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Lego League

Het Sportcentrum is zaterdag 26 januari het decor van de First Lego League Benelux finale. Tijdens deze eindstrijd worden jongeren tussen de negen en veertien jaar uitgedaagd om de maatschappelijke rol van techniek en technologie te onderzoeken aan de hand van verschillende opdrachten. Een jury beoordeelt de deelnemende teams, die uit maximaal tien kinderen mogen bestaan, op vier onderdelen: een robotwedstrijd, het robotontwerp, de presentatie van het eigen onderzoek en teamwork. De finale is van elf tot vier uur gratis toegankelijk voor het publiek. Het team dat op alle onderdelen het beste scoort, ontvangt de Champion's Award. De Stichting Techniekpromotie coördineert de First Lego League Benelux. Meer informatie: www.firstlegoleague.org.
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Hoe staan de zaken?

Geatse MeesterFoto: Gijs van Ouwerkerk Bedrijf: Better.be, Transportcentrum 10, Enschede, www.betterbe.comOpgericht in: 1999Door: Geatse Meester, Theo Balijon, Stef Norden, Kees Koolen en Kai TrouwborstCore business: Beter zijn: internettechnologie om bedrijven `beter' te makenPersoneel: 23 `Het bedrijfsresultaat van onze klanten moet omhoog en dat doen we door het effectief toepassen van interne
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Ecumenical service

An ecumenical service will take place on Sunday January 20 at the University of Twente to mark the 100th anniversary of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. Professor Anne van der Meiden will lead the service, and the theme of `spoken language and language of faith' will be addressed. The main language of this service will be several variants of Low Saxon, namely Twents and Westphalian-Plattduuts. Peter Laport will direct the choir. For children 8 years of age and younger, nursery services are available. Native speakers and non-native speakers are welcome to attend.
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Cheese, very important to the Dutch

It is difficult to ignore the importance of cheese in the Dutch way of life. Dutch cheese is one of the gustatory pleasures not to be missed. Though Edam and Gouda are famous around the world, they are just the tip of the iceberg compared with the variety of cheeses that the Dutch have to offer.
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Personalized jewelry

Women often whine, `I love to shop, but often get frustrated trying to get something, which perfectly matches my outfit. Sometimes the color is not the right shade, the chain is too short or it is just not my type.' Does this sound familiar? Then a visit to Bido Kralen and Sieraden may be the panacea for all your accessory shopping needs. This shop in the heart of Enschede stocks beads from all ov
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Integration policy: a muddled business

The history of the Dutch integration policy is characterized by muddling through without learning from previous mistakes. Critical reflection was and still is missing. According to Peter Scholten, this is a task for science. He will receive his doctorate degree on Friday January 18 from the chair of Social Risks and Safety at the faculty of Business, Public Administration and Technology.
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UT merges with ITC

The University of Twente (UT) will gain a sixth faculty as of January 1, 2010. The International Institute of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (ITC) will be integrated with the UT as a so-called faculty sui generis, unique for its kind, but with the same authority as the other five faculties. The boards of both institutes have made this intention clear. The Supervisory Board of the UT, the University Council and the Business Council of the ITC have yet to agree with the decision.
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`This is discrimination'

The Technological Universities of Twente and Eindhoven are discriminating students and PhD-students from Iran by not allowing them to enroll. This is what Bozorgmehr Ziaran, the Iranian ambassador in the Netherlands, says in an interview with this paper. He thinks that all Dutch universities will get a very bad reputation in Iran if the exclusion remains in force. Ziaran says he is in discussion on the matter with the Dutch authorities and has good hopes that the measure will be reversed.
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Click on it!

This website link in English provides foreigners, visitors and the Dutch with valuable information about the regional area. Did you know that Enschede's underground parking lot is the largest in the Netherlands? On Market Days in Enschede, and certainly on Saturdays, the underground is often full to capacity. There is space for `1,700 cars and 1,100 bicycles,' according to the website.
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Studenten in de kou

De bewoners van studentenhuis Coco Loretta aan de Langestraat in de Enschedese binnenstad kwamen vlak voor de kerstvakantie letterlijk in de kou te staan, nadat gas en elektriciteit werden afgesloten: hun huisbaas betaalde de rekeningen niet meer. De studenten logeren bij vrienden en familie, wachtend op betere tijden.
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Five libraries in Enschede

Books are a man's best friend. But in a foreign land, it becomes difficult to lay your hands on a book, which is in your native language. Luckily for UT students, local libraries are just around the corner. There are five libraries in Enschede, but the largest supplier of foreign titles is the Centrale Bibliotheek (Central Library), located in the center of Enschede on the Pijpenstraat 15-just acr
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Alles van Alice

Als wiskundige werd Lewis Carroll (pseudoniem van Charles Ludwidge Dodgson), veel minder bekend dan als auteur van Alice in Wonderland (1865). Toen EWI-docent Henri Ruizenaar tijdens zijn studie wiskunde in Leiden op een paar vertalingen van zijn vakgenoot stuitte, besloot hij een verzameling op te bouwen.
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