Eindhoven University of Technology
The Eindhoven University of Technology is a university of technology located in Eindhoven, Netherlands. Its motto is Mens agitat molem (The mind brings matter into motion). The university was the second of its kind in the Netherlands, only Delft University of Technology existed previously. Until mid-1980 it was known as the Technische Hogeschool Eindhoven (abbr. THE). In 2011 QS World University Rankings placed Eindhoven at 146th internationally, but 61st globally for Engineering & IT. Furthermore, in 2011 Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) rankings, TU/e was placed at the 52-75 bucket internationally in Engineering/Technology and Computer Science (ENG) category and at 34th place internationally in the Computer Science subject field.
Overview
The full electric Formula Student car developed and built by 60 students of the Eindhoven University of Technology
List of rectores magnifici of the Eindhoven University of Technology
The Eindhoven University of Technology was founded as the Technische Hogeschool Eindhoven (THE) on 23 June 1956 by the Dutch government. It was the second institute of its kind in the Netherlands, preceded only by the Delft University of Technology. It is located on its own campus in the center of Eindhoven, just north of the central station. It is currently home to about 240 professors, 7200 students, 250 PDEng-students, 600 Ph.D. students, 200 post-doc students and 3000 regular employees. It supports about 100 student associations and 15 alumni associations. Yearly, the Eindhoven University of Technology produces almost 3000 scientific publications, 140 PhD-awards, and 40 patents.The Eindhoven University of Technology is main participant in the technological top institutes DPI and M2i. One of its former students is Gerard Kleisterlee, a former CEO of Philips.The university is in an area where several companies active in technology are doing their research, like Philips, ASML and DAF. The university maintains close contacts with most of these companies.As of 29 April 2005, Prof.dr.ir. C.J. van Duijn has the position of rector magnificus.In 2006, the university celebrated its 50th birthday.In a 2003 European Commission report, TU/e was ranked as 3rd among European research universities (after Cambridge and Oxford, at equality with TU Munich and thus making it the highest ranked Technical University in Europe), based on the impact of its scientific research. In 'The Times Higher Education Supplement World University Ranking 2005'. it was ranked 74th among world universities, and 67th in 2006.The university operates several international cooperations with other universities all over the world; the Brain Bridge with Zhejiang University, People's Republic of China, is an example of such a cooperation. Also, the university maintains partnerships with several Dutch universities and announced a "preferred partnership" with the Universiteit Utrecht on 3 January 2011.
Strategic Vision 2020
On 3 January 2011, ir. Arno Peels presented the university's strategic vision document for the period up to 2020, the "Strategic Plan 2020". Despite the economic crisis and the budget cutbacks announced by the Dutch government for the period up to 2014, the university has set itself an ambitious strategic vision for the period up to 2020. This vision includes establishing a University College to foster both in-depth and wide-interest, society-interest driven education for upcoming engineers; establishing a combined Graduate School to manage the graduate programs; an increase of the student body by 50 percent; a 50 percent increase in the number of annual Ph.D graduations; an increase of knowledge valorisation to a campus-wide score of 4.2; increasing the international position of the university to within the top-100 universities; and increasing the embedding of the university within the city and the Brainport region by transforming the campus into a high-grade science park with laboratories, housing facilities for 700 students and researchers and supporting facilities. Particularly the science park of the vision is costly, with an expected 700 million euro investment in the campus needed for realization of the plan.
Organization
The Eindhoven University of Technology is a public university of the Netherlands. As such its general structure and management is determined by the Wet op het Hoger Onderwijs en Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek (English: Law on Higher Education and Scientific Research). Between that law and the statutes of the university itself, the management of the university is organized according to the following chart:
Organization chart of the TU/e management
Executive college
The day-to-day running of the university is in the hands of the Executive College (Dutch: College van Bestuur). The College provides oversight for the departments, the service organizations and the Innovation Lab, plus the local activities of the Stan Ackermans Institute. The College consists of three people, plus a secretary:
- The chairman
- The chairman is the chairman of the college and the main face of the university to the outside world. Technically almost anybody can be chairman, as long as they have plenty of management experience. Over the last few years the post has been held by people from outside the university, chosen from industry top levels, in order to strengthen the ties between the university and industrial partners. The current chairman is dr.ir. Arno Peels, who was chairman of the board and CEO of Thales Nederland before being appointed chairman.
- The rector magnificus
- The rector magnificus is the one member of the College whose membership is mandated by law. The law allows the university to appoint a rector in any way, but the university statutes determine that the rector magnificus must be an active professor at the university (and must have been that before being appointed rector); in practice the rector is always a former department dean. The rector is the voice of the academic staff in the College and guards the academic interests of the university in the College. The current rector magnificus is Hans van Duijn.
- The third member
- The third member is a "tie-breaker" member of the College. The post is open to anybody (but generally not filled by an academic staff member). The current third member is Jo van Ham.
- The secretary
- The secretary is not a member of the College but a university functionary who does secretarial work for the College: he keeps the minutes and the records, plus takes care of the communication between the College and the university (posting announcements and so on). The College secretary is usually the secretary for the entire university. The current secretary is Harry Roumen.
Oversight of the executive college
There are two bodies that provide oversight over the Executive College:- The Oversight Board is an external board of five people appointed by the Minister of Education (one member is appointed at the suggestion of the University Council). The Board provides external oversight of the running of the university, including changing of the statutes, the budget and other management decisions.
