The academic year 2014-2015 begins officially on September 1 with the official Opening Ceremony. The ceremony, which was conducted in Dutch until 2012, will be held in English again this year.

It’s not easy to find your way around a new country while settling into the demanding routine of university life. Things get even more complicated when most of the information is in a language you don’t understand.

TU Delft is a melting pot of world cultures. Every year nearly a thousand international students join the university, bringing with them a little more of the global footprint that makes the university truly international.

International students of TU Delft: Welcome to Holland! In this special edition of Delta, I will try to teach you one of the most fundamental dishes in the Dutch kitchen.

An international university is an excellent university, claims Anka Mulder. As Vice President for Education and Operations, she is regarded as the driving force behind TU Delft’s efforts towards further social integration. ¨A global mind can change the world,” she says.

As a technical university, TU Delft is the highest ranking Dutch university, third highest European university and 42nd overall in the World Reputation Rankings of Times Higher Education magazine.

Specs
1.80 meters
Weight: 75 kg
Date of birth: March 29 1990
Course:Master’s in management of technology
Sport: Cricket (Concordia)
Other sports: Badminton, Football 

Why cricket?
My first memory of cricket is watching India play in the 1996 World Cup.