrastructure in the Twente region. Here, knowledge-driven companies can continue to develop their business, and prosper. Kennispark Twente gives both young and more seasoned entrepreneurs access to financing, talented staff, business development support programmes, new concepts and housing. Additionally, they can make use of the research facilities of the University of Twente. In this unique way, scientists and entrepreneurs have joined forces to bring about innovation. Even the physical surroundings are being altered to include both physical and virtual meeting places for scientists and entrepreneurs. At the end of 2013, Kennispark Twente was awarded the accolade of Best Business Park in the Netherlands.
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PARTNERSHIPS The 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 Warsaw University (Poland). In Asia, we cooperate with different universities in China, Indonesia and India. Furthermore, we collaborate with various Dutch hospitals and leading international companies such as ASML, Boeing, Google, Microsoft, Unilever, Akzo Nobel, Shell, Siemens, BP and Philips. Alumni The University of Twente strives to maintain a strong relationship with its alumni (who currently number more than 40,000) around the world. We consider each of our graduates to be ambassadors of the university, and we wish to keep in close contact with them. We also 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.
OVER 40,000
ALUMNI ACROSS THE WORLD
ADDIS ABABA
201
BRUSSELS
146
KATHMANDU
136
NAIROBI
129
LONDON
128
SAN FRANCISCO
127
JAKARTA
123
BERLIN
107
TEHRAN
93
ACCRA
90
BEIJING
88
COCHABAMBA 84 KAMPALA PARIS
80 74
SINGAPORE 71
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THE NETHERLANDS
27970
NORTHERN AMERICA ASIA
3363
842
989
SOUTHERN AMERICA OCEANIA
3023
2145 AFRICA
EUROPE
EXCL. THE NETHERLANDS
0
1-10
11-50 51-100 101-200 200+
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ORGANIZATION STAFF COMPLEMENT 2013(IN FTE)
FLOW OF FUNDS - BUDGET (Mâ‚Ź)
FTE
FTE% 188,6
Direct government funding
2013
Indirect national government funding
46,3
Indirect international government funding
20,7
TOTAL
2013 188,6
Direct government funding
Commercial funding
24,8
Tuition fees
2,689
19,2
Other
ACADEMIC*
19,2
Total
1,573
Indirect national government funding
46,3
Indirect international government funding
20,7
SUPPORT
Commercial funding
24,8
1,116
Tuition fees
19,2
Other
19,2
Total
318,8
2013
59%
318,8
41%
* Academic, incl. PhD
MALE/FEMALE RATIO ACADEMIC TOTAL ACADEMIC SUPPORT 1,233 495
1,728 1,313
71%
PERCENTAGE FOREIGN STAFF DUTCH
FOREIGN
2,382 659
22%
29%
SUPPORT 602
46%
CAMPUS Area Student Apartments Cultural Associations Sports Associations
711
54%
146 hectares (360 acres) 2125 19 38
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CAMPUS 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, verdant estate, in the municipality of Enschede. The scenery is diverse: meadows, water, landscaped gardens and extensive areas of woodland. Scattered around the campus are stateof-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 halls 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,
and the “Batavierenrace”, the world’s largest student relay event. 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 LAB Utilizing 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. Some examples of this are the development of a smart grid to monitor and regulate the supply of energy, and the development of a state-of-the-art water treatment system. In this way we are not only improving our campus, but we are also assisting our research efforts.
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