- The University Council is a council of 18 people, half of whom are elected from the university staff (academic and otherwise) and half from the student body. The University Council is informed of the running of the university by the College at least twice a year and may advise the College as it sees fit. It guards against discrimination within the university. And the council must agree to changes in the management structure. The Council membership is open to all students and personnel, except those persons who are in the Oversight Board, the Executive College or who are the University Secretary.
Departments and service organizations
Most of the work at the university is done in the departments and the service organizations.- The departments take care of most of the research and education at the university; each one is run by its professors, headed by the dean. The deans are all members of the executive deliberation meeting, which is a regular meeting of the deans and the rector.
- The service organizations provide services to the inhabitants of the university campus. Examples of these organizations include the housing organization, the ICT organization and the Communication Expertise Center (which does external communications, including to the press). Each service organization is headed by an organization head.
TU/e Holding B.V.
Over the past two decades, the TU/e has increasingly developed commercial interests and off-campus ties. These include commercial agreements and contracts directly between the university and external companies, but also interests in spinoff companies. In order to manage these kinds of contractual obligations the university started the TU/e Holding B.V. in 1997. The Holding is a limited company, dedicated to the commercial exploitation of scientific knowledge.
Education
Departments
The scientific departments are the primary vehicles for teaching and research in the university. They employ the majority of the academic staff, are responsible for teaching and sponsor the research schools and institutions.The vast majority of education is undergraduate education provided by the departments to students, who are adults with no other academic qualifications than a secondary education diploma. Some education is also provided to members of the postgraduate designer programs, but they are employed by the university and do not count as part of the student body.
Undergraduate education was given in four or five year programs until 2002, styled along the lines of the German system of education; graduates of these programs were granted an engineering title and allowed to prefix their name with the title ir. (an abbreviation of ingenieur; not to be confused with graduates of technical hogescholen, who were engineers abbreviated ing.). Starting in 2002, following the entry into force of the Bologna Accords, the university switched to the bachelor/master structure (students graduating in 2002 were given both an old-style engineering title and a new master's title). The undergraduate programs are now split into two programs each, a three-year bachelor program and a two-year master program. These programs are completely independent, in the sense that a bachelor can leave the university with his title and go to work, can enter a master's program at another university or continue on to the master's program of his department at the university. Of course bachelors from other universities can also enroll in the new master's programs.
The departments also offer Ph.D programs (Dutch: promotiefase) whereby a qualified master may earn a Ph.D. Unlike in anglo-saxon countries these are not educational programs, however; rather, a person working towards promotion is a research assistant, employed by the department, with teaching responsibilities in addition to his research work.
The TU/e has nine departments:
- Biomedical Engineering
- Department of the Built Environment
- Electrical Engineering
- Industrial Design
- Chemical Engineering and Chemistry
- Industrial Engineering & Innovation Sciences (formerly Technology Management)
- Applied Physics
- Mechanical Engineering
- Mathematics and Computing Science
Honors programs
The university offers two honors programs for "top students": students who have proven to have a knack for studying, have the capacity to handle a higher academic load and have an interest in more depth in their programs. There are two honors programs, both aimed at the bachelor students:
- Honors Horizon
- The Honors Horizon program (started in September 2006) is aimed at bachelor students who are interested in introducing a multidisciplinary component into their program. Honors Horizon is intended to "expand students' horizon", by offering multidisciplinary honors classes, research activities and other activities that encourage academic well-roundedness. The Horizon project is an addition to the second and third years of the bachelor program.
- Honors Star
- The Honors Star program (started in September 2010) is complementary to the Horizon program; where Horizon is multidisciplinary, Star is aimed at providing more depth within the program of the student's own department. Activities are still being fleshed out, but are expected to include more in-depth questions in exams and more practical projects. The Star program is an addition to the full duration of the bachelor program.
As of September 2010 the university offers bachelors in their third year a minor on sustainable energy. This minor will focus on providing students with skills needed to work in the sustainable energy industry, or to start their own company in this industry. For that reason the minor is driven entirely by problems supplied by industry and knowledge institutes, which minor students must solve in multidisciplinary teams. In addition, students must come up with an innovative plan and develop a start-up company.
Postgraduate designer programs
The university started a number of postgraduate designer programs together with the other Dutch technical universities in 1986. These programs are currently managed by the Stan Ackermans Institute on behalf of the 3TU Federation. Each program is two years in length and graduates earn a Professional Doctorate in Engineering and may call themselves "technical designers". There are a total of eleven program active, of which eight are available at the TU/e:
TU/e Post MSc designer programs:
- Architectural Design Management Systems
- Design and Technology of Instrumentation
- Information and Communication Technology
- Logistics Management Systems
- Mathematics for Industry
- Process and Product Design
- Software Technology
- User-System Interaction
The post-MSc program as a whole graduated its 3.000th technical designer (Dipl.-Eng. Sissy Papatheologou, PDEng) on 16 September 2010.
Other educational programs
The university hosts a number of other educational programs that are in some way related to the main educational programs. These include the teacher's program and an MBA program.
- Eindhoven School of Education
- Teacher's education for masters, to get their higher education teaching certificate. Also does research into educational sciences and innovation in education.
- TiasNimbas
- A shared MBA program with the University of Tilburg, for university graduates.
