Mayor Marja van Bijsterveldt will be stepping down in September 2025 after serving nine years as the mayor of Delft. She announced her decision Thursday night during a city council meeting. By that time, Van Bijsterveldt will be 64 years old. She has chosen to free up more time for her family, now that her
With more and more people living in Amsterdam-Noord, ferries remain the most popular way of crossing the IJ River. Discussions about increasing crossing capacity usually focus on adding more bridges and tunnels. But engineer Paul van Milligen (81) is frustrated by this approach. He’d like to see more imagination and, a few years ago, proposed
Dutch students, higher education administrators, and politicians will read out over 25,000 ‘objections’ to the long study penalty in an attempt to reach the governing parties (and voters). On the morning of Tuesday 5 November a read-aloud marathon against the long study penalty will commence outside the House of Representatives. Students and university leaders will
Until 5 January, Museum Prinsenhof Delft is showcasing the exhibition "The Kunst Parade." This is the museum's final exhibition before it temporarily closes for major renovations. The exhibition features 38 works by both established and emerging artists who have a special connection with Delft. It includes pieces from the museum's permanent collection that have not
From 2026, Minister Bruins will reduce funding for scientific research at NWO by 8 million euros. This amount will increase to a structural cut of 21.9 million euros starting in 2029. This reduction is on top of cuts that were previously announced. By allocating less money to NWO, the minister aims to restore the 'structural
In a committee meeting of the Dutch parliament last Wednesday, Minister Eppo Bruins (Education, Culture and Science, NSC) pledged to engage with administrators on the position of higher education media like Delta, at universities and colleges, higher eduction press agency HOP reports. Bruins made the commitment after parliament member (NSC) Rosanne Hertzberger brought up university
TU Delft employees wanting to participate in the protest organised by, among others, WOinAction on 14 November will not have to apply for leave. TU Delft announced this in a message on the intranet. However, it is the intention that employees coordinate their absence with their supervisor. Lecturers cancelling their teaching that day because of
An action plan that states how in the short term more student housing will be realized in Delft, should be made. That is what the Delft City Council wants. On Thursday 17 October they voted in favour of a motion of council party STIP. In the meeting, the council discussed the Housing Monitor 2024 (in Dutch),
On 5 and 6 October 2024, public activities will be held across the country to raise awareness on science and technology. You won’t see much of this on TU Delft campus. From TU Delft, a student team and the TU Delft Science Centre will take part in activities organised by the 4TU federation at the
The cabinet wants more attention to education and research 'focused on what the Netherlands needs' in higher education, the King of the Netherlands just said in the so-called Speech from the Throne. After phrases on migration, defense and agriculture, the speech also addressed higher education. “In this, sharp choices are needed, both for substantive and
