Knowledge economies like the Netherlands’ are increasingly reliant on foreign knowledge workers, as a recent lecture highlighted.
Name: Alexander Alefragkis (MSc Sustainable Energy Technology, from Greece)
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“In brief words, I bought my bike from Brikfit on my third day in the Netherlands, after having to walk for rather long distances in continuous rainfall for the first two and a half days! In fact, I was so desperate for finding a bike, that I bought the first one that I found, which also happened to be the last one at this specific store.
If TU Delft ever finds itself under attack by Space Aliens, the university would be wise to make sure it arms its international students first. As a recent paintball excursion proved, some international students have some badass military skills, as they had served as conscripts in their various countries militaries before coming to Delft to study.
This week’s roundup of what’s been making headlines in the Netherlands begins with the news that following a deadly attack on a Jewish school in France, Amsterdam’s Jewish secondary school Maimonides, primary school Rosh Pina and Simcha daycare centre, have tightened security, with parents urged not to park in front of the school when dropping off their kids.
A major survey about student stress levels at 15 Dutch universities and polytechnics found that TU Delft students are the most stressed out of all.
Downgraded diplomas
When applying for visas in the United States, older engineering degrees from Dutch universities are credited as being Bachelor’s degrees, not Master’s degrees, according to the Trustforte Corporation, based in New York.
Dat je studeren kunt combineren met werken, bewijzen twee TU-studenten. Naast nominaal hun master te hebben doorlopen, hebben ze een nieuw product ontworpen voor de koffiemarkt: een automatische koffietamper, genaamd de Puqpress.
Vierdeklasser Ariston’80 draait volop mee in de strijd om de promotieplaatsen. Zaterdag rekenden de voetballers op eigen terrein simpel af met DVC (4-0).
Zomertijd en Pasen, dat associeer je met maar twee dingen: tropische muziek en de Matthäus Passion. En laten beide nou in Delft te horen zijn.