- HBO minor program
- Bachelor programs for students of HBO universities (four year bachelor programs), to allow them access to university master programs.
Programs
Graduate Programs
A graduate program within the TU/e Graduate School consists of one or more Master's programs with the possibility to continue with a Technological Designer or PhD program in the same field. This offers you as a student the chance to specialize within a research discipline along with the freedom to decide on your research project and how you want to flesh it out. So after you have completed your Master, you can opt for a designer program within that domain or apply for a suitable PhD position or even to start a career in industry. The strong relationship between research and education within a graduate program ensures that the results of state-of-the-art research are naturally integrated into the education. Moreover, you see the same intrinsic focus in cooperation with industry. This generates countless opportunities for cooperation both during and after your study.In the Netherlands, a Master’s degree or an equivalent qualification is required for admission to a PhD or PDEng program. As a result, an Eindhoven graduate program for foreign Bachelor's graduates typically comprises an MSc program followed by either a PhD or a PDEng program. Even so, it is still possible to follow just one or two components within a graduate program.
Applied Physics Graduate Program
(http://www.tue.nl/en/education/tue-graduate-school/graduate-programs/applied-physics-graduate-program/)
Architecture, Building and Planning Graduate program
(http://www.tue.nl/en/education/tue-graduate-school/graduate-programs/architecture-building-and-planning-graduate-program/)
Automotive Systems graduate program
(http://www.tue.nl/en/education/tue-graduate-school/graduate-programs/automotive-systems-graduate-program/)
Chemical Engineering and Chemistry graduate program
(http://www.tue.nl/en/education/tue-graduate-school/graduate-programs/chemical-engineering-and-chemistry-graduate-program/)
Complex Molecular Systems graduate program
(http://www.tue.nl/en/education/tue-graduate-school/graduate-programs/complex-molecular-systems-graduate-program/)
Computer Science graduate program
(http://www.tue.nl/en/education/tue-graduate-school/graduate-programs/computer-science-graduate-program/)
Electrical Engineering Graduate program
(http://www.tue.nl/en/education/tue-graduate-school/graduate-programs/electrical-engineering-graduate-program/)
(http://www.tue.nl/en/education/tue-graduate-school/graduate-programs/electrical-engineering-graduate-program/)
Industrial and Applied Mathematics graduate program
(http://www.tue.nl/en/education/tue-graduate-school/graduate-programs/industrial-and-applied-mathematics-graduate-program/)
Graduate Programs
The Department of Industrial Design focuses on the design of intelligent systems, services and related products for societal transformation.
(http://www.tue.nl/en/education/tue-graduate-school/graduate-programs/graduate-programs/)
(http://www.tue.nl/en/education/tue-graduate-school/graduate-programs/graduate-programs/)
Industrial Engineering graduate program
The Industrial Engineering groups have a strong focus on operational processes, which form the backbone of all industrial and service organizations. (http://www.tue.nl/en/education/tue-graduate-school/graduate-programs/industrial-engineering-graduate-program/)
Innovation Sciences graduate program
This program provides you with training on how to understand, to assess and to manage technological innovation from a multidisciplinary perspective. (http://www.tue.nl/en/education/tue-graduate-school/graduate-programs/innovation-sciences-graduate-program/)
Life Sciences and Engineering graduate program
Education and PhD projects in which you will do technological research to improve healthcare. You apply math, physics and chemistry to biomedical problems. (http://www.tue.nl/en/education/tue-graduate-school/graduate-programs/life-sciences-and-engineering-graduate-program/)
Mechanical Engineering graduate program
Mechanical Engineering focuses on conceiving, designing, analyzing, producing and improving mechanical products, processes and systems. (http://www.tue.nl/en/education/tue-graduate-school/graduate-programs/mechanical-engineering-graduate-program/)
Sustainable Energy Technology graduate program
Sustainable Energy anticipates the growing demand of society for sustainable energy supplies.
Master's programs
- Applied Physicsvideo
- Architecture, Building and Planning
- Automotive Technology
- Biomedical Engineering
- Building Services
- Business Information Systems
- Chemical Engineeringvideo
- Computer Science and Engineering
- Construction Management and Engineering
- Electrical Engineering
- Embedded Systems
- Human-Technology Interaction
- Industrial and Applied Mathematics
- Industrial Designvideo
- Innovation Management
- Innovation Sciences
- Mechanical Engineeringvideo
- Medical Engineering
- Operations Management & Logistics
- Science Education and Communication
- Sustainable Energy Technology
- Systems and Controlvideo
Special Master's tracks
- Broadband Telecommunication Technology
- Care and Cure
- EIT Embedded Systems
- EIT Service Design and Engineering
- Fluid and Solid Mechanics
- Information Security Technology
- Nano-Engineeringvideo
- Regenerative Medicine and Technology
- Science and Technology of Nuclear Fusionvideo
Designer’s programs
Are you a young professional graduate or currently completing your Master's at a university of technology? Are you interested in technological design, and would you like to increase your opportunities on the employment market? Are you specifically looking for a career in industry or business? Then the two-year post-Master's technological designer's programs at TU/e may well be what you're looking for!
What does a designer's program involve?
