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Three months after the Executive Board gave the go-ahead for the lease of two TU buildings to the Ministry of Defence, many practical details regarding the planned innovation centre are still unclear. For instance, it is not yet known exactly when the centre will open or under what conditions companies will be admitted.
TU Delft acted in a seriously culpable manner towards an Architecture Faculty employee who had raised concerns about social unsafety. It must pay substantial compensation. That is what the court ruled in April. The Faculty now states that it will ‘do everything in its power to prevent recurrence’ but is not attaching consequences in this case for specific individuals involved.
An Extinction Rebellion protester has been sentenced to 25 hours of community service for damaging an automatic sliding door at the TU Delft Aula during a protest in February 2025. According to the court, the activist held the door open with force, causing damage to the automatic closing system.
The electrical engineering bachelor’s programme is steadily attracting more women, and so its study association is moving with the times. With a diversity committee, activities specifically for women, and its first female honorary member: associate professor Ilke Ercan. The inauguration remained steeped in tradition.
TU Delft has decided to terminate the police agreement governing the sharing of personal data between the two parties. University President of the Executive Board Ingrid Thijssen informed the police on Wednesday evening, she announced during a meeting with the Works Council and the Student Council.
Too few candidates, low turnout in elections, limited influence: participation in decision-making bodies at universities and universities of applied sciences is still in a difficult state. This is according to a new survey among 1,450 members of councils and committees. However, interest in Delft is growing.
Six employees of Applied Sciences have serious health complaints caused by low-frequency vibrations. They have reported sick, been relocated or have left TU Delft. The Faculty is carrying out extensive research into causes and solutions, but for those affected this is not happening fast enough. What is going on?
Carin van der Hor has stepped down as an external confidential advisor at TU Delft. She is leaving behind an organisation where transgressive behaviour is reported more often, yet where cultural change is progressing slowly. “If the behaviour does not change, confidential advisers will remain very busy.”
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