The so-called Students and Staff for Safety - an anonymous group of people from TU Delft - have opened a poll following their petition. They are also launching a 'call for action'. In a post on Change.org, they ask people whether they think the current Executive Board is capable of bringing about the cultural change
Engineer (ir.) Joep de Jong was surprised to receive a cash prize of EUR 2,000 at the Kooy Symposium (3 April 2024) of the KIVI department for defence and security. (KIVI is the Dutch Royal Institute of engineers). Little did he know that his supervisors from TU Delft and TNO had submitted his thesis to
Musicians Fridolijn, Ruud Houweling and Sophie Janna will perform Thursday evening, April 11, as part of Quite Quiet. This concert series has existed for more than 10 years and is co-organized by TU Delft-alumni. Quite Quiet seems to be a cure for the Dutch disease [talking during concerts, ed]: the audience is invited to listen
The Works Council and the Student Council will have at least one extra meeting with the Executive Board about the social safety action plan. The making of such a plan is one of the demands from the Inspectorate of Education's report on the lack of social safety at TU Delft. The extra meeting will be
XIOR Student Housing has already been reprimanded hundreds of times by the rent commission for excessive service charges. Students also often pay too much at other large housing providers, NOSop3 observes. A landlord should not make a profit on the cost of cleaning, garden maintenance or a caretaker. Yet this does happen, reports NOSop3. The
The members of the project team that will guide the drafting of a Social Safety Action Plan were announced in a message on the intranet on Thursday. The project team consists of nine members, including rector magnificus Tim van der Hagen, director of HR Annemieke Zonneveld, director of communication Carola de Vree and deans Henri
Dr Jack Pronk, Professor of Industrial Biotechnology (Faculty of Applied Sciences), will receive this year’s Novozymes Prize from the Danish Novo Nordisk Foundation, worth DKK 5,000,000 (EUR 627,000). Pronk is being awarded the Prize for his fundamental scientific work with yeast cells and their use in the industrial production of biofuels from waste streams. Pronk's
The Indefinite Rental Contracts Act will come into effect on July 1. Then indefinite rental contracts will become the norm again. Student rooms are excluded from this Act. The House of Representatives had asked for an exception for foreign students. They should still be able to obtain temporary contracts. But the law now applies to
For the time being, DUO does not have to come up with heavier evidence if the student finance company accuses students of cheating on the basic grant for those living away from home, a majority in the parliament decided. DUO uses home visits to check whether students who receive a grant for living away from
Alice Stäbler will become interim director of the Innovation & Impact Centre (I&IC) as of 28 March. This is stated in a message on intranet. Stäbler replaces Kemo Agović who, according to the message, ‘recently decided to step down from his position as Director I&IC to pursue a new career path’. Since 2018, Alice Stäbler
