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6 unusual facts about University of Twente


Coffee ring

Later H.Burak Eral and colleagues in Physics of Complex Fluids group in University of Twente evoked alternating voltage electrowetting to suppress coffee stains noninvasively (i.e. no need to add surface active materials).

De Grolsch Veste

It is located in Enschede, Netherlands, at the Business & Science Park, near the University of Twente.

Iranians in the Netherlands

At the recommendation of the government, the University of Twente went so far as to halt its admissions of students from Iran entirely, stating that it could not ensure they would have no access to nuclear-related information.

Ronald Stamper

Ronald Stamper (born 1934 in West Bridgford, United Kingdom) is a British computer scientist, formerly a researcher in the LSE and Professor at the University of Twente, known for his pioneering work in Organisational semiotics, and the creation of the MEASUR methodology and the SEDITA framework.

Shaker Zahra

He has also held the 3TU Chair in International Entrepreneurship at the University of Twente in the Netherlands.

Thesis circle

Thesis circles have been set up, for example, in Maastricht University, Tilburg University, University of Utrecht, Eindhoven University of Technology, Open University of the Netherlands, University of Twente, Rotterdam School of Management and Fontys University of Applied Sciences.



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