‘Teachers’ interests hardly considered in reopening education’ The Dutch union AOb is concerned about the reopening of higher education. According to the union the Dutch cabinet has taken insufficient account of the interests of teachers.The union distributed a survey among teachers last weekend to map out their concerns. “For us, the cabinet’s decision came as…
Fire in Amsterdam student flat possibly ignited over rainbow flags A large fire in a student flat on Krelis Louwenstraat in Amsterdam was probably deliberately started. The police suspect that the arsonists were targeting rainbow flags. The fire raged on Friday morning on the eighth floor of the…
Studenten met een zwakke gezondheid moeten ook komend jaar online hun onderwijs kunnen volgen, vindt een meerderheid van de Tweede Kamer. Demissionair minister Van Engelshoven verzette zich deze week niet tegen een unanieme motie daarvoor, maar maakte wel een voorbehoud (“We doen wat kan”) en dat accepteerde de Kamer. 75 studenten Een van…
SHORT: TU Delft issues its own stamps PostNL and TU Delft have issued a sheet of stamps featuring 10 TU Delft innovations. Cartoonist Erwin Suvaal has drawn inviting pictures of things like the clapboard container, energy kites, the sand motor and other innovations. To find out more about the stories behind the…
Students are allowed to go back to campus Students at TU Delft will be able to attend lectures at the campus two or three days a week in the coming academic year. The university writes this in a news release after the Dutch cabinet announced Friday that higher education and vocational education (mbo) is allowed…
Spar Stieltjesweg opens again Good news for hungry TU students and employees. From Monday 16 August onwards the Spar University at the Stieltjesweg will be open again. Reason for reopening is the resumption of physical education by universities starting this academic year. The supermarket closed its doors for the last time during the second lockdown…
Survey: half of scientists cheat sometimes Half of all scientists are sometimes guilty of dubious research practices. Even making up or manipulating research results is a regular occurrence. This has emerged from a national survey of 6,813 researchers at Dutch universities and academic hospitals. They cover up the weaknesses of their research, do not…
Cutbacks worth millions off the table A proposed cutback of EUR 149 million on secondary and tertiary education was scrapped. On Thursday, a majority in the House of Representatives supported D66’s amendment entailing corona support to students not going at the cost of secondary and tertiary education. Only VVD, CDA and PVV voted against. …
More confidence in science The Dutch have gained more confidence in science, according to a triennial poll conducted by the Rathenau Institute. The results of that survey are invariably positive: Dutch people find science much more reliable than, say, politics or the media. But would that be different in coronation time? No, according…
New record for Eco-Runner Team The Delft Eco-Runner Team has driven 1196 kilometers with its newest hydrogen car (the Eco-Runner XI) on a tank filled with only 450 grams of hydrogen. In doing so, the students have set a new world record. The previous record belonged to a hydrogen car from Toyota, which drove…
