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Name Change TYAMD Sunday 16 December 2018 22:57
The time has come to give the TYAMD (Thank you active members drink) a new and better name. We have heard some great ideas already, but because we don't want to miss the best name ever, everyone can now submit his/her new name (with acronym) here.
We are very excited!
Bachelor Applied Mathematics is a Top programme Friday 16 November 2018 12:30
Exactly in time for the open days, on the 15th of November it has been announced which Bachelor programmes received the status of Top programme in the Dutch 'Keuzegids Universiteiten 2019'. The amount of Bachelor programmes on the University of Twente receiving this status has doubled this year from 4 to 8. Applied Mathematics is one of those newcomers!
Brigit Geveling receives Brinksma Innovation Grant Thursday 13 September 2018 16:35
On September 3rd, at the opening of the academic year, several prizes were awarded. One of the awards given is the Brinksma Innovation Grant, which was won by Brigit Geveling for her experimentation on team-based learning. Brigit's research group received a year's financial compensation so that her research design can be developed further. Congratulations!
More on the award ceremony and Brigit's prize can be found here.
Board 2018-2019 Thursday 6 September 2018 11:08
On Tuesday the 4th of September, the 51st board of W.S.G. Abacus is constituted as follows:
Hugo Hof - Chairman
Wout Leemeijer - Secretary
Cas Sitvast - Treasurer
Justus Sleurink - Officer Internal Affairs and Officer Educational Affairs
Fleur van Alphen - Officer External Affairs
Pranab Mandal - General Adjunct
Study trip to the US Friday 13 July 2018 16:42
After a long wait the day has finally arrived! On the 6th of July a brave group of 21 students left for a study trip to the United States to visit a diverse collection of companies and institutes along the way. Boston is the destination for the first week and in the second week New York will be visited.
The trip can be followed via our blog on the website https://www.abacus.utwente.nl/en/studytrip/blog/
Candidate board 2018-2019 Wednesday 25 April 2018 18:49
The 50th board of Wiskundig Studiegenootschap Abacus has the pleasure to announce the candidate board for the 51th board. We expect them to be constituted as follows on the 4th of September:
Chairman - Hugo Hof
Secretary - Wout Leemeijer
Treasurer - Cas Sitvast
Officer Internal Affairs & Educational Affairs - Justus Sleurink
Officer External Affairs - Fleur van Alphen
General Adjunct - Pranab Mandal
Education bouquet for Gjerrit Meinsma Thursday 5 April 2018 11:36
This morning the Education committee had the honour and pleasure to hand out another bouquet! Dr. Ir. Gjerrit Meinsma was the lucky teacher to receive it. In the past years it was evident that he put lots of effort in his work and his teaching. Many students speak only praises about Gjerrit. Congratulations!
Master Applied Mathematics is a top program! Friday 9 March 2018 11:51
On Thursday 8 March the 'Keuzegids Hoger Onderwijs’ was published. The result for our Master’s program in Applied Mathematics is very good: 84 points out of 100. This qualifies AM as a national Topopleiding.
This will be celebrate with drinks and bites on Friday 9 March at 15:00 in the Smart XP lab, together with the AM staff.
Marc Uetz is the winner of AMEP 2018! Friday 9 February 2018 16:19
Today the AMEP (Applied Mathematics Educational Prize) took place and we are happy to announce Marc Uetz as the great winner! Congratulations! He will join the competition for being the best teacher of the university, the UTEA (University of Twente Education Award). Wish him luck!
Young Talent Awards Monday 11 December 2017 15:22
On Monday November 27th three AM students were the proud recipients of the Young Talent Awards of the Royal Dutch Society of Sciences (Koninklijke Hollandsche Maatschappij der Wetenschappen): Sven Dummer (AM), Cathy Schmit (TCS+AM), and Tim Kokkeler (AP+AM).
