18 ‘excellent’ masters programmes in the Netherlands Out of more than 1,200 master studies at universities of applied sciences and universities in the Netherlands, 18 are ‘excellent’ in the eyes of students, reports a choice guide. They scored maximum on all components: content, teachers, assessment, atmosphere and preparation for career. This list of…
Autonomy of universities assessed Dutch universities score mixed on the European University Association EUA’s university autonomy scorecard. For example, universities here are not allowed to decide entirely on their own how many students they admit. They also have to ask permission for new courses. If their financial reserves are too big, the Inspectorate…
Peter Wieringa bids farewell Former pro vice rector of doctoral affairs Peter Wieringa retired from TU Delft last Friday. It will take a small army to replace him if you listen to Rector Tim van der Hagen’s speech. Van der Hagen cited from Wieringa’s nine-page CV a long list of chairmanships, presidential and…
Health Week at X Work on your social, mental, physical and spiritual wellbeing during the Health Week from 6 to 12 March. Sports and cultural centre X TU Delft is organising over more than thirty activities. These include free fitness tests, a campus bootcamp and a supermarket safari where you learn to look critically…
TU Delft is now on Mastodon TU Delft has been participating in a trial of Mastodon, which is an online communication network similar to Twitter, since 23 February. The trial was set up by Surf, a nationwide ict association for education and research. Surf has created a server called social.edu.nl, where staff and…
No additional support for staff with long covid The government does not feel called upon to provide extra support to teaching staff at risk of becoming unfit for work due to long-term covid complaints. Employers and unions will have to make a joint arrangement for this. In January, 1,700 education employees with…
According to the Executive Board in an email about ‘Contours 2030’ sent on 7 February 2023. This information is part of a research story on the Delft student housing market. Click here to go back to that article.
According to the Executive Board in an email about ‘Contours 2030’ sent on 7 February 2023. This information is part of a research story on the Delft student housing market. Click here to go back to that article.
Maths and physics final exams too easy Maths and physics final exams in pre-university education (vwo) have become significantly easier over the past 30 years, a new study says. The universities consider it a serious signal. Although the average grade for the central final exams in mathematics and physics rose by 0.4…
Re-entry UK to European research programme upcoming Now that the European Commission and the UK have reached a deal on border controls between the EU and Northern Ireland, the way seems clear for the UK’s final re-entry into Horizon Europe research programme. Although the UK Parliament has yet to agree to it,…
