Share proposals on reducing costs by 10% as of 2028. The Executive Board sent this question to all the faculties and departments in January. They have to submit their plans in June while they are already economising. Delta spoke to the Executive Board about this process. “Rotterdam Campus could be a lifeline.”
TU Delft staff and students are laying down work on Thursday. The hope is that the substantial cuts in higher education will be reversed. Delft is the straggler of the ‘relay strike’. During the day, Delta was liveblogging.
TU Delft students and staff members will drop their work on Thursday 24 April to protest against the proposed cutbacks to higher education. The protest is part of a nationwide relay of strikes in which different universities protest on consecutive days. TU Delft closes the series.
Higher education institutions should no longer provide reduced-rate sports facilities, as the government believes this distorts the market. Cultural activities and canteen prices are also set to rise, among other things.
The majority in the Senate voted for the austerity plans of Eppo Bruins, the Minister of Education, Culture and Science. Marc de Vries, TU Delft Professor and SGP Senator did so too. Why did he vote against the interests of his own employer?
Did you know that Jupiter emits radio waves? The artist Katarina Petrović, who is now exhibiting her work in the TU Delft Library, transformed these wavesto in poetry. By combining art, language and science, she holds up a mirror to scientists. Petrović believes that this is badly needed at TU Delft.
One year ago, Delta published a much discussed article about the Innovation and Impact Centre. It suffered from a lack of social safety and a major breach of confidence. How are things now? “It always boils down to the same thing: openness, showing vulnerability, acknowledging mistakes.”
Agonising itch, endless rubbing and laundry. A scabies outbreak is the last thing you want. The scabies mite may be having a field day in student houses, but did you know that you can also get infected through lecture benches?
After months of consultation meetings and preparation, the TU Delft Integrity and Social Safety hotline if finally open. You can file a report, anonymously if you wish, in various ways – by app, telephone, email or post.
