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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Smartwatch detects cardiac arrest, but … “I’d rather not wear it to bed”
In 2022, the Hartstichting (heart foundation) donated EUR 1.9 million towards developing a smartwatch that can both detect when its wearer is going into cardiac arrest and efficiently call in assistance. For Tilburg University, Marijn Eversdijk studies the psychological impact and ethical aspects of this new technology.
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'Being taught by the most prominent professionals is an extremely valuable experience for me'
Ridwan Oloyede (32) combines entrepreneurship with a Master’s in Law & Technology at Tilburg University. The Tilburg University Fund Foundation contributes financially to his education. He started the program online in his home country, Nigeria, but he consciously decided to come to Tilburg to attend in person five months ago. “Here I am taught by the most prominent professionals in my field. Talking to them in person, and studying in a nice city like Tilburg make this program an extremely valuable experience for me.”
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Loes and Carel have been together for more than 50 years
Carel Janssen (85) and Loes van Eck (80) both studied at the Tilburg Catholic Academy, as Tilburg University was called in 1964. They knew each other by sight and were both members of the mensa committee. Romance blossomed during one particularly enjoyable Boxing Day party. Now, 58 years on, they tell about their college days and what followed.
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Listen to the science podcast about child influencers
In our podcast Science Quest, our in-house experts discuss the latest, funniest and most talked-about insights from their own research. In this episode, we look at child influencers: innocent role model or harmful phenomenon?
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Listen to our science quest podcast about robots and artificial intelligence
In our podcast Science Quest, our in-house experts discuss the latest, greatest and most talked-about insights from their own research. This time it's about robotization and artificial intelligence. Where are you already encountering robots? How do algorithms work for and against us? And should we actually be afraid of robots?
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A master's degree in Tilburg opened doors for Cynthia Gabriela Diaz Quevedo
Our alumni have interesting careers. Take Cynthia Gabriela Diaz Quevedo from Bolivia: she decided to pursue an academic career and faced some challenges along the way. Cynthia on her student days, her decision to pursue a PhD, her drive, and her success.
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“I was 18 and pregnant. The university was in shock.”
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. For example, the story of Wil Maas and Isje Maas-Villanueva.
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Listen to our science quest podcast about apologies
In our podcast Science Quest, our in-house experts discuss the latest, greatest and most talked-about insights from their own research. In this episode, we look at excuses. What makes or cracks good excuses? And how effective are government and corporate apologies?
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Ammar Maleki: “For me, democracy is more than just an academic subject”
Ammar Maleki lectures in Comparative Politics at Tilburg University. His teaching is not only based on theoretical knowledge, but also his lived experiences. Ammar never saw his father during the last twelve years of his life because they were both fighting for democracy in Iran. “My students wrote that my story had moved them and made democracy feel tangible.”
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Paul Frissen in farewell address: accept imperfection of world and society
When the political desire for perfectibility aims for cohesion in the world through state intervention, that desire becomes a dangerous thing, argues Professor of Public Administration Paul Frissen in his farewell address. We would do better to see and acknowledge the fallibility of the world, and a little more modesty and a little less superiority thinking could help us with that.
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Connectedness provides positive impact on patient wellbeing
The ideas that inspired Martinus Cobbenhagen when he established Tilburg University 95 years ago are still at the basis of our university today. We learn to better understand society by being consciously and actively involved in it. A case in point is the long-term collaboration with the Elizabeth Tweesteden hospital (ETZ) in Tilburg.
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Tilburg University, 95 years interwoven with society
Tilburg University celebrates its 95th anniversary this year: a moment to celebrate and look back, but also to look ahead to our centenary in 2027. With a new strategy and new ambitions, based on time-honored core values in a new format: Curious, Caring, Connected, and Courageous.
