Alumni Email Service Transition: Move to Email Forwarding

There will be changes to the UT alumni email services in 2026.

Do you use your @alumnus.utwente.nl email address? If so, it is important to know that the full mailbox service will be discontinued as of 1 October 2026. Instead, email forwarding will be offered.

Why this change?
Only a small percentage of our alumni actively use the mailboxes that we currently keep for tens of thousands of alumni. Maintaining a full email infrastructure involves increasing technical complexity and significant costs.

What will change?
Email account storage will no longer be supported.

• New graduates (from 10 February 2026): will receive email forwarding instead of a full mailbox service.
• Current alumni (from 1 October 2026): their full mailbox will be converted to email forwarding only.

What does this mean for you?
You can continue to use your @alumnus.utwente.nl email address. Messages sent to this address will be automatically forwarded to a personal email address of your choice, instead of being stored in a separate alumni mailbox.
If you have already activated email forwarding, no further action is required.

Next steps
Alumni with a full mailbox service will receive detailed instructions in the coming months on how to set up email forwarding to their preferred address.

Important
Are you currently not receiving emails from the Alumni Office at your personal email address? If so, please update your contact details via the address change form.

If you have any questions, please contact the Alumni Office.

// Note that ITC alumni use a separate email system and are not affected by these changes //