Overview articles Tilburg University Magazine
Tilburg University Magazine is an online magazine about Tilburg University's education and research and the impact these have on society. The magazine connects the university with its alumni and relations from the world of business, politics, and social organizations.
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Listen to the science podcast: Work to live or live to work?
In Science Quest, the Tilburg University podcast series, scientists seek answers to questions about people and society that concern us all. From war to peace. From climate to your wallet, from care to organization and from big data to dating. Our own experts discuss the newest, funniest, and most talked-about insights from their own research (in Dutch).
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‘The proposal in Rome was like something out of a movie’
Many loves have their origins on campus, though not all of them last. Some campus couples are still together to this day. Towards the university's 100th anniversary, we collect their love stories. In 1994, Femke Manders (48) started her Business Economics studies at Tilburg University, then called Katholieke Universiteit Tilburg (KUB) in Dutch. In 1995, Jeroen van Nistelrooij (46) started in the same program. They met when they both became members of study association TOP-DOWN. They did not immediately become an item.
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Peter Essers: “As a tax specialist, if you don’t consider the people affected by the law, there’s every chance things will go wrong”
Peter Essers, Professor of Tax Law and former member of the Dutch Senate, is bidding Tilburg University farewell on March 15, 2024, to embark on his well-earned retirement. He has always combined his academic career with a wider societal role, not least that of senator. We invited him to reflect on his career.
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Aymen Achnine: ‘High-performance sport means you lose more often than you win’
Combining studies or work with a top-level sports career: the Tilburg University community boasts a lot of elite sports talent. In The Road to Paris, we share stories of these talents on their journey to the Olympic Games in 2024. Today the story of taekwondoka Aymen Achnine (22). He is a four-time Dutch Champion and is ranked 29th in the world at the moment.
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The energy transition as a social challenge: “This will only succeed if everyone sees the necessity”
At the university-wide Academic Collaborative Center for Climate & Energy, researchers from different disciplines join forces with social partners that possess knowledge about the energy sector, to look for solutions for the energy transition. Grid operators, for instance, are perfectly willing to place batteries to relieve pressure on the overburdened power grid in the Netherlands, but that’s not so simple given current regulations.
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Cultural eco-studies for more just relationships between humans and the environment
We might think we're objectively observing nature, its aesthetics, and management, but we may not be aware of the biases in terms of power, gender, culture, and colonial relationships, for example. Kate Huber specializes in multimedia cultural analysis, postcolonial studies, and transnational environmental justice. She researches how various media, such as literature, film, photography, and radio, shape our understanding of the world.
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How Ingrid van der Wacht crafted her second career at Dutch Design Week
Our alumni have interesting careers. When she was approaching 40, Alumna Ingrid van der Wacht decided to begin ‘the second part of her career’ and started with the program Communication and Information Sciences. She is now working for Dutch Design Week, where she focuses on sustainability and co-creation.
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Alumnus Mertcan chose Tilburg over the United States
Where are our international alumni now? Have they stayed, have they gone home, or have they landed somewhere else in the world? What have their studies brought them? Do they still carry Tilburg University with them? What path has former student Mertcan Akyürek traveled after he graduated from Tilburg University?
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‘We feel a bit like explorers’
Entrepreneurship entails a lot of positive things. Alumnus Martijn Ildiz knows all about it. For ten years now, he has been running his own business, IM Efficiency, producing solar panels for trucks and trailers. Things are moving in the right direction, but not without Martijn having learnt some important lessons the hard way.
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Fussy
Comedian, writer, poet, grand artist and alumnus Frank van Pamelen reflects on the societal impact of climate change.
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When is a company genuinely sustainable?
Many companies boast a Corporate Social Responsibility profile, but how can we be sure these are not just words? Business Economist Bart Dierynck studies how companies measure their sustainability, how they report their findings, and what role accountants play in this process.
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Five tips for sustainable entrepreneurship
Wouter Scheepens has been active for the past 25 years in the field of sustainable entrepreneurship. He is a founding partner of consultancy agency Steward Redqueen. With his mission of “making business work for society”, Wouter advises financial institutions and multinationals but also non-profit organizations. Based on his practical experience, Wouter has five tips for commissioners, directors, and board members on the subject of sustainable entrepreneurship.