KU Leuven - Campus Groep T

🎓 Registrations for the Group T Jobfair by Industria are OPEN!

📅 Tuesday, 4 March 2025
⏰ 11:00 - 17:00
📍 Brabanthal, Leuven

We have the pleasure of inviting you to our next Jobfair organized by Group T Leuven Campus and Industria! This is a fantastic opportunity to connect with graduating masters in Engineering Technology from KU Leuven

If you're looking for engineering talent to join your team, this event is not to be missed!

More information & registration:
🔗 https://www.kuleuven.be/campussen/campus-groep-t-leuven/ondernemers/groupt-jobfair-by-industria/

Tianjin University comes to visit

Today, Group T campus welcomed a delegation from Tianjin University's School of Microelectronics. TJU is not only the oldest university in China but also among the top ten. In recent years, TJU has already sent 36 engineering students to Leuven as part of its 2+2 double degree bachelor's programme. Most of them also followed a master's programme in Engineering Technology in Leuven. The delegation led by Vice-Dean Leiming Cheng was received by Professor Toon van Waterschoot, the new Campus Chair and Wim Polet, Director of the International Office. The agenda included a visit to the campus, talks with students and discussions on further cooperation.

Meet Tubi: student ambassador at KU Leuven Group T Campus:

Hey there! I'm a Bachelor of Engineering Technology student at KU Leuven. I've always been interested in programming since my childhood, so I have chosen Electronics and ICT Engineering in my second year as a specialization. I've been playing handball for ten years and, since KU Leuven provides a lot of sports opportunities, I was able to join the university's handball team and sustain my sports career. Furthermore, since Leuven has a huge social environment, I have the opportunity to join or make private parties and play music as a DJ. Feel free to ask questions about the school, my studies, student life, or anything else.

Do you have any questions about studying Engineering Technology in Leuven? Contact Tubi here: https://api.unibuddy.co/og/ku-leuven-international-students/buddies/students/661e65e7f507a160a8db6a55?buddyPosition=share

Warm welcome to our new internationals

There are still two weeks to go before the official start of the academic year. But the new international engineering students at Group T Campus are already ready for it. Today, they were welcomed to the introduction programme. This is a mix of classes, meet & greet moments, guided tours in and around Leuven, animation by the student association Industria including a visit to the Leuven fair. The first day consisted of a general information session, a Living in Leuven event and, to conclude, a welcome drink at the International Community Centre Pangaea KU Leuven. For a while it was feared that the auditorium on campus would be too small. With 280 newcomers, practically no seats remained unoccupied.

Sterren Kijken op de Campus

Campus Groep T verwelkomde deze week de Zomerschool Sterrenkunde, waar dertig jongeren in vier dagen tijd de wonderen van de kosmos en het heelal exploreerden. Dit programma, georganiseerd door de Vereniging voor Sterrenkunde, bestond uit een mix van theorie en praktijk. De lesgevers waren professoren van KU Leuven, Universiteit Gent en VUB - Vrije Universiteit Brussel en uiteraard deskundigen van VVS zelf. De deelnemers verbleven drie dagen en drie nachten in Leuven, bijgevolg waren er eveneens avondactiviteiten gepland. Onder de nachtelijke sterrenhemel wordt het pas echt interessant voor astronomen in spe.
Bekijk de reportage op ROBtv:
https://www.robtv.be/nieuws/zomerschool-sterrenkunde-wij-proberen-eigenlijk-zowat-een-inleiding-te-geven-zodat-ze-er-al-eens-van-kunnen-proeven-193253

Yesterday, Professor Luc Sels, Rector of KU Leuven and Professor Freddy Boey, President of the City University of Hong Kong signed an agreement in Leuven for further cooperation in science, engineering and technology. For the KU Leuven Faculteit Industriële Ingenieurswetenschappen and more specifically Group T Campus, this concretely means the development of a joint bachelor's degree, the exchange of faculty, visiting scholars and (post-)doctoral research fellows and the setting up of joint research projects. Another important step forward in the ongoing internationalisation of teaching and research on our campus.

High visit from Hong Kong

Today, Group T Campus welcomed a senior delegation from City University of Hong Kong including President Freddy Boey and Vice-Presidents Michael Yang and Wen Jung Li. With more than 400 exchange partners in 45 countries and regions, CityUHK is ranked as the Most International University of the World. A cooperation agreement was previously concluded with KU Leuven. At Group T Campus, talks were held on the possibilities of a joint bachelor's degree in Electromechanical Engineering Technology as well as collaboration in health technology research, particularly in robot-assisted surgery.