The designer's programs are two-year salaried programs in the field of technological design. After gaining your Master's degree in a technological field and a stringent selection process, you can take a designer's program. The programs lead to a Professional Doctorate in Engineering degree.During your program you will increase your technological knowledge, but you also learn how to apply it in practice. As well as that you work on your professional skills to increase your career opportunities.Like a doctoral candidate, you will have the status of a TU/e employee. That means you will receive a salary and have excellent secondary conditions of employment.
What is the added value of a designer’s program?
By offering these technological designer's programs, TU/e is responding to the needs of the high-tech industry in the Netherlands. They need experienced designers, who are able to design complex new products and processes. Designers who can think up innovative solutions.With a Master's degree you will have a sound base of theoretical knowledge, but you still lack extensive practical experience. During your designer's program you will gain this practical experience in particular, which means you will be in great demand by potential employers.
What do the two years consist of ?
The designer's programs consist of two parts. You first follow a year of advanced education to prepare you for a major design project lasting from eight to twelve months. Under the supervision of experienced professionals, you will take part in a large-scale, multidisciplinary project in a leading company. In recent years, PDEng graduates from TU/e have found challenging careers at (inter-)national organizations such as Philips, ASML, TNO, Shell, Ericsson and Akzo Nobel.
What programs are available ?
TU/e offers the following designer's programs:
- Architectural Design Management Systems;
- Automotive Systems Design;
- Design and Technology of Instrumentation;
- Healthcare Systems Design (in formation)
- Information and Communication Technology;
- Logistics Management Systems;
- Mathematics for Industry;
- Process and Product Design;
- Smart Energy Buildings and Cities;
- Software Technology;
- User-System Interaction.
Research
The TU/e does not only host research in its departments. The TU/e participates in a large number of research institutes which balance in different ways between pure science and applied science research. Some of these institutes are bound strictly to the university, others combine research across different universities. Some have even been designated to be of national importance.
Top in research partnerships with industry
The TU/e is among the world’s ten best-performing research universities in terms of research cooperation with industry in 2011 (Number 1 in 2009). Ten to 20 percent of the scientific publications of these ten universities in the period 2006–2008 were the result of partnerships with researchers in industry. As well as TU/e and Delft University of Technology, the top 10 also includes two universities in Japan (Tokyo Institute of Technology and Keio University in Tokyo), two in Sweden (University of Gothenburg and KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm), and one each in Denmark (DTU Technical University of Denmark in Lyngby), Finland (University of Helsinki), Norway (Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Trondheim) and the USA (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York).
Research institutes
BEST/e
The Institute of Biomedical Engineering Sciences & Technology/Eindhoven is the Eindhoven chapter of the BEST institute. BEST is dedicate to offering research and educational programs in the field of biomedical engineering.
CWT/e
The Center for Wireless Technology Eindhoven is a research institute which combines the research of five different research groups of the department of Electrical Engineering. This research spans all forms of wireless technology and communication and includes research into electromagnetism, mixed-signal microelectronics, signal processing systems and electro-optical communication
ECIS
The Eindhoven Center for Innovation Studies is a research institute dedicated to the understanding of innovation processes. To this end the institute studies sources of innovation, the nature of innovation processes and the effects of those processes on society. The institute considers innovation to be a process of societal actors, so its research is multidisciplinary and spans technological as well as social studies.
EIRASS
European Institute of Retailing and Services Studies
ESI
The Eindhoven Embedded Systems Institute was founded in 2002 in order to improve cooperation between the university and industry in the area of embedded system. The institution offers educational and research programs, but also helps industrial partners with knowledge creation and product development and also leverages its industrial contacts to enable knowledge valorisation.
EURANDOM
The European Institute for Statistics, Probability, Stochastic Operations Research and its Applications is an institute dedicated to fostering research in the stochastic sciences and their applications. To this end the institute actively attracts yound talent for its research and doctoral programs, facilitates research and actively seeks European cooperation.
ICMS
The Institute for Complex Molecular Systems is a multidisciplinary research institute dedicated to building knowledge of complex molecular systems, as well as infrastructure for creating and studying such systems.
ILI
The Intelligent Lighting Institute is a research institute started at the TU/e in 2010. It combines the research capacities of six different university departments in order to research and produce lighting-related products. The institute studies lighting technology, but also the interaction between lighting and the environment and the psychological impact of lighting.
TNO
Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (Eindhoven branch, housed on the university campus)
Twinning
an incubator for technology startups (in conjunction with Brainport)
Technological Topinstitutes
A Technological Topinstitute is a research institute that is a combined effort of different universities, commercial entities and the government. The Dutch government has identified a number of areas of research as "key areas" of vital, national interest and has commissioned a Top Institute for each of them. The TU/e hosts and manages two of them:
- DPI
- M2i (formerly NIMR)
Research schools
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Off-campus activities
The TU/e plays a central role in the academic, economic and social life of Eindhoven and the surrounding region. In addition the university maintains relations with institutions far beyond that region as well and participates in national and international events (sometimes through the student body).
Economic and research motor
The TU/e is enormously important to the economy of the Eindhoven region, as well as the wider areas of Brabant Stad and the Samenwerkingsverband Regio Eindhoven. It provides highly skilled labor for the local knowledge economy and is a knowledge and research partner for technology companies in the area.
The historic basis for the university's role as an economy and research motor was the interaction with Philips. The university was founded primarily to address the need of Philips for local personnel with academic levels of education in electronics, physics, chemistry and later computer science. Later that interest spread to DAF and Royal Dutch Shell (which became the primary employer for graduates of the chemistry department). There was also a synergy with these companies in that senior personnel were hired from them to form the academic staff of the university (which led to the Eindhoven joke that the university trains the engineers and Philips trains the professors).
