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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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Anke Liefbroer (TST) is Teacher of the Year 2023
04th September 2023Anke Liefbroer was named Tilburg University's Teach of the Year 2023 during the Opening of the Academic Year. Anke teaches the courses Sociology & Psychology of Religion, and Pastoral Care & Psychopathology at our theological faculty (TST).
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Suuz van Bommel and Joost Lamers on Connected, Curious, Caring, and Courageous: "The core values have the potential to speak to people"
04th September 2023The 2027 Strategy lists four core values the university aspires to make good on. Is it succeeding? At the end of their one-year term in participation, the outgoing chairs of student parties SAM and Fractie Front share their appraisal. “The core values can be used to shape ideas and input for the organization.”
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Amazing summer achievements by excelling Tilburg University athletes
01st September 2023A number of our students and employees have dual careers in the field of elite sports. In addition to their work or studies, they accomplished great achievements this summer.
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ENGAGE.EU Expedition at UNWE in SOFIA
31st August 2023In October, our Bulgarian partner UNWE (University of National and World Economy) organizes a new and inspiring Expedition. In this Expedition, students from within the ENGAGE Alliance join forces to address challenges addressing issues regarding the theme Sustainable cities.
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Immigration coordinator Cathelijn Peeters wins gold at World Athletics Championships
28th August 2023What an extraordinary achievement by immigration coordinator Cathelijn Peeters last Sunday, August 27! As one of the four Dutch relay runners, she has won gold at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest on the 4x400 meters relay.
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Digitalization and its ramifications require more academic knowledge
18th August 2023Digitalization affects people and society and has even changed us. Collecting and processing large information files benefit society, but it also has its downsides, for instance, for security, privacy, and the climate. And yet our society is insufficiently equipped for these rapid developments. The theme of the Opening of the Academic Year in Tilburg is digitalization. Dean Boudewijn Haverkort of the Tilburg School of Humanities and Digital Sciences explains what is possible thanks to digitalization, what we should be doing to control it, and what could be the university’s role.
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Meet the Entrepreneur: Casper Looman
16th August 2023In this monthly Q&A series, we shine a spotlight on the inspiring (student) entrepreneurs who form the backbone of the IQONIC community. We present them a number of thought-provoking questions and ask them to reveal fun facts about themselves and their businesses. These stories serve as a source of inspiration for others and showcase the diverse entrepreneurial culture that IQONIC nurtures. This month we would like to introduce you to Casper Looman!
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Farewell to Eric van Damme: Ministerial policy is too political and lacks sufficient scientific basis
16th August 2023In a time-honored tradition, Eric van Damme, Professor of Economics, rounded off his academic career with a lecture that, in addition to family and friends, was attended by an unprecedented cortege of 50 professors. This speaks volumes about Van Damme’s academic network and the mark he has made as a researcher in a key area of microeconomics: game theory.
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No train traffic to and from Tilburg for five days
09th August 2023From August 14 to 18, there will be no trains to and from Tilburg for five days. There will also be no trains at Tilburg University station during that time.
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Tilburg University Challenge: The winners
03rd August 2023Sven Correia (Bachelor’s student of Entrepreneurship and Business Innovation) produces tofu from soybeans grown in the Netherlands. His fellow students Krzysztof (Chris) Trzebinski and Jakub Janczak own a sustainable clothing brand. These students won prizes in the Tilburg University Challenge. What did they learn in this annual competition?
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Obituary: Professor Emeritus Fred van Iersel (1954-2023)
01st August 2023On Thursday, July 27, 2023, Professor Emeritus by special appointment Fred van Iersel passed away. We have lost a special colleague, someone with great commitment to the university and the Catholic community of faith, and an engaged professor with attention for social and international political issues.
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Let there be sun: Solar panels on the Library’s roof
18th July 2023Sustainability is structurally embedded in our business operations. We want to be courageous, take responsibility, and set the example on our campus. We therefore reduce our carbon footprint as much as we can and actively contribute to solutions. For instance on the roof of the University Library.
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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).