Birgit van Driel learned a lot when she was at university, both about her subject and about herself. She shares some tips with first year students to get the most out of their student life.
Signing up for a course just before it starts should be possible, shouldn’t it? Not at the faculty where columnist Mirte Brouwer studies. She argues for greater flexibility.
Otto Kaaij is approaching the end of his studies and is thinking about making the world a better place while still earning some money. How can he do this? He encourages his fellow students to experiment with thinking about these kinds of issues.
Bob van Vliet recommends TU Delft to publish a yearly overview of the number of times that year that a non-disclosure agreement was imposed in connection to a complaint or conflict. Retroactively. Listed by faculty.
Ido Ninburg thinks that it is good that universities in the Netherlands do not want to sever ties with academic institutions in Israel. However, something important is missing in the universities’ statement.
In reaction to Birgit van Driel’s column about the attitude of the activists on campus, researcher Mayank Gupta (ME) sheds light on what has been happening from the perspective of the protesters themselves.
Students and Staff for Safety asks the Executive and Supervisory Boards for self-reflection and transparent actions to regain the trust of students and staff. This open letter has been signed by 25 of them.
The only concrete actions in the Plan for Change for social safety at TU Delft are preventative, communicative, and therapeutic in nature, observes columnist Jan van Neerven. He saw alternatives at a university abroad.
