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This was TU/e Discovery Day! 🔬✨

Last Saturday, we opened our doors for the High Tech Ontdekkingsroute and turned the Atlas building into one big discovery playground.

It was a day where science and technology came to life for visitors of all ages.

Thank you to everyone who stopped by, and a huge shoutout to all the scientists, students, and staff who made it happen 👏

Couldn't make it? Swipe through the highlights ➡️

Schools in Eindhoven: heads up! Our professors are coming to you! 🚴‍♂️

On Tuesday, June 23, we celebrate our 70th anniversary with a special initiative: professors will cycle through Eindhoven and give short, interactive guest lectures at primary, secondary, and technical schools. About science, technology, and their own research.

We're still looking for schools to join! Do you have children at a school in Eindhoven, or do you have contacts in the education sector? We'd love it if you could connect us with the right person.

📩 Schools can sign up via → https://forms.cloud.microsoft/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=R_J9zM5gD0qddXBM9g78ZLLo_sw2AyhCnne-SMwbELpUQjhOUEVYS0JRQ1ZIVzA5N0tXTERTQkZTWC4u

Know a school that shouldn't miss this? Tag them or share this post! 🙏

What if researchers didn’t compete for funding, but actually wrote grant proposals together?

TU/e researchers Sajedeh Rasti and Daniël Lakens brought together twenty metascientists from twelve Dutch universities to try exactly that.

Instead of working on separate proposals in competition, they collaborated from the start. They developed ideas together, co-wrote grant applications, and actively supported each other throughout the entire process.

The outcome: two joint applications submitted to NWO. Both were funded.

For Rasti, whose research focuses on how scientists coordinate their work, this was more than a successful funding result. It was a real-life experiment in a different way of doing science, one based on collaboration rather than competition.

👉 Read the full story: https://www.tue.nl/en/news-and-events/news-overview/09-06-2026-what-happens-when-researchers-stop-competing-for-funding

What happens when an entire university comes together around one shared value: curiosity? 🔬 Join TU/e Research Day!

On June 23, our academic community comes together to celebrate research, innovation, and collaboration under the theme Curiosity Connects.

✨ What to expect:
The program starts with a focus on academic careers, including a new networking session for early-career researchers and a Career Forum featuring Prof. Christian Borgs. This is followed by the Innovation Expo, where TU/e groups, partners, and companies present their work.

🎓 The highlight of the day is the awarding of an honorary doctorate to Prof. Christian Borgs, followed by the TU/e Awards, celebrating outstanding research achievements.

📸 Want a preview of the atmosphere? Take a look at the photos from last year and get inspired! Photos made by Bart van Overbeeke

📌 Register before June 15 via the following link: tue.nl/en/our-university/calendar-and-events/23-06-2026-tue-research-day-2026

We are proud to launch TU/e’s new leadership model and program, designed for everyone across our university.

Central to the program is that leadership is not defined by position, but by behavior: how we collaborate, support each other, and take shared responsibility for our goals.

As TU/e President Koen Janssen puts it: “It takes a real change in mindset to admit you don’t have all the answers and to ask others to step in and help.”

The program has been developed with contributions from across the university, including HRM Director Nicole Bueters, ambassador Kees Storm, and program manager Lonneke van Luxemburg.

Want to know more about what this means in practice? Read the full interview with Koen Janssen, Kees Storm, Nicole Bueters, and Lonneke van Luxemburg.

Read the article here 👉🏻 https://www.tue.nl/en/news-and-events/news-overview/21-05-2026-leadership-is-for-all-of-us

Art at a technical university? More than you'd expect! 🖼️

Episode 9 of Stay TU/ened is live! In this episode, we explore the surprising world of art at TU/e.

Our art conservator, Britte Sloothaak, reveals our impressive post-war art collection; researcher Emanuela Bosco takes us into the science behind paint; and we hear the story of an artwork nobody wanted that became our most valuable piece. Plus: the Art Lending Service, Aero Team Eindhoven, and a Beethoven renovation update.

Curious? Watch the full episode here 👇
youtu.be/caVH2sVmS1s

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