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. …

200 students celebrated digital Diwali   Travel restrictions and limited social activities affected this year’s Diwali festival of lights. In order to keep spirits up, the Indian Student Association (ISA) in Delft therefore organised a digital Diwali festival. On Saturday 28 November, over thirty participants performed as more than 200 students enjoyed the festivities…

Leiden opens research on anti-Semitism at the Faculty of Law Leiden University opens an investigation into Professor Paul Cliteur. He is said to distance himself too little from alleged anti-Semitic statements by his political friend Thierry Baudet.   Until recently, Cliteur was senator of Forum voor Democratie (FvD) in the first…

TU Delft iGEM fights locusts with phages The TU Delft team has been highly praised in the international iGEM (International Genetically Engineered Machine) competition in which applied genetics is used to combat global problems. The TU Delft iGEM 2020 team focused on the locust plague that hit East Africa this year. It developed a…

Herkströter appointed as new ICT-director The Executive Board has appointed Norbert Herkströter as CIO/director of ICT with effect from 1 January 2021. He succeeds Han Derkx, who has held the position of ICT Director ad interim since May this year.   Norbert Herkströter went from oil drilling to cloud storage. He graduated in…

English courses must demonstrate added value English-language courses must be able to justify the added value of their language medium. If they are unable to do so, they must switch to Dutch within two years. This is stated in a proposal by Minister Van Engelshoven (Education, Culture & Sciences) to implement the…