"We urge you to respond to this situation with the necessary decisiveness and urgency." This is what (former) Iranian TU employees and alumni wrote this week to Rianne Letschert, the informateur who led the coalition talks, and the three party leaders who were at the table. The open letter was supported by more than three
In medium-sized cities there is sometimes insufficient knowledge and experience when it comes to student housing. The government needs to do something about that, according to a motion submitted by the Dutch Parliament on Thursday. The signatories are the future governing parties D66, CDA and VVD, along with GroenLinks-PvdA and ChristenUnie. They are already guaranteed
Ghent University rector Petra De Sutter was set to receive an honorary doctorate from the University of Amsterdam next week, but has decided to decline after multiple AI citations were discovered in her inauguration speech. AI-generated Einstein, including fake quotes. (Image: Unsplash/Marjolein van der Veldt) “Dogma is the enemy of progress, as you may know.”
You are free to read Plato, just not when he writes about race or gender. A professor of philosophy at a major university in Texas has been required to skip certain texts in his classes. The history of philosophy is sometimes described as a series of footnotes to Plato. The Greek philosopher lived around 400
Things went wrong during the transition to a new administration system: on Monday, employees at Leiden University suddenly found themselves able to view the personal data of their colleagues, among others. Names, home addresses, and sometimes even phone numbers... the personal data of everyone who had submitted an invoice to Leiden University was suddenly visible
The Netherlands must spend billions of euros on knowledge, innovation and infrastructure, advises former ASML CEO Peter Wennink in a report requested by the outgoing Cabinet in early September. ‘Whereas Europe once played a pioneering role in innovation, this has not been the case for years,’ it states. The report throws around billions. The idea
A light show, a speech by the mayor, live music and street theatre: Tuesday evening, 9 December, will be Lichtjesavond (Light Night) in Delft. There will be plenty to do at various locations throughout the city between 4.00 PM and 10.00 PM, including live music and street theatre. At 5.00 PM, Mayor Alexander Pechtold will
From Monday 8 to Sunday 14 December, there will be fewer trains running around Delft due to engineering works by ProRail. Passengers should expect more frequent changes and longer travel times. Trains will run according to a modified timetable. NS advises passengers to check the NS Travel Planner shortly before departure. ProRail is renewing switches
Students, lecturers, researchers, and other employees of universities and colleges will protest in Amsterdam on December 9 against cuts to higher education. This strike has been called by trade unions. Lecturers will continue to be paid if they strike. Students are allowed to miss classes, but exams will not be rescheduled. TU Delft has drawn
Thanks in part to external financial support, VU University Amsterdam believes it will be able to keep its Bachelor's programme in Earth Sciences running in a modified form. However, a major reorganisation will follow. This spring, the VU announced that it would have to discontinue its Bachelor's programme in Earth Sciences as of 2027. The
