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Dear Vonk reader, You may have heard, or you may have even been there, that the 90th board has made way for the amazing, new, and fresh 91st board of E.T.S.V. Scintilla. Well, fresh may not be the smartest choice of words since I am finishing this presidential note as I am sitting at the service desk in Educafé a little ‘brakjes’ from the amazing drink that happened after the general meeting. ...

Remember that time when mobile phone still had the size of a brick? In roughly 30 years’ time, mobile phones have developed to the incredibly fast and powerful smartphones of today. To make sure we can keep innovating the technology of today, we need flexible education that cannot only keep up with these advancements, but education that is one step ahead. In our common effort to tackle the challenge to deliver such a degree of flexibility, we are constantly advancing our university programmes. ...

The 19th century was host to some of the largest scientific advances. Hence it is only fitting that, within the topic of Icons-of-EE, we focus on perhaps the largest topic, the electrification of the world. The previous article introduced George Westinghouse, a proud American and provocateur of AC-power. His War of the Currents was originally driven by the need to light up the world. But the availability of electricity also provided the means for other applications. ...