JTS 2026Welcome to Enschede

JTS2026

Goals and Format

The Jülich–Twente Summit aims to strengthen collaboration and facilitate exchange between researchers from UTwente and FZ Jülich, with a strong emphasis on supporting early-career scientists. The program will include:

  • Invited and contributed talks from PIs and PhD candidates
  • Brainstorming sessions for PIs
  • PhD-only sessions
  • Poster presentations and networking events

This long-standing tradition helps us build on our fruitful collaborations, explore new opportunities, and develop pathways for closer cooperation.

Topics

The oral and poster sessions will cover broad themes, including:

  • Chip and Information Technology
  • Energy
  • Climate & Bioeconomics
  • Health and Simulation

Special sessions

There will be special sessions with a focus on:
Quantum technologies · Neuromorphic computing · 2D materials & thin films · Batteries · Hydrogen · Chemical conversion & e-fuels · Membrane reactors · Solar cells · CO₂ direct air capture · Earth science · Plant science & Earth observation · Complex biological fluid flows · Biomedical optics · Computational physiology

We will also host discussions on entrepreneurship, start-ups, and cross-national funding opportunities, with insights from invited experts.