University of Twente

The University of Twente is a young and enterprising university that prepares young people for the future. We accomplish this through innovative, attractive and future-focused education and through fulfilling a global function in technological and social research.

Founded in 1961, the University of Twente is a young, dynamic, entrepreneurial university with nearly 4,000 employees and 12,000 students. Given UT’s mission to be a university of technology that puts people first, we ensure that the power of science and technology is harnessed to achieve the best possible impact in a changing world. We cherish our rich tradition of combining technical and social sciences in our five profiling themes: improving healthcare by personalised technologies, creating intelligent manufacturing systems, shaping our world with smart materials, engineering our digital society, and engineering for a resilient world.

Our research institutes combine scientific excellence with a sharp eye for knowledge valorisation and social application and are highly successful in generating spin-off businesses. To date, this has resulted in more than 1,000 start-ups founded within the UT community. The University of Twente offers PhD programmes, post-academic programmes and a range of 21 bachelor’s and 30 master’s degree programmes in technology and behavioural and social sciences. A multidisciplinary approach and project-oriented education are characteristic for our educational activities.

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