Coral rescuers win space prize The Delft-based start-up Reef Support has won the top European prize in a competition for innovation in earth observation. They received the Copernicus Masters award from the European Space Agency (ESA) for their plan to use satellite images to protect coral reefs. Founders Marcel Kempers and Yohan…
TU Delft MOOC wins prize Andy van den Dobbelsteen, Eric van den Ham and Tess Blom (Faculty of Architecture) have been awarded the 2020 edX Prize for Exceptional Contributions in Online Teaching and Learning. They were awarded the prize for their online course (MOOC) ‘Zero-Energy Design: an approach to make your building sustainable’. …
Delft computer scientist and pianist joins Young Academy The KNAW platform for top young communicative scientists Jonge Akademie (Young Academy) has announced ten new members. One of them comes from TU Delft: Dr. Cynthia Liem (EWI), a computer scientist and a pianist. She works on issues relating to information filtering in search engines and recommendation…
Celebrate Lichtjesavond online Tuesday, December 8th, the Dark Days of Delft traditionally start with ‘Lichtjesavond’. This year no strolling on the Christmas market, but a live broadcast with music and other acts. The show can be watched from 8pm, directly after the press conference, at TV West or YouTube. Immediately…
Educationaward for Van Valkenburg Willem van Valkenburg, Executive Director of TU Delft Extension School, has won a Surf Education Award for his contribution to educational innovation. He was awarded the prize on Monday during an online ceremony. The jury praised Van Valkenburg for his tireless commitment to open education. “Willem has…
Foreign students in illegality Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences fears that some foreign master’s students will disappear into illegality. Their English is actually not good enough and after a few weeks they won’t show up. The University of Applied Sciences even has the “suspicion of illegal immigration” which it doesn’t want to support, reports…
Hansen is Distinguished Professor The TU Delft appointed Professor Ronald Hanson of the Faculty of Applied Sciences and the QuTech Institute as Distinguished Professor in Quantum Computing and Quantum Internet. Ronald Hanson is internationally regarded as one of the leading quantum scientists of his generation. He is a pioneering researcher of quantum…
Start-up tests solar hatch for inland navigation The barge De Oleander started sailing through Europe this month with a hatch covered with solar panels. The Wattlab start-up regards it as a practical test. (Photo: Wattlab) When they were students, the founders of Wattlab were introduced to solar energy when they were part of…
Light rail between campuses? A light rail connection from Leiden, via Delft to Dordrecht. This is advocated by a coalition of forty regional parties. This new public transport route should better connect universities, businesses and residents. The plan is part of the Zuid-Holland Growth Agenda, a campaign of the province of…
Face mask fines on campus? On 1 December, it became a legal requirement to wear a face mask in higher education. Failure to do so risks a fine of EUR 95. The only question is who will impose it? After all, the doorman, security guard or corona-campus coach are not authorised to do so. …
