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.
To be a member of the TU Delft community should not mean watching from the sidelines, but involve actual participation. That’s not the case now, writes columnist Alex Nedelcu. ‘Decisions that affect us will be made – with or without us’.
Delta republished an investigative article about the lack of social safety at the Innovation and Impact Centre today. It was originally published on 15 April but the Editorial Office, under protest, removed it later that day. Saskia Bonger, Editor in Chief, explains the backgrounds behind the republishing in this article. Everything associated with it is highly unusual. This also goes for the explanation that, as an exception, is more personal in tone. But this is unavoidable if you yourself are part of the news.
Columnist Birgit van Driel is annoyed by the attitude of the activists on campus. Her message to them: think of a different strategy to convince your interlocutor.