How can we design products to be optimally repairable, remanufacturable and longer-lasting to reduce waste accumulation?

Our Professor Jef Peeters is dedicated to advancing the circular economy in his Re-and Demanufacturing Lab. Discover more about his mission in our Connecting Magazine: https://issuu.com/fiiwkuleuven/docs/3654_per_connecting_25/s/52205677

Mentoring voor en door vrouwen

Vanaf dit jaar kunnen onze derdejaars bachelor studentes zich aanmelden voor het Women Engineers' Mentoring Programma. Gedurende één jaar worden ze gekoppeld aan succesvolle succesvolle alumnae die werkzaam zijn als ingenieur. Zo krijgen de studentes de kans om uit eerste hand te leren over een carrière als vrouw in engineering en technologie.

Wil je meer weten, lees dan zeker het interview met Hettie de Kruijf in ons magazine ConnectING: https://issuu.com/fiiwkuleuven/docs/3654_per_connecting_25/s/52205669

Special Award for Formula Electric Belgium team in the Czech Republic

In the Driverless Vehicles Cup of the Formula Student Czech Republic last week, students from KU Leuven and Thomas More-hogeschool won a Special Award with their new self-driving racing car. This recognition was awarded due to their impressive response following a crash during the Driverless Emergency Brake Test. In the Driverless category, the team achieved a creditable sixth place out of 12 participants. In the overall Electric Vehicles category, they also finished in the middle of the pack (24th out of 46 participants), with standout performances in Acceleration (11th place), Cost & Manufacturing (16th place), and Engineering (18th place). Although things briefly threatened to go wrong when the driverless COMET ended up in the fence, the team was able to limit the damage and continue the race. This week, they will compete in Formula Student Germany at the Hockenheim circuit, the largest competition for electric and driverless vehicles worldwide.

Congrats to our Robots-Assisted Surgery Team! We are excited and proud that Ayoob Davoodi, Ruixuan Li and Kaat Van Assche from the RAS team led by Professor Emmanuel Vander Poorten have been selected for the final of the Innovation Award 2025 of KUKA, one of the world's leading specialists in automation. The Innovation Award 2025 is aimed both at the interaction of robotic systems with humans in the medical environment and at robots as part of future medical applications.

Our researchers' project combines an AI and Ultrasound-Based system with two robotic configurations to improve surgical precision. It reduces registration errors and accounts for physiological movements to ultimately enhance surgical outcomes.

For one year, the RAS team will be provided with a Med7 robot from KUKA to evaluate their ideas and prepare their presentation at the finals in 2025.

Studying Engineering Technology at KU Leuven in English?
You can do so at Group T Campus in Leuven, where you can take both 📚 bachelor's and 🎓 master's programmes in English.

Are you:
✔️ Final year secondary education
✔️ Fascinated by science and technology
✔️ Interested in becoming an engineer
✔️ Looking forward to studying on an international campus

Then come now to the Early Bird Visit Day on Saturday 7 September, from 10am to 5 pm. Book your visit time now. Be sure to bring your parents and friend(s).
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Visiting day 7 sept Then don't wait for the SID-in fairs or info days in 2025. Come and catch your light now during the Early Bird Visit Day. Book your tour now. And be sure to bring your parents, boyfriend or girlfriend.

Bedrijfstages als keuzevak voor onze studenten
Vanaf dit academiejaar maakt een stage deel uit van ons curriculum. Zes stagiaires doen hun verhaal in ons magazine ConnectING:
https://issuu.com/fiiwkuleuven/docs/3654_per_connecting_25/s/52205670

Heeft jouw bedrijf interesse om toekomstig industrieel Ingenieurs als stagiare te ontvangen? Neem dan zeker contact met ons op.

Welcome to our new Dean Professor Wim Dewulf

The students, academic, technical and administrative staff and alumni of Group T Campus wish their Campus Chair Professor Wim Dewulf every success as the new Dean of the Faculty of Engineering Technology.

We are particularly proud and grateful for the pioneering work he has done over the past four years and the momentum he has created.

