Het kabinet gaat 250 miljoen euro per jaar op onderwijs bezuinigen, meldt het Centraal Planbureau. De cijfers zijn voortijdig uitgelekt via Frits Wester van RTL Nieuws.
Coursera, één van de grote Amerikaanse websites die gratis online colleges aanbiedt, heeft zijn eerste miljoen dollar omzet binnengehaald. Binnen negen maanden hebben vijfentwintigduizend mensen betaald voor een certificaat.
Onderwijskeurmeester NVAO is kritischer over opleidingen dan voorheen, maar moet haar oordelen beter onderbouwen, vindt minister Bussemaker. Ook wil ze dat de NVAO de kwaliteitsverschillen tussen opleidingen duidelijk zichtbaar maakt.
Lazing on the beach and drinks in the sun? Twenty Master’s students from TU Delft chose an unusual destination this summer. They travelled to South-east Asia to carry out fieldwork for Dutch companies. “This is the crowning glory of my student days.”
Name: Arne Dankers (Canada, Delft Center for Systems and Control, PhD candidate)
Price: free
Brand: Batavus
Striking Feature: The various unique methods of repair using coat hangers and epoxy
At home in Canada, Arne Dankers rode his bike every day to university.
This is Alejandro Ignacio Lopez Telgie’s second stint at TU Delft. Originally from Chile, he first came here as an exchange student and returned to pursue a master’s degree in aerospace in 2012.
Delta writer Damini Purkayastha spends a lot of time on the phone with her friends and family back home. If you’re spending a lot of money on international calls, she recommends Viber, a VOIP calling app for smart phones.
In July, two TU Delft teams from the Faculty of Architecture shared the first prize for the event ‘Everybody Ages’ in the second annual Vertical Cities Asia International Design Competition.
As students, Jurgen Beliën and Roderick Trompert were frustrated with what they describe as clutter in information distribution for TU students. They wanted to develop a single portal where students could access personal information, grades, course enrollment and more.
