SP Youth Haaglanden (SP stands for Socialist Party) hung a banner against the long-study fine ('langstudeerboete' in Dutch) on the fences around the tram track-in-construction on Wednesday morning 9 October. The banner did not stay there for long. At 10:45 AM, it was no longer there. TU Delft does not allow these kinds of unannounced
The total student debt is another billion euros higher than last year and now stands at €29 billion, data from the Statistics Netherlands (CBS) shows. Debts have risen rapidly since 2015, when the basic grant was abolished. In particular, the debt of young people aged between 25 and 30 has gone up. It is now
Master's students Sibel Gökbekir (Technology, Policy & Management), TJ Rivera (Architecture and the Built Environment) and Pravesha Ramsundersingh (Electrical Engineering, Mathematics & Computer Science) have been nominated for an ECHO Award in the STEM category. The ECHO Awards are presented annually by the Center for Diversity Policy with the aim of highlighting the social contributions
The reintroduction of the basic grant has slightly improved the financial situation of students, according to Nibud. As a result, parents are less likely to help pay for their children's studies. The situation of universities of applied sciences, and university students has improved slightly over the past three years. Fewer students have payment plans and
In more and more student cities, secondary vocational education students (MBO) take part in the general introduction days. But they are not yet welcome everywhere, or they do not know how to find the introduction days. The website of the OWee, Delft's introduction week, talks about a ‘multi-day event for all upcoming first-year students of
This year's introduction week has 2987 participants. That is what the OWee board told Delta. This is according to expectations, according to the board. Based on previous editions, board members expected 'around three thousand' prospective students to attend. For the Introduction Programma for master's, exchange and bridging students 1,235 students signed up. The number of
To mark their 130th anniversary, members of study association Stylos (Architecture and the Built Environment) have built a sustainable pavilion. The structure, a meeting place for residents and students, has been developed in the Spoorzone and will remain standing until 27 June. The pavilion consists entirely of different modules that together form a complete structure.
The curtain falls for ME faculty bar 't Lagerhuysch, the bar's management writes in an Instagram message. The bar had already only been for private parties since February 2023, but even those will no longer take place. The bar at the Mechanical Engineering (ME) Faculty was supposed to fully reopen after a renovation in February
Students protested at the Senate on Tuesday morning against the proposed Affordable Rent Act. They fear the law will lead to an increase in room shortages. With the law, outgoing minister Hugo de Jonge wants to limit the possibility to split up homes into student rooms. Several student organisations and associations, including the National Chamber
Student rooms are cheaper and cosier, according to outgoing housing minister Hugo de Jonge. But studios are more profitable. That is why student rooms are being converted into studios, he warns. Landlords can charge more money for a studio because the students have their own kitchen, shower and toilet in one. The government compensates part
