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We are pleased to invite you to the 4TU.NIRICT PhD School, which will take place on Tuesday, 17 March 2026, at the Crowne Plaza Utrecht Central Station.  This PhD School on Emerging Computing Paradigms is aimed at mid-stage PhD candidates (in particular year 2 and year 3) working in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, and closely related research areas. 

4TU.NIRICT Track @ ICT.OPEN – Call for Abstracts For ICT.OPEN 2026, we invite you to submit an abstract to the 4TU.NIRICT track: ICT in the National Technology Strategy of the Netherlands 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:

We are wrapping up the year with a great after movie of our NIRICT Community Day that took place on December 2, 2025! 🎬 A big thank you to everyone who contributed, participated, and collaborated with us throughout 2025. We wish you all a wonderful Christmas holiday and look forward to creating even more impact together in the new year! 🎄✨ Credits after movie: Media Monkeyz 👏🏻

🚀 'AGORA-6G: Reproducible and Governable Open RAN Testbeds for AI-Native 6G’ has been awarded funding in the 4TU.NIRICT Research Funding Call 2025. The call encourages research at the intersection of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, addressing ICT challenges that align with the Key Enabling Technologies defined in the Dutch National Technology Strategy (NTS). 💡 AGORA-6G brings together CS and EE researchers to develop front-end experimental software, collect data from the existing testbeds at TU/e and UT, and generate open datasets for the wider community. The project aims to promote trustworthy, reproducible AI-native 6G experimentation by standardizing configuration disclosure and providing a transparent framework that turns testbed runs into shareable datasets and auditable models, whose behavior is traceable, retrainable, and comparable across laboratories, operators, and vendors. 🎉 Congratulations to the project team👥:

On 2 December, the annual 4TU.NIRICT Community Day took place at the Crowne Plaza in Utrecht. With around 45 participants , the day was filled with inspiring discussions, networking, and forward-looking insights into the future of ICT research in the Netherlands. The event began with a walk-in lunch, followed by the official opening of the Community Day. The program offered a balanced mix of in-depth presentations, interactive sessions, and opportunities to strengthen the 4TU.NIRICT community.

Hack4Her, the only continuous female-focused student hackathon in the Netherlands, has been awarded funding through the 4TU.NIRICT DEI call. Since 2022, the event has engaged over 250 hackers and 300 participants, offering a safe, inspiring space for women in CS and EE to explore technology and gain recognition.

📅 Tuesday, December 2, 2025   🕰️ 12:30-18:00hrs.   📍 Crowne Plaza Utrecht – Central Station  (Room: Eem-Lek)

To address the growing shortage of ICT professionals in the Netherlands and to strengthen the country’s digital and sustainable future, 4TU.NIRICT launched a special funding call to raise awareness of ICT challenges in high schools. The aim is to inspire students to explore Computer Science and Electrical Engineering subjects and to support teachers in integrating these topics into their lessons.

In December 2024, the project “Enhance understanding of the mathematics and computer science behind artificial intelligence (AI) among high school students and teachers” received funding through the 4TU.NIRICT Call for Proposals for Raising Awareness in High Schools on ICT Challenges. 

We are pleased to announce that two new collaborative projects have been awarded funding through the Joint Call from 4TU.Energy and 4TU.NIRICT. The call aims to strengthen research collaboration between the energy systems and ICT communities across the four Dutch technical universities, supporting interdisciplinary activities that build and grow scientific networks.

We’re thrilled to announce that two outstanding projects have been awarded funding to strengthen collaboration and innovation across the Dutch ICT research community:

📢 The 4TU.Energy and 4TU.NIRICT Community Funding  enabled collaboration between eight universities and SURF on a visionary proposal for the energy systems of the future. This collaboration has resulted in a groundbreaking consortium project — Understanding Large and cOmplex Power sYstems (UTOPYS).

Mark your calendar: the 4TU.NIRICT Community Day will take place on December 2, 2025! This annual gathering is the moment for our community to come together, share insights, and connect across disciplines. We’re excited to announce that registration is now open – secure your place today.  👉 For more information and registration, see 4TU.NIRICT Community Day, December 2, 2025

Earlier this year, 4TU.NIRICT introduced the Call for Community Funding, designed to strengthen collaboration between researchers and practitioners within the 4TU.NIRICT community and enhance the impact of ICT research across the Netherlands.

To strengthen ICT research at the crucial intersection of Electrical Engineering (EE) and Computer Science (CS), 4TU.NIRICT is launching a new funding call!