By early October, one in four TU Delft managers had completed the one-day course Leadership and Social Safety. Another quarter had signed up. The unions are calling for the training to be mandatory, but the Executive Board is sticking to persuasion rather than compulsion.
What do you think of our new draft code of conduct? That is what TU Delft wants to know from its staff and students. The code is intended to provide more clarity about what behaviour is and is not desirable.
From a sushi box to a chessboard and from a gym to a minion: TU scientist and craft enthusiast Rolf Hut technically enhances every ‘Sinterklaas surprise’ with light, sound or movement. Welcome to Rolf’s Surprise Lab.
When Marja van Bijsterveldt stepped down as mayor of Delft in September after nine years, TU Delft gave her a farewell gift: a named fund. The details of that gift have now become clear.
Higher education without Microsoft? Serious alternatives are being explored here and there. However, the challenge is not yet resolved. While the education sector is attempting to break free, Microsoft is taking on more and more tasks.
Do you ever get a latte or americano from the Coffee-star? If so, the coffee you are drinking is roasted in the Hortus Botanicus. A new, bigger roaster means that Coffee-star owner Jan Willem Keus and barista Mateusz Bartosik can serve the whole campus fresh coffee.
Klaas Rozemond, who left VU Amsterdam in 2024 after a conflict at the Faculty of Law, has written a book about transgressive behaviour within universities and other organisations. TU Delft and the ‘Delta affair’ are also discussed. His advice: seek help from outside.
Ingrid Thijssen will be the new President of TU Delft. She is currently President of the employers’ organisation VNO-NCW. The Supervisory Board is pleased with the appointment.
The Works Council and Student Council will advise the Executive Board on TU Delft’s austerity plans after all. This transpired at the meeting between the Executive Board and the representation bodies on Thursday 30 October.
