TU Delft too easy – Fast Internet endangered TU Delft too easyThe TU must select students more severely by the first-year tougher, says former Student Council president, Jeroen Coppelmans, during a speech at the opening of the academic year.
”Currently, the quality of the new students determines the quality of courses. But course quality should come first,” Coppelmans argues. ”The TU could be a pioneer in the Netherlands by having a tough first year, meaning only the best students will pass and become TU engineers.” The first year is the only suitable selection period, because qualified students must always be able to come to Delft, and any other time during the course would be too late. Students waste too much time now, with irrelevant side jobs, Coppelmans believes. Instead, students should join student societies, acquire management experience, or play sports. The TU executive board president found the student’s proposals remarkable.
Fast Internet endangered
Adsl-provider Cistron Telecom is having troubles and some student houses (Apothekersweg (160 students), Ricardushof (115)) and TU employees will lose their super-fast Internet and telephone connections on September 21. Adsl-subscribers will have to return to KPN, at a cost of 110 guilders per person. The TU’s Internet service department is looking for solutions: ”Or Cistron continues with Adsl, or the TU finds another provider or we can no longer provide the service,” Laura Stappershoef says. Cistron’s problems began when KPN stopped providing them with services in August. The company owes KPN a lot of money for use of so-called colocations, which allows Cistron access to KPN’s central telephone exchange. Cistron argues that KPN’s bills are much too high.
TU Delft too easy
The TU must select students more severely by the first-year tougher, says former Student Council president, Jeroen Coppelmans, during a speech at the opening of the academic year. ”Currently, the quality of the new students determines the quality of courses. But course quality should come first,” Coppelmans argues. ”The TU could be a pioneer in the Netherlands by having a tough first year, meaning only the best students will pass and become TU engineers.” The first year is the only suitable selection period, because qualified students must always be able to come to Delft, and any other time during the course would be too late. Students waste too much time now, with irrelevant side jobs, Coppelmans believes. Instead, students should join student societies, acquire management experience, or play sports. The TU executive board president found the student’s proposals remarkable.
Fast Internet endangered
Adsl-provider Cistron Telecom is having troubles and some student houses (Apothekersweg (160 students), Ricardushof (115)) and TU employees will lose their super-fast Internet and telephone connections on September 21. Adsl-subscribers will have to return to KPN, at a cost of 110 guilders per person. The TU’s Internet service department is looking for solutions: ”Or Cistron continues with Adsl, or the TU finds another provider or we can no longer provide the service,” Laura Stappershoef says. Cistron’s problems began when KPN stopped providing them with services in August. The company owes KPN a lot of money for use of so-called colocations, which allows Cistron access to KPN’s central telephone exchange. Cistron argues that KPN’s bills are much too high.
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