On Sunday, the opening day of the OWee, curious, newly arrived attendees enter the Auditorium one after the other ready for five introductory days. Not everybody is nervous. “I’ll just see what happens.”
The beer tap stays firmly closed until 17:00 at OWee events, and for the first time all the major Delft student associations are requiring underaged OWee attendees to do a breath test before entering their premises. “We want to send a signal,” says DSB Board Member Tim de Vries.
Starting on Sunday, about 3,000 first year students will explore Delft in a fun packed introduction week. What should you not miss?
During the summer, many student teams attempt records with their self-developed technology. This year, they were Project March, Eco-Runner, Hyperloop and Hydromotion. Delta lists their achievements.
National student organisations have announced demonstrations, the youth branches of political parties have signed an urgent letter to Parliament, and House of Representative members expressed their concerns. There is much resistance against the ‘langstudeerboete’ promoted by the coalition parties. TU Delft student political parties have joined the protesters. “This will damage a group of students that actually need extra support.”
Rector Magnificus Tim van der Hagen and the rectors of 14 other universities have decided not to break ties with Israeli academic institutions, they write in the Trouw newspaper. TU Delft pro-Palestinian activists respond with disappointment.
You can’t make cost savings in higher education overnight, government officials say. For instance, it’s “not feasible” to introduce the slow-progress penalty for students who are taking too long to complete their studies with effect from September 2026, officials argue in a ‘quick scan’ of the coalition agreement. The quick scan was published on Friday afternoon.
The Energy for Refugees student team will go to the earthquake prone zone in Turkey in the next academic year to supply a primary school with 1,500 pupils with a reliable source of energy.
For the third year running, dozens of TU Delft students worked voluntarily for the city as part of the StudentDoet Day. From working at a children’s farm to being part of a music bingo session for senior citizens. Delta was there too.
