Columnist Jan van Neerven is delighted by the new gender balance on TU Delft’s Executive Board. For him, it marks a good moment to lay down his pen, at least for a while. His farewell column is a look back at a period that is drawing to a close.
How did the new draft code of conduct come about and why does the accompanying questionnaire require some effort from staff and students? The Chair of the code of conduct advisory committee, Cynthia Liem, explains in this letter.
Delft’s association houses are under pressure: DUWO’s new co-optation policy and the drop in private rentals caused by the Affordable Rent Act mean that one of the city’s biggest student traditions may disappear. Mirte Brouwer argues keeping this form of housing alive.
Birgit van Driel is always pleased when staff members are consulted, especially for something as important as the new Code of Conduct. The approach however, is debatable.
Jenna Pfeifer loves words. She sees that student slang is distinct from the language generally spoken at TU Delft. The jargon is neither peer-reviewed nor a marketing tool – it is an innovative code language.
Dap Hartmann was invited to attend a meeting about the new concept Code of Conduct. He witnessed the struggle to find striking examples.
Sofia Ghigliani is part of the last batch of Architecture master’s students who still had a full year to complete their graduation project. While filling out the mandatory pre-green light reflections (bureaucracy’s favourite sport), she realised how lucky she’d been to have enough time to get thoroughly and productively lost.
After completing a few courses and a final interview, TU Delft lecturers are awarded their university teaching qualification (UTQ). Mathematics lecturer Nikolaas Verhulst considers the certificate unnecessary and proposes two cheaper alternatives.
