It is not a typical birthday where the visitors sit in a circle and a bowl of liverwurst, cheese and cucumbers is passed around. Just like the latest gossip and tall tales. The 61st anniversary of the University of Twente is one with a serious approach: the climate crisis. Frans Timmermans, Vice-President of the European Commission, today hears the stories of students, but also looks back on the crushing election victory of the BoerBurgerBeweging in Overijssel. “That cannot lead us to deny the climate crisis.”
