UT Journeys

In this episode of UT Journeys, we sit down with Bram and Jasmijn from HyDriven, the student team pioneering the development of a hydrogen-powered racecar at the University of Twente. 🌱🏎

HyDriven’s mission? To prove the potential of hydrogen as a sustainable energy source in the automotive industry. But beyond building a car, they’re also navigating team management, technical challenges, and industry collaborations.

🔹 What We Talk About in This Episode:

⚡ What it takes to build a hydrogen-powered racecar from scratch

🔧 How different team roles—technical, marketing, finance—come together to push innovation

🏆 Lessons from student team life: networking, leadership, and stepping out of your comfort zone

💡 Insights into the company world, partner relationships, and balancing a full-time student board position

🚧 The biggest challenges HyDriven has faced and how they tackle them

🎤 Stories from the team, including an inside look at Jörg Gigler

📅 Exciting HyDriven Events You Don’t Want to Miss:

🗓 March 25 – Technology Drinks 🍻 (Network with the team!)

🗓 February–May – Recruitment season: Apply to join HyDriven!

🗓 May 13 – 🚗 The Car Reveal! 🎉 Join the event at Wilmink Theater, Enschede – free entry!

🚀 Want to learn more? Follow them on Instagram: @hydriven

🎧 Listen now and get inspired by the future of hydrogen-powered mobility

What does it take to design, build, and race an electric motorcycle from scratch? In this episode of UT Journeys, we sit down with a driven student team that is making history as they prepare to compete in MotoRace Spain, a high-stakes international competition where student-built motorcycles hit the track. 🇪🇸🏁

With just one year to develop a fully functional race bike, they are tackling technical challenges, time pressure, and engineering hurdles to prove that electric motorcycles belong on the podium. From designing cutting-edge components to testing their machine in real racing conditions, their journey is a true testament to innovation and teamwork.

🏍 How do you build a race-ready electric motorcycle from scratch?

🏆 What does it take to compete on an international level?

⚙ And how do they push the limits of engineering while balancing student life?

Tune in for a thrilling conversation about innovation, determination, and what it takes to build something extraordinary from the ground up. 🎙⚡

🎧 Listen now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts & YouTube!

#UTJourneys #UniversityOfTwente

https://www.instagram.com/electricsuperbiketwente/

We’re thrilled to host this incredible team of negotiation enthusiasts who are passionate about helping students sharpen their negotiation skills and build confidence in both personal and professional settings. 💼🤝

NPT is known for their exciting workshops 📝, interactive training sessions 🎯, and a mission to empower individuals to master the art of negotiation. From tackling tough scenarios to fostering collaboration, they bring negotiation to life in a fun and approachable way! 🚀✨

Let’s dive into their journey, explore their stories, and maybe pick up a few negotiation tips along the way! 🎙

This week on UT Journeys, we’re thrilled to welcome an extraordinary guest who’s redefining student life! 🌟 Meet Duru Sucaklı, a Chemical Science Engineering student balancing one of the toughest fields with a vibrant passion for the arts and leadership.

Between her role as a ballet teacher, her time as the former chairwoman of the Hip-Hop Association, and her commitment to five student associations shows us that you can truly do it all. 💪

Tune in to hear her journey of balancing rigorous studies with her love for dance, leadership, and community. 🎧

In this episode of UT Journeys, we dive into the world of student life,

What does it take to make the most of your university experience?

This episode, we’re joined by Youssef, a master’s student who’s done just that. He’ll take us on a journey through his adventurous trip to the Waddenzee during Waddenlab 2024 🌅, and share how living on campus has transformed his university life.

Youssef also dives into his passion for horseback riding with Hippocampus 🐴, his environmental work with GreenHub, and his role at the Quality Assurance Committee of Mechanical Engineering, where he’s been instrumental in enhancing course quality and student feedback.

Who says you can’t balance it all? ⚖

In today’s episode, we are talking to Aleksandra Ignatovič and Jasper van Amerongen, students and graduates of the University of Twente, who founded NullSpace.

This start-up created a management, booking, and payment platform designed for small and medium-sized organizations, such as sports associations on campus. 💻 They also share insights on how motivation and discipline played a key role in their entrepreneurial journey.✨

Moreover, Aleksandra is nominated for the "Most entrepeneurial student of the year" at the "More than a degree awards" organised by the Student Union. 🏆 



Want to find out more about their path to building a successful start-up? Then tune in to this episode!



If you want to show some appreciation and support Aleksandra for this nomination, here is the link to vote for her:

https://su.utwente.nl/en/forms/personal-development/mtada-voting-2024/.

In this episode, Nina shares her experience working on innovative projects, like developing a system that monitors horse riding pressure 🐴, consultancy on sustainability at Grolsch 🍻, and balancing her studies with campus life 🎓. She’ll dive into how she found her passion for research 👩‍💻, worked at the Interaction Lab 🛠, and contributed to Apollo, the cultural association of UT🎭.

In this episode, Alexy is sharing his experience with finding a job, working at Green Hub 🍀, participating in Netherlands Asia Honours Summer School 🌏, and impossible fight 🥊 for a scholarship to be able to stay in UT for the master’s.

Listen to the dramatic journey through his highs, lows and how he managed to make it all work. 

In this episode, Viktoriia shared her experience with an exchange semester in Hong Kong 🇭🇰. It was surprising to hear that the workload was not like Viktoriia expected… 

But she combined her studies with a part-time job in the Netherlands at Topicus and explored the exchange destination! 

What was the trick? Find out in this episode!

Timecode: 
00:00 Introduction

01:00 Hosting experience

07:55 SNOOZE nap space

20:20 Part-time job at Topicus

29:53 Exchange semester in Hong Kong