Water lab tests floating tunnel Niels Ruiter. (Photo: Jos Wassink) Niels Ruiter, master student of Hydraulic Engineering, is working on a 1:50 model of a floating tunnel in one of the flumes of the Waterlab. In early March, Dr Pengxu Zou obtained his doctorate with a thesis on the optimal shape of the…
Lecturers protest against temporary contracts On 12 May, several dozen lecturers protested against the many temporary contracts at Dutch universities. They demonstrated in Utrecht to put pressure on the collective labour agreement (CAO) negotiations. For years trade unions and action groups have been resisting the ‘flex culture’ at universities increasingly fiercely. Many lecturers and…
Master admission requirements eased again In the next academic year, universities and universities of applied sciences will again be allowed to admit master’s students who, because of the corona measures, do not yet have the right diploma. They may conditionally admit bachelor’s and transition students to master’s programmes. The institutions themselves may determine when…
EU: EUR 25 million for Ukrainian scientists Refugee scientists from Ukraine can continue their research in neighbouring European countries. The European Commission has allocated EUR 25 million for them in the Horizon Europe research programme. The Commission announced this decision on 10 May. The EUR 25 million falls under an innovation programme…
No mandatory disclosure for universities The Cabinet does not want to institute mandatory disclosure for universities and companies working with Chinese entities in risk areas. This emerged from answers to Parliamentary Questions (in Dutch) posed by House of Representatives members Sjoerd Sjoerdsma and Alexander Hammelburg (both of the D66 party) after an article appeared…
Tram 19 delayed once again Although work has started on the construction of the tramway on the Sint Sebastiaansbrug (in Dutch), the tram will not be crossing TU Delft campus this year either. According to the municipality of Delft, the construction is – again – taking longer than expected because the trams are being…
Survivalrun on campus Miles of climbing and scrambling on campus. This weekend the TU Delft grounds were the setting for SurvivalStrijd, the annual survival run organized by members of the student outdoor sports association Slopend. (Photo: Katja Wijnands) During the survival run, hundreds of participants completed a course of obstacles as quickly…
DUO too strict for European students After several lost court cases, DUO has to adjust its rules for European students, more of whom will receive grants. If students from the European Union also have paid jobs in the country in which they are studying, they are entitled to grants there too as…
Net als zijn voorgangers wil minister Robbert Dijkgraaf dat hogescholen en universiteiten straks hun eigen opleidingen gaan keuren. Dat blijkt uit antwoorden op schriftelijke vragen van de Tweede Kamer. De regeringspartijen blijven intussen verdeeld. Eerdere ministers kregen deze verandering er niet doorheen. Opleidingen worden nu eens in de zes jaar gekeurd door commissies van…
Vacancy: student members advisory board TU Delft will get a new magazine: Delft Matters. That magazine is also made by the editors of Delta, as commissioned by Alumni Relations. The magazine will be issued twice a year – for the first time in June 2022 – and will cover research, education and campus life.…
