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  • From left to right: Silvia Lenaerts, Naomi Ellemers, and Ingrid Heynderickx. Photo: Bart van Overbeeke
    June 6, 2024
    In conversation with Silvia Lenaerts, Naomi Ellemers and Ingrid Heynderickx on a safe workplace

    ‘Social safety doesn’t mean that mistakes can’t be made – it’s about learning from them’

    Social and Organizational Psychologist Naomi Ellemers helps our university on its way towards a socially safe workplace.

  • Linda Zandt-Sloot at her company Tibo Energy in Disruptor on the TU/e campus. Photo: Bart van Overbeeke
    June 5, 2024
    Alumna Linda Zandt-Sloot, Head of Data Science at startup Tibo Energy:

    ‘I now know that I can do it on my own, but I no longer want to’

    Alumna Linda Zandt-Sloot managed to turn her challenges into her great strength and now co-runs a successful startup.

  • Fellow Ton Peijnenburg. Photo: Bart van Overbeeke
    May 29, 2024
    Ton Peijnenburg of VDL is a fellow at TU/e’s HTSC

    'I’m a great supporter of open and collaborative innovation'

    Fellow Ton Peijnenburg brings together the worlds of VDL ETG and TU/e.

  • From left to right: Paola van der Sluis, Rik Slakhorst and Jolien Strous of the TEACH team. Photo: Bart van Overbeeke
    May 16, 2024
    Series: The Faces of Challenge-Based Learning

    Help for teachers in implementing Challenge-Based Learning

    ‘The Faces of Challenge-Based Learning’ series: TEACH helps and coaches teachers in CBL education.

  • Delia Mitcan. Photo: Cindy de Koning. Click on Photo for video.
    May 1, 2024
    Delia Mitcan represents our university in Brussels

    ‘TU/e knowledge is indispensable for Europe'

  • Patrick Groothuis, Executive Board Vice President. Photo: Freekje Groenemans
    April 24, 2024

    ‘Looking together at how we spend our money smartly’

    TU/e has grown considerably in recent years and wants to continue to grow to 15,000 students in 2027. This requires additional investments…

  • The Wellbeing Signal Group. From left to right: Hind Boulgalag, Toos van Gool, Apoorva Sonawane, Tom Oomen, Idoia Cortes Garcia, Monica Zakhari, Claudia Hanegraaf, Lucas Haselhoff and Elise van Lieshout. Photo: Bart van Overbeeke
    March 27, 2024
    Wellbeing Signal Group at Mechanical Engineering:

    ‘We don’t fix personal problems, we fix the environment and culture’

  • Ingrid Heynderickx, former dean of the Department of Industrial Engineering & Innovation Sciences, is TU/e’s integrity ambassador. Photo: Bart van Overbeeke
    February 29, 2024
    Integrity ambassador Ingrid Heynderickx:

    ‘Integrity needs more attention at our university’

    Ingrid Heynderickx has been our ambassador for integrity since October 1. By the summer, she wants to have realized a single point for the…

  • Wouter Witteman demonstrates the Suweve with his grandmother Mia. Photo: Bart van Overbeeke
    February 21, 2024

    'A startup is a really fun ride that I wish for every student'

  • Eric van der Geer-Rutten-Rijswijk. Photo: Bart van Overbeeke
    February 1, 2024

    ‘I want to be the eyes and ears for TU/e’

  • President of the Executive Board Robert-Jan Smits. Photo: Fotoburo Rias Immink
    January 30, 2024

    ‘TU/e is the beating heart of Brainport’

    TU/e president Robert-Jan Smits: “Our collaboration with industrial partners moves everyone forward: researchers, students, industry and…

  • Jac van Orsouw and Kati Brock. Photo: Angeline Swinkels. Edit: Bart van Overbeeke
    January 24, 2024
    Series: the faces of Challenge-Based Learning

    DAF Trucks: challenge owner of the first hour