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University of Twente

See 47 upcoming public PhD defences, Studium Generale and symposia at University of Twente in Enschede. Check the university for the room and the time.

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Guests in the portrait hall after an inaugural lecture in Utrecht
Photo: Sebastiaan ter Burg, CC BY 2.0

2828 Oct

Wed 28 Oct · 12:30

PhD Defence Joey Verdijk | Silencing the black dog - Understanding cognitive side effects of electroconvulsive therapy

PhD defenceUTWaaier, 4, EnschedeMap

Wed 28 Oct · 14:30

PhD Defence Khin Nawarat | Extreme Sea Levels in the Era of Climate Change: from Signals to Impacts and Adaptation Challenges

PhD defenceUTWaaier, 4, EnschedeMap

Wed 28 Oct · 16:30

PhD Defence Matthew Maat | Discrete Structures and Adversarial Constructions for Games on Graphs and Linear Programming

PhD defenceUTWaaier, 4, EnschedeMap

2929 Oct

Thu 29 Oct · 12:00

Online infosession parttime Master Public Management

Will you be attending the online information meeting of our parttime programme Master Public Management on October 29? During this meeting participants will share their experiences with you.

OtherUTOnline, EnschedeOnline

Thu 29 Oct · 14:30

PhD Defence Anneleen Dekker | One size does not fit all: A personalized approach to follow-up care for breast cancer survivors

PhD defenceUTWaaier, 4, EnschedeMap

Thu 29 Oct · 16:30

PhD Defence Kishore Sivakumar | Designing a Challenge Based Research and Learning Curriculum for Interdisciplinary and Transdisciplinary Research Competencies in Engineering and Science Education: A Constructivist Educational Design Resear…

Designing a Challenge Based Research and Learning Curriculum for Interdisciplinary and Transdisciplinary Research Competencies in Engineering and Science Education: A Constructivist Educational Design Research

PhD defenceUTWaaier, 4, EnschedeMap

3030 Oct

Fri 30 Oct · 10:30

PhD Defence Jesse Bootsma | Quantifying Estuarine Dynamics Across Scales - Interactions Among Vegetation, Salinity and Hydrodynamics

PhD defenceUTWaaier, 4, EnschedeMap

Fri 30 Oct · 12:30

PhD Defence Silvia Pol | Life Stories and Personality Disorders - Constructing a narrative identity that supports personal recovery

PhD defenceUTWaaier, 4, EnschedeMap

Fri 30 Oct · 14:30

PhD Defence Lenn Gorissen | Sensing for Agricultural Sustainability | Monitoring Sensors and the Co-production of Arable Farming Futures in the Netherlands

PhD defenceUTWaaier, 4, EnschedeMap

22 Nov

Mon 2 Nov · 12:30

PhD Defence Minsi Li | The Chinese government’s online crisis communication during health crises and emotional impact on users

PhD defenceUTWaaier, 4, EnschedeMap

33 Nov

Tue 3 Nov · 19:30

Climate Event 2026

The Climate Centre of the University of Twente organizes its third annual Climate Event on Tuesday, 3 November 2026 in the Technohal on the campus of the University of Twente.

WorkshopUTTechnohal, EnschedeMap

Tue 3 Nov · 19:30

Good night!

Everyone knows that a good night’s sleep is important, but in practice it’s often hard to achieve. Troubling thoughts, exam stress, social media, distractions galore!

Studium GeneraleUTVrijhof - Amphitheater, EnschedeMap

44 Nov

Wed 4 Nov · 08:45

Smart Energy Hubs Conference 2026

How can we build an energy system that is smarter, more flexible and ready for the future?

