Mandatory behavioural training for students In the fight against transgressive behaviour, Maastricht University wants to require all new bachelor students to undergo training starting next academic year. Executive Board president Rianne Letschert announced this intention this week during the Maastricht University Council meeting, reports (in Dutch) university magazine Observant. It is not yet clear…
Artificial intelligence can help students in their writing and programming assignments. What should TU Delft teachers do about the much talked about ChatGPT? Some opinions.
End Fossil students spoke with Vice-Rector Rob Mudde on Thursday. What was the outcome of the meeting?
The Inspectorate of Education calls on TU Delft employees to report any transgressive behaviour on the workfloor. The reason for this is multiple reports received.
The ‘consultation round’ on the profile and size of TU Delft is done. The Executive Board says there is support for growth. “We were interested in people’s thoughts.”
DUO: this is how ‘interest rate trick’ works The Education Executive Agency (DUO) is getting a lot of questions about the trick that allows students to fix part of their student loans at the new interest rate of 0.46 per cent. DUO has posted the explanation on its website. A number of clever students,…
Third Leiden student assaulted in two weeks’ time An external date of a member of the Leiden student rowing association Njord was seriously assaulted during a gala in a Limburg castle on Wednesday 14 December. According to apps owned by university magazine Mare, the victim was lying on the ground and the perpetrator ‘kept…
Higher sentence for TU Delft scam The Hague court sentenced Rotterdam resident Keyvan A. (36) to 220 hours of community service and nine months’ suspended imprisonment for attempted fraud on behalf of TU Delft. The public prosecutor had wanted (in Dutch) A. to be sentenced to 140 hours of community service and a suspended…
‘Russia is recruiting exchange students’ The recruitment of African exchange students in Russia is becoming increasingly common at present, with host universities playing an important role, according to Times Higher Education and others. For instance, the Southern Federal University in the town of Rostov-on-Don, near Ukraine, is said to have recruited 2,500 African…
Slightly more programmes with numerus fixus The list of university bachelor’s programmes with a limited number of first-year students will be longer next academic year than this year. Three are leaving and five are joining. This year, there were 59 fixus programmes on the list (in Dutch), which will become 61. New, for example, is…
