Nearly three thousand lecturers, staff and students demonstrated in Leiden on 10 March against the cutbacks in higher education. On 11 March, it is Utrecht's turn to continue this so-called relay strike. Striking in Leiden. (Photo: Roland Pupupin) The activists are hoping that the education budget that the House of Representatives agreed to after long
A survey by the Noscura communications agency shows that 14 out of 15 Dutch universities have stopped posting on X, formerly Twitter. Maastricht University has even deleted its account entirely. The only Dutch university still active on Twitter is TU Delft. Ironically, the man now calling (in Dutch) on TU Delft to be the last
The TU Delft Krashna Musika student orchestra and choir will be performing two fairy tale concerts in June – and that calls for a narrator. Do you know someone who would be perfect for the role? Or could it be you? Let them know! Conductor Stijn Berkouwer is celebrating his first lustrum with Krashna this
Starting 1 May, Cokky Hilhorst will be the new Dean of the Faculty of Technology, Policy, and Management. This was announced by the Executive Board in an email to all TU Delft staff on Tuesday. She will succeed Deputy Dean Sabine Roeser, who had been appointed as of 1 December 2024. Prior to Roeser, Aukje
On Thursday, March 20, an action meeting against the cuts in higher education will take place at TU Delft. The meeting, organised by unions FNV, AOb, and VSSD (for students) is intended for TU staff, but other parties are welcome to join as well. Those interested can register on the website. The aim is for
The ninth Delft Hyperloop team will be the first to build a full-scale cabin or ‘pod’. Last Thursday, the 43 member student team unveiled their design at the Design Reveal in the Nieuwe Kerk in Delft. Theia (‘heavenly goddess’), as presented there, will be 2.5 times larger than all previous pods. This marks a break
Of the 43 Vici grants awarded Friday by NWO, four were for TU Delft scientists. Of the 369 applications, 12 percent were honored, slightly more than last year. Utrecht University won the most grants, six. Two of the Delft grants go to the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science. Jan van Gemert is
A student has been sentenced to two months in prison for violent behaviour during the pro-Palestinian demonstrations at the University of Amsterdam (UvA). She climbed onto a loader and threw sticks at the police. This week, the student, Simone, appeared in front of the local AT5 TV channel’s camera. Originally from China, Simone claimed that
On Wednesday, 26 February, the Faculty of Industrial Design Engineering is in mourning following the passing of design lecturer Stefan van de Geer (1956 – 2025). Van de Geer studied Industrial Design Engineering at TU Delft from 1978 to 1987 and later returned to the faculty after working in industry for several years. By bridging
Do Delft students feel at home at their student association? That is one of the questions Tim Bentvelsen is trying to answer in new scientific research. The Delft student official, established by TU Delft for contact between students, the university and the municipality, is trying to do so together with the Lieve Mark foundation. That