SymposiumUTU Parkhotel, EnschedeMap

Wed 4 Nov · 14:30

PhD Defence Isadora Valle Sousa | Understanding the Use Value of Domain Modeling

PhD defenceUTWaaier, 4, EnschedeMap

Wed 4 Nov · 16:30

PhD Defence Bas Haartsen | Interfacial properties and interactions of two-dimensional flakes with substrates

PhD defenceUTWaaier, 4, EnschedeMap

55 Nov

Thu 5 Nov

Risk & Resilience Festival - Digital Autonomy

On Thursday 5 November 2026, the University of Twente will host the Risk & Resilience Festival, bringing together professionals, researchers, leaders and students to explore how organisations can retain control over…

WorkshopUTWaaier, 1, EnschedeMap

66 Nov

Fri 6 Nov · 10:30

PhD Defence Daniël Hagedoorn | TAILORING LINEAR POLYAMINES: How Monomer Architecture Influences Assembly and Application

PhD defenceUTWaaier, 4, EnschedeMap

Fri 6 Nov · 12:30

PhD Defence Yu Wang | Assessing Hillslope Strength Evolution and Cascading Landslide Hazards under Seismic and Hydrological Forcing

PhD defenceUTWaaier, 4, EnschedeMap

Fri 6 Nov · 14:30

PhD Defence Zahra Ranjbar Nouri | Effectivity of Hard Chrome Coatings in Cold Rolling Processes

PhD defenceUTWaaier, 4, EnschedeMap

99 Nov

Mon 9 Nov · 14:30

PhD Defence Iris van den Bosch | Operando Investigations of Complex Oxides for Electrochemical Water Splitting - Design and Electronic Properties of Compositionally and Geometrically Complex Oxide Electrocatalysts

PhD defenceUTWaaier, 4, EnschedeMap

1010 Nov

Tue 10 Nov · 14:30

EngD Defence Amin Nikzad | Process Design for Minimizing Oxidative Degradation in Adsorbent Circulation Direct Air Capture (DAC) Process

PhD defenceUTWaaier, 4, EnschedeMap

Tue 10 Nov · 19:30

Eat yourself healthy and smart!

Proteins are banned, fats are in the bin, carbohydrates are out… It’s hard to keep up with all the trends about what constitutes a healthy diet.

Studium GeneraleUTVrijhof - Amphitheater, EnschedeMap

1111 Nov

Wed 11 Nov · 10:30

PhD Defence Guanxing Kuang | Design and manufacturing of tailored polymer foams

PhD defenceUTWaaier, 4, EnschedeMap

1313 Nov

Fri 13 Nov · 10:30

PhD defence Martim Chiquetto Policano | Shaping catalysts for lean methane oxidation

PhD defenceUTWaaier, 4, EnschedeMap

Fri 13 Nov · 12:30

PhD Defence Dwiputra Zairin | Pyrolysis of Polyethylene: Intrinsic Kinetics, Mass Transfer, and Control of Product Distribution

PhD defenceUTWaaier, 4, EnschedeMap

Fri 13 Nov · 14:30

PhD Defence Ewold Drent | The Balancing Act of Imbrication - Exploring human and software robot interdependencies

PhD defenceUTWaaier, 4, EnschedeMap

1616 Nov

Mon 16 Nov · 14:30

PhD Defence Juan Huaroto Sevilla | Magnets and light - A journey into the microworld

PhD defenceUTWaaier, 4, EnschedeMap

Mon 16 Nov · 16:30

EngD Defence Daan Kuiphuis | Design and Evaluation of a Greenroof Hybrid Heat Pump System for Residential Buildings

PhD defenceUTWaaier, 4, EnschedeMap

1818 Nov

Wed 18 Nov · 10:30

EngD Defence Andre Setiawan | Design Framework of Additively Manufactured NiTi Shape Memory Alloys for Elastocaloric Applications

PhD defenceUTWaaier, 4, EnschedeMap

Wed 18 Nov · 14:30

PhD Defence Dieuwke van Dartel | Every Step Counts for Older Patients After Hip Fracture Surgery - Multidisciplinary Transmural Monitoring Across Hospital and Geriatric Rehabilitation Care

PhD defenceUTWaaier, 4, EnschedeMap

1919 Nov

Thu 19 Nov · 20:00

Hormones: how parenthood affects body and mind

“It’s different when you have children of your own” is a frequently heard cliché. But just how different is it? Can you detect in your brain that your mind works differently after having children?

