The three numerus fixus programs at TU/e recently came into the spotlight after a Cursor column sparked debate about the selection process. Program directors reflect on the criticism and explain why they believe intake restrictions are necessary.

Pregnancy monitoring generates more data than ever — but spotting complications early remains a challenge. TU/e PhD candidate Ivar de Vries is developing smart algorithms to help doctors detect warning signs sooner, giving babies a better chance at a healthy start.

@tue.nl’s Central Crisis Team aims to make the educational platform Canvas available again to lecturers on May 13 at 12 noon. Students will hopefully be able to use Canvas again starting Monday morning. The issues lecturers encountered appear to have been resolved with flexibility and ingenuity.

First-year @tue.nl Psychology & Technology student Daniëlle Philippen is organizing an open stage event together with fellow students, featuring around ten performances to raise money for the Trees for All foundation. For every ticket sold, the organization will plant a tree.

The data of students and staff that hackers from ShinyHunters stole last week has been returned. In a statement, the parent company of the educational platform Canvas said that an agreement had been reached and that it had received proof that all stolen data had been destroyed.

TU/e will - most likely - only reconnect the Canvas educational platform by next week. Meanwhile, the hackers who breached the system are still threatening to leak the data of 275 million students and teachers.

If you park your non-electric car in a charging spot on the @tue.nl campus, you may receive a warning or even a wheel clamp. According to TU/e parking management, you are then parked incorrectly. However, this rule is not explicitly stated on a sign on site or in the university's parking policy.

@tue.nl, through the Eindhoven University Fund, and HighTechXL are launching PreSeed XL. The 11 million euro fund is intended to provide early-stage deep-tech startups with financial support and expertise.

The women’s soccer team from Eindhoven-based student club Pusphaira will travel to the European Universities Games (EUG) this summer. Fifteen sports disciplines will come together in Salerno, Italy, for this European student championship in July. Participating comes with significant costs.

@tue.nl will not restore the connection to Canvas in the coming days, as the cyberattack on the educational platform does not yet appear to be under control. The Executive Board (CvB) announced this on the intranet Friday evening.

About 21,000 former students with student debt are living at an unknown address abroad. Student finance provider DUO has no way of reaching them and is missing out on 170 million euros.

Due to maintenance work on the road surface, De Lismortel on the @tue.nl campus will be partially closed from May 11 onwards. The work will be carried out in phases over a period of six weeks to minimize disruption for campus traffic.

An equal dialogue: that is what @tue.nl aims to achieve with its “new style” annual review format: the Annual Dialogue Cycle. Professional development, well-being, and performance will take center stage. All managers will be required to complete training in giving and receiving feedback.

@tue.nl has disconnected its integration with Canvas after hackers managed to breach the platform again. Students and staff are urgently requested not to log in to Canvas.

Hackers group ShinyHunters has given educational institutions six more days to pay ransom, while ramping up the pressure with a new breach. The group threatens to publish the data of 275 million Canvas users worldwide, including TU/e staff and students. The chances of TU/e giving in appear slim.

“Here in China, students share rooms with four to eight students, and can be found in educational buildings 24/7. It raises the question: what are we making such a fuss about in the Netherlands?” Lars ten Hacken, Cursor columnist and @tue.nl student, is currently studying in Beijing.

Update on the data breach at Canvas: data belonging to @tue.nl students and staff was also stolen in the hack.

A cyberattack on the Canvas learning platform has led to the theft of data belonging to 275 million users. TU/e is also investigating whether student and staff data has been affected. If the software’s developer does not pay ransom, hackers are threatening to publish part of the stolen data.

During a global cyberattack on the Canvas learning platform, user data was stolen. The university is currently investigating whether data from TU/e students and staff was also leaked.

The Executive Board has decided to establish a new research institute: the Eindhoven Institute for Transformative Health Technology (HEALTH). The new institute aims to contribute to affordable, sustainable, and accessible solutions for health and well-being.

A new social space aims to connect Mechanical Engineering students in a different way. The initiative responds to students’ need for an additional gathering space that fosters a stronger sense of community. The new Community Center was officially opened on Thursday.

Students will most likely pay 2,771 euros in tuition fees for their program at a university of applied sciences or a research university starting in September 2027. This is based on new figures on inflation released by Statistics Netherlands (CBS).

From technicians to schedulers, and from IT specialists to catering staff—it takes many hands to keep @tue.nl running smoothly. But who are the people behind the scenes? Cursor puts them in the spotlight. Meet Dennis Joosten, Campus Manager Safety & Security.

In a double scull, Thêta members Teun Bluemink and Sebert Potters will row 100 kilometers in a single day. They are doing it not only for the challenge, but also for a good cause: they hope to help as many undernourished children as possible receive vitamin A capsules.

An energy crisis is looming. This winter, students are also expected to see their bills increase. What support measures can they expect from the government? And how were students affected during the previous crisis?

