Delft bestAccording to a survey conducted by Elsevier, a leading Dutch news magazine, TU Delft is regarded as the best university of technology in the Netherlands.
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The survey interviewed 2,450 professor and university teachers, asking which universities they felt offered the best BSc and MSc programmes in their respective fields, where the best teachers were working, and where the most important publications came from. Those surveyed could not vote for their own institutions. In the category ‘universities of technology’, TU Delft scored a ‘double gold’ for best BSc and Msc programmes, and ‘double silver’ for best publications and teachers. TU Eindhoven was voted as having the best publications. In the ‘general university’ category, the University of Utrecht was chosen as the best all-around Dutch university, followed by the University of Leiden.
Handicapped
TU Delft is not properly equipped to accommodate handicap students. In a comparative study with other Dutch universities, TU Delft ranked 10th (with 6.15 total points) out of the 14 universities surveyed, according to a report commissioned by the Centre of Higher Education Information (CHOI). The top three universities in terms of handicapped student services were Wageningen University (7.06), TU Twente (6.96) and the University of Twente (6.54)
Open days
On 22 and 25 October, TU Delft will host its annual Open Days, when high school students, often accompanied by their parents, will be touring the TU Delft campus to learn more about what it means to study at TU Delft. The programme comprises a general introduction and more specific information about the various study programmes. For more information go to the website.
Multimedia
The TU Delft Multimedia Repository houses theses, articles and dissertations, all written and made available by students and researchers from TU Delft. It is the place to go to store and share multimedia material online, including 6,000 images, video and audio recordings of interviews and lectures, and several important collections. Students and staff are invited to add their own material to the repository.
Impressive career
On 29 October, Max van der Laan will retire after five decades of exemplary service at TU Delft. For the past 50 years, Van der Laan’s duties have included serving as the managing director at the faculty of Applied Sciences, as an elected member of TU Delft’s Executive Board, as chair of the University Council, a member of the university’s Works Council, chair of the Owee organisation committee and the Technology Day organisation committee, director of the TU Delft Alumni Office, head of the Anniversary Office, and chair of Prometheus. He currently holds the position of director of the University Fund. A festive farewell will be held for Van der Laan on 29 October in the Aula, starting at 14:30. All are welcome to attend. Register at the website.
Wall Street
TU Delft President, Dirk Jan van den Berg, published an article in the October 8 edition of The Wall Street Journal, in which he stated that “Europe’s future as a world-leading innovation hub is already challenged by the rise of China….” He added that if “Europe is to retain its economic pre-eminence, it must act urgently now to ‘lock-in’ much greater science and technology-led business collaboration with China.”
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