You cannot simply withdraw study financing from students who cause damage during occupations and protests. So writes outgoing Education Minister Robbert Dijkgraaf to the House of Representatives in response to various questions and motions surrounding protests in higher education. Some of those protests ended in riots and destruction. Political parties such as PVV, JA21 and
De poster for the show '9 to 5' performed by Virgiel Theater. (Foto: Virgiel Theater) Those who fancy an evening of theater can visit Theater de Veste in Delft on Monday 3 June or Tuesday 4 June for Virgiel Theater's new performance '9 to 5' (in Dutch). For the performances on both evenings, tickets are
Delft is number 11 on the Dutch Student Union (LSVb) ranking of student room cities. That is down four places from a year earlier. According to the student union, Delft has dropped mainly due to the relatively large price increases for student rooms in Delft. According to the LSVb, the average rent was 504.49 euros,
Students who, for example, want to do a board year or who are long-term sick could perhaps be exempted from the penalty for slow students, thinks NSC leader Pieter Omtzigt. In the Parlementary debate on the outline agreement for a new Dutch government, he said he plans to look into this ‘carefully’. It is one
Are you a student travelling by public transport on Wednesday or Thursday? Take note, because Thursday is Ascension Day. Students with a weekend pass (ov-kaart in Dutch, public transport card for students) can then travel for free, while students with a weekly pass only get a discount. The Wednesday before is also different (in Dutch).
In June, TU Delft student Abdelkader Karbache will become the new president of the National Students' Union (LSVb). At the National Students' Association (ISO), Mylou Miché will then take over. Karbache (23) is pursuing two masters at TU Delft (Mechanical Engineering and Sustainable Energy Technology) and was already a board member of the Delft student
TU Delft wants to expand to Rotterdam to enable further student growth but students are not sufficiently aware of these plans. This is shown in a survey by student council party Oras among over 1,600 bachelor, master and switch students. At the end of 2022, TU Delft announced plans to open a branch in Rotterdam.
XIOR Student Housing has already been reprimanded hundreds of times by the rent commission for excessive service charges. Students also often pay too much at other large housing providers, NOSop3 observes. A landlord should not make a profit on the cost of cleaning, garden maintenance or a caretaker. Yet this does happen, reports NOSop3. The
The Indefinite Rental Contracts Act will come into effect on July 1. Then indefinite rental contracts will become the norm again. Student rooms are excluded from this Act. The House of Representatives had asked for an exception for foreign students. They should still be able to obtain temporary contracts. But the law now applies to
Some members of the Utrechtsch Studenten Corps drew up a sexualising 'banga list' on 30 female students last week. Their parents are demanding action. The powerpoint 'Chick presentation year 23' contains (bikini) pictures of female students of the female student union UVSV. The students are mentioned by name. Pictures are accompanied by comments of the
