The subsequent spring break and the annual Batavieren Race held in the same period are two explanations for the disappointing number of visitors attending the Friday dies, says TU/e event manager Annelies Verschuren.  “The two-week spring break directly following the event has many people leaving on Friday. There’s no way they’ll stay home just for our foundation day.” According to Verschuren, last year illustrated the issue very well: the ceremony was attended by a mere four hundred people, compared to seven hundred the year before. Two years ago, the celebration was celebrated on a Thursday as well (because of the university’s 55th anniversary celebration in the city center that would otherwise collide with Queen’s Day on Friday), just as in 2010, among other years.At the start of the preparations for the upcoming foundation day celebration, it was therefore decided that from now on, the event will be celebrated on Thursday. Should the event coincide with Queen’s Day (King’s Day, starting next year), then the ceremony will be moved to Wednesday. Verschuren stated the change is of no consequence for the organization.At the next dies, themed ‘Imagine’, TU/e strategic area Health plays a central role. The organization is still thinking about how to go about the interpretation of the theme, but there will definitely be lectures by Bas Haring, and Massimo Mischi of TU/e’s Department of Electrical Engineering whose work includes research into prostate cancer.Professor Sabine van Huffel of the University of Leuven, an authority in the field of biomedical signal analysis, will be receiving an honorary doctorate from TU/e. More information about the 57th foundation day of TU/e, traditionally celebrated in the Paterskerk, will be added regularly to our <link http: www.tue.nl dies _blank externe link in nieuw>dies website.