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The Nanoscience department will be renamed the ‘Kavli Institute of Nanoscience Delft’ and will become one of nine research groups in the world that now operates under the name Kalvi. The funds were awarded in the form of investment capital, the yearly interest (6%) of which will be used by Mooij’s group to invest in new equipment, personnel and research. In being considered for the award, the most important criteria were an established international reputation in the field and the ability to conduct leading, long-term research. “It’s a very great honor to be chosen,” Professor Mooij said. “What’s extra nice is that we’re the only research group outside the US that can be called the Kalvi Institute.” Mooij will use some of the money to attract more international research talent to the TU.
Slam dunk

Who said university is difficult? A recent investigation by the USA’s National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) of the University of Georgia’s men’s basketball program found that students – including a number of star basketball players – enrolled in assistant basketball coach Jim Harrick’s course, ‘Coaching Principles and Strategies of Basketball’, were given a scandalously easy final exam. Two of the questions on the exam were: ‘How many goals are on a basketball court? How many points does a 3-point field goal account for?’ The questions had multiple-choice answers. The NCAA concluded that Harrick “fraudulently awarded grades of A to three men’s basketball student-athletes” by allowing them to miss class and tests. All the students in the class received an A grade. Annually, the University of Georgia’s basketball program earns millions of dollar in revenue.

$7.5 million for TU Nanoscience

The TU’s Nanoscience department, headed by Professor Hans Mooij, has won a $7.5 million award from US businessman Fred Kalvi. The Nanoscience department will be renamed the ‘Kavli Institute of Nanoscience Delft’ and will become one of nine research groups in the world that now operates under the name Kalvi. The funds were awarded in the form of investment capital, the yearly interest (6%) of which will be used by Mooij’s group to invest in new equipment, personnel and research. In being considered for the award, the most important criteria were an established international reputation in the field and the ability to conduct leading, long-term research. “It’s a very great honor to be chosen,” Professor Mooij said. “What’s extra nice is that we’re the only research group outside the US that can be called the Kalvi Institute.” Mooij will use some of the money to attract more international research talent to the TU.
Slam dunk

Who said university is difficult? A recent investigation by the USA’s National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) of the University of Georgia’s men’s basketball program found that students – including a number of star basketball players – enrolled in assistant basketball coach Jim Harrick’s course, ‘Coaching Principles and Strategies of Basketball’, were given a scandalously easy final exam. Two of the questions on the exam were: ‘How many goals are on a basketball court? How many points does a 3-point field goal account for?’ The questions had multiple-choice answers. The NCAA concluded that Harrick “fraudulently awarded grades of A to three men’s basketball student-athletes” by allowing them to miss class and tests. All the students in the class received an A grade. Annually, the University of Georgia’s basketball program earns millions of dollar in revenue.