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𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗴𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗮 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗴𝘂𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗿? We posed this question to the 2025 Educators of the Year from our four technical universities, and their responses are as inspiring as they are diverse. Across disciplines, faculties and institutions, their letters share a common thread: teaching is still very much a human endeavour. For these celebrated educators, their profession is about curiosity, connection, and creating space for students to grow. From embracing uncertainty, to nurturing enthusiasm, to finding joy in everyday learning moments, their reflections offer valuable encouragement for anyone beginning their journey in academia. They also remind us how much strong education matters for those who will shape tomorrow’s technology. Meet the 4TU Educators of the Year 2025 and read their 𝙇𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙖 𝙛𝙪𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙜𝙪𝙚 Anneke Valk 🍀(WUR), Bas Flipsen (TU Delft), Janneke Alers (UT), Loe Schlicher (TU/e). 🔗 Read their full letters: 👉 English: https://edu.nl/tjbby 👉 Nederlands: https://edu.nl/hcr3d

🔧🌱 𝟰𝗧𝗨 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗸𝗼𝗺𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗸𝗼𝗼𝗿𝗱 ‘𝘈𝘢𝘯 𝘥𝘦 𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘨’. De voorgestelde koers sluit aan bij onze inzet voor sterk techniekonderwijs, meer technisch talent en robuuste investeringen in onderzoek en innovatie. Met TU Delft, Technische Universiteit Eindhoven, University of Twente en Wageningen University & Research staan we klaar om samen met het nieuwe kabinet te bouwen aan oplossingen voor de maatschappelijke opgaven van morgen. Lees de volledige 4TU reactie op: https://edu.nl/cb8rj 𝘧𝘰𝘵𝘰: 𝘑𝘪𝘵𝘴𝘬𝘦 𝘕𝘢𝘱

🌟 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟰𝗧𝗨.𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗱! The 4TU.Design United Research School is a joint initiative to deliver high-quality PhD-level education and cultivate a vibrant, collaborative community of design researchers across the Netherlands.   Last week, the pilot course 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 kicked off in Utrecht with nineteen participating PhD and EngD candidate. Six lecturers across the 4TU’s will introduce them to the Research through Design method. They will be challenged to frame their research but also reflect on the broader use and implications of the methodology over the course of 5 course days.   Stephan Wensveen guided them through the first day by explaining basic principles of RtD. Teams were formed among the participants, and the first assignment was completed: an exercise around peeling apples following a design brief.

Great to see 4TU.NIRICT hosting the PhD School on Emerging Computing Paradigms. Don’t miss the opportunity to join! 🔗 Register before 25 February 2026 #PhDSchool #EmergingTech #SustainableTech

On January 26, 4TU.Federation attended the Kennis- en Innovatieagenda Sleuteltechnologieën (KIA ST) event at NEMO, where the ten action agendas for the National Technology Strategy (NTS) were officially launched. 🚀 𝟰𝗧𝗨+, the academic engineering domain, comprising the four Dutch technical universities TU Delft, TU/e, University of Twente, Wageningen University & Research and the Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, played an active role in shaping these agendas and contributed to discussions on priorities, governance and next steps. 💡 The action agendas translate the Netherlands’ 2035 ambitions into 53 large-scale public–private innovation programmes, representing over €14 billion in investments. The Chair of 4TU, Sjoukje Heimovaara, joined the Minister of Economic Affairs and representatives of NWO (Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek), TNO, Netherlands Academy of Engineering and the industry on stage to mark the official launch. “𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘕𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘛𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺 𝘚𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘨𝘺 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨-𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘮 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘕𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴’ 𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘵𝘺. 𝘈𝘴 4𝘛𝘜, 𝘸𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘦 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴, 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘴.” — Marjolein Dohmen-Janssen, Secretary of the 4TU.Federation In the coming months, 4TU+ will continue to contribute to the coordination and further development of the innovation programmes linked to the NTS. 👉 Read more about the event: https://lnkd.in/eNCy9Zat

📣 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘂𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀 Climate change and growing pressure on freshwater resources are putting food systems under strain. Addressing these challenges requires close collaboration between research, industry and public partners. Within 4TU.Federation researchers are building a consortium to develop a digital platform for Dutch food supply chains. 🌾 By integrating multi-stakeholder data, the platform will support monitoring, anticipation and response to climate-related risks, strengthening the resilience and sustainability of the agri-food chain. 𝗪𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗶𝘃𝗲-𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲, 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝗪𝗢 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗲𝗳 𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱–𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲. Partners will help shape the project and gain early insights into data-driven solutions for food system resilience. ✨ Are you interested in contributing or learning more? 📩 Contact Ahmadreza Marandi (a.marandi@tue.nl) This is your chance to help build a sustainable food supply chain and gain valuable insights to help keep your business healthy. George van Voorn | Remco Dijkman | Davoud Hosseinnezhad | Nienke D. Nijenhuis

