4TU student teams & technical awareness
During the ''Weekend of Wetenschap'' our student teams demonstrate to children and parents how exciting science is.
A multi-disciplinary approach to tackle urban topics
4TU HERITAGE members organised a design workshop where the municipality Enschede was invited to think about solutions to combat the heat in their city.
The importance of engineering talent
The deans of the faculties of science and engineering recommend not to cut lecture hours for science subjects in secondary schools.
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*** BRIGHTFUL MINDS | A 4-part series in which the talented scientists involved in the 4TU High Tech for a Sustainable Future (HTSF) programs are featured. They explain what drives them, what high-tech research they are working on, and how they organize their careers.
*** 4TU.TECHTALKS | A dicussion between a 4TU member and a person from society on a current topic. From ''The Engineer of the Future'' to the innovation climate we desire and from resilient cities to ethics in a data-driven world.
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4 Jun 2025
New network for international alumni in the Netherlands launched by TUD, TU/e, UT & WUR
Over 100 international alumni of TU Delft, Eindhoven University of Technology, the University of Twente and Wageningen University & Research (together 4TU) gathered last week in Utrecht for an inspiring evening of connection, reflection, and forward-looking dialogue. The event, organized by 4TU.Alumni, aimed to foster a stronger sense of belonging among the estimated 20,000 international gradua…
8 May 2025
Smart accelerometers: from lab to market with the 4TU Ideation Lab
4TU.Ideation Labs connect researchers with entrepreneurial students to explore the market and societal potential of research outputs through guided workshops and coaching. This supportive environment allows researchers to contribute to innovation and entrepreneurhsip without taking on the role of founders or leading commercialisation efforts themselves.
28 Apr 2025
INTERVIEW 10 Years 4TU.CEE ‘Innovating engineering education for tomorrow’s engineer’
For ten years now, 4TU.CEE has focused on innovating engineering education. It’s a question of trial and error - just as in other design processes. What is already going well? How does this translate into practice? And what still needs to be done? Four experts (see text box) shed light on this, in the second part of our interview series celebrating 10 years of 4TU.CEE.
30 Mar 2025
Efficiently steering innovation
After almost six years, Robert-Jan Smits will step down as President of the Executive Board of TU Eindhoven (TU/e). Looking back on wonderful years during which the university raised its profile and grew despite budget cuts, he also saw positive developments within the 4TU Federation. But progress could be faster. "Dare to make decisions via smart specialisation. See to it that as 4TU, you are an…
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