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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‘When I saw her, I was happier than I had felt in a long time’
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 Café Brandpunt, their eyes met for the first time. But it was not until years later that Manon Huysmans (52) and Edwin Bakker (54) really hit it off.
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Is going on exchange good for your resume?
For students, it can be a dream come true: a period on exchange at a university abroad. And it also looks good on your resume, or does it? Christof Van Mol, sociologist and an expert in the field of academic mobility, answers the question of how useful studying abroad is for graduate job opportunities.
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Alumnus Joost Dijkstra: From digitalizing the University Library to information analyst at the Olympic Games
Our alumni have interesting careers. What have his studies in Tilburg brought alumnus Joost Dijkstra? For the love of his life, he decided to trade his job as an information analyst at the University Library for a job in Barcelona. There he worked for the Olympic Games. Joost talks about his time as a student, the jobs that followed and the dynamic working environment of the Games.