VIRTU/e

About Us

Team VIRTU/e started as a part of the Honors Academy at Eindhoven University of Technology in 2016. Since then, it has spun into a multidisciplinary student team that focuses on sustainability within the built environment. With the vision and mission in mind, team VIRTU/e used to regularly participate in the international competition: Solar Decathlon.

With innovative designs, materials, and building methods and collaboration with students from different studies we build exemplary sustainable houses of the future. 

Currently, the 4th generation of team VIRTU/e, VIRTU/e 4.0, is working on a new project in hopes and endeavors to continue the legacy of previous generations.

Meet our team

Our Mission

Modular, relocatable student housing pilot, quick to assemble, easy to scale up or down

Our Vision

Drastic change in the Dutch housing market to easily find housing in the study city

Currently working on…

Team VIRTU/e envisions a drastic change in the Dutch housing market that would allow every student to easily find housing in their study city without depending on winning housing lotteries or on the expensive private housing sector. Furthermore, the team believes that the Dutch housing crisis causes a loss of human and academic potential, with many students giving up on their ambition of studying at university because they cannot find housing. 

Past Events

  • Lunch Lecture

    NOVEMBER 27 2024 12:30 - 1:30

    Join us at Verigo’s Trappenzaal for a free lunch lecture where we present our team, goal, and progress.

  • Dutch Design Week

    OCTOBER 19 - 27 2024 9:00 - 17:00

    Come and check out our exhibition at the New Block during Dutch Design Week 2024!

  • Partner Event

    OCTOBER 23 2024 12:30 - 1:30

    We invite all our partners to The New Block, where our Dutch Design Week Exhibition is set up.

  • LinkedIn Workshop

    FEBRUARY 18 2025 13:30 - 16:00

    Join us at Atlas -1.822 for a LinkedIn Workshop where you can learn how to use it to present yourself professionally, orientate yourself on the job market and get MyFuture points!

  • Atlas Recruitment Event

    FEBRUARY 27 2025 12:30 - 13:30

    Join us in Atlas if you want to know more about the team or have any questions you want to ask us!

  • Alumni Event

    MARCH 13 2025 5:30-7:30PM

    We invite all alumni members of VIRTU/e to join us and hear about our upcoming project.

  • Dinner event

    APRIL 14 2025 19:00-21:00

    Curious about our project and how we work? You can join us for diner on Monday evening. You can sign up through this link.

  • Tielemans Lunch Lecture

    MAY 12 2025 12:30 - 13:30

    Join us at Verigo’s Trappenzaal for a free lunch lecture where Tielemans will do a presentation on the structural design side of building a Top-Up.

  • Interest Drink

    Date: MAY 26 19:00 - 21:00

    Join us in our office at Momentum for free drinks and a chat with our team to know more about us and our projects.

    You can sign up through this link!

  • Application Deadline

    JUNE 8

    Do you want help the transition towards sustainable city? Then join our team and apply through this link.

  • Coffee Stand

    DATE: NOVEMBER 12 2025

    Join us at Vertigo’s Trappenzaal at our coffee stand. You can get to know us better and try our VR glasses to explore our project.

  • GLOW Eindhoven

    DATE: NOVEMBER 14 2025

    Do you want to be part of a student team that feels like a family? Join us!

  • Masters Open Day

    DATE: NOVEMBER 15 2025

    Join our stand in the Auditorium to see the surprises we’ve prepared for you and to get to know us better.

FAQs

  • As long as you're a registered student in the Netherlands, you are welcome to join VIRTU/e!

    Although the team predominantly consists of students studying Built Environment, other disciplines such as business, electrical and mechanical engineering are also welcome!

  • Every academic year, VIRTU/e has two intakes into the team where you can apply. Our social medias are a good place to be informed about this!

    Learn more about our application process here.

  • The two previous generations of VIRTU/e have participated in the Solar Decathlon Middle East and Europe respectively. However, the competition in 2026 has been cancelled so VIRTU/e 3.0 is working on our own challenge to tackle locally in Eindhoven.

  • We are working on our modular, demountable and scalable student living concept, meant to tackle one of the most relevant challenges in the Netherlands - the housing shortage.