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View allThe new Minister for Education, Rianne Letschert, has an extra €1.5 billion to spend, and she intends to use it to restore ‘stability and calm’. “Well, of course, you never know how long I’ll stay in the job.”
For weeks, there was unrest among sixteen international student societies. Their shared workspace and meeting place on the Kanaalweg was in danger of closing down, forcing them to look for alternatives. That threat has been averted for the time being: the DUWO housing association has withdrawn its notice of termination. But there is little sense of relief.
If everything goes according to plan, four astronauts will travel into space for a trip around the moon toninght at 0:24 a.m. (Netherlands time). Is this Artemis II mission the beginning of a new era in space travel? Students at Space Oasis Delft are already preparing for the next step: “I might even go to Mars myself one day.”
While student psychologists are there to support students with individual needs, TU Delft’s preventative psychologists are there for the mental health of all students. They just started a campaign to help students reduce the time they spend on their phones: Less Phone More Fun.
Politicians want to reform the funding of higher education, but how? The Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) has already identified the shortcomings of the current system.
The binding recommendation of the continuation of studies (BSA) does not work, according to the largest study ever conducted on the subject. Graduation rates are barely any higher, and fewer students are obtaining a degree. As far as the Dutch Student Union is concerned, the BSA system should be abolished immediately.
As a student at TU Delft, death may be the last thing on your mind, Jenna Pfeifer writes. While death is one of the few certainties of life, it is still one of the hardest things to talk about.
The damage caused by recent vandalism to TU Delft buildings could amount to EUR 1 million, according to the Executive Board. It has reported the incident to the police.
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