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

To create adaptable living systems that grow, shift, and respond to the changing needs of society

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. 

Events

  • GMM Open Day

    JUNE 8 2026 17:30 - 18:30

    Are you interested in how our weekly meetings take place? Come and experience it for yourself on Monday, June 8th at 5:30 PM.

  • Interest Drink 2nd edition

    MAY 28 2026

    Are you interested in seeing how a student team works? Attending an interest drink is the perfect way to learn the most useful information. We’re looking forward to meeting you!

  • Lunch lecture with VIRTU/e members

    MAY 19 2026

    Thinking about doing more next to your studies? Come see what Team VIRTU/e is all about.

  • Interest Drink

    MAY 8 2026 18:00-21:00

    Thinking about doing more next to your studies? Come see what Team VIRTU/e is all about.

  • Vienna Trip

    MAY 2 - MAY 6 2026

    Team VIRTU/e is going to Vienna!

  • Lunch Lecture

    MARCH 18 2026

    Join us at Vertigo’s Trappenzaal for a free lunch lecture on modular design by James Architecture.

  • BBD Stand

    MARCH 11-12 2026

    Join us at our Vertigo stand to experience our new project from within.

  • Quiz Night

    FEBRUARY 26 2026

    Team Virtue is full of team activities, come and join us !

  • Mafia Night

    JANUARY 16 2026

    Team VIRTUe is an experience where friendships are built by spending fun time together.

  • Secret Santa Night

    DECEMBER 11 2025

    An evening of surprises awaits, Secret Santa Night filled with gifts, laughter, and festive cheer!

  • GLOW Eindhoven

    NOVEMBER 14 2025

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

  • Masters Open Day

    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.

  • Coffee Stand

    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.

  • Application Deadline

    JUNE 8 2025

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

  • Interest Drink

    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!

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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!

  • 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!

  • 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.

  • 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!

  • 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.

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 4 focuses on the development of a new project, with the goal of participating at Dutch Design Week.

  • 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.