Delft solar team finishes third in Australia The Brunel Solar Team (BST) finished 3rd at the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge (WSC) with an average speed of 82.7 km/h. Losing out to Twente University’s Solar Team Twente (87.4 km/h), and their biggest rivals, the now 2-time consecutive World Champions, Belgian team Innoptus (88.2 km/h).…
Saxion wants ‘personal conversation’ with lecturer over hate tweets Saxion University of Applied Sciences is also very shocked by the anonymous hate messages sent by its lecturer Jasper Rekers in Covid19 time. The latter withdrew as a BBB MP candidate on Wednesday. Press agency ANP revealed (in Dutch) on Tuesday that Rekers intimidated…
Cees Dekker lab makes nanoturbine Terug naar in het Nederlands A screw or a propeller has been a tool for moving water ever since Archimedes, and later also for moving through water. Researchers from the Cees Dekker Lab (Faculty of Applied Sciences) present the smallest propeller ever in Nature Nanotechnology on 26…
No interest for unlucky generation costs 9 billion euros The proposal by D66 and SP to set the interest rate on study debt of ‘unlucky students’ at zero per cent will cost EUR 9 billion, estimates demissionary minister Dijkgraaf. Dijkgraaf (D66) understands very well the concerns of students and former students, he said on…
Romanian ‘NGO’ scams DUO A Romanian organisation helped students get fictitious work so that they could apply for study grants in the Netherlands. That was uncovered by Romanian journalists from PressOne. ‘Romanian NGO scams DUO’, is written above an article about it by the Groningen UKrant. But the Romanian students themselves also…
Bob van Vliet wins sustainability award Bob van Vliet has won the first ‘Most Sustainable Teacher’ award, an award from GreenTU for teachers committed to sustainability. ‘Van Vliet teaches his students to think systematically about sustainability in their designs. He also uses materials with a low ecological footprint for his practicums. And…
DUO stuck with IT renewal The renewal of the IT systems at the Education Executive Service will take longer and cost more than anticipated. DUO has trapped itself, experts say. The government finds it worrying. Every year, DUO distributes 41 billion euros to educational institutions, from primary school to university. The…
Students canoeing for internship allowance According to the Interstedelijk Studenten Overleg, students have water up to their necks when it comes to internship fees. That is why the organisation sailed in a boat through Utrecht’s canals together with the youth of the trade union CNV. On Friday morning, two students paddled in…
New Chairman of the Works Council Ronald Kuil is the new Chairman of the Works Council. He was elected last week during an internal meeting. Kuil’s appointment follows the works council elections in early October. Then-chairman Menno Blaauw no longer declared himself eligible; he will retire next year. Blaauw was active in…
Leiden University closes The Hague location due to security risk A The Hague location of Leiden University was closed on Friday. There was reportedly an ‘increased security risk’. The university did not want to disclose details. Police are on the scene. The location in question is the Wijnhaven building, next to The…