Changing economic times and business strategies changed the relationship during the 1980s and 1990s. As Philips started moving away from the region, its importance to the region and the university decreased. A struggle for economic survival forced the university to seek closer ties with the city and region of Eindhoven in the 1989–1995 period, resulting in the creation of the Brainport initiative to draw high tech business and industry to the region. The university started expending more effort in knowledge valorisation, in incubating technology startups, in providing direct knowledge support for local technology companies. Also the academic interests of the research shifted with the times, with more effort going into energy efficiency research, green technologies, and other areas of interest driven by social relevance (the call for better technology in the medical field, for example, led to cooperation with the Catharina Hospital and the University of Maastricht medical department and finally the creation of the Biomedical Technology department).
The TU/e is host (and in some cases also commissioner) of a number of highly successful research schools, including the ESI and the DPI. These research institutes are a source of high-tech knowledge for high-tech companies in the area, such as ASML, NXP and FEI. The university also plays a large role as knowledge and personnel supplier to other companies in the High Tech Campus Eindhoven and helps incubate startups through the Eindhoven Twinning Center. It is also a knowledge supporter of the automotive industry in the Helmond region.
In the extended region, the TU/e is part of the backbone of the Eindhoven-Leuven-Aachen triangle. This economic cooperation agreement between three cities in three countries has created one of the most innovative regions in the European Union (measured in terms of money invested in technology and knowledge economy); the agreement is based on the cooperative triangle that connects the three technical universities in those cities.
Eindhoven Energy Institute
As of the summer of 2010, the TU/e is host to the Eindhoven Energy Institute (EEI). The EEI is a virtual research institute (meaning that it doesn't have any actual offices or facilities), which manages and coordinates the activities of a large number of groups and subinstitutes in the general area of sustainable and alternative energy technologies.The scientific director of the institute is prof.dr. René Borst, who is also the dean of the Mechanical Engineering department. He is pro forma head of the research department, which is split into four key areas: Built Environment (energy usage and patterns in building, headed by prof.dr.ir. Jan Hensen from the Architecture and Building Department), Future Fuels (headed by prof.dr. Philip de Goey of Mechanical Engineering), Energy Conversion (headed by prof.dr.ir. René Janssen from Chemical Engineering) and Fusion and Plasma (headed by prof.dr. Niek Lopes Cardozo from Physics). The EEI also incorporates the Graduate School on Sustainable Energy, which the TU/e had already established together with the TU Munich and DTU Lyngby. Secretarial services will be provided by the Center Technology for Sustainable Development (TDO) which also already existed at the TU/e (since 1994).
Energy research at the TU/e is among the best in academic Europe (a February 2010 study by Reed Elsevier puts it second only to Imperial College London). This fact, as well as the unique attention to energy in the built-up environment, drew the attention of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology. The EEI is now a full co-location of EIT's KIC on Sustainable Energy (InnoEnergy).
International cooperation and appeal
The TU/e sets a lot of store by international contacts and cooperation. The university maintains active, academic cooperation with sister institutions in several different countries, for example:
- National University of Singapore, Singapore
- Zhejiang University, China
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
- Fudan University, China
- Northeastern University (China), China
- International Institute of Information Technology, Bangalore, India
- International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad, India
- Manipal Academy of Higher Education, India
- Georgia Institute of Technology, US
- Northwestern University, US
- RMIT University, Australia
- Middle East Technical University, Turkey
- Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium
The TU/e also provides education to an increasing number of foreign students and graduates. According to the 2009 annual report in the academic year 2008–2009 there were 490 exchange students, 103 foreign nationals registered in a bachelor program, 430 in a master program, 158 in a professional doctorate program (79% of the total). In 2009 the university employed 37 foreign professors (15.9% of the total) and 16 foreign associate professors (12.8%). Overall, 29.5% of the university staff was non-Dutch.
In 2011/2012, the TU/e has Erasmus bilateral agreements with many universities in 30 countries across Europe in a diverse range of subjects for student exchange.
Technological sports
In addition to the "regular" types of sports practiced among the student body and by the staff, the TU/e collaborates with the student body in a number of "technology sporting efforts". These usually take the form of cross-department projects, which makes them multidisciplinary efforts. Some examples include:
- Robot football
- In 2010 TechUnited, the university's robot football team, won the European Championship, came second for the third time in a row at the world championship in Singapore and finally won the world championship in 2012. The team is part of the Mid-Size league of RoboCup.
- Auto racing
- The TU/e hosts and sponsors a student race team, University Racing Eindhoven (URE). This team competes annually in the Formula Student and other races with self-built racers. Starting in 2010 the team switched from a petrol engine to an electric car; this car came third at Silverstone, second at Hockenheim and won the Formula Student in its first year.
Student organizations and facilities
The university offers many different facilities for its student dy and hosts many different student organizations on campus as well.
Student and study associations
There are two main types of student clubs at Dutch universities: student associations (Dutch: studentenvereniging) and study associations (Dutch: studievereninging). The first are somewhat analogous to fraternities and sororities in the United States, except that they tend to be coed. The second are linked to the departments and educational programs.
