27 / 09 / 2017

A Day in the Life of: Sevim Aktas

Sevim Aktas is the definition of an active student. She is the president of the UT Model UN, a Stanford University Innovation Fellows candidate, a Dream Team member and, of course, a student following courses. How does she manage to fit all of this into one day? We followed her to find out.

24 / 05 / 2017

University council for dummies

The student elections for the university council are being held next week. You can cast your vote digitally for a candidate of one of the three parties: UReka, DAS and the Party of the UT. Why are you allowed to vote for these students and what does the council do? Read this beginners’ guide.

24 / 05 / 2017

Over 600 international students at AEGEE Spring Agora

Today marks the start of the 4th edition of the Spring Agora, a conference for all AEGEE members across Europe, Russia, Azerbaijan, and other countries, held this year at the University of Twente.

25 / 04 / 2017

‘Universities should be run by students’

‘Universities should be run by students.’ That is the main message of an opinion article, which was written by UT’s University Innovation Fellows (UIF) and recently published in the Dutch national newspaper FD. What makes the authors think that students are qualified to manage a large organization, such as the University of Twente?