Delft OpenHad enough of watching Wimbledon on TV? Want to see some live action close to home? Then head to the TU Sports Centre’s courts this weekend, where 120 tennis players representing 20 student societies will be in action as part of Tenniphil, an annual tournament organized by Virgiel.
Although Richard Krajicek and Martin Verkerk won’t be participating, the level of play will be high, with many of Holland’s best (B1) student players competing for the championship. The finals of the men’s and women’s singles will be held on Sunday, July 6, at 2 p.m
www.tenniphil.nl
Iron curtain
Only a small percentage of Dutch students who want to study abroad end up studying abroad. The reason is that Dutch universities and polytechnics (hogescholen) have not done enough to foster the internationalization process. This is the conclusion of a study undertaken by the student union ISO and the Erasmus Student Network, which found that of the 60 percent of students who had planned to study in a foreign country, only 6 percent were eventually able to study abroad.
www.beursopener.nl
Hole in the market
Dutch universities, realizing that Asia is a potentially huge market for students, are combining forces in an effort to convince Chinese students to study in the Netherlands. But Dutch universities aren’t alone in this: Western universities are competing hard against one another and this month heralds the start of the first Asian Master’s degree program, called Universitas 21, which is a partnership among 17 research universities from nine countries. Much of the teaching of Singapore-based Universitas 21 will be done via the Internet. Participating universities include Lund (Sweden), Freiburg (Germany), Melbourne (Australia), and Auckland (New Zealand). www.universitas21.com
Wireless
In addition to the grass roof of the TU’s library, it’s now possible to enjoy wireless Internet service on Delft’s Beestenmarkt. Cafe owners on this popular Delft square have joined together to create the ‘HubHop’ as an extra service for their customers, who can now use their laptops to access the Internet while enjoying a coffee or beer at an outdoor terrace table. To help promote this new service, the first 100 users will receive a card entitling them to one hour of free Internet service.
Free Gratis
TU betaalt deze regeling vanuit de vrijgekomen middelen uit de premiespaarregeling, die op 1 januari werd afgeschaft als gevolg van de gewijzigde belastingwetgeving. De eerste aansluitingen worden in november of december gerealiseerd.
Free
TU Delft staff members will soon receive free broadband (Adsl) Internet connections in their homes, courtesy of the universtiy. The TU will pay for this service with funds that were freed up as part of the premiums savings regulation, which was abolished on January 1 as part of the changes made to the national tax code. The first free Internet connections will be made available to TU employees in November or December
Delft Open
Had enough of watching Wimbledon on TV? Want to see some live action close to home? Then head to the TU Sports Centre’s courts this weekend, where 120 tennis players representing 20 student societies will be in action as part of Tenniphil, an annual tournament organized by Virgiel. Although Richard Krajicek and Martin Verkerk won’t be participating, the level of play will be high, with many of Holland’s best (B1) student players competing for the championship. The finals of the men’s and women’s singles will be held on Sunday, July 6, at 2 p.m
www.tenniphil.nl
Iron curtain
Only a small percentage of Dutch students who want to study abroad end up studying abroad. The reason is that Dutch universities and polytechnics (hogescholen) have not done enough to foster the internationalization process. This is the conclusion of a study undertaken by the student union ISO and the Erasmus Student Network, which found that of the 60 percent of students who had planned to study in a foreign country, only 6 percent were eventually able to study abroad.
www.beursopener.nl
Hole in the market
Dutch universities, realizing that Asia is a potentially huge market for students, are combining forces in an effort to convince Chinese students to study in the Netherlands. But Dutch universities aren’t alone in this: Western universities are competing hard against one another and this month heralds the start of the first Asian Master’s degree program, called Universitas 21, which is a partnership among 17 research universities from nine countries. Much of the teaching of Singapore-based Universitas 21 will be done via the Internet. Participating universities include Lund (Sweden), Freiburg (Germany), Melbourne (Australia), and Auckland (New Zealand). www.universitas21.com
Wireless
In addition to the grass roof of the TU’s library, it’s now possible to enjoy wireless Internet service on Delft’s Beestenmarkt. Cafe owners on this popular Delft square have joined together to create the ‘HubHop’ as an extra service for their customers, who can now use their laptops to access the Internet while enjoying a coffee or beer at an outdoor terrace table. To help promote this new service, the first 100 users will receive a card entitling them to one hour of free Internet service.
Free Gratis
TU betaalt deze regeling vanuit de vrijgekomen middelen uit de premiespaarregeling, die op 1 januari werd afgeschaft als gevolg van de gewijzigde belastingwetgeving. De eerste aansluitingen worden in november of december gerealiseerd.
Free
TU Delft staff members will soon receive free broadband (Adsl) Internet connections in their homes, courtesy of the universtiy. The TU will pay for this service with funds that were freed up as part of the premiums savings regulation, which was abolished on January 1 as part of the changes made to the national tax code. The first free Internet connections will be made available to TU employees in November or December
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