𝗘𝗲𝗻 𝗻𝗶𝗲𝘂𝘄𝗲 𝗸𝗼𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘃𝗼𝗼𝗿 𝟰𝗧𝗨 𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗵𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝟮𝟬𝟯𝟬 🚀 Met de start van 2026 delen we de nieuwe strategie voor 2030: 𝟰𝗧𝗨.𝟰𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘁𝘆. Een koers die voortbouwt op wat we samen in 2025 hebben bereikt én richting geeft aan hoe we als federatie onze maatschappelijke impact verder vergroten, in onderwijs, onderzoek en innovatie. ✨ 2025 stond in het teken van verdieping en samenwerking. Samen met onze community scherpten we onze rol binnen het techniekdomein aan en werkten we aan initiatieven die bijdragen aan grote maatschappelijke opgaven. 🌱 2026 markeert daarin een overgangsjaar, waarin we de basis leggen voor de volgende fase. In een interview blikt secretaris Marjolein Dohmen-Janssen terug op het afgelopen jaar en kijkt zij vooruit naar de ambities en keuzes die zijn vastgelegd in de strategie. 👉 Lees het interview en ontdek hoe 4TU samen werkt aan de toekomst: https://lnkd.in/epxM6Vg3 👉 Naar de nieuwe strategie: https://edu.nl/u9cq4 Samen zetten we dit jaar de volgende stap richting 2030. 𝗩𝗶𝗻𝗼𝗱 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗮𝗺 | Koen Janssen | Lilian Halsema | Sjoukje Heimovaara | Rianne Pas | Eva van Kooten | Chris Rouwenhorst | Pieter Munster | Claire Hoencamp

𝗧𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟰𝗧𝗨.𝗙𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗮𝗿𝗲𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗼𝗳 Tim van der Hagen Throughout his time as Rector Magnificus and President of TU Delft, Tim actively shaped the development of 4TU and its predecessors. He experienced the emergence of 3TU and later 4TU from the very beginning. Over the years, he helped build the federation into a strong and trusted collaboration between the four Dutch technical universities. 🌱 From his positions as Director of the 𝘛𝘜 𝘋𝘦𝘭𝘧𝘵 𝘙𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳 𝘐𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘵𝘦 and Dean of 𝘈𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘥 𝘚𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴 to his roles within the 4TU Daily Board, General Board and Research Board, Tim consistently championed cooperation. With energy, openness and a strong overview of the whole, he brought people together and helped strengthen shared ambitions in research, education and innovation. “𝘛𝘪𝘮 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘣𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 𝘢 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘥𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢 𝘥𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘧 𝘪𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯. 𝘏𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘪𝘨𝘨𝘦𝘳 𝘱𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘴 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘨𝘰𝘢𝘭𝘴. 𝘏𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘶𝘦 𝘵𝘰 4𝘛𝘜,” — Marjolein Dohmen-Janssen, Secretary of the 4TU.Federation 𝗪𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝗧𝗶𝗺 𝘃𝗮𝗻 𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗛𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻. We wish him all the best in the next chapter and look forward to the continued impact of the work he helped set in motion. ✨

We kijken met plezier terug op een jaar vol samenwerking, impact en kennisdeling. Fijne feestdagen en tot in het nieuwe jaar! ✨🎄 Marjolein Dohmen-Janssen | Sandra Nienhuis

𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 | 𝘛𝘦𝘢𝘮 𝘊𝘈𝘚𝘈 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘯 & 𝘕𝘰𝘸 What started as a student ambition became a bold housing concept that challenges the market to rethink sustainable living. 🚀 The mission: constructing a sustainable apartment building. 👉 The result: a housing concept that challenges the market to think differently. Founder Antoine Post was clear from the start: “𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘢𝘭 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥 𝘢 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥 𝘢 𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘵”. At CASA 1.0, the advanced control system drew the most attention from visiting companies. They didn't just admire it, they asked: “𝘊𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘪𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘳 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘴?” 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: https://edu.nl/pver8 In the series "𝘛𝘦𝘢𝘮 𝘊𝘢𝘱𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘯 & 𝘕𝘰𝘸," we speak with both former and current team managers of student teams within the 4TU.Federation. Each year, students from the four technical universities prove their innovative strengths in various student teams. 📷 Bart van Overbeeke Mihnea Mateescu | Marjolein Dohmen-Janssen | Roelyn Van der Hoek | Linda Bak