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In the Spotlight: René Torenvlied Celebrates 12.5 years at the University of TwenteOn 1 April we celebrate a special milestone: our colleague René Torenvlied has been with the University of Twente for 12.5 years. He joined the university on 1 October 2013 as Professor of Public Management, a role he has fulfilled with great dedication ever since.
During this week’s monthly drinks, we marked this anniversary in a festive way. On behalf of the department, René was presented with a beautiful bouquet of flowers, along with a letter of appreciation from the Dean. Our former Head of Department, Ringo Ossewaarde, gave an inspiring speech in which he reflected on their fruitful collaboration during the often turbulent years behind us. He also highlighted René’s key contributions and his many achievements for the department and the university.Read more
Haaksbergen presents a remedy for a faltering democracyCan a small municipality help solve the major problem of democratic distrust? According to Sander Schimmelpenninck, it can. In a recent column in de Volkskrant, he highlights a striking initiative from Haaksbergen. There, a referendum on an asylum seekers’ centre was approached in an innovative way: not whether it should be built, but where. Prof. dr. R. Torenvlied of Public Administration at the University of Twente chaired the referendum committee that, among other things, formulated the questions for the vote. Full dutch articleRead more
In the Spotlight: René Torenvlied Celebrates 12.5 years at the University of Twente
Haaksbergen presents a remedy for a faltering democracy
Haaksbergen organized a referendum on an asylum seeker center—not whether it should be built, but where. How did they approach it?
Guest Lecture by Ambassador Ronald van Roeden on the EU Budget
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Our MS&T bachelor’s programme nominated as a Top Programme in the Keuzegids
Symposium 7 november Celebrating 25-years of Cross Border Cooperation in Academic Education
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BMS - UTQ Ceremonie, 8 oktober 2025
Appointment of Floris Vermeulen as Professor of Urban Political Inequality
Graduation ceremony for Bachelor students in Management, Society and Technology and the joint degree Public Governance across Borders
