How can you run a car on green custard? Why do you hear 'plop'
when you throw a stone into water, and how can robots teach a human
to walk?
Chances are that if you put one of these questions to a
secondary school pupil they will now be able to answer it in full
detail, thanks to the new Bachelor's Newspaper from the University
of Twente, currently being distributed to secondary schools.
The new publication is intended to inform school pupils about
the courses and research programmes that the University of Twente
has to offer. It is currently being distributed to secondary
schools throughout the Netherlands. "We've had one printed for
every secondary school pupil from fourth to sixth year," says
Pollus Fornerod, who is responsible for attracting Bachelor's
students to the UT.
"With the new Bachelor's Newspaper we are aiming to communicate
on content; to show what we do here at the university and how the
various research programmes and studies are set up. We also want to
inspire enthusiasm for science among the pupils, as well as assist
them to make their choice of subjects for their profiling
project."
The power of 'I'
The motto of the newspaper this year is 'The power of 'I'.
According to Fornerod, this is the UT's way of emphasizing the
importance of the right choices for the future of every pupil. "We
also make it clear that everything we do affects the individual.
Not only are we engaging with major social issues, but we are also
seeking technological solutions that will make a difference to
people's lives."
The newspaper centres on five social themes: energy, water,
security, learning and health, and takes the reader on a journey
from the large to the small, from the global scale to the level of
nanotechnology. Says Fornerod: "We demonstrate that you can be
involved with the various social issues on all of these levels. And
we do this at UT in an interdisciplinary way. We seek technological
solutions, but always while looking at the social context. That is
why researchers and students from all over the university have
worked on the newspaper.
Order your copy
The newspaper is currently distributed via the heads of
secondary schools throughout the country. Boxes for holding the
newspaper will also be supplied to schools. If you would like to
order a copy, send an e-mail with 'Campaign Newspaper' as the
subject line to study@utwente..nl. If you are a
UT employee and would like to order a copy, contact a communication
employee of your faculty. This newspaper is written in Dutch.
