XIOR Student Housing has already been reprimanded hundreds of times by the rent commission for excessive service charges. Students also often pay too much at other large housing providers, NOSop3 observes. A landlord should not make a profit on the cost of cleaning, garden maintenance or a caretaker. Yet this does happen, reports NOSop3. The
The Indefinite Rental Contracts Act will come into effect on July 1. Then indefinite rental contracts will become the norm again. Student rooms are excluded from this Act. The House of Representatives had asked for an exception for foreign students. They should still be able to obtain temporary contracts. But the law now applies to
Some members of the Utrechtsch Studenten Corps drew up a sexualising 'banga list' on 30 female students last week. Their parents are demanding action. The powerpoint 'Chick presentation year 23' contains (bikini) pictures of female students of the female student union UVSV. The students are mentioned by name. Pictures are accompanied by comments of the
In September, the basic grant for those living away from home will go down again, the Lower House decided on 15 February. Students will then receive 302 euros per month. That is 164 euro less than now. This academic year, the basic grant returned after eight years. And for students living in a student room,
The Editorial Board of Delta, TU Delft's journalistic online platform, is looking for two new members: students with a heart for university journalism. The Editorial Board consists of nine members, including TU Delft students and staff and external journalism experts. We currently have vacancies for two students. The editorial board monitors the editorial and journalistic
Are you a student at TU Delft and do you have an opinion on current topics concerning 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 five weeks in no more than
The rental prices of Delft student rooms on the website Kamernet have risen by more than 14 percent over the past year. This is higher than the average, but lower than in cities like Amsterdam and The Hague. The average Delft room on Kamernet cost 469 euros per month in 2023. In 2022, it was
Nearly one in three (former) students with a study debt paid off extra in 2023, on average over three thousand euros per person. This is partly due to rising interest rates, DUO thinks. Especially at the end of the year, DUO suddenly received a lot of extra money, the service announced on Thursday. It is
(Foto: Parya Lotfi) The Delft mural 'Mirá Mi' has been nominated by StreetArtCities.com for the title ‘best mural in the world 2023’. Then TU Delft master student Parya Lotfi was involved in the realisation of the mural. Mirá Mi is an ode to parenthood, says Lotfi. “The image is about the love and sorrow experienced
128 thousand students will receive a supplementary grant or a higher supplementary grant amount for the first time starting Wednesday. This is because the income limit of their parents has been raised as of January 1, 2024, reports study financer DUO. Students will now receive the supplementary grant if their parents' income is less than
