- Internationalisation strategyUT is a globally engaged institution that fosters collaboration, innovation, and entrepreneurship. We actively encourage experimentation, pioneering ideas, and calculated risk-taking. Our commitment to excellence in education, research, and knowledge transfer extends beyond national boundaries, responding to global challenges and opportunities. Corporate website | Global engagement section Specific policy documents: UT Institutional plan Below you can view excerpts regarding the topic of internationalisation from UT's Institutional Plan (2026-32): Our strategic direction: the fourth generation university - Our environment is changing Our environment is changing Universities operate in a complex landscape shaped by societal expectations, shifting political priorities and global competition. In the Netherlands, public appreciation of universities is increasingly under pressure, with institutions sometimes perceived as elitist and too distant from society. Political debates on student intake, internationalisation
- Staff mobilityInterested in going abroad for work? Discover your options! UT attaches great value to the mobility of our staff. UT employees can visit universities abroad for professional development or for strategic and academic cooperation. There are a number of funding options available for both academic and support staff to undertake mobility programmes at institutions outside of the Netherlands. Professional development Would you like to find out about developments taking place in your field at universities abroad and would you like to learn from them? The UT believes it is important to offer international opportunities for staff to develop themselves professionally and to strengthen their competencies. Besides the wide variety of local training available at UT’s Centre for Training & Development, staff can undertake professional development at other institutions, for example by participating in a staff exchange programme at a partner university abroad. Blended Intensive Programmes with ECIU University Did you know that