The first helicopter on Mars NASA is planning to fly the Mars helicopter Ingenuity on the red planet this Sunday 11 April 2021. If the plan takes off, Ingenuity will be the first aircraft to ever function on another planet. Like any other first endeavours, several challenges loom in Ingenuity’s flight path. Dr Daphne Stam…
Student flat did not meet safety requirements During a fire in the Uilenstede student flat in Amstelveen, five students were injured and dozens of residents had to leave their homes. After an investigation, student housing association Duwo now comes up with a plan for smoke detectors and fire resistant doors and windows. In a letter to…
‘Kindertelefoon’ for young adults Since Wednesday, the well known Dutch support line ‘Kindertelefoon’ also offers a helpline for young adults. It’s called the Alles Oké? Supportline and it’s available for adults between 18 and 24 years old. They can call free of charge and anonymous when things are not going well. The support line is…
More on-campus exams The number of on campus exams is slightly higher this semester than last semester. The next two weeks, TU students will be going to the X sports centre and the Cornelis Drebbelweg for a total of nineteen exams. During last semester’s exam period, this was the case for seventeen exams. This exam period has a…
Scientist and students have started a campaign called ‘Normaal Academisch Peil’ on Tuesday for more money for scientific education. TU Delft also supports the action, rector magnificus Tim van der Hagen announced earlier via Twitter. The national ‘alarm day’ is an initiative of trade unions, scientists, students and administrators. They want to convince the new…
Marien van der Meer new member Executive Board Marien van der Meer will become Vice President Operations (VPO) in the Executive Board of TU Delft. The Supervisory Board has appointed Van der Meer as of 1 August 2021. She replaces Nicoly Vermeulen, who left the TU in January. Van der Meer is currently Chief Financial…
Tientallen Delftenaren kwamen afgelopen zaterdag 3 april 2021 een stoeptegel ruilen tegen een gratis plantje. Het was de openingsdag van het NK-Tegelwippen, een actie ter vergroening van steden. De actie loopt nog de hele zomer. In totaal werden er zaterdag zo’n 500 tegels ingeleverd, wat overeenkomt met ongeveer 50 m2. De actie is in de…
De Algemene Rekenkamer wil dat het ministerie van Onderwijs goed met de instellingen afstemt hoe ze de besteding van de coronasteun moeten verantwoorden. Het zou niet voor het eerst zijn dat extra onderwijsgeld aan andere zaken opgaat. Midden februari presenteerde het demissionaire kabinet een omvangrijk steunpakket om de gevolgen van de coronacrisis in het…
Top salaries in higher education Sixteen university and nine college of higher education directors received more than their institution’s set maximum salary in 2019. Another 50 directors were either at exactly the maximum or just below it. The Ministry’s annual survey of 1,500 higher education administrators shows that they take good care of…
More Twente-Amsterdam engineering programmes The University of Twente (UT) is expanding its cooperation with the Free University (VU) in Amsterdam to include two new bachelor’s programmes and a joint master’s specialisation. The two universities started a joint bachelor’s programme in mechanical engineering in 2019. The aim was to persuade more pre-university students from the…
