The Business and IT programme of the University of Twente celebrated its 20st anniversary May 31st, 2013. This presentation gives an impression of the lustrum activiteis

1. BIT CONNECTS - @>20/20 Vision
31-5-2013

2. “As Predicted by some researchers in 1993, using ICT
we are changing rapidly the way we do business by
lowering coordination cost and facilitating trust –
Connecting !
BIT is at the center of these developments!
Prof.dr Jos van Hillegersberg
Program Director, BIT
BIT CONNECTS 1993 - 2013

3. BIT 1993 - 2013
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“This paper from 1993 argues that Information Technology (IT)
has the ability to lower Coordination Cost without increasing the associated
transaction risks, leading to more outsourcing and less
vertically integrated firms”

4. BIT 20/20 Lustrum Programme
15.15 Opening by the Rector: Prof.dr. Ed Brinksma
Jitse Groen CEO Takeway.com / Thuisbezorgd.nl
Geert-Jan Bruinsma Founder and New Business
Development Booking.com
Rik Goslinga Manager, A.T. Kearney
Jan Jaap Nijemeisland - Peroux
16.30 -
17.15
Inspiration Market : Atrium Ravelijn
17.15 -
18.45
Dragons Den Create BIT App: at 18.15 pitches by the 3
nominated teams
18.45 BIT BBQ, Live music and Tennis Clinic at Boerderij Bosch

5. BIT CONNECTS
@>20/20 Vision
Passion @ CommunityPower @ Battery
Seat @ Passenger
Club @ Player

6. “By implementing TOM, Twents Onderwijs Model,
we are moving towards experiential education in all our
Programs. BIT, with its project based courses already
has a successful track record in this area”
Prof.dr Ed Brinksma
Rector,
University of Twente
BIT CONNECTS 1993 - 2013

7. Prof. dr. Ed Brinksma – Rector University of Twente
 1993 BIT is born
 1995 BIT Advisory Board established
 1996 Christiaan Mast is the first BIT graduate
 “BIT promises to bridge computer science
and business and delivers this promise”
 2003-today BIT consistently ranks top-3 out
of 10 nationally
 2008 BIT celebrates 15th anniversary with
FC Twente and BIT and Topsport
 2013 First BIT baby will be born this spring
(Floor and Bart de Jong both BIT students)
 2013 BIT renewed bachelors will start
2013/2014 – Twents Onderwijs Model
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8. BIT Videowall @ Ravelijn
A Present to BIT – Thanks to our sponsors
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9. BIT Videowall @ Ravelijn
A Present to BIT – Thanks to our sponsors
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10. “One advice to current BIT students: instead of playing
games or watching silly TV shows, start a Company!
As a student I started to build Thuisbezorgd.nl in many
iterations..initially selling everything on-line. Now we have
leading market positions in many countries mainily serviced
out of our Enschede office”
Jitse Groen
CEO
Thuisbezorgd.nl
Takeaway.com
& University of Twente
BIT alumnus
BIT CONNECTS 1993 - 2013

11. 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
“Booking.com is a BIT company
by which I mean a Business
focused IT Company – we live
and breath IT in all our
processes. There will be many
more BIT companies in the
future!”
Geert-Jan Bruinsma
Founder and New Business
Developer Booking.com
& University of Twente
TBK-I track alumnus
BIT CONNECTS 1993 - 2013

12. “Large companies all face the challenge to
migrate to online. The ongoing transformation
to digital strategies and digital operating models
offers great opportunities for BIT professionals”
Rik Goslinga, Manager, A.T.
Kearney & University of
Twente BIT alumnus
BIT CONNECTS 1993 - 2013

13. “Running IT implementation projects
in many sectors is the ultimate test in
communicating and building bridges!
Be creative in presenting the project
goal and approach. The fun of a BIT
career is that you can apply your
knowledge anywhere from online
retail to supporting the Arctic
Challenge”
Jan Jaap Nijemeisland -
Peroux
& University of Twente BIT
alumnus
BIT CONNECTS 1993 - 2013

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15. Dragons Den – How to’s - 17.15 – 18.15
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Concept + Business Model + How to launch and scale…
Illustrated by Mockup (handwritten or e.g. moqups.com )

16. Dragons Den – The Jury
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Piet Geukes
Bit Advisory
Board
Geert Jan
Bruinsma
Booking.com
Bart
Nieuwenhuis
University of
Twente
Mathilde Oude
Velthuis
OVSoftware

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35. The lustrum committee:
Celine Heijnen – BIT Coordinator
Mathilde Oude Velthuis – BIT 1993 and director of
OV software
Regie Mocking - BIT BSc
Anastasios Papazoglou – BIT MSc
Luis Ferreira Pires – BIT Faculty
Jos van Hillegersberg - Programme Director BIT
BIT CONNECTS –
@>20/20 Vision
Thank you all for being there!
See http://www.utwente.nl/bachelor/bit/
http://www.utwente.nl/master/mbi/