Students who, for example, want to do a board year or who are long-term sick could perhaps be exempted from the penalty for slow students, thinks NSC leader Pieter Omtzigt. In the Parlementary debate on the outline agreement for a new Dutch government, he said he plans to look into this ‘carefully’. It is one
Let students exercise their fundamental right to protest and do not clear any encampment on campus. This is what fifteen TU Delft academic staff members are asking for in a letter to the Executive Board. In their letter, the writers, united under the name TU Delft Faculty and Staff, refer to pro-Palestinian student protests in
The Executive Board submitted the so-called ‘Plan for change: social safety TU Delft’ to the Dutch Inspectorate of Education on 15 May. The latter will later give its first reaction. In its damning report on social safety at TU Delft, the inspectorate demanded that the Executive Board submit a plan of action by mid-May. Earlier,
Students from China and Hong Kong studying abroad are being monitored and intimidated by their home country, reports Amnesty International, which also interviewed Chinese students in the Netherlands. They told Amnesty that they were followed online, both by the regime and by fellow students. Also, one in three students say their families have been approached
Imagine a world with global internet coverage. You could check your socials on mountains, in deserts or on the middle of the ocean. The internet not only serves smartphones, but also sensors, detectors, cameras, cars and drones – you name it. We’re describing a truly global internet of things (IoT). TU Delft alumnus Dr. Sujay
On Monday 13 May, students and staff of all kinds of universities and universities of applied sciences plan to protest with a 'walk-out': at 11 AM, they will stop their work and walk outside. In Delft, a similar protest has been announced by a group calling itself Engineering Solidarity Palestine Delft and that is supported
Are you a student travelling by public transport on Wednesday or Thursday? Take note, because Thursday is Ascension Day. Students with a weekend pass (ov-kaart in Dutch, public transport card for students) can then travel for free, while students with a weekly pass only get a discount. The Wednesday before is also different (in Dutch).
Protect open and free science in Europe. That call is made by the national academies of science, including the Dutch KNAW, ahead of the European elections on Thursday 6 June. For science, internationalisation is an important issue. After incidents with China and the war in Ukraine, some European member states distrust the international cooperation and
SURF no longer tweets. The ICT cooperative for education is leaving X and opening its own server for education and research on Mastodon. There, users are less bothered by bots, trolls and spam. Since Elon Musk took over Twitter and started calling it X, public 'twexits', as a farewell to Twitter is sometimes called, have
After last year's success, the second edition of the Liberation Festival will take place on the Doelenplein this year. On Liberation Day, which is 5 May, naturally. Organiser is Delft Vrij Foundation, in collaboration with six students. Between 1 PM and midnight, all kinds of artists will perform on the square. 'From big band to
