A past full of innovations. A future full of promise.
TU/e began from a dream of the region. Philips and DAF envisioned a future centered on technology. Meanwhile, more than 50,000 alumni have contributed to making this dream come true. During and/or after their studies, they contribute to innovations, growth and progress together with you. We see a bright future for our region and we as TU/e are happy to contribute to it. By giving talents the space, resources and guidance that will enable them to build the future.
Let's work together for a brighter future.
Wishes
We would like to help you fulfill your wishes. Would you like a personal conversation about your business or entrepreneurial ambitions and how we can match them with ours together? Ton Backx, director UFe, and Edith Snelders, team leader UFe, will be happy to speak with you.
Contact
Ms. drs. E.W.M. (Edith) Snelders
e.w.m.snelders@tue.nl
+31 6 14 35 71 90
Entrepreneurs and companies can make tax-advantaged donations to the Eindhoven University Fund
The Eindhoven University Fund regularly receives donations from the business community. Your company can also make contributions. Tax advantage Companies and other corporate taxpaying entities can deduct donations to the Eindhoven University Fund from the corporate tax under certain conditions.
For more information and conditions we would like to refer you to the website of the Belastingdienst.
ANBI status
Whatever your company will donate to us will fully benefit the researchers and students of Eindhoven University of Technology. UFe has the ANBI status (Algemeen Nut Beogende Instelling), which means that donations are in most cases exempt from tax on gifts and inheritances. This means that the contribution of your company to UFe will fully benefit the cause.
Regular donations as a company
This is an ordinary gift that is repeated annually,m but is not stipulated in an agreement. There is a threshold for this.
How to?
Enter your company's information using the tool below and select donate annually.
Periodic company donation
If your company donates a fixed annual amount to UFe and this is recorded in an agreement for at least 5 years, your company will receive tax benefits and this is considered a periodic gift.
How to?
You may complete and sign this form and mail it to ufe@tue.nl or return it to: In the agreement, you set forth the amount you will donate annually to UFe and when the annual gift ends (no later than your death). You may decide whether to pay the annual amount in one lump sum or in several installments.
Inspirational examples
Read the interviews with our donors. Industry leaders who started their careers here at TU/e or who have a strong relationship with it. They tell what their time at TU/e has brought them and why they have become donors. They are the living example of what can happen when talent can develop optimally. Let's work together to ensure that the heroes of the future have the same opportunities.
Eric van Schagen – CEO Simac
"Are you socially involved and do you believe in technology and science? Then the University Fund gives you the opportunity to invest your money now in a valuable future. Because money is a medium of exchange, not a store of value.”
Edwin van Rest - CEO Studyportals
Edwin van Rest is CEO of Studyportals; a multi-site platform that helps students find the education of their dreams. Edwin and his co-founders have special and very big ambitions to enable access to education worldwide. Especially for those for whom that is not obvious. Read his story here.
Hans Fischer – Former CEO of Tata Steel / Hoogovens IJmuiden
“It's all that you can do on the side that makes the study so valuable. You gain knowledge of people. You learn to deal with successes and disappointments. With those experiences, you as a student have an advantage and you get the interesting jobs more quickly”
Harry Otten – former CEO Meteoconsult. CEO Weather Solutions
“Weather has a lot to do with energy. For example, the sun provides most of the renewable energy. Directly by sunlight and indirectly by the wind. Those are the sources we will have to rely on in the near future.”
Jacques van Rooij – Owner Gear Chain Industrial BV
“I hope that we will realize really drastic CO2 savings. We need a few ingredients for a recipe against climate change. And of these, capital and creativity are the most important.”
You can also donate this way
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Donate your legacy
You can include UFe as legatee or heir in your will. If you die, you leave UFe a sum of money or other possession(s) of your choice.
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Regular donations as a company
Your company can donate periodically. A regular donation is deemed to exist if you donate a fixed amount to UFe annually for at least five consecutive years. This is laid down in an agreement, which also regulates when the annual donation stops.
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