The UT is exposed to external threats, including increasing financial deficits, decreasing influx of international students, and—moreover—an ever-changing demand of society. We are pleased to see that the UT addresses these threats and has defined a set of Building Blocks and we feel responsible to support these efforts.
In “Young Academy Twente on developments in Building Blocks” we provide three examples of how we could contribute to the Building Blocks, offering our help in realizing the Building Blocks that will have an impact on all early-career academics.
YAT hosts members that i) are employed as staff in all five faculties, ranging from assistant to associate to adjunct professors, ii) have demonstrated their excellence in acquiring second and third money flow of funds, and iii) take their role in the community as ambassadors for the UT. Accordingly, the diversity (in disciplines and career phases), academic excellence, and academic citizenship make YAT a unique stakeholder.