Read more about the new Dean's plans in ConnectING:
https://issuu.com/fiiwkuleuven/docs/3490_per_connecting_24/s/45052086

👀 BEN JE:

✔️Laatstejaars middelbaar (vanaf september)
✔️Geboeid door wetenschap en technologie
✔️Geïnteresseerd om industrieel ingenieur te worden

Wacht dan niet tot de SID-in beurzen of de infodagen in 2025. Kom nu al je licht opsteken tijdens de Early Bird Bezoekdag. Reserveer nu je rondleiding. En breng zeker je ouders, vriend of vriendin mee. Perfect te combineren met een bezoek aan de algemene Infobeurs van KU Leuven.

Registreer nu:

Bezoekdag 7 september Wacht dan niet tot de SID-in beurzen of de infodagen in 2025. Kom nu al je licht opsteken tijdens de Early Bird Bezoekdag. Reserveer nu je rondleiding. En breng zeker je ouders, vriend of vriendin mee. Perfect te combineren met een bezoek aan de algemene Infobeurs van KU Leuven.

👀 Are you prepared for ESG reporting? Do you want to know how technologies like AI and blockchain can provide invaluable help? Then be sure not to miss the forum evening on 8 October 2024, organized by Alumni Ingenieurs KU Leuven and Ekonomika Alumni.

▶️ Entrepreneurs, engineers, managers, business people, students and all those involved or interested in the EU’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting (CSRD) are welcome in Leuven.

👉 More information & Registration:
https://www.kuleuven.be/campussen/campus-groep-t-leuven/alumni/exploring-big-data-in-a-sustainable-world

With the cooperation of AB InBev , H.Essers , Gartner , KU Leuven , Web3women in Belgium

Vanaf vandaag is Toon van Waterschoot de campusvoorzitter van KU Leuven - Campus Groep T en KU Leuven - Campus De Nayer. We wensen hem veel succes in deze nieuwe uitdaging!

Groep T Campus heeft geen geheimen meer voor hem, al sinds 2013 is hij actief als professor Wiskunde en Signaalverwerking.

Deze benoeming is onderdeel van de regionalisering van de campussen van de KU Leuven Faculteit Industriële Ingenieurswetenschappen.
Meer uitleg vind je in ons ConnectING magazine:
https://issuu.com/fiiwkuleuven/docs/3654_per_connecting_25/s/52205665

TMC-COMET, the first Belgian self-driving electric race car built by the students of the Formula Electric Belgium Team has passed the first trial by fire of the racing season this summer. During the Formula Student Netherlands Competition in Assen (13 to 18 July), the team competed in five of the seven tests and finished in 16th place (out of 32 ) thanks to a strong performance in Engineering Design, Cost & Manufacturing and Acceleration & Efficiency events. "It was a useful test for our new car," says Business relations manager and production engineer Rob Ulenaers. "We gained a lot of useful experience and insights for the next races." In the week of 5 August, the team will be at Formula Student Czech Republic at the Audrodome in Most. A week later, they will be at the Hockenheim circuit during Formula Student Germany

Dutch-Belgian student team wins European Seeds for the Future Programme
Sascha Koh (TU Delft), Joris Köster(U Twente), A***n Sharma (VU Amsterdam), Friso Smedes (U Groningen) and Tiësto 'T Jolle (KU Leuven-Group T Campus) participated as team in Huawei Seeds For The Future programme in Rome in early July. Together with 150 students from 23 countries, they attended a week of presentations, seminars and discussions by tech experts on hot issues such as diversity, sustainability, energy transition, climate, digitalisation, etc. During the final day, the teams had to pitch a concept of a new company with a 'Tech for Good' focus. The BioBuddy team turned out with a proposal that involves collecting cow dung in India and then converting it into energy and fertiliser. In January 2025, the finals of Seeds for the Future will take place at Huawei's headquarters in the southern Chinese city of Shenzen. There, the winning teams from all continents will compete for the international title. We wish the BioBuddy team the best of luck.

Final preparations before departure for South Africa
During the weekend of 21 July, the engineering students of the Innoptus Solar Team trained one last time on Belgian soil. This took place on the grounds of the military base in Beauvechain. The team members practised intensively on internal communication, overtaking manoeuvres, starting and stopping procedures, tyre changes, ... each time paying special attention to safety. Meanwhile, the Infinite solar car is packed and ready to leave for South Africa at Brussels Airport. The Sasol Solar Challenge will take place there from 13 to 21 September. Student teams from all over the world will take up the challenge to cover as much distance as possible on solar energy in eight days. Because the course runs over mountain passes and through deserts and crowded cities, this Solar Challenge is considered the most extreme in the world. For the KU Leuven students, it is the second time they have participated in this competition. The first time, they finished a close second. This year, the reigning world champions are aiming for nothing less than first place.