Studium GeneraleUTConcordia, EnschedeMap

2020 Nov

Fri 20 Nov · 10:30

PhD Defence Irina De Alba Alvarez | Standing for the pelvic floor - From Anatomy to Function in Pelvic Organ Prolapse

PhD defenceUTWaaier, 4, EnschedeMap

Fri 20 Nov · 14:30

PhD Defence Anne Haitjema | Drift Happens - Advancing calibration-free kinematic estimation with a minimal inertial sensor set

PhD defenceUTWaaier, 4, EnschedeMap

2323 Nov

Mon 23 Nov · 10:30

PhD Defence Tina Voßkamp | Entrepreneurship Beyond Profit - A Multidimensional, Processual and Contextual Approach to Entrepreneurial Value Creation

PhD defenceUTWaaier, 4, EnschedeMap

Mon 23 Nov · 12:30

PhD Defence Ida Rust | Human Critical Thinking and Creativity and the Rise of the ASI-God

PhD defenceUTWaaier, 4, EnschedeMap

2424 Nov

Tue 24 Nov · 12:45

Food for Thought – Kadir van Lohuizen

Did you know that the average meal has travelled around 30,000 kilometres before it ends on your plate?

Studium GeneraleUTVrijhof - Amphitheater, EnschedeMap

Tue 24 Nov · 19:30

Staying mentally sound in a crazy world

The idea that we must be increasingly happy and increasingly successful is deeply ingrained in our times.

Studium GeneraleUTVrijhof - Amphitheater, EnschedeMap

2525 Nov

Wed 25 Nov · 19:30

Behind the scenes at the movies

Watching a movie whilst munching on popcorn in a comfortable armchair… it stands in stark contrast to the mountain of work that goes into bringing a film to the screen.

Studium GeneraleUTVrijhof - Amphitheater, EnschedeMap

2626 Nov

Thu 26 Nov · 12:30

PhD Defence Arno Kok | IT/OT Lifecycle Alignment | Design principles for managing converged physical assets

PhD defenceUTWaaier, 4, EnschedeMap

Thu 26 Nov · 16:00

Honorary Doctors

Tomorrow the University of Twente will celebrate its 65th birthday. Reason enough to award honorary doctorates!

Studium GeneraleUTVrijhof - Agora, EnschedeMap

2727 Nov

Fri 27 Nov · 09:00

Alumni Reunion 2026

Come back to campus on Friday 27 November for the Alumni Reunion. Share memories and take a look at the inventions of then, now and next.

OtherUTThe Gallery, EnschedeMap

Fri 27 Nov · 15:00

Invitation Dies Natalis 2026

We are delighted to invite you to the 65th Dies Natalis of the University of Twente, on Friday 27 November 2026. You are welcome from 14:00 in the Waaier. The official programme will start at 15:00.

CeremonyUTWaaier, EnschedeMap

11 Dec

Tue 1 Dec · 19:30

The Century of Women

Home, hearth and kitchen: that was the woman’s domain! Or at least, that was the norm for a very long time. It was not until 1922, for example, that Dutch women were able to vote.

Studium GeneraleUTVrijhof - Amphitheater, EnschedeMap

1010 Dec

Thu 10 Dec · 20:00

Technology from nature: biomimicry

The spider as a chemist, the termite as an architect, or a swarm as an example of collaboration. Current global challenges, such as the drive towards greater sustainability, call for new ways of thinking.

Studium GeneraleUTConcordia, EnschedeMap

1818 Dec

Fri 18 Dec · 14:30

PhD Defence Sander Roosjen | Isobaric Expansion Engines | Low temperature waste heat recovery

PhD defenceUTWaaier, 4, EnschedeMap

44 Feb 2027

Thu 4 Feb 2027 · 12:00

Online infosession parttime Master Risk Management

Will you be attending the online information meeting (in Dutch) of our part-time master programme Risk Management on February 4? During this meeting participants will share their experiences with you.

OtherUTOnline, EnschedeOnline

2727 Oct

Tue 27 Oct

N-AERUS Conference 2026

The Role of Partnerships in Development: Knowledge, Power, and Urban Futures

SymposiumUTOnline - Hybrid, multi-locational (Global North & Global South), EnschedeMap

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