How do we design the future of healthcare in a way that is sustainable, accessible and centred on people’s needs? New technologies are creating opportunities to deliver more care at home or in specialised centres, supported by connected infrastructures and new forms of collaboration. This is reshaping the hospital of the future, not simply as a building, but as part of a wider healthcare network.
At the same time, growing demand for care, staff shortages and increasing complexity are accelerating the need for change. This also creates momentum to rethink and improve how we organise care. Designing this future, therefore, requires an integrated approach that brings together research, education and valorisation, connecting technological innovation with organisation, inclusion and human behaviour in real-world care settings.
Health research at the University of Twente
At the University of Twente (UT), researchers contribute to this challenge by combining leading expertise in technical medicine, chip technology, imaging technologies, robotics, AI, psychology, and the social sciences. This unique interdisciplinary approach is essential for preparing both healthcare professionals and patients for the future of care.
Within the Health domain, we connect research, education, and innovation to support the transition towards more personalised, accessible, and sustainable healthcare. By building on this interdisciplinary expertise, UT develops solutions that strengthen care delivery and help shape the hospital of the future as part of a wider healthcare network.
Through close collaboration with healthcare organisations, industry, insurers and government, we contribute our core strengths, knowledge and talent, alongside technologies that help make healthcare future-proof, both in the region and beyond.
Find an expert
Our researchers work across disciplines and at different levels of the healthcare ecosystem, from fundamental biomedical research to clinical integration and the study of human behaviour. Their expertise spans areas such as medical imaging, robotics, personalised diagnostics, high-tech surgical equipment, and emerging fields like organ-on-chip systems for drug discovery, eHealth, clinical psychology, and the development of socially assistive robotics.
Education in Health
The University of Twente is dedicated to educating the next generation of experts for the global healthcare ecosystem. Our study programmes are centred around challenge-based learning, connecting students directly with real-world clinical, social and research problems.