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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Academic Collaborative Center for Climate & Energy Tilburg University: ‘This raises questions that we might not otherwise have asked’
A smart and socially equitable energy transition. That is the mission of the Academic Collaborative Center for Climate & Energy. This wide-ranging theme calls for a multidisciplinary approach involving a selection of civil-society partners.
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“Coming to Tilburg proved to be my best choice in life”
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. The moment then second-year student Patrick Vermeulen (51) sets eyes on Mirelle Voskes (49) at the 1992 Psychology introduction camp he’s impressed. They are both in a relationship at the time, so a romance isn’t in the cards. All they do is keep running into each other and remain friends. Until that night in 1997, when the dam burst.
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University-wide academic collaborative centers: A matter of give and take
When it comes to addressing the really major issues, collaboration involving several disciplines and societal partners is required. With that in mind, Tilburg University has established a series of university-wide ‘academic collaborative centers’ to work on themes such as Digital Health & Mental Wellbeing. This particular center has identified a wonderful mission for itself: ‘To make working on your mental health the most normal thing in the world by the year 2030.’
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“Mum, I must go. I’m in love.”
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. After the summer of 2000, Mark van de Laak (40) and Marieke van der Pol (41) started at Tilburg University as students of Business Communication and Digital Media. In TOP Week, the university’s introduction week, they were in the same group, and they have been inseparable ever since.
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A student-assessor knows what is happening among students
A student who sits in on meetings of the Executive Board. That is quite what you may call a 'challenge'. Quite a new role, too. What does this so-called student-assessor do? What is the added value? What things are discussed? How did it all go? After the summer, Lilly Schurman will pass the proverbial baton to Tijs van der Zanden.
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Law alumni Ryan and Corona together for more than 40 years: ‘For her sake, I was prepared to repeat a year’
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. Ryan van der Aa (64) and Corona Smitskam (64) met for the first time during a School introduction day in 1977. After two years of studying together, they clicked. They have now been together for more than 40 years and reminisce about their time in Tilburg.
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From first kiss at McDonalds to Italian proposal: Machiel and Chloë found love at the university
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. Machiel Hermans (29) and Chloe van Beek (28) first met at the Student for a Day program for Public Administration. They became an item in 2012 and tied the knot exactly ten years later.
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Inner motives have guided Peter Broeders’ life and career
Our alumni have some interesting careers. Where did Tilburg University alumnus Peter Broeders’ studies take him? After gaining a Bachelor’s in Econometrics at the Katholieke Hogeschool Tilburg in 1985 and a Master's degree in Business Economics at the Katholieke Universiteit Brabant in 1989, in 2022 Peter completed a Master’s degree in Theology at Tilburg University. Since 2019 he has been national director of Kerk in Nood Nederland, where he devotes himself to his fellow human beings.
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‘My Master’s year was the best year of my life’
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. Anna Shemetkova (29) came from Russia to the Netherlands to do a Master’s. Niels van den Elzen (29) was a mentor waiting in a Donald Duck outfit to help new students find their way during TOP Week.
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‘Watching Temptation Island together was a guilty pleasure’
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. Angela van de Voorde and Sten Nouwens were introduced to each other by a mutual friend during a night out at café Bolle in March 2000. They fell in love there and then.
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1963 and the genesis of the Schools of Law and Social Sciences
Preparations to establish a Law School in Tilburg, as part of the then Roman Catholic School of Economics (Katholieke Economische Hogeschool) started as early as in 1959. Within a few years, the School of Economics moved to a brand-new campus (1962) and its name was changed because of the establishment of the Schools of Social Sciences and of Law in 1963.
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Tanya supports the wellbeing of some of the most vulnerable communities
Where are our international alumni now? Where did the path from Tilburg University lead for alumna Tanya Moredo from Canada?