Study associations
| Department | Study association | Alumni association |
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| Biomedical Engineering | Protagoras | Willem Einthoven |
| Architecture, Building and Planning | Cheops | VEBI |
| Electrical Engineering | Thor | EDUNA |
| Industrial Design | Lucid | Not yet incorporated |
| Chemical Engineering and Chemistry | T.S.V. 'Jan Pieter Minckelers' | VSI |
| Industrial Engineering and Innovation Sciences | Intermate/Industria | VBI/ITEM |
| Applied Physics | SVTN "J.D. van der Waals" | VENI |
| Mechanical Engineering | W.S.V. Simon Stevin | WIE/ASE/Schoone Leij |
| Mathematics and Computer Science | Studievereniging W&I GEWIS | WIRE/VIE |
Student associations
There are three main student associations associated with the TU/e, plus a number of independent clubs:
Student associations:
- Demos
- ESC
- SSRE
Disputes
- Heerendispuut Camelot Excalibur
- Heerendispuut Dignitates
- Rhetoricadispuut TAU
Other
- AOR hét studentencafé
- l'Attaque Attique
- Borrelgenootschap Nargileh
- C.T.D. Kekulé
Culture, international association and spirituality
There are several associations, clubs and circles associated with the TU/e, which are meant to help students and staff develop themselves in non-academic areas. Such areas include cultural development, building international contacts and investigating spiritual beliefs.
Cultural activities
The following associations organize activities with cultural or social/societal relevance:
- Bigband Studentproof
- A big band consisting of university students.
- Cultuurcentrum.nl
- Organizes courses on dance, music, theater and so on.
- ESDV Footloose
- Student dance association
- ESTV Doppio
- Student theatre association
- ESFF Dekate Mousa
- Film and photography association
- ESMG Quadrivium
- Student classical music ensemble
- ESRG Knights of the Kitchen Table
- Board game and role play
- JCES Kinjin
- Japanese culture association
- La Tuniña
- The tuna for female students
- Studium Generale
- Group that organizes lectures, expositions, outings and other activities
- Tuna Ciudad de Luz
- The university tuna.
- Virus festival
- The organization of the cultural festival that is open for all students, staff and all other comers
International associations
- AEGEE
- AIESEC
- BEST
- ESTIEM
- European Week Eindhoven
- IEEE
- International Student Network Eindhoven
- TU/e African Students Union
Spirituality and philosophy
- 4u2 Int. Studenten Groep Eindhoven
- Christian student group
- Emèt Qenee (C.S.F.R.)
- Bible study group
- Humanistisch Studentenraadswerk
- Humanist organization
- Ichthus
- Eindhoven Christian student association
- Mosaic
- Multicultural student union
- TINT
- oecumenical association
- VGSEi
- Eindhoven reformed student association
Sport associations
There are many sports associations within the university. They are overseen by the general sports council ESSF.
| Association | Sport | Association | Sport | Association | Sport | Association | Sport | Association | Sport |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ESAC | Mountain climbing | Asterix | Athletics | Panache | Badminton | Tantalus | Basketball | Samourais | Budo |
| Vertigo | Frisbee | De Club | Golf | Oktopus | Handball | Da Vinci | Archery | Concorde | Horseback riding |
| Ice Hawks | Ice hockey | Okawa | Canoeing | Attila/Euflex | Korfball | All Terrain | Outdoorsport | Thêta | Rowing |
| Hoc Habet | Fencing | Avalanche Boarders | Snow boarding | Quatsh | Squash | Ilyeo | Taekwondo | TAVERES | Table tennis |
| Suca | Gymnastics | Pusphaira | Football | Hajraa | Volleyball | Nayade | Water polo/swimming | Weth | Windsurfing |
| Boreas | Sailing | ZES | Gliding | Impulsão | Capoeira | Blub | Diving | Don Quishoot | Hockey |
| THE Studs | Baseball/softball | The Elephants | Rugby | Isis | Ice skating | Fellenoord | Tennis | Squadra Veloce | Cycling/triathlon |
| Qi Dao | Wushu | Totelos | Indoor football |
Service organizations
There university is more than just the departments, research bodies and the students. There are several ancillary activities necessary to the running of the university, activities that cross the boundaries and interests of the different departments. These activities are carried out by the universities' service organizations.
The university has the following service organizations:
| Organization | Full name | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| DAZ | General Affairs Service (Dutch: Dienst Algemene Zaken) | Organizational and secretarial functions for varied activities, the alumni organization and the Student Sport Center |
| CEC | Communications Expertise Center (Dutch: Communicatie Expertise Centrum) | Responsible for all university communications and announcements, including interacting with the press and communications regarding external billing and payments. CEC also handles the printing and distribution of university brochures and guards the uniform application of the university's house style. |
| DPO | Human Resources Management (Dutch: Dienst Personeel en Organisatie) | All HR-related activities, from vacancies and pension plans to regulations about health and workplace safety, to the bicycle plan (a tax break for personnel to buy a bicycle). |
| DFEZ | Financial and Economic Services (Dutch: Dienst Financiële en Economische Zaken) | University finances. |
| DH | Housing service (Dutch: Dienst Huisvesting) | Management of all real estate belonging university |
| ICT | ICT Service (Dutch: Dienst ICT) | Management of university computers and student laptops, networks, network security, shared storage facilities, university Sharepoint sites, plus codes of conduct relating to those systems |
| IEC | Information Expertise Center (Dutch: Informatie Expertise Centrum) | The university library (both physical and digital). |
| DIZ | Internal Affairs Service (Dutch: Dienst Interne Zaken) | Internal services, such as the BedrijfsHulpVerlening (Emergency Assistance for catastrophes like fires, heart attacks and so on), Logistics, Purchasing and Contract Management. |
| STU | Student Service Center (Dutch: Onderwijs en Studenten Service Centrum) | Student services (admission and registries, information for highschool students and other, future students, laptop service, et cetera). |
| GTD | Common Technical Service (Dutch: Gemeenschappelijke Technische Dienst) | Provides technical services to departments (e.g. building of experiments, bespoke machinery, prototypes, specialized software). |
Library
The Library selects and integrates relevant information resources from all over the world, and provides access to them. Also, the Library offers services in the field of information management.
