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How did the new draft code of conduct come about and why does the accompanying questionnaire require some effort from staff and students? The Chair of the code of conduct advisory committee, Cynthia Liem, explains in this letter.
In addition to all the developments in Delft, work on Campus Rotterdam is continuing at full speed. The Executive Board has hired an external consultancy firm and the programme team will move into the Groot Handelsgebouw (literally the big trade building) in Rotterdam.
The Sustainability Core Team will cease to exist and the tasks will be taken over by the Climate Action Programme. Is TU Delft putting its green plans in the freezer? No, says Andy van den Dobbelsteen, the departing Sustainability Coordinator. “We have created systems that will not disappear just like that.”
Higher education without Microsoft? Serious alternatives are being explored here and there. However, the challenge is not yet resolved. While the education sector is attempting to break free, Microsoft is taking on more and more tasks.
Prospective buyers need to be quick to get hold of a secondhand jewel at OWee’s first secondhand market. But it may not work for everyone: “I see a lot of good things! But I don’t have a room so I can’t buy anything yet.”
