Ronald Hanson wins Physics Prize 2022 The new year has not yet begun and the Dutch Physics Society (NNV) has awarded the annual Physics Prize to Professor Ronald Hanson, Distinguished Professor of Quantum Computing and Quantum Internet at the Faculty of Applied Physics and group leader at QuTech. The Physics Prize is awarded…
Anti cheat software was unsafe Via the software programme Proctorio, those with malicious intent could gain access to students’ computers for months on end and watch their webcams. It is not clear whether this actually happened. Cybersecurity company Computest investigated the software programme used by many universities and colleges (TU Delft does…
TU Delft asks for understanding for colleagues with young children Following the new corona measures, TU Delft has called on its staff to show understanding for colleagues with young children. Primary schools and after-school care facilities will be closed next week – the week before the Christmas holidays – to reduce the…
‘Students are throwing money out of the window’ According to the National Institute for Budget Advice (Nibud), students miss out on a lot of money. Whether they are studying in secondary vocational education or higher education, they are wasting hundreds of euros a year. Just look at the healthcare allowance alone: worth…
Minister wants ‘payment per credit’ in the law Studying at your own pace and paying per credit: some students benefit from this. As of the academic year 2023-2024, ‘flex-study’ may become law, thinks outgoing minister Van Engelshoven. In recent years, two universities of applied sciences (Windesheim and Utrecht) and three universities (Utrecht,…
Registration for Delft Pop Prize now open Acts and bands from Delft and the surrounding area can register for the Peter Tetteroo Bokaal. The regional pop award is part of the Delft Westerpop festival that takes place on 8 and 9 July 2022. Participants can register until 1 April 2022 via the…
Student protest against loan system A few hundred students protested against the loan system in The Hague on Thursday afternoon. There was an attempt to occupy a ministry building, but that plan failed. The demonstration was organised by the trade union FNV Young & United and the National Union of Students (Landelijke…
‘t Je van het Loket wins Food Truck Awards Foodtruck ‘t Je van het Loket has won the Food and More Food Trucks Awards 2021. The trophy for the best mobile kitchen on the TU Delft campus was awarded on Tuesday, December 7. Students and employees could vote online for their favourite…
Spirit Day at TU Delft Since 2010, the Netherlands has celebrated Purple Friday every second Friday in December. On this day, people can show their solidarity with the LGBTQ+ community by wearing something purple. Delta’s social media logos are therefore given a purple colour for one day. Purple Friday was inspired by…
Campus tours from 10 December Secondary school students walking around the campus with their parents, dreaming of their college days. It is a familiar scene around this time, but this year the campus tour is organised differently. The three educational organisations on campus – TU Delft, The Hague University of Applied Sciences and Inholland…
