Pact against sexual misconduct with Delft touch Student associations and organisations in the Netherlands need to do more against sexual misconduct, they say. Therefore, on Thursday 25 August 25, they launched the student pact (in Dutch), a series of agreements they made together with Amnesty International. At the launch, in addition to…
Library cleared due to fire alarm Around noon, the siren went off in the TU Delft Library. Those present in the building were urged to leave the building as soon as possible via the designated exits. About ten minutes later, a fire truck stood in front of the newly installed barrier in the…
Five million dollars for quantum telecommunication TU Delft and the Kavli Institute of Nanoscience have received a 5 million dollar grant from the Kavli Foundation to develop a quantum equivalent of telecommunications. Quantum physicists and biophysicists from Delft University of Technology, QuTech and the Kavli Institute of Nanoscience Delft formulated a proposal…
Energy allowance for some students Some students will receive an energy allowance from the government next academic year after all. The amount involved is 400 euros for students living away from home with a basic grant as well as a supplementary grant. Because of the high energy costs, low-income families received an…
OWee wristband lost? Then an interrogation Positive breathalyzer test and not yet 18? Been cheeky to a guard? Plucked from a tree? Ended up drunk at the first aid? Or cut your wristband because it was too tight? It all doesn’t matter. You will come for an interview with the Owee organisation and…
Breathalyser for underage OWee participants OWee participants with a yellow wristband can be subjected to a breathalyser test at a number of sports and student associations. If underage participants are found to have been drinking alcohol, their band is cut. This means they can no longer participate in the activities and an interview with TU…
Three Dutch universities in top hundred Three Dutch universities are among the world’s top hundred in the annual Shanghai Ranking. Utrecht University scores the highest with place 51. The Universities of Groningen and Rotterdam follow in places 75 and 87. TU Delft ranks somewhere between 151 and 200. Dutch laggard is Tilburg University…
DUWO has started a pilot programme for the current residents of the Stieltjesweg block of flats to improve the voting-in process.
Dutch research financier NWO has awarded 97 scientists a Vidi grant of up to 800 thousand euro.
MeToo lessons during intro weeks Students should be educated about sexually transgressive behaviour during introductory weeks, the House of Representatives believes. Staff members should also have to take a course. This follows from a motion by the PvdA, which was adopted by a large majority on Tuesday. As a good example, the…
