26 Notable alumni of University of Twente
Updated: June 23, 2026 EliteDegrees
University of Twente is ranked #305 in the world and #11 in Netherlands by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 26 notable alumni from University of Twente sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with University of Twente won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Johan Schot
1961-. (aged 65)
historian
university teacher
Johannes Willem "Johan" Schot is a Dutch historian working in the field of science and technology policy. A historian of technology and an expert in sustainability transitions, Johan Schot is Professor of Global Comparative History at the Centre for Global Challenges, Utrecht University. He is the Academic Director of the Transformative Innovation Policy Consortium (TIPC) and former Director of the...
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2. Albert van den Berg
1957-. (aged 69)
physicist
university teacher
Albert van den Berg is a Dutch physicist who works on nanotechnology-miniaturization in physics, chemistry, biology and biotechnology (nanofluidics, nanosensors, Lab on a chip (LOC), Organ on Chip (OoC)).
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3. Frans van Vught
1950-. (aged 76)
university teacher
sociologist
Franciscus Adrianus van Vught (born July 23, 1950) is a Dutch social scientist and Professor of Higher Education Policy at the University of Twente, known for his work on the theory of higher education innovation, higher education policy and relationship between government and higher education.
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4. Iain Baikie
1960-. (aged 66)
physicist
Iain Douglas Baikie, MBE, FRSA, FInstP, CPhys is a Scottish physicist, inventor and company Director. He specialises in Material Science. Baikie supervises PhDs at Imperial College London and the University of St Andrews in thin-film electronics. In 2000 he founded a company- KP Technology in Wick. In 1997 Baikie was appointed Professor of Applied Physics with a Chair in Materials...
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5. Marc Lankhorst
1968-. (aged 58)
computer scientist
Marc Martijn Lankhorst is a Dutch computer scientist, researcher and consultant, known for his publications on enterprise architecture, and as key developer of ArchiMate, a modelling language for enterprise architecture.
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6. Henry Franken
1966-. (aged 60)
engineer
Hendrik Marinus Franken (born 1966) is a retired Dutch engineer, enterprise architect and co-founder and former managing director of BiZZdesign, known for his work in the field of systems and control engineering, and business process management.
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7. Dirk P. Kroese
1963-. (aged 63)
mathematician
statistician
Dirk Pieter Kroese is a Dutch-Australian mathematician and statistician, and Emeritus Professor at the University of Queensland. He is known for several significant contributions to applied probability, kernel density estimation, Monte Carlo methods and rare-event simulation. He is, with Reuven Rubinstein, a pioneer of the Cross-Entropy (CE) method.
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8. Wouter Tebbens
1974-. (aged 52)
activist
Wouter Tebbens, is a Dutch activist, researcher and social entrepreneur on Free Knowledge.
9. Joost-Pieter Katoen
1964-. (aged 62)
computer scientist
university teacher
Joost-Pieter Katoen is a Dutch theoretical computer scientist based in Germany. He is distinguished professor in Computer Science and head of the Software Modeling and Verification Group at RWTH Aachen University. Furthermore, he is part-time associated to the Formal Methods & Tools group at the University of Twente.
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10. Aimee Van Wynsberghe
AI ethicist
researcher
businessperson
Aimee van Wynsberghe is the Alexander von Humboldt professor for "Applied Ethics of Artificial Intelligence" at the University of Bonn, Germany. She is director of the Institute for Science and Ethics and founder of the Bonn Sustainable AI Lab. Van Wynsberghe hosts the Sustainable AI Conference in Bonn, Germany, every other year.
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11. Gerard Endenburg
1933-2025 (aged 92)
university teacher
writer
entrepreneur
Gerard Endenburg was a Dutch businessman who developed the Sociocratic Circle Organisation Method (SCM), which is a decision-making method for governing and managing organizations and societies based on equivalence and draws inspiration from cybernetics. Endenburg was inspired by the idea of sociocracy of Kees Boeke.
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12. Mary Goretti Kitutu
1962-. (aged 64)
minister
economist
politician
Mary Goretti Kitutu, also Mary Goretti Kitutu Kimono is a Ugandan academic, politician and environmentalist. She was appointed Minister for Karamoja Affairs on 8 June 2021, replacing John Byabagambi. She was the Minister of Energy and Mineral Development, in the Ugandan Cabinet, from 14 December 2019 to 8 June 2021. Before that, from 10 June 2016, until 14 December 2019,...