The TU/e Library is part of the Information Expertise Centre : (http://w3.tue.nl/en/services/information_expertise_center/).
The Library implements and integrates information systems, making use of the most modern digital technology. The TU/e Library participates in the development of the Vubis library cataloguing system, which is used by a large number of libraries in various countries.
An important aim of the TU/e Library is to focus its information services on the requirements of education and research at the university.
Library collection
The collection comprises a broad array of specialized information retrieval systems, often including options to link directly to the full text of publications. Other main elements in the collection are:
- 415,000 books, incl. 23,300 e-books
- 550 printed journals
- 14.700 electronic journals
- 3,200 full-text TU/e dissertations
- 1,500 microfiches
- 66,000 other items
- specialized electronic reference works
How to find a book on the shelves
In order to locate a book in the library, make a note of its location and shelfmark. For example:
- Location: BOUWKUNDE BIBL. - The book is housed in the Architectural Sciences Library at the Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning (Vertigo building);
- Shelfmark: SCH 87 COR
-In the above example the first letter of the shelfmark (‘S’) indicates that the book will be found in the section of the library devoted to Planning, Housing, Traffic, and Transport (see plan).
-The book is shelved according to the subject class dealing with literature on Urbanization and Urban Growth (SCH),
-among books published in 1987,
-and then alphabetically according to the last three letters of the shelfmark (‘COR’)
-The book is shelved according to the subject class dealing with literature on Urbanization and Urban Growth (SCH),
-among books published in 1987,
-and then alphabetically according to the last three letters of the shelfmark (‘COR’)
Relocation
From 30 July – 3 September 2012 all library locations belonging to the TU/e Information Expertise Center will be closed in view of relocation to the MetaForum building. During this period see www.tue.nl/libraryrelocation for information on adjusted opening hours, service and available study seats.
- Central Library, De Hal Building
Central Library
Visitors' address:
'De Hal' Building
Het Kranenveld
5612 AZ Eindhoven
Tel : +31 40 247 2381
Fax: +31 40 244 7015
e-mail: IEC.Helpdesk@tue.nl
'De Hal' Building
Het Kranenveld
5612 AZ Eindhoven
Tel : +31 40 247 2381
Fax: +31 40 244 7015
e-mail: IEC.Helpdesk@tue.nl
Library OfficeTel : +31 40 247 2360
Email: iec.secretariaat@tue.nl
Email: iec.secretariaat@tue.nl
TU/e Head LibrarianMw. Drs. J.C.M. Figdor
Mail address:
TU/e Library
P.O. Box 90159
5600 RM Eindhoven
The Netherlands
TU/e Library
P.O. Box 90159
5600 RM Eindhoven
The Netherlands
- Library address and telephone directory : https://venus.tue.nl/ep-cgi/ep_medewerkers.opl?fac_id=113
- Frequently asked questions : http://w3.tue.nl/en/services/library/about/helpdesk/
- Opening hours : http://w3.tue.nl/en/services/library/about/opening_hours/
- Request forms : http://w3.tue.nl/en/services/library/about/helpdesk/request_forms/
- TU/e Library Helpdesk : http://w3.tue.nl/en/services/library/about/helpdesk/
Opening hours
From 30 July – 3 September 2012 all library locations belonging to the TU/e Information Expertise Center will be closed in view of relocation to the MetaForum building. During this period see www.tue.nl/libraryrelocation for information on adjusted opening hours, service and available study seats.
From 3 September 2012 the new centralized Library in the MetaForum building will be open:
Monday - Friday 8.00-22.30h;
Saterday and Sunday 10.00-22.00h.
Monday - Friday 8.00-22.30h;
Saterday and Sunday 10.00-22.00h.
