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Just Ask: What questions do you have about the labor market?
20th March 2024The labor market is uncertain and in constant flux. With so much expertise at our disposal, we're introducing a new series: Just Ask. Here, everyone has the chance to ask a question about a societal issue. This time, the focus is on the labor market and talent development.
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Give your opinion on student housing
18th March 2024Tilburg University places great importance on student housing due to the persistent high demand. Fortunately, both the Dutch government and many housing corporations are prepared to expand their capacity for accommodating students in the future.
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New student organization FUST aims to represent all students in Tilburg
14th March 2024With a dynamic trio at its helm, Taylan Mete, Nikola Novoselec, and Thijs Jansen, FUST (Federal Union Students Tilburg) is a new force emerging to champion the rights and well-being of students from all walks of academic life.
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Student-entrepreneurs connect with investors during IQONIC’s Demo Day
14th July 2023In June, IQONIC organized a Demo Day whereby five student start-ups pitched their enterprise before investors. With events like Demo Day, IQONIC wants to prepare start-ups for finding investors in the future. The event concluded a program lasting several months, in which they did workshops and attended feedback sessions to prepare them for the investment pitch.
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Removal of bikes from the campus
14th July 2023Starting July 22, unused, derelict and wrongly parked bikes will be removed from the entire campus, including all bicycle parking facilities.
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Dutch universities to take different approach to rankings
11th July 2023The Dutch universities will take a more critical stance towards global university ranking. These so-called league tables have methodological shortcomings and their assessment of the research achievements of universities is too one-sided, being merely based on the number of publications and citations. This is at odds with the Recognition & Rewards program, through which Dutch universities emphasize quality rather than quantity. This is the conclusion of an expert group advising the Board of Universities of the Netherlands (UNL).
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Marga Klompé educational building: Highest point reached
11th July 2023On Monday, July 10, 2023, the highest point was reached in the construction of the new Marga Klompé educational building. An important milestone! The educational building is being constructed by BAM Bouw en Techniek using circular construction materials. Tilburg University is very ambitious with respect to sustainability and is taking another big step forward with this building.
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In Memoriam Liz Nabankema
05th July 2023On Monday we received the sad news that our Global Law Bachelor student Liz Nabankema passed away suddenly, by a natural cause of death, at the age of 33.
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Enactus Tilburg reaches 3rd place in The Enactus Netherlands National Exposition 2023
04th July 2023On June 9, The Enactus Netherlands National Exposition 2023 was held at the Mediaplaza Jaarbeurs in Utrecht. Enactus Tilburg reached 3rd place during the Finals with their project Hobbee.
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European Universities Alliance ENGAGE.EU receives follow-up grant
03rd July 2023The European Commission has announced that ENGAGE.EU is to receive a follow-up grant to the amount of € 14.4 million for further elaborating the mobility and collaboration among the nine participating European universities. The Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture, and Science supports Tilburg University’s efforts with an additional € 1 million.
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Deprez building central place for entrepreneurship after the summer
30th June 2023Tilburg University is busy renovating Deprez building in Spoorzone in the Tilburg city center. From the start of the academic year 2023-2024, the building, which used to accommodate MindLabs, will be a central place for entrepreneurship.
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'ENGAGE.EU made me even more ready for the next step in my career'
29th June 2023The first challenge week of ENGAGE.EU, July last year, yielded valuable results on several fronts. For Tilburg University, for the Dutch municipality of Tilburg and most of all for student Chiara Scalia. "ENGAGE.EU brought me the life lessons I need for my professional career," she says.
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Top floor of library closed on July 4 between 07:00 and 12:00 hrs.
28th June 2023On Tuesday, July 4, 2023, the top floor (floor 2) of the library will be closed in the morning because solar panels will be installed on the roof.
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New vending machines for hot and cold drinks and snacks on campus
27th June 2023A new tender is underway for vending machines for hot and cold drinks and snacks on the Tilburg University campus. On July 1, 2023, new vending machines will be installed in public spaces and in offices on the campus. This means that a few things will change for students and staff.
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The Restaurant is closed for technical maintenance this summer
26th June 2023The Restaurant is closed for technical maintenance this summer, starting July 3. It will reopen its doors on Monday, August 28. In the meantime, you can use the catering facilities in CUBE.
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No food in the Library from July 1, 2023
26th June 2023From Saturday, July 1, 2023, no food may be taken into the Library. This decision has been taken because of nuisance caused by mice and damage to equipment and furniture. Only lidded water bottles are allowed in the Library.
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IQONIC Demo Day & BBQ
23rd June 2023On June 15, IQONIC organized the first Demo Day as well as the annual BBQ at the Faculty Club.
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Thesis Award for research on cultural omnivores: “Cultural taste says a lot about your social position”
23rd June 2023Master’s student of Sociology Romy Oomens has won the Mens & Maatschappij Master’s Thesis Award with her study of the phenomenon of ‘cultural omnivorism’. Her study will be published in the academic journal of the same name. Romy investigated whether educational level and intergenerational mobility cause people to develop a more exclusive or, on the contrary, a broader cultural taste.