Today it is exactly sixty years ago that the Dutch parliament, on the proposal of Education Minister Cals, agreed to the establishment of a Technical University in Enschede. That moment is regarded as the founding date of the University of Twente. The Technical Hogeschool Twente, as it was then called, was the third technical university in the Netherlands.
Message from the Executive Board:
"Today, we celebrate the sixtieth anniversary of the University of Twente. A fantastic milestone and a good time to look back as well as forward.