The municipality of Delft will not be granting exemptions for the setting off of organised fireworks displays during the 2026–2027 New Year celebrations. The municipality announced this in a press release. At the same time, Mayor Alexander Pechtold is calling on residents to help come up with alternatives. Although the law allows local authorities, from
Eindhoven University of Technology (TU Eindhoven, TU/e) is ending its partnerships with several Chinese universities that have close ties to the Chinese military. Research involving universities in Russia and Iran has already been halted, according to the university magazine Cursor. In December, TU Eindhoven's Executive Board adopted a policy on knowledge security. The aim is
Perhaps you remember what it was like yourself: your first day as a student in Delft, with a brand-new OWee wristband on your wrist and a head full of questions. Fortunately, there was an OWee mentor there to show you the ropes. The OWee board is currently looking for volunteers who would like to mentor
[Update: 27 June 2026, 9.15 AM and 29 June 2026, 12.12 PM] The new interfaculty Bachelor’s programme in health and technology has received a preliminary positive judgement from the evaluation panel of the accreditation organisation NVAO. This judgement was given at the end of the site visit. On Thursday 25 June, the intranet stated that
A 23-year-old student at Radboud University Nijmegen has been sentenced to six years in prison for raping four fellow students. He must also pay 21 thousand euros in compensation. A total of seventeen women reported rape or sexual assault, according to the university magazine Vox (in Dutch). Five of them actually filed a police report.
In May, students searched for student accommodation more frequently than in the previous month. In the Netherlands, this represented a 16% increase, and in Delft, a 34% increase. This is according to figures from the international letting platform HousingAnywhere, which also owns Kamernet.nl. The platform analysed search and letting data in the run-up to the
The Abtswoudse Bridge in Delft will be closed to cyclists and pedestrians from Monday 29 June to Friday 28 August 2026 due to major maintenance work. The bridge is an important transport link to and from the campus. Cyclists and pedestrians who normally use the bridge will be diverted via the Hambrug. The diversion route
Eleven of the thirteen universities in the Netherlands are losing ground in the global rankings by research agency QS. The top ten is still dominated by British and American universities, with only ETH Zurich in Switzerland and the National University of Singapore, ranked eighth and tenth respectively, as exceptions. Ten years ago, twelve Dutch universities
Associate professor of psychology Yannick G. of Radboud University Nijmegen was found to have altered an invoice for participant compensation and was dismissed in 2025. After that, his scientific work came under scrutiny. One of his articles has since been retracted, and others are still under investigation. G. was a striking figure, who, for example,
Following two months of nighttime test runs, tram 19 has also been undergoing daytime testing on the campus since this week. Operator HTM is running trial runs on the new route between Delft station and the Van den Broekweg stop to check whether the line functions safely and reliably. Until the end of June, the
