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<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;">The university is located in Twente, the most entrepreneurial region of the Netherlands, with approximately 140 new 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 favor 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 organizations organize 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: Here is our story

*'''Internationalisation Department:&nbsp;'''Each year they organise 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.

*'''Week of Inspiration:'''&nbsp;As a yearly event, the Week of Inspiration is organised 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 the UT students.

<p style="text-align: justify;">Research at the University of Twente is aimed to have a social and economic impact. With research institutes focused on nanotechnology, ICT, biomedical technology, technical medicine, governance & behavioural behavioral sciences, engineering, geo-information sciences , and earth observation the knowledge generation is not just at a high technical level but also impactful for society. All summarized in its motto:</p>

*'''NIKOS: '''This is a research group at the UT that focuses on innovation and entrerpeneurshipentrepreneurship. They try to bring I&E closer to the students through an entrepreneurial summer school, EntrepreneurialU, and they provide a minor for all students where they teach about innovation and entrepreneurship.

Currently, there is no technology transfer office at the University of Twente. However, the university works in a close cooperation with their partners to share their knowledge and make sure that the knowledge is translated effectively into economic activity. The university has a '''Business Development Team''' that supports researchers who are involved in taking research results to market.