RoUTe’14+strategy memorandum

In 2008 we, the University of Twente, set out our strategic vision for the future in the RoUTe’14 document. It described what kind of university we want to be, and covered in outline what we want to do in order to further develop and achieve that vision.

The University of Twente is a young research university with a distinctively entrepreneurial character. We are at the forefront of the field of new technology and its significance for people and society. We are working on the key technologies of the future, ICT and bio and nanotechnology, in certain areas of which we rank among the very best in the world. But of course we are also doing much more than that. What makes the University of Twente unique is the marriage of technology with social, business and behavioural sciences, based on the conviction that the most interesting and relevant innovations will take place at the cutting edges of these fields. This provides opportunities for us that we want to exploit to the full.

In RoUTe’14, we have already stated our wish to further enhance our profile, with our starting point being ‘High Tech, Human Touch’. We are committed to being socially visible by highlighting our profile in specific areas. In addition, we want to provide a full range of high-quality education programmes in the fields that we stand for, at both undergraduate and graduate level, with differentiation/specialization and profiling in the Master’s phase, based on the strengths of our research.

Strengthening our international, national and regional networks and strategic alliances is another important RoUTe’14 objective, both from the point of view of our social mission and our competitive position.

RoUTe’14+ is University of Twente’s enhanced strategy plan, and is a response to the changing circumstances with which the university is faced.

Please note: In case of any discrepancy between the Dutch version of this strategy memorandum and the English version, the Dutch version is leading.