Events

A two-day PhD course on “System, Sustainability and Societal Aspects in the Energy Transition”, broadening your technological, societal and interdisciplinary perspectives, with optional online pitch training to strengthen your communication skills.

At the Climate Event, we connect researchers, professionals, policy makers and students who want to collaborate to address climate change. Let’s work together on solutions to the world's climate challenge!

Dutch Design Week 2026

Join us for our annual Community Event on Friday 29 June in Groningen. Get to know your new 4TU+.AMI colleagues, catch up with old ones, explore common research or teaching interests, and receive updates on current 4TU+.AMI funded projects.

The CAEF 2026 workshop focuses on computational challenges related to energy flexibility, including modeling, algorithms, ICT, and market design.

The first-ever 4TU–DSO Matching Symposium brings together researchers from the 4TU universities and Dutch Distribution System Operators (DSOs) to foster collaboration at a time when the energy transition requires joint innovation more than ever.

On 28 May 2026, the 4TU.Health Event will bring together leading experts from technology and healthcare for a day dedicated entirely to collaboration and innovation.

A special edition of 4TU.Energy Community Day focusing on Education (morning program) and Linked to the 4TU MSc programme - Sustainable Energy Technology 20th Anniversary (afternoon program)

F&A Next is about thought leadership and connecting promising startups and scale-ups to dedicated Food and Agtech investors and leading corporates. It includes two days of networking, pitching, and debating the dynamics of food and agriculture. If yo

A structured academic discussion on defence and ethical and societal implications for universities, in the context of the current geopolitical climate and increased defence spending.

Design United aims to connect  researchers from the four technical universities, collaborate in research with industry and ignite Design Research Debate in the Netherlands.

The  4TU Built Environment Domain Acceleration Team Energy Transition (4TU.BE DAT ET) invites researchers from all 4TU+ institutions to join a one-day meetup at the University of Twente. The event aims to exchange insights, align research directions, and further accelerate the Dutch energy transition with 4TU DAT ET projects.

In this session organized by 4TU.NIRICT, we will have a closer look to the role of ICT in the National Technology Strategy (NTS) of the Netherlands. The goal of the session is twofold:

On Thursday, April 16th, 2026, the 5th 4TU/14UAS Research Day on Digitalization of the Built Environment takes place in Enschede and is co-organized by DAT Digitalization and hosted by University of Twente.