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Jun 24, 2013
Mark McDaid
Mark hails from the Emerald Isle but has been living in the land of cheese and deep-fried-indiscriminate-meat since February 2009. He can often be found trying to read through a hand shaking vociferously from coffee-intake or attempting to act in one of Amsterdam's English-language theater groups. Read more

The University of Twente has been named the most enterprising Dutch university in the second Valorisation ranking, compiled by ScienceWorks research and consultancy firm and Elsevier.

Valorisation ranking

The valorisation ranking takes the scientific knowledge and research performed in a university and ranks how well this is turned into social and economic benefits.

The ranking itself assess universities on three categories: entrepreneurship, communication and collaboration. Each category is once more gauged on a number of different factors using information provided by the universities and from open sources.

Winners in each category

Each category had a different winner in this year's ranking. The University of Tilburg was the leader in the communication category thanks to it's presence in the media and involvement with public debate.

In the category of collaboration universities were ranked on their cooperation with businesses, and the Eindhoven University of Technology came out on top in this regard.

The final category assessed the level of entrepreneurship in each Dutch university, and here the University of Twente was identified as the outstanding institution.

Projects such as their students' attempt to travel 1000 Km on 1 Litre of fuel or end the problem of itchy jumpers were undoubtedly factors in this selection.

Top 5 Enterprising Dutch Universities

›  University of Twente
›  Delft University of Technology
›  Eindhoven University of Technology
›  Wageningen University
›  Leiden University

Source: ScienceWorks

By Mark McDaid