Classes will continue; no advice to work from home

Despite the persistent winter weather, lectures and exams at TU Delft will continue as usual on Wednesday. This was decided by the Executive Board (CvB) on Tuesday (intranet). The university is also not advising its employees to work from home, unlike Rijkswaterstaat (Dutch infrastructure agency, in Dutch), which did so earlier on Tuesday due to heavy traffic and dangerous conditions on the roads.

Nevertheless, many students stayed at home on Tuesday, Delta heard from those who were on campus that day. In some cases, only a few students were present in lecture halls built for many more. The winter weather, combined with the disruption to the NS rail network on Tuesday, meant that many of their fellow students were simply unable to attend, they said. Some students reported that resit examinations had been cancelled.

This is not TU Delft-wide policy. Just like exams, tests will in principle continue as usual, according to the Executive Board. However, it does state that lecturers can make their own decisions if necessary. The fact that TU Delft is not making any adjustments is due to the relativity low weather warning, says the Executive Board. Students and staff must therefore weigh up for themselves what is safe and feasible. A code red would trigger an urgent travel advisory, but codes yellow and orange do not.

More snow

The KNMI has again issued code yellow for Wednesday since another three to seven centimetres of snowfall is expected during the day. TU Delft is monitoring developments closely, the Executive Board writes, and will inform students (via Brightspace) and staff (via the intranet) if the situation changes. If necessary, TU Delft-wide advice will follow.

Utrecht University did take measures on Monday and Tuesday, cancelling all lectures and examinations.