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Education

News in Brief

New students are non-believers – TU no longer top five New students are non-believersTU Delft’s new students are sceptical about the use of technology. Only 44 percent of 470 students questioned in a survey of the three Christian student societies believe that the advantages of technology compensate for its disadvantages.

Although sceptical about science, the churches won%t be overrun by first-year students. Only nine percent believe in the existence of a personal God. 29 percent are atheists. And they don’t believe in a better world either: only 15 percent think the meaning of life is helping other people. 38 percent say they live solely to develop themselves.

TU no longer top five

The TU no longer strives to be one of the five best technological universities in the world. In the latest concept of TU’s strategy memorandum, TU’s executive board appears to have taken criticism into account. The university’s primary focus will now be on attaining good research and educational standards, rather than striving for a top 5 position. The new aim is that ‘…graduates from TU Delft should measure up to world’s best engineers….’ Other changes include the cancellation of the top-masters program, and increased attention being placed on achieving good management, especially now that greater demands will be placed on management to apply the TU’s new strategy. Distribution of funds is a problematic issue. The Ministry of Education gives the TU twice as much money for research than it gives for education. The TU spends equal amounts on both. Under the new strategy, this will change in favour of research. Discussions about this decision between the works council and the student council are expected.

New students are non-believers

TU Delft’s new students are sceptical about the use of technology. Only 44 percent of 470 students questioned in a survey of the three Christian student societies believe that the advantages of technology compensate for its disadvantages. Although sceptical about science, the churches won%t be overrun by first-year students. Only nine percent believe in the existence of a personal God. 29 percent are atheists. And they don’t believe in a better world either: only 15 percent think the meaning of life is helping other people. 38 percent say they live solely to develop themselves.

TU no longer top five

The TU no longer strives to be one of the five best technological universities in the world. In the latest concept of TU’s strategy memorandum, TU’s executive board appears to have taken criticism into account. The university’s primary focus will now be on attaining good research and educational standards, rather than striving for a top 5 position. The new aim is that ‘…graduates from TU Delft should measure up to world’s best engineers….’ Other changes include the cancellation of the top-masters program, and increased attention being placed on achieving good management, especially now that greater demands will be placed on management to apply the TU’s new strategy. Distribution of funds is a problematic issue. The Ministry of Education gives the TU twice as much money for research than it gives for education. The TU spends equal amounts on both. Under the new strategy, this will change in favour of research. Discussions about this decision between the works council and the student council are expected.

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