Quantum computers use qubits, which can take on many values and can be zero and one at the same time. The promise is that this enables them to calculate much faster than a conventional computer. Although quantum computers currently often consist of only a handful of interconnected qubits, eventually there will need to be many
A group of employees at the student sports centre at TU Eindhoven have been underpaid for years. The university is going to rectify this and is allocating 750,000 euro for this purpose. Around fifteen permanent employees and ninety on-call workers at the Eindhoven student sports centre have been underpaid for years. This was revealed by
The new coalition has divided up the ministerial posts. As expected, the Ministry of Education, Culture, and Science will go to D66. The Undersecretary will remain a member of the VVD. D66 leader Rob Jetten will become Prime Minister and VVD member Eelco Heinen is the intended Minister of Finance. State Secretary Sandra Palmen (formerly
Study programmes are disappearing, lecturers are being laid off and small study groups are turning into massive lectures. This is due to cuts in education funding, says the Dutch National Union of Students (LSVb) in a ‘black book’ presented to the Dutch Parliament on Tuesday. The new minority coalition of D66, CDA, and VVD has
To celebrate mathematics, the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, and Computer Science (EEMCS) is organising a world record attempt on March 3 to form the world's largest human π symbol. The record attempt will not take place on Pi Day, which is on March 14 (3-14), but it will be at exactly 3:14 p.m. The
"We urge you to respond to this situation with the necessary decisiveness and urgency." This is what (former) Iranian TU employees and alumni wrote this week to Rianne Letschert, the informateur who led the coalition talks, and the three party leaders who were at the table. The open letter was supported by more than three
Thirteen researchers from Dutch knowledge institutions have secured a Proof of Concept grant, the European Research Council (ERC) announced this week during a second award round. Researchers at TU Delft did not receive any grants in this round, but they did manage to obtain three during the first phase. In total, the ERC has awarded
Are you a student at TU Delft and do you have an opinion on current topics about student life, studying, the ins and outs of TU Delft in general or your faculty in particular? Can you argue your opinion well and are you able to do so once every month in no more than 500
Free coffee with the new Rector: some 100 TU Delft staff members were up for that last Thursday morning. Hester Bijl had a coffee cart brought to the Aula for the occasion, something she had already announced when she was inaugurated at the Dies Natalis a week earlier. Coffee moment with Hester Bijl. (Photo: Thijs
Last week, student council party ORAS and tenants' organisation WijWonen handed over 127 letters to student housing provider DUWO. In the letters, tenants share their experiences with house hunting, housemates and living together. In June, DUWO announced its intention to amend its current tenant selection policy. Existing tenants would no longer be allowed to choose
