Are you organsing a reunion and looking for former classmates, or are you a student and looking for guest speakers for your event? There are several ways to get in touch with (fellow) alumni: through the alumni portal, social media, or with the help of the alumni office.
Through the alumni portal
The alumni portal is accessible for all alumni and offers several options for reconnecting with former classmates, friends and acquantances:
Through social media
Social media is a great way to keep in touch with alumni. On this page you can find an overview of all UT related social media channels. Please let us know if your group is missing from this list.
Through the alumni office
Are you an alumnus, student or staff member who wants to get in touch with (fellow) alumni to, for example, invite them for certain activities? Are you interested in involving selective alumni in your study programme accreditation process? Would an alumni perspective benefit your teaching assignment or research project? Perhaps you are embarking overseas and wishing to be put in touch with local alumni? In all of these cases, the alumni office can do something for you! We can, for example, assist in sending out (e-)invitations or placing a message in our monthly newsletter. Please contact Karen to discuss the possibilities.
Travel scan
Whether travelling here in Europe or to the other side of the world, the UT alumni community is a valuable resource for university staff members. Our community of nearly 60,000 UT alumni can be your key to accessing interesting organizations, expertise as well as local knowledge.
Imagine meeting with a UT alumnus or alumna working in an area relevant to your UT work and research, or perhaps someone at an exciting company that you would be interested in learning more about or even visiting to check the potential for future collaboration. You could also tap into a UT'er from a particular study or career background living in the country you will be visiting to get their local perspective and insights or just simply hear about their experiences since leaving Twente.
This all starts with an introduction to matched alumni by the UT Alumni Office followed by a casual conversation over coffee or a meal during your travels!
Planning a trip for work? Don't forgEt to do an alumni travel scan!
The 'Alumni Travel Scan' is offered by the Alumni Office to UT staffmembers traveling overseas for example in the case of conferences or for research purposes. As part of this special service a scan of the UT alumni community will be conducted using Linkedin based on details you submit to us via an online form about your trip and research/work interests. The scanning process takes approximately a week and at its conclusion the names of any matched alumni along with their Linkedin profiles will be shared. Afterwards, the Alumni Office will reach out to specific alumni selected by participating staffmembers on their behalf in order to get permission to exchange private contact details for direct follow up communications.
Interested? Submit your Alumni Travel Scan request using the above link and begin accessing your worldwide UT alumni community today!
Please note that there may be instances where depending on the reviewed locations the scan results in zero matches. In some cases alumni identified as possible matches may also not be interested or available for meeting with the visiting staff.
For further questions please reach out to Joe Laufer