The Denryu study tour is accompanied by a Committee of Recommendation who express their support towards the study tour and its organization. This committee consists of prestigious academics, dignitaries from industry and business from both the Netherlands as well as Japan.

Academic Relations

prof. dr. ir. F.P.T. (Frank) Baaijens
Rector Magnificus
Eindhoven University of Technology


prof. dr. ir. M.J. (Mark) Bentum
Head Astronomy & Operations department at ASTRON
Eindhoven University of Technology
Dean Honors Academy Eindhoven University of Technology


prof. dr. ir. J.W.M. (Jan) Bergmans
Head of Signal Processing Systems (SPS) group
Co-founder Eindhoven MedTech Innovation Center
Eindhoven University of Technology


Prof. Dr. ir. S. (Sonja) Heemstra de Groot
Director Centre for Wireless Technology Eindhoven Eindhoven University of Technology


Prof. dr. ir. A.C.P.M. (Ton) Backx
President Institute for Photonic Integration
Eindhoven University of Technology


Dr. ir. T. (Tom) Huiskamp
Eindhoven University of Technology

External Relations

dr. J.A.M. (Frans) Greidanus
Qiushi Chair Professor School of Management Zhejiang University, Hangzhou
Former Head of Philips Research Asia
Former Chief Technology Officer Philips Asia


R. Jakobs
Chief Executive Officer
Royal Philips


All members from the Committee of Recommendation signed the following declaration:

Hereby I declare to fully support the study tour Denryu to Japan, planned for July 2023 for 30 students and 2 employees from the department of Electrical Engineering of Eindhoven University of Technology, the Netherlands. Eindhoven University of Technology is a prestigious Dutch technical university and one of the leading technical universities of Europe.
Therefore I am willing to participate in the Committee of Recommendation of this study tour. With this statement I emphasize the importance of the initiative, which contributes to the relations of Japan with the Netherlands and particularly the cooperation in important areas of engineering and science.
I recommend the various institutes in Japan to support the study tour of the students of Eindhoven University of Technology in order to ensure a successful visit.