In an interview with Councillor Mary-Ann Schreurs and Director Guus Beumer of Het Nieuwe Instituut earlier this week, e52 dug deeper into the city’s search for a “new local society”. Read on to find out more about this aim, its…
It was TU/e Chairman Jan Mengelers who came up with it at the beginning of March, but now his idea is being recognised as part of Brainport’s new strategy: the famous Triple Helix concept is being reassessed. Until this point,…
Every generation has its own opportunities and challenges. No one understands how the baby boomers are still benefiting from the many good years gone by while the young people in our society are far from seeing these benefits like Philips…
It’s literally as different as night and day: the swirling mass of party-goers changes into a somewhat desolate space as the sun rises. It’s not the first time that plans have been made to create a livelier, daytime Stratumseind.
The regions of Waterloo, Canada, and Brainport, Eindhoven, have entered into an economic alliance. The Memorandum of Understanding was signed on Thursday. The idea behind it? The two regions have so much in common that cooperation on a strategic and…
“We are proud of our High Tech Campus, the Science Park at TU/e, the Automotive Campus in Helmond and Strijp-S as a rough diamond. But there can be more to it.” The most important lesson that Mayor Van Gijzel and…
What a fuss: from the day that Councillor Van Kaathoven presented her sports vision (with an emphasis on urban sports among other things, remember?), it’s all been about one thing: the proposed closure of the ice rink. The fact that…
The brilliance of the idea lies in its simplicity: by switching the heating methods of the swimming pool and the ice rink, both complexes could save on their energy expenses. And the fact that the two sports facilities are located…
Internet of Things is a booming business; portable technology, big data and smart devices that are all connected to one another via the cloud. New products and services in this area follow in quick succession. On 30 and 31 May, programmers, product developers and…
First Avular, now Ulu. The Eindhoven start-up has received a substantial investment from the Chinese investor Yu Ming Fang. Participant in the final round of Startupbootcamp HighTechXL, Ulu has received an investment of 500,000 euros. Ulu makes a USB dongle…