特温特大学成立于1961年，是荷兰最顶尖的研究型大学之一，目前在QS世界大学排名中并列179位。下面是出国留学网整理并翻译的特温特大学基本概况，供大家参考。
一、关于特温特大学
The University of Twente offers comprehensive and contemporary degree courses. The UT is a leader in implementing educational reforms, designed, of course, in accordance with the new Bachelor’s/Master’s degree structure. Students have ample opportunity to combine a variety of educational pursuits. The state-of-the-art ICT facilities for distance and interactive learning enable everyone to determine their own learning path as much as possible.
The University of Twente is one of Europe's finest educational resources encouraging research and entrepreneurship in both technology and social sciences. A young and innovative institute, UT is internationally respected in areas ranging from public policy studies and applied physics to biomedical technology. Surveys among professors and students demonstrate that the quality of research and education are unparalleled.
With one of the fastest networks in the world, the entire campus offers wireless Internet connectivity and access to the largest communications network in Europe. And because there is more to life than studying, the Netherlands only campus university (140 hectares) has many sports and cultural facilities. In addition to study facilities and accommodation the campus of the University of Twente offers a variety of services, psychologists, a medical centre, counsellors, religious services, a hotel, restaurants, bars, and much more.
特温特大学提供全面而崭新的学位课程。它引领着实施教育改革——当然，这些改革是根据新的学士/硕士学位结构来的。在特温特大学，学生有许许多多的机会综合各种学业追求。其尖端的信息技术远程和交互式学习设备让每个人都可以尽可能地确定自己的学习路径。
特温特大学有欧洲最好的教育资源，它同时鼓励在技术和社科两个领域的科研和创业。作为一所年轻的创新型大学，特温特大学在诸多领域都得到了国际的尊重，包括从公共政策研究和应用物理学到生物医学技术的多个领域。特温特大学的师生调查表明，其高质量的教学和科研是无与伦比的。
特温特大学有世界最快的网速，整个校园都有无线网络链接，可以进入欧洲最大的通讯网。特温特大学学生的生活不只有学习。相反，这所荷兰仅有的校园大学(占地140公顷)有许多体育和文化设施提供给学生。在特温特大学，除了学习设施和宿舍，学校还提供各种服务，有心理学家提供咨询，有顾问、宗教服务、旅馆、加吧，等等。
Faculty staff and students (by QS)
| Number of academic faculty staff | Number of students | Number of international students | |||
| In total | 910 | In total | 9332 | In total | 2235 |
| International | 299 | Postgraduate | 43% | Postgraduate | 48% |
| Undergraduate | 57% | Undergraduate | 52% | ||
师生人数(QS数据)
| 专业教员人数 | 学生人数 | 国际学生人数 | |||
| 总共 | 910 | 总共 | 9332 | 总共 | 2235 |
| 国际教员 | 299 | 研究生占比 | 43% | 研究生占比 | 48% |
| 本科生占比 | 57% | 本科生占比 | 52% | ||
二、特温特大学的历史
In 1961, the House of Representatives agreed to the establishment of a third technical university of applied sciences in Enschede. Enschede was selected to be the location over Alkmaar and Deventer. The existence of a strong manufacturing industy (textiles, metal, electrical engineering, chemicals), the necessity for innovation of the textile industry and the firm lobby of that textile industry together with the Eastern government agencies, probably were important factors in making this decision. Just as the fact that the municipality of Enschede made the Drienerlo estate available for the first campus university of the Netherlands, this probably was an important factor in making this decision.
Construction started in September 1962. The assignment given to the architects, ir. W. van Tijen and ir. S.J. van Embden was as follows: create a great technical university of applied sciences. The severe winter halted construction for a long time.
The University of Twente, then still called the THT, was officially opened by Her Majesty Queen Juliana on 14 September 1964. The first class consisted of two hundred students, including four girls.
It wasn't until the summer of 1986 that the THT received her current name: University of Twente This was the result of the changes in the Dutch Academic Education Act in 1984, as a result of which Dutch HBO schools could take the name University of applied sciences. It was decided to change the name in order to prevent confusion.
In 2011 the University celebrated her 50th Dies Natalis in the company of Queen Beatrix.
1961年，荷兰众议院同意在 恩斯赫德成立第三所理工大学。 恩斯赫德被选为校址，而没有选择阿尔克马尔和代芬特尔。之所以选择恩斯赫德，很可能要归功于它当时强有力的制造业(涉及纺织品、金属、电机工程和化学制品)、纺织工业的创新需求以及纺织工业游说公司于东部只为政府机构的联络——这些都成为决策参考的重要因素。正如恩斯赫德使得Drienerlo 的地产成为荷兰第一所校园大学所在地一样，这些可能都是决策参考的重要因素。
工程从1962年开始。当时分配给建筑师ir. W. van Tijen 和 ir. S.J. van Embden 的任务是让他们建造出一所伟大的应用科技大学。不过严寒的冬天让工程中止了很长一段时间。
特温特大学正式于1964年9月14日由朱莉安娜女王开放的时候，仍然叫屯特高等科技学院。第一届学生有4百人，女生4人。
直到1986年夏季，特温特大学才获得了它现在的名字。特温特大学之所以能获得它现在的名字，要归功于1984年荷兰学术教育法案。因为该法案同意将荷兰HBO 学校采用应用科技大学的名称。因此为了避免混淆，特温特大学才获得了更名。
2011年，特温特大学在贝娅特丽克丝女王的见证下庆祝了50周年诞辰。