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Army vehicles, drones and military personnel marked the start of a new collaboration in the API Hall on 1 July. The hall, which has housed large-scale research set-ups since 1977, will now be rented out to the Ministry of Defence for the development and testing of new technology in collaboration with start-ups and small businesses.
The working environment at Architecture suffers from systemic issues relating to social safety, leadership and career policy. These findings emerge from a risk analysis commissioned by the faculty, partly in response to reports received via TU Delft’s relatively new integrity and social safety reporting point.
Dependence on managers, a competitive culture and employees who do not always feel free to speak their minds. These are some of the findings from a risk analysis of the working environment in the Faculty of Architecture. According to Dean Machiel van Dorst, these problems call for a long-term cultural change. “Perhaps we need to move away from the ‘macho architect’ image.”
A new policy paper states that the Ministry of Defence wishes to collaborate more closely with educational and research institutions. Discussions regarding the exact terms are still ongoing, including with TU Delft. On the morning of Wednesday 1 July, an innovation centre for start-ups and other smaller businesses will be officially opened there in the presence of Defence State Secretary Derk Boswijk.
She left as a dean and returned as TU Delft’s first female Rector Magnificus: since January this year, Hester Bijl has been a member of the university’s three-person Executive Board. Delta spoke with her about her time in Leiden, her vision for TU Delft, and her nomination for Top Woman of the Year. “I had a strong mother and grandmother as role models.”
When Olivier Sueur took up his post as interim manager of the TU Delft Integrity Office on 5 June 2024, he joined an organisation that was under immense pressure. The inspection report hung like a shadow over the university, and the unease could be felt deep within the organisation. “Stress at every level,” he says now, looking back.
TU Delft will go ahead with exams on Friday, despite the Code Red warning issued due to extreme heat. Teaching and other activities will be largely suspended. This is according to an update from the Executive Board following a crisis meeting.
TU Delft is holding crisis talks on Thursday over the impact of the announced code red due to extreme heat. The highest weather warning will remain in force all day on Friday 26 June, while exams are still scheduled. As a result, students are still unsure what to expect.
