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= Campus Overview =
<p style="text-align: justify;">[[File:UTOverview2.jpg]]</p><p style="text-align: justify;">The University of Twente is a university located in Europe in the city Enschede, of the Netherlands. Founded in 1961 it now holds an approximate of 10.000 students. Originating as a technical university its motto “High Tech, Human Touch” describes how the university connects cutting edge technologies with society.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Being the only university in the country having a campus, the university is located in Twente, the most entrepreneurial region of the Netherlands, with approximately 140 new startups start-ups in the region every year. With a Science and Business park across the road and lots of I&E resources the University of Twente has a lot to offer to those willing to create a business.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">In the past couple of years the University of Twente already went through some educational changes in favour of innovation and entrepreneurship. Its new Twents Education Model (T.E.M.) revolves around a multidisciplinary, project-based approach. One of the big strengths of the university is its student driven activism, where student driven organisations organise and arrange all sorts of things for their fellow students.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">The University of Twente is part of the University Innovations Fellows program since Fall 2016. It is the first university in the Netherlands and Europe participating in the program.</p>
"High Tech Human Touch Twente" on the Map:
*'''Student-associations: '''Ordering books, excursions to companies, 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 life.
*'''Startup Start-up and entrepreneurship events: '''such as the three day <span data-scayt_word="StartupLaunch" data-scaytid="11">StartupLaunch</span> weekend, the International Startup Start-up Challenge and the <span data-scayt_word="EntrepreneurialU" data-scaytid="12">EntrepreneurialU</span> organized each year at on the campus of the university.
*'''<span data-scayt_word="DesignLab" data-scaytid="14">DesignLab</span>'': '''''sience2design4society, the DesignLab provides a creative ecosystem for connecting the science to society. In this space students from all fields of study work together to create all the crazy ideas they have!
== '''Engaging with regional and local economic development efforts '''<br/> ==
<p style="text-align: justify;">The region <span data-scayt_word="Twente" data-scaytid="1">Twente</span> but also independent organizations are able to provide startups start-ups with the necessary economical support. All of these are readily available for students, a few of them are even specifically aimed at entrepreneurial students.</p>
*'''Dutch Student Investment Fund:''' An organization run by students in the European Union that helps to turn ideas into reality. The <span data-scayt_word="DSIF" data-scaytid="47">DSIF</span> provides help with your idea, prototyping, financing and finding customers
*'''Young Technology Awards: '''An event run by the <span data-scayt_word="Twente" data-scaytid="62">Twente</span> region to place start-ups in the national spotlight.