Fred van Keulen will continue as Dean of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering (ME). This has been decided by the Executive Board. Van Keulen started in this role in July 2022. His second term will commence next month and is set to run until November 2029. Van Keulen has been affiliated with TU Delft since
There were serious concerns about the position of young people during the coronavirus crisis, senior official Mark Roscam Abbing said during his hearing in the House of Representatives. According to him, the negative consequences stemmed "not so much from the virus, but from the measures". Roscam Abbing was appointed in October 2020 as 'Director-General Society
The government must ensure that more non-self-contained housing for students is built, the House of Representatives believes. Two motions on this matter were passed almost unanimously. Concerns have long existed that traditional student rooms are being squeezed out by studio flats. Because studios have their own kitchen, bathroom and toilet, landlords can charge higher rents.
The government must step up its efforts to combat racism and discrimination, according to the State Commission against Discrimination and Racism. Among other things, the commission recommends putting an end to data-driven profiling in the implementation of government tasks and services. “Recent scandals have shown how deeply discrimination and racism can become ingrained in policy,
An educational team from Delft University of Technology has been nominated for the 2026 Dutch Education Awards alongside eight other teams from further education, higher professional education and university-level education. On 25 June, at the Comenius Festival in Nieuwegein, Education Minister Rianne Letschert will announce the top three winners within their respective sectors. The Delft
In his student room in Groningen, a student has been producing equipment for the Ukrainian army for the past year and a half, according to the university magazine UKrant. He is doing this together with two fellow students. Using a 3D printer, they are making drone parts and casings for explosives that Ukrainian soldiers can
The number of American researchers applying for a European research grant has more than doubled in the space of a year. For the ‘advanced grants’ for top researchers, applications have even increased fivefold. It remains to be seen how many American researchers will actually receive a grant. In addition to their standard ERC grant, researchers
Twelve universities of applied sciences are receiving one or more RAAK public grants of up to €375,000. The grant will enable lecturers and other researchers at these universities to spend two years working on solutions to a wide range of societal issues. They will do so in collaboration with public partners, such as hospitals, local
Universities and universities of applied sciences are once again being given the freedom to recruit international students in a targeted manner. According (in Dutch) to Minister Letschert, there is ‘no conflict between internationalisation and Dutch interests’. Whereas the previous government had planned to make cuts, the new coalition has opted for a different course and
In future, universities and universities of applied sciences will be permitted to make regular contributions to student sport, culture and campus facilities such as canteens. Minister Letschert announced this in a letter (in Dutch) to Parliament on student wellbeing. Until now, institutions were officially only permitted to spend public funds on education and research. Stricter
