New TU Delft festival on 4 and 5 June TU Delft has a new festival: the Maker Faire Delft. On Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 June, visitors of all ages can view creations made by students, engineers, designers, craftsmen and artists. There will also be performances, exhibitions, workshops, discussions and lectures. For example,…
Delft’s new Aldermen of Stip, D66, GroenLinks, PvdA and ChristenUnie – three of whom are TU Delft alumni – will take office on 15 June. What are their plans?
Delft heeft een nieuw bestuur. De wethouders van Stip, D66, GroenLinks, PvdA en Christenunie – onder wie drie TU-alumni – worden op 15 juni aangesteld. Wat zijn zij van plan?
NSE: ‘green’ studies excel At the university, 79 percent of the students are satisfied or very satisfied with their study programme in general. At universities of applied sciences, that percentage is 66 percent. This is the conclusion of the National Student Survey 2022. It is not really possible to say how these…
De Universiteit van Amsterdam wil alle startende docenten een tijdelijke aanstelling voor vier jaar geven en meer ervaren docenten een vast contract. Afgelopen najaar kwamen voorzitter Geert ten Dam en HR-directeur Robert Grem al tot de conclusie dat het aantal tijdelijke docenten zonder onderzoekstaken in korte tijd gigantisch gegroeid was, zeggen ze. “We zeiden toen: dit…
University of Applied Sciences ranks most sustainable Van Hall Larenstein University of Applied Sciences is the most sustainable institution in Dutch higher education, winning the annual SustainaBul. The numbers two and three are the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and Wageningen University. TU Delft is ranked 12 out of 33. It scores especially well on…
A temporary emergency shelter for 200 asylum seekers will be built in the southern part of the campus. “Delft is keen to help relieve the critical situation in Ter Apel.”
Carin Wensveen was recently appointed as the student ombudsperson. How can she help? “The important thing is to solve conflicts so that the students in question can move on.”
Lecturers protest against temporary contracts On 12 May, several dozen lecturers protested against the many temporary contracts at Dutch universities. They demonstrated in Utrecht to put pressure on the collective labour agreement (CAO) negotiations. For years trade unions and action groups have been resisting the ‘flex culture’ at universities increasingly fiercely. Many lecturers and…
Vacancy: student members advisory board TU Delft will get a new magazine: Delft Matters. That magazine is also made by the editors of Delta, as commissioned by Alumni Relations. The magazine will be issued twice a year – for the first time in June 2022 – and will cover research, education and campus life.…