After living in the same place for 5 years it was time for Tom Stuth to do something more adventurous. For his exchange the Masterstudent Building Physics and Services already knew he wanted to go to a German speaking country and Graz showed to be the most obvious choice.

Israel is participating less frequently in Horizon Europe research projects: funding has more than halved. European countries are becoming less willing to collaborate with Israeli institutions.

The theme of the upcoming @tue.nl introduction week has been announced: ‘Find your Flow’. Students from the Central Introduction Committee (CIC), who organize the event, revealed this on Friday afternoon.

China is attempting to steal scientific and technological knowledge in the Netherlands, intelligence service AIVD warns in its new annual report. The threat has both “broadened and deepened.”

@tue.nl has temporarily halted its recruitment and onboarding processes for applicants residing in Iran. According to the university, it is currently impossible to complete the procedures due to the lack of essential consular services following the closure of the Dutch embassy in Tehran.

On the TU/e campus, multilingualism is becoming increasingly noticeable. In between English, you hear a wide range of other languages in hallways and elevators. Edith Snelders reflects on what that means for communication, identity, and how people feel at home at an international university.

A series of magazine covers for a magazine that does not exist: that is the concept behind The Brabanter. Each cover depicts a part of Brabant or a memory of it. The latest edition and many other Brabanter covers will be on display in Atlas over the coming weeks.

Minister Letschert acknowledges that education administrators have fallen short in addressing antisemitism. “I also had to learn that myself,” the former University of Maastricht official said during a parliamentary debate.

Robert van der Drift will temporarily serve as Managing Director (MD) of the Department of Biomedical Engineering (BmE) as of 1 May. He will take over from permanent MD Paulien Dankers, who will be absent for an extended period.

Should students be able to earn a doctorate at universities of applied sciences? The VVD, a governing coalition party, wants to block the plan, but a parliamentary majority currently allows the government to continue working on recognition of the professional doctorate.

From early March to the end of June, Michelle Slots is studying at Sungkyunkwan University in Seoul, South Korea. With 10 million residents, the city operates on a completely different scale from Eindhoven. For her, it's not just a place to study, but a city where something is always happening.

Willem Mulder, Professor of Precision Medicine at Biomedical Engineering at TU/e, has recently been inducted as a fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE). “Looking forward to the opportunities ahead in this outstanding community,” he wrote on LinkedIn.

A former TU/e student faces a bill of over 8,000 euros following a bedbug infestation in his dorm room at the former Philips headquarters. The student is only willing to pay once all uncertainties have been resolved.

The column by Boudewijn van Dongen on numerus fixus (intake-restricted) programs sparked a great deal of discussion, even leading to parliamentary questions. In this follow-up, he reflects on the responses and proposes a solution.

MP Diederik Boomsma (JA21) has submitted twelve questions to the Minister of Education, Culture and Science. He did so in response to the column "Numerus fixus circus", written by TU/e staff member Boudewijn van Dongen for Cursor.

Landlords should be able to offer students temporary rental contracts, according to the cabinet. Rental homes in city centers may also become more expensive. The Woonbond has criticized the plans.

TU Delft has sufficiently restored care for its employees. The university came under fire in early 2024 after the Inspectorate concluded that there had been mismanagement. Shouting, threats, offensive remarks… A new Executive Board is now in place, and the university is actively working on recovery.

Citizen participation is widely seen as key to a successful energy transition. In practice, however, it often remains more of an ideal than a reality. In her PhD research at @tue.nl, Nikki Kluskens shows just how wide this gap is—and why we need to rethink how we approach public engagement.

A pilot by SURF to move away from American software has already mobilized thirty institutions. About a thousand people are now using an alternative, and SURF is making room for many more test users. @tue.nl is not yet participating in the pilot.

Applicants to studies with an intake restriction received word yesterday about their eligibility. Upon learning that none of his son’s classmates had been admitted to such a program at @tue.nl, columnist Boudewijn van Dongen delved into the data portal.

Students from the Caribbean islands regularly come to the Netherlands to pursue a degree at a research university or university of applied sciences. However, the education system on the islands does not adequately prepare them for this transition, the Dutch Education Council warns.

As there is less profit to be made for private landlords, the supply of student rooms is shrinking. The tenants of student house KH Montagne took matters into their own hands when their landlord decided he was done with them. The group of men now owns three properties with a total of 17 rooms.

The labor unions AOb and FNV are calling for salaries at Dutch universities to be increased by six percent and to be automatically indexed to inflation in the future. They also want to improve protections for pregnant employees.

Modernization of the bus station on the campus side of the railway station requires making way for both the Flying Pins and the fourteen swamp oaks next to it. Bunker resident Joost Rekers has launched a petition to prevent this.

Due to the increase in the number of TU/e students, the number of bachelor’s degrees to be awarded is also rising. As a result, MomenTUm is reaching its organizational limits. Therefore, this year there will be not two, but three sessions of the bachelor’s celebration.