== '''Promoting student innovation and entrepreneurship''' ==
<p style="text-align: justify;">The University of <span data-scayt_word="Twente" data-scaytid="1">Twente</span> provides everything a student may desire to pursue innovation and entrepreneurship. Starting with their first step steps on campus, the students come into contact with the vibrant activities off and on campus.</pbr>*'''Kick-In:''' Each year all freshman students kick off their academic career with a week full of activities to discover the university, the students and the city.
*'''StudentKick-associationsIn: '''Ordering booksEach year all freshman students kick off their academic career with a week full of activities to discover the university, excursions to companiesthe associations, working on high-tech technologies and even the sport you love to play is organized and managed by fellow students. Over 100 different associations on , and of campus are active in various different ways to make a more complete study lifethe city.<br>
*'''StartStudent-up and entrepreneurship eventsassociations: '''such as At the three day <span datauniversity, a wide variety of student-scayt_word="StartupLaunch" data-scaytid="11">StartupLaunch</span> weekenddriven associations can be found. Study associations facilitate ordering books, excursions to companies, represent students throughout the International Start-up Challenge university, and provide a platform for students of similar studies to meet. You can play the sport you love to play at one of the <span data-scayt_word="EntrepreneurialU" data-scaytid="12">EntrepreneurialU</span> organized each year sport associations, practice your musical and cultural hobbies at one of the culture associations, or join a student association. In total there are over 100 different associations off and on the campus of that are active in various different ways to make a more complete study life. All associations are run by students and provide the universitypossibility to partake in boards and committees. As such, they provided a great learning experience in organizing events and running organizations.<br>
*'''<span data-scayt_word="DesignLab" data-scaytid="14">DesignLab</span>''Student teams: '''''sience2design4society, At the DesignLab provides a creative ecosystem for connecting moment there are seven student teams at the science to societyuniversity partaking in international competitions. The student teams focus on building vehicles driven by alternative energy sources, robotics, drones, etc. In this space students from all fields of study work together to create all the crazy ideas they have!<br>
*'''Internationalisation DepartmentStart-up and entrepreneurship events: '''Each year they organize Such as the three day StartupLaunch weekend, the International Start-up Challenge, the two very interesting eventsday Create Tomorrow case studies, the CuriousU summer schoolUT challenge, and the PreU promoting innovation and entrepreneurship among high school students. This makes students interested in EntrepreneurialU are organized each year on the UT aware of the highly innovation-driven mindset campus of the current studentsuniversity.<br>
*'''Week of InspirationDesignLab:''' As a yearly eventScience2design4society, the Week of Inspiration is organized by DesignLab provides a creative ecosystem for connecting science to society. In this space students and is meant to broaden the knowledge areas from all fields of students. Many lectures relate study work together to real-world problems that fuel create all the innovative mindset of UT studentscrazy ideas they have!<br>
* '''Internationalisation Department: ''' Each year they organize two very interesting events, the CuriousU summer school, and the PreU promoting innovation and entrepreneurship among high school students. This makes students interested in the UT aware of the highly innovation-driven mindset of the current students.<br> *'''Week of Inspiration: ''' As a yearly event, the Week of Inspiration is organized by students and is meant to broaden the knowledge areas of students. Many lectures relate to real-world problems that fuel the innovative mindset of UT students.<br> *'''The BedrijvendagenBusiness Days Twente:''' offers Offers a vast variety of activities that give students the chance to come into contact with companies. Amongst workshops and an ambition week, they organise a yearly two day long Career Fair, that allows students to talk to company representatives about their interests, internships and job opportunities.<br> *'''TEDx and Studium Generale: ''' Offer discussion and workshop platforms with a high variety of topics for students and other interested parties. Often, expert speakers are involved in the guest lectures.
== '''Encouraging faculty innovation and entrepreneurship '''<br/> ==