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13. Merlyna Lim
1973-. (aged 53)
social scientist
Merlyna Lim is a scholar studying ICT, particularly on the socio-political shaping of new media in non-Western contexts. She has been appointed a Canada Research Chair in Digital Media and Global Network Society in the School of Journalism and Communication Carleton University. Formerly she was a visiting research scholar at Princeton University's Center for Information Technology Policy and a distinguished...
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14. Dirk-Willem van Gulik
1968-. (aged 58)
engineer
Dirk-Willem van Gulik is a founder of the Apache Software Foundation and contributor to the Apache Webserver project. Van Gulik is the former CTO of Joost, where he was terminated, and current Chief Technical Architect of British Broadcasting Corporation's Future Media and Technology. He has also worked for the United Nations and European Commission. Van Gulik is based in the...
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15. Bas Lansdorp
1977-. (aged 49)
entrepreneur
engineer
Bas Lansdorp is a Dutch entrepreneur best known as the co-founder and CEO of the defunct Mars One.
16. Arno Brok
1968-. (aged 58)
politician
Arnoud Adrianus Maria "Arno" Brok is a Dutch politician serving as the King's Commissioner of Friesland since 2017. A member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD), he previously served as Mayor of Sneek from 2003 to 2010 and Mayor of Dordrecht from 2010 until 2017.
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17. Han Polman
1963-. (aged 63)
politician
Johannes Marcellus Maria "Han" Polman is a Dutch politician of the Democrats 66 (D66) party. He served as King's Commissioner of Zeeland from 1 March 2013 until 16 September 2024. Previously he was Mayor of Bergen op Zoom and Noordwijkerhout.
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18. Hayke Veldman
1969-. (aged 57)
politician
Habbo Siebold "Hayke" Veldman is a Dutch politician, he was a member of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands for the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy from 25 June 2014 until 30 March 2021.
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19. Yasemin Çegerek
1977-. (aged 49)
politician
Yasemin Çegerek is a Dutch politician of Turkish descent. She was an MP for the Labour Party between 18 June 2013 and 23 March 2017. She replaced Désirée Bonis, who left the House of Representatives on 13 June 2013. Çegerek was a member of the commissions of foreign affairs, defense, European affairs, Kingdom relations, foreign trade and development aid. Çegerek...
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20. Rob Bats
1962-. (aged 64)
politician
Jan Hendrik "Rob" Bats is a Dutch politician. He is a member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD). From 1 May 2012 to 1 April 2013 he was mayor of Haren, Groningen. He resigned because investigations showed that he acted too late to halt or divert Project X that was happening in his town. Previously he worked...
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21. Cees Links
1957-. (aged 69)
entrepreneur
engineer
Cees Links is a Dutch entrepreneur and the founder and CEO of GreenPeak Technologies (2004), a fabless semiconductor company for Smart Home and Internet of things (IoT) applications, in 2016 sold to Qorvo Inc., a USA-based semi-conductor/technology company.
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22. Ank Bijleveld
1962-. (aged 64)
politician
Anna Theodora Bernardina "Ank" Bijleveld-Schouten is a Dutch politician of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA). She served as Minister of Defence in the third cabinet of Prime Minister Mark Rutte from 26 October 2017 to 17 September 2021.
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23. Fred Teeven
1958-. (aged 68)
jurist
politician
Fredrik "Fred" Teeven is a Dutch jurist, bus driver and former politician and prosecutor. A member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD), he served as State Secretary at the Ministry of Security and Justice from 2010 until his resignation in 2015 alongside that of Minister Ivo Opstelten.
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24. Diederik Jekel
1984-. (aged 42)
television presenter
science journalist
writer
Diederik Jekel is a Dutch science journalist, television presenter and physicist. In 2018, he was elected president of the Dutch Physical Society (NNV).
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25. Jitse Groen
1978-. (aged 48)
entrepreneur
Jitse Groen is a Dutch businessman and the founder of Just Eat Takeaway.com (formerly Takeaway.com), a global food delivery platform. He is the outgoing chief executive officer of the company, having announced his resignation following the firm's acquisition by Prosus in 2025.
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26. Gom van Strien
1951-. (aged 75)
politician
Gommarus Adrianus "Gom" van Strien is a Dutch politician, he has been a member of the Senate for the Party for Freedom since 7 June 2011. He has served as deputy parliamentary leader since 25 September 2012. He was named formation scout after the 2023 Dutch general election but resigned within days, after he was linked to a fraud case...
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