Anyone wishing to study on campus between Christmas and New Year's Eve should bear in mind that some buildings will be closed. The faculties of Architecture and the Built Environment, Civil Engineering and Geosciences, Applied Sciences and Technology, Policy and Management and the Pulse teaching building will be closed. Aerospace Engineering, Industrial Design Engineering, Mechanical
What is the brand name Lay's doing on the new waste bins on campus? That is what the Student Council asked the Executive Board last Thursday. The subject is causing quite a stir. Delta also received tips about it. The waste separation units are being installed in more and more TU Delft buildings this month.
Prof. Machiel van Dorst will become the new Dean of the Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment on 1 February 2026. Van Dorst is currently Professor of Environmental Behaviour and Design. Van Dorst graduated from TU Eindhoven in 1992 with a degree in architecture and environmental psychology. After graduating, he worked for many years
"The perfect moment to make plans together and build up energy for 9 December." According to the organisers, that's the reason to come to a mobilisation lunch at Pulse next Monday. The lunch is a first step towards a new strike in higher education on 9 December. On that day, there will be a demonstration
This article was updated with information about the two new collaborations on 24 November at 2:25 PM. Students believe that TU Delft is not honouring previous promises regarding collaborations with Israel. Action group “Delft Student Intifada” has therefore announced a new protest for 3 December to exert pressure and demand more clarity about these collaborations.
The British QS World Rankings has published its latest ranking of sustainable universities. TU Delft has dropped 20 places, but still performs best in the Netherlands. The list is headed by Lund University (Sweden), the University of Toronto (Canada), and UCL (London). Last year, Delft was ranked 15th, but the university has now dropped to
Do you want to know how politicians plan to solve major social problems in the coming years? TU Delft, Leiden University and Erasmus University Rotterdam are organising the election debate “Futureproof, the Netherlands in transition”, which will take place on Thursday 9 October in the auditorium of TU Delft. Experts will introduce three topics, after
The very last paper edition of Delft Matters has been published. The magazine has a long tradition of informing alumni and other external relations, which will now be continued digitally. The exact form this will take is not yet fully determined. In the last paper edition of DM, the editors look back on a history
As of February 2026, Dick van Gameren will no longer serve as Dean of the Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment at TU Delft. He has announced his decision to step down after just under seven years in the role, sharing the news in a personal message on the intranet. Van Gameren will not…
Due to Tuesday’s nationwide train strike, the planned protest against education budget cuts will not go ahead. Trade unions and activists had intended to voice their opposition to the government’s planned cuts to higher education and research at a demonstration on Dam Square in Amsterdam. Solidarity “We fully support the right to strike and want
