LANGUAGE POLICY
The University of Twente has had a policy on language since 2004. In December 2024, it was decided that parallel bilingualism, with Dutch and English as working languages on campus, was deemed the most favourable situation for allowing everyone on campus to participate in the UT community as actively as possible. As of January 2025, this policy was implemented officially.
CODE OF CONDUCT regarding LANGUAGE
In UT's view on internationalisation and the UT Language Policy (UTLP), UT commits itself to being an inclusive international environment for learning and working. Language is an important means of achieving this goal. In addition, internationalisation and language in higher education are the subject of a wider social debate. With its Code of Conduct on Language, that has been in effect since July 2019, the University of Twente meets the requirements set by the Minister of Education and the Higher Education and Scientific Research Act (WHW) regarding language policies at institutions for higher education.