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investment in collaboration with industry and government,
the program has created around 270 PhD positions in the
focal points of TU/e research. This has strengthened the
collaboration with industry, increased investment in our
research priorities and has helped compensate for reduced
government funding, which had not been anticipated in
2011.
In addition to the Impuls program, we also achieved
significant results in for instance the NWO Gravitation
programs, the Seventh Framework Program and
Horizon2020. At the same time, our international impact is
under pressure due to the rise of science and technology
in the BRIC-nations (Brazil, Russia, India and China)
and the growing demand for education that causes TU/e
scientists to spend more time on education and less time
on research.
Our performance and excellent industry collaboration have
gained international visibility. Thanks to the large number
of TU/e professors who work both at the university and
in industry, and the many collaborative publications that
result from that, the European Commission has heralded
TU/e as best practice for a ‘university as entrepreneurial
ecosystem.’ For years now, TU/e holds a leading position
in the international listing of publications with innovative
companies.
The challenges for the next few years are solidifying our
recruitment approach, to further stimulate excellence, and
to create a stronger profile of the quality and relevance of
TU/e research.
Cross-cutting themes
We have also made excellent progress in cross-cutting
themes.
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Campus 2020
The transformation of the TU/e Campus is the most
obviously visible: the MetaForum, Flux, Ceres, FOM DIFFER,
Catalyst, the Groene Loper and the two student apartment
towers Aurora and Luna have been completed and campus
infrastructure has been improved. Other buildings, such
as our main building Atlas, are in progress. The concept of
an Innovation Space is being developed: a hotspot for
prototyping, hands-on education and research for student
teams who can use the space to build and develop
projects. With these new buildings and renovation, TU/e
capacity has increased significantly, both in quantity and
quality. Even so, many buildings are already being fully
used.
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HR
The TU/e scientific staff policy, ‘Excellent people attract
excellent people: the next generation’ provides a recently
updated and future-oriented foundation for recruiting. It
will help TU/e attract driven and talented researchers, and
offer them personalized career development plans that are
based on their individual performance.
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Internationalization
Progress has been made in recruiting international students.
The TU/e ‘feel at home’ and ‘spouses initiative’ programs,
part of HR policy developments for international scientific
staff, have recently been named a best practice by the Forum
for Expatriate Management (FEM). The development of an
intercultural community on the TU/e Campus will soon start.
In the coming years, we will invest more in
internationalization, which is why this institutional plan
contains an update of our strategy regarding international
impact.
Profile
Education
Research &
University
Valorization
Science for society (2011)
Growth
Excellence
Campus 2020
Strategic Areas:
2010: 7,300 students
4 x Gravitation (2013-2014)
Construction & Renovation
Energy, Health, Smart Mobility 2020: approx. 14,000 students Strong participation
Groene Loper (2016)
in European FP7
Science for industry (2014)
Bachelor College (2012)
Focus & relevance
Digitization
Data Science
Engineer of the future
Impuls program
Information systems
High Tech Systems
Student performance
Industry partnerships
IT infrastructure
Science for science (2014)
Graduate School (2014)
Partnerships
Diversity
Complex Molecular Systems
Engineer of the future
Utrecht
Female scientific staff
Integrated Photonics Institute MSc, PDEng, PhD
4TU
(11% --> 17%)
EuroTech Universities
International scientific staff
(15% --> 20%)
Quality assurance
Valorization
Updated personnel policy
Institutional audit (2013)
Entrepreneurship
Development tracks
University Teaching
Ecosystem development
Broad evaluations
Qualification
New educational programs
Facilities
Efficancy
Automotive (2013)
Scaling up and renovating labs Low overhead
Data Science (2016)
In recent years, the following projects and achievements have helped shape the university’s strategy:
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