Face mask fines on campus? On 1 December, it became a legal requirement to wear a face mask in higher education. Failure to do so risks a fine of EUR 95. The only question is who will impose it? After all, the doorman, security guard or corona-campus coach are not authorised to do so. …

200 students celebrated digital Diwali   Travel restrictions and limited social activities affected this year’s Diwali festival of lights. In order to keep spirits up, the Indian Student Association (ISA) in Delft therefore organised a digital Diwali festival. On Saturday 28 November, over thirty participants performed as more than 200 students enjoyed the festivities…

Leiden opens research on anti-Semitism at the Faculty of Law Leiden University opens an investigation into Professor Paul Cliteur. He is said to distance himself too little from alleged anti-Semitic statements by his political friend Thierry Baudet.   Until recently, Cliteur was senator of Forum voor Democratie (FvD) in the first…

TU Delft iGEM fights locusts with phages The TU Delft team has been highly praised in the international iGEM (International Genetically Engineered Machine) competition in which applied genetics is used to combat global problems. The TU Delft iGEM 2020 team focused on the locust plague that hit East Africa this year. It developed a…

Herkströter appointed as new ICT-director The Executive Board has appointed Norbert Herkströter as CIO/director of ICT with effect from 1 January 2021. He succeeds Han Derkx, who has held the position of ICT Director ad interim since May this year.   Norbert Herkströter went from oil drilling to cloud storage. He graduated in…

English courses must demonstrate added value English-language courses must be able to justify the added value of their language medium. If they are unable to do so, they must switch to Dutch within two years. This is stated in a proposal by Minister Van Engelshoven (Education, Culture & Sciences) to implement the…

Executive Board:  ‘Take a break’ Let us try to spare each other this year, the Executive Board wrote this week in an email to all employees. “December is traditionally the time when everyone tries to clear their own inbox, deal with everything on their to-do list, or spend the remaining budget. But what goes…

TU: vaccination readiness is low Not everyone in the Netherlands is jumping for joy at the prospect of being vaccinated for Covid-19. The people who are in doubt about the vaccination are mostly worried about any potential risks. These were the research findings of TU Delft, the University of Maastricht, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Roskilde…

Changed name? Then you can get a new diploma From now on if you change your name, you can get a replacement diploma. This is stated in a bill on higher education that the Dutch Parliament is expected to approve this week. In principle, university or college of higher education diplomas are only awarded…

TU Delft is looking for innovation trainees (Photo: Getty Images) What to do after your Master’s programme? Maybe a traineeship is something for you. TU Delft’s Valorisation Centre is looking for recent graduates for the X!Lead traineeship. This programme focuses on innovation and will be launched for the second time in March…