Mindseed: Engineering the Brain – A State-of-the-Art Event by the NeuroTech Leuven Student Team

The third edition of Mindseed featured top speakers from academia and industry showcasing the progress and future expectations in the rapidly evolving field of neurotechnology. Marc Hellemans, founder of the ‘to walk again foundation’ was one of the leading panelist.

For more details on this premier neurotechnology event in Leuven, read the full article in our magazine ConnectING:
https://issuu.com/fiiwkuleuven/docs/3654_per_connecting_25/s/52205687

Lode Fastré, een industrieel ingenieur die online apotheek Farmaline runt.

Het ondernemerschap in Lode werd wakker gemaakt tijdens zijn opleiding aan Groep T. Sinds 2008 heeft hij samen met zijn partner Leen Farmaline laten uitgroeien tot een van de grootste online apotheken. Hoe, dat lees je in ons magazine ConnectING: https://issuu.com/fiiwkuleuven/docs/3654_per_connecting_25/s/52205683

Back to China

After a four-year break due to the Covid pandemic the Group T Campus annual China Journey for its students has been restored! Marta Rozycka and Enrico Bregni share their experiences during the China Journey in our magazine ConnectING: https://issuu.com/fiiwkuleuven/docs/3654_per_connecting_25/s/52205690

In 2025 Group T Campus will host both an Indian and a China Journey. We believe that an international environment and international experiences will make our students better engineers.

Meet Archit: student ambassador at KU Leuven Group T Campus:

A student with a passion for electronics, mathematics, and physics. Recently, he has also started acting, appearing in short films, including a role in "Taxi for Two" A short film made entirely by Group T students. With Indian roots and an education from the International School of Belgium in Antwerp, Archit brings a unique perspective to everything he does. He has also been an ambassador for his previous school.

Do you have any questions about studying Engineering Technology in Leuven? Contact Archit here: https://api.unibuddy.co/og/ku-leuven-international-students/buddies/students/661d39f2d7acdc5c432ca2b2?buddyPosition=share

Group T Campus & Women Entrepreneurs in Tech 2.0
Following the success of last year’s event, Group T Campus once again welcomed Women in Tech Entrepreneurs to share their journeys. You can read the full report of this inspiring event in our magazine ConnectING:
https://issuu.com/fiiwkuleuven/docs/3654_per_connecting_25/s/52205688

Energie uit afval: Onderzoek naar duurzame afvalverwerking

Maak kennis met Professors Johan De Greef en Jo Van Caneghem, onderzoekers bij ChEMaRTS, een onderzoeksteam dat zich inzet voor het verbeteren van de duurzaamheid van afvalverwerkingssystemen.

Lees meer over deze aanpak in ons magazine ConnectING:
https://issuu.com/fiiwkuleuven/docs/3654_per_connecting_25/s/52205679

Een opfrissing nodig van wiskunde, chemie of elektriciteit? De verschillende campussen van de Faculteit Industriële Ingenieurswetenschappen organiseren over heel Vlaanderen zomercursussen.

Onze professoren spijkeren jouw kennis graag bij om je slaagkansen te verhogen! Gebruik deze cursussen als een moment om te leren, maar ook om vrienden te maken en het studentenleven op te snuiven.

🔗 Schrijf je alvast in voor deze leermogelijkheid! www.iiw.kuleuven.be/zomercursussen

Institut Teknologi Bandung on a visit

On Monday 8 July, Group T Campus welcomed a three-member delegation from the Institute of Technology Bandung (ITB) from Indonesia. Opportunities for cooperation were discussed with Dr Chairunnisa, Dr Masayu and Dr Effrina from the School of Electrical Engineering & Informatics. One of them is a Bachelor's Double Degree Programme where ITB students first follow part of their studies at their home university and then continue their education in Leuven with a view to obtaining a double degree. In spring, a delegation from Group T Campus already held exploratory talks with ITB during a mission in Indonesia. ITB is the country's first technical university. It has 24,000 students spread over 12 faculties and four campuses.

Wishing a happy and relaxing summer to all our Group T students!