De TU Delft en de Universiteit van Amsterdam zijn nog steeds de enige twee Nederlandse universiteiten in de top-100 van de wereldwijde QS Rankings. De meeste andere universiteiten dalen in de lijst. Delft valt na jaren van stijging wat terug in de QS-ranglijst van 50 naar positie 57, terwijl de UvA weer licht klimt: van…
Out now: the 4TU Career Special Applying for a job in times of corona is a daunting task for any recent, or soon-to-be graduate. This second edition of the 4TU Career Special is full of tips on how it is best approached. It is an unusual edition, as the magazine was both produced and…
Petition against sexual harassment Being made passes at as you walk by, being asked sexually oriented questions, unwanted touching: a female student at the University of Twente is fed up with it. She started a petition which she hopes will encourage the municipality of Enschede to tackle sexual harassment on the streets. …
Rectors fear for lost generation The rectors of Dutch universities fear that students will not flourish if teaching times are limited. They argue for more manoeuvre space for students. “Personal development is the basis of university education. We are worried that a generation of students will be lost if we don’t soon revive that…
Francine Houben Alumnus of the Year Architect Francine Houben (b. 1955) has been appointed Alumnus of the Year, a prize that the Delft University Fund has awarded annually since 2011. The winners receive a plaque on the Alumni Walk of Fame in the Mekelpark. In 1980, while studying, Houben and her fellow students…
TU Delft expects timely promotions Despite the corona crisis, TU Delft expects PhD students and postdocs to complete their research within the set time frame, says Jan Dirk Jansen, dean of Civil Engineering and Geosciences and chairman of the COVID-19 working group on finance. In the video below he says that we now face exceptional circumstances,…
Campus hospitality to reopen 15 June The Coffeestar in Coffee&Bikes, Sapori di Casa in The Fellowship, Tostiworld in Pulse and foodtruck Chicken Curry & Chips at Freezone C (Mekelpark, for the faculty TNW); these four catering establishments will reopen from 15 June until at least 28 August. The terraces of The Fellowship and the square…
De redactieraad van Delta, het journalistieke online platform van de TU Delft, zoekt twee nieuwe leden: een medewerker en een student met hart voor universitaire journalistiek. De redactieraad bestaat uit negen leden, onder wie studenten en medewerkers van de TU Delft en externe journalistiek deskundigen. Momenteel hebben wij vacatures voor een student en een medewerker…
EU geothermal energy programme in Delft The European Commission is investing €3.4 million in a research programme on the safe and efficient use of geothermal energy. A total of 13 PhD students are involved in this programme at four universities, five of which are PhD students in the geothermal research group at the TU Delft…
Salary increase of 3.0% as of 1 June Thanks to a final agreement between negotiators from the employers’ association VSNU and the trade unions, university employees will receive a pay increase of 3% as of 1 June. In addition, employees will also receive a one-off payment of 750 euros gross on the basis of a…