Alumni
Distinguished alumni
Camiel Eurlings
Jan Dietz
- Wil van der Aalst, Dutch Computer scientist
- Wiel Arets, Dutch architect
- Michiel Boersma, former chairman of the board at Essent
- Jo Coenen, Dutch architect and former Chief Architect of the Netherlands
- Frank van Dalen, chairman COC Nederland
- Martijn van Dam, member of the House of Representatives (2006–2010, 2010–present)
- Marijn Dekkers, Chairman of the Board of Management of Bayer AG (per 1 October 2010)
- Jan Dietz, Dutch computer scientist
- Teun van Dijck, member of the House of Representatives (2006–2010, 2010–present)
- Camiel Eurlings, Dutch Minister of Transport, Public Works and Water Management since 2006
- Gerard Kleisterlee, president Philips since 2001
- John Körmeling, artist and architect
- Arno Kuijlaars, mathematician, professor at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
- Karel Luyben, chemical engineer, professor of bioprocess technology, rector magnificus of the Delft University of Technology per 1 January 2010
- G.M. Nijssen, Dutch computer scientist
- Harry Otten, physicist, founder and first director of Meteo Consult
- Kees Schouhamer Immink, scientist and president Turing Machines Inc, co-inventor of the compact disc
- Sjoerd Soeters, architect
- René van Zuuk, Dutch architect
Distinguished and otherwise notable faculty
Edsger W. Dijkstra
Harry Lintsen
Wietse Venema
- Riek Bakker, city planner
- Annelies van Bronswijk, winner Ig Nobelprize
- Nicolaas Govert de Bruijn, mathematician
- Henk Buck, professor of chemistry
- Jo Coenen, Dutch architect and former Chief Architect of the Netherlands
- Henk Dorgelo, physicist and first rector magnificus
- Edsger W. Dijkstra, mathematician and computer scientist
- Helga Fassbinder, urban planner
- Hugo Christiaan Hamaker, physicist
- Hubert-Jan Henket, architect
- Alexandre Horowitz, mechanical engineer; inventor of the Philishave
- Niek Lopes Cardozo, physicist, member of the Board of Governors of FOM, head of the Fusion Research Division at FOM Rijnhuizen, Rijnhuizen representative at the ITER project
- Arie Andries Kruithof, physicist, discovered the Kruithofeffect and Kruithofcurve
- Jean Leering, architect, director of the Van Abbemuseum
- Piet Lemstra, inventor of the Dyneema fibre
- Jack van Lint, mathematician
- Harry Lintsen, historian in technology history, former chairman Foundation for the History of Technology
- Archer Martin, Fellow of the Royal Society, 1952 Nobel laureate in chemistry (professor TU/e 1964–1974)
- Bert Meijer, chemical engineer, pioneer in polymer research
- Sjoerd Romme, professor of Entrepreneurship & Innovation
- Rutger van Santen, 1997 Spinozapremie, former rector magnificus, 2005 KNAW-professor, 2008 Fellow of the National Academy of Engineering
- Johan Schot, historian, professor of technology history
- Piet Steenkamp, lawyer, co-founder of the CDA
- Martinus Tels, chemical engineer, rector magnificus, pioneer of waste management processes in the Netherlands
- Ton van Trier, rector magnificus, Minister of Education in the cabinet Van Agt-I
- Wietse Venema, programmer and physicist
Notable honors for research done at the university
- prof. dr. ir.René de Borst: Spinozapremie (1999)
- prof. dr. Bert Meijer: KNCV Gold Medal (1993), Arthur K. Doolittle Award (1995), Spinozapremie (2001), Wheland Medal 2010/2011
- prof. dr. Philip de Goey: Simon Stevin Master 2010
- prof.dr.ir. Rene Janssen: KIvI/NIRIA Speurwerkprijs 2010
- prof. dr.ir. Arthur van Roermund: Simon Stevin Master 2004
- prof. dr. Rutger van Santen: Spinozapremie (1997)
- prof. dr.ir. Jaap Schouten: Simon Stevin Master 2006
Spinoffs
Over the years several spin off companies have been started by TU/e graduates, based on some research done at the university. Examples include:
- B-Invented: green innovations in building materials
- Dolphys Medical: medical devices
- EmulTech: technology for precision delivery of medicines
- Fistuca: Construction equipment engineering
- Flowid: microreactor expertise for chemical analysis
- Fluxicon process mining technology
- Ioniqa: smart magnetic materials.
- Novameer: polymer composite panels and fabrics (e.g. for bulletproof doors)
- OptiMal Forming Solutions thermoplastic forming moulds
- Progression Industry: green automotive technologies
- QTIS: cardiovascular tissue engineering
- SlimRenoveren: home improvement expertise
- Sorama sound and vibration visualization
- Studio:Ludens Pattern Design
- UXsuite product usage mapping software
- Vabrema: knowledge and technologies for cell culture manipulation
International acclaim
On the 2009 THE–QS World University Rankings (From 2010 two separate rankings will be produced by the Times Higher Education World University Rankings and the QS World University Rankings) list, the Eindhoven University of Technology was ranked inside the top 200 for the fifth consecutive year. An overview of the 2005–2009 rankings can be seen below. In 2010 the QS World University Rankings
ranked the university 126th in the world. On the Times Higher Education ranking of 2010 Eindhoven University of Technology is the highest ranked (#114) University of the Netherlands. They are followed by Leiden University (#124).
| Year | THE Ranking (Change) | QS Ranking (Change) |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 70 | – |
| 2006 | 67 ( 3) | – |
| 2007 | 130 ( 63) | – |
| 2008 | 128 ( 2) | – |
| 2009 | 120 ( 8) | – |
| 2010 | 114 ( 6) | 126 |
| 2011 | 115 ( 1) | 146 ( 20) |
In a 2003 European Commission report, TU/e was ranked as third among European research universities (after Cambridge and Oxford, at equality with TU Munich and thus making it the highest ranked Technical University in Europe), based on the impact of its scientific researches. In 2011 Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) rankings, TU/e was placed at the 52-75 bucket internationally in Engineering/Technology and Computer Science ( ENG ) category and at 34th place internationally in the Computer Science subject field.
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