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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How Ingrid van der Wacht crafted her second career at Dutch Design Week
Our alumni have interesting careers. When she was approaching 40, Alumna Ingrid van der Wacht decided to begin ‘the second part of her career’ and started with the program Communication and Information Sciences. She is now working for Dutch Design Week, where she focuses on sustainability and co-creation.
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Alumnus Mertcan chose Tilburg over the United States
Where are our international alumni now? Have they stayed, have they gone home, or have they landed somewhere else in the world? What have their studies brought them? Do they still carry Tilburg University with them? What path has former student Mertcan Akyürek traveled after he graduated from Tilburg University?
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‘We feel a bit like explorers’
Entrepreneurship entails a lot of positive things. Alumnus Martijn Ildiz knows all about it. For ten years now, he has been running his own business, IM Efficiency, producing solar panels for trucks and trailers. Things are moving in the right direction, but not without Martijn having learnt some important lessons the hard way.