Fellow:Sevimaktas
Sevim Aktas
Advanced Technology Student
University of Twente, The Netherlands
Sevim Aktas is a University Innovation Fellow and student at the University of Twente, the Netherlands. She has a German-Turkish-Dutch background.
Her core believes are:
- Internationalisation
- Sustainability (SDGs)
- Activism and Potential of students
- Euqality
Sevim wants to show that students achievements go beyond their expectations.
Background
2016 - Initiator and Co-Manager, UT MUN
2016 - Head of Driving Strategy and Race Coordinator, Green Team Twente
2017 - University Innovation Fellow
2017 - Organisor, Global Goals Jam
2017 - Student Member, OKC Advanced Technology
2017 - DreamTeam Member, DesignLab
2018 - Coordinator, Living Smart Campus University of Twente
2019 - UReka, University Council
2017 she initiated UT MUN, University of Twente Model United Nations, together with 2 of her fellow students. With a team of 40 students, a simulation of the UN conferences was organized for around 100 delegates. Engineering and behavioral science students have been stimulated to debate about pressing High Tech Human Touch topics.
Besides, she has a been part of a student engineering team, Green Team Twente, building a Hydrogen car. May 2017 they participated in the Shell Eco-Marathon in London and won the European Championship with a consumption of 860 km/l of Hydrogen. As Head of Driving Strategy and Race Coordinator, she was responsible for data acquisition, testings, driving strategy, and coordination during the race.
At the same time, she is part of the educational committee of her study programme OKC, organising student panel meetings to give them the opportunity of providing feedback for quality education.
September 2017 she organized the Global Goals Jam, a brainstorming event that takes place in 20 different location. all over the world with the goal to find solutions to three preselected Sustainable Development Goals.
November 2017 she was launched as a University Innovation Fellow and is pursuing topics related to Entrepreneurship and keeping talent in the region. Together with UIF, the local municipality, and the startup incubator Novel-T, surveys and interviews are conducted. The final results will be presented to the City Council and Twente Top to act on regional opportunities and threats.
Since January 2018 she started working together with the Scientific Director of the Digital Society Institute and the Managing Director of the
This year, her goal is to inspire and raise awareness about sustainability and the Sustainable Development Goals of the UN. Besides, the integration of internationals is a big topic for her.
UToday Article - https://www.utoday.nl/spotlight/64523/a-day-in-the-life-of-sevim-aktas
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