Foreigners risingA survey by the Leiden-based research group, ‘Research voor Beleid’, has revealed what many at TU Delft already knew: the number of foreign researchers at Dutch universities is increasing rapidly.
The survey, sponsored by Nuffic – the international organization for higher education in the Netherlands . found that the Netherlands’ universities of technology employed the highest percentages of foreign researchers. At TU Delft, TU Eindhoven and the University of Twente, 32 percent of all researchers were foreigners. At other Dutch universities, 16 percent was the average, ranging from 14 percent at the University of Groningen to 22 percent at the University of Maastricht. In Maastricht however the majority of foreigners are so-called ‘cross-border workers’; that is, the majority come from nearby Belgium and Germany. Overall, the survey found that the majority of foreign researchers are from Europe (62 percent), followed by Asia (26 percent) and North America (8 percent).
Recognition
The European Commission has recognised the European Nanoscience & Nanotechnology Master of Science (EMM-Nano) course as an Erasmus Mundus Master course. TU Delft is a joint-partner in developing EMM-Nano with the University of Leiden, TU Dresden (Germany) and TU Chalmers (Sweden). Eventually, France will also participate. The Erasmus Mundus programme aims to increase the attractiveness of European higher education to students from outside the EU. It supports a number of European consortiums that offer joint higher education programmes. Over a period of five years, each selected consortium will receive 86 full scholarships, to be awarded to talented non-EU students. The selected students must follow courses at at least two of the participating universities. This will allow them to become acquainted with more than one European country. At the time of the submission of the proposal, the TU Delft consortium did not yet have a joint education programme. It was therefore quite unique for the European Commission to admit an as yet non-existent course to the Erasmus Mundus programme.
Entrepreneurs
On March 18, for the second year running, three leading Dutch entrepreneurs, Wim Dik, Roel Pieper and Sicco Santema, will give a course in entrepreneurship and innovation. Entrepreneurs and (part-time) professors from the universities of Delft, Eindhoven and Twente hope to interest technology students in entrepreneurship. The lectures will be given at the three universities. The nine-week course will cover subjects ranging from trade and the development of e-business and marketing, to general management and corporate governance.
Shell
Shell is to grant four scholarships to MSc students who want to specialize in petroleum engineering, which is an MSc program offered by TU Delft’s Applied Earth Sciences Faculty. Two of the scholarships will be awarded to students from EU countries and will cover half of the tuition fees for the two-year MSc program. The other two scholarships will be awarded to students from non-EU countries and will also cover half of the two-year tuition fee. The scholarships also cover the students’ living expenses. The TU’s geo-technology department (Citg) is thankful for the scholarships. These Shell scholarships are not the first of their kind, however. The petroleum company Dietsmann currently gives scholarships to students from Kazachstan who study petroleum engineering at TU Delft.
3mE
3mE is the new name of the Faculty of Mechanical, Maritime and Materials Engineering. The faculty dean, Professor Marco Waas, is happy with the new name: “This new name is a clear break with the past, it represents the faculty’s three core groups and has an international aspect to it.” A new faculty logo was also unveiled. The new name uses a small ‘m’ and capital ‘E’ in order not to be confused with the well-known American company, 3M.
Foreigners rising
A survey by the Leiden-based research group, ‘Research voor Beleid’, has revealed what many at TU Delft already knew: the number of foreign researchers at Dutch universities is increasing rapidly. The survey, sponsored by Nuffic – the international organization for higher education in the Netherlands . found that the Netherlands’ universities of technology employed the highest percentages of foreign researchers. At TU Delft, TU Eindhoven and the University of Twente, 32 percent of all researchers were foreigners. At other Dutch universities, 16 percent was the average, ranging from 14 percent at the University of Groningen to 22 percent at the University of Maastricht. In Maastricht however the majority of foreigners are so-called ‘cross-border workers’; that is, the majority come from nearby Belgium and Germany. Overall, the survey found that the majority of foreign researchers are from Europe (62 percent), followed by Asia (26 percent) and North America (8 percent).
Recognition
The European Commission has recognised the European Nanoscience & Nanotechnology Master of Science (EMM-Nano) course as an Erasmus Mundus Master course. TU Delft is a joint-partner in developing EMM-Nano with the University of Leiden, TU Dresden (Germany) and TU Chalmers (Sweden). Eventually, France will also participate. The Erasmus Mundus programme aims to increase the attractiveness of European higher education to students from outside the EU. It supports a number of European consortiums that offer joint higher education programmes. Over a period of five years, each selected consortium will receive 86 full scholarships, to be awarded to talented non-EU students. The selected students must follow courses at at least two of the participating universities. This will allow them to become acquainted with more than one European country. At the time of the submission of the proposal, the TU Delft consortium did not yet have a joint education programme. It was therefore quite unique for the European Commission to admit an as yet non-existent course to the Erasmus Mundus programme.
Entrepreneurs
On March 18, for the second year running, three leading Dutch entrepreneurs, Wim Dik, Roel Pieper and Sicco Santema, will give a course in entrepreneurship and innovation. Entrepreneurs and (part-time) professors from the universities of Delft, Eindhoven and Twente hope to interest technology students in entrepreneurship. The lectures will be given at the three universities. The nine-week course will cover subjects ranging from trade and the development of e-business and marketing, to general management and corporate governance.
Shell
Shell is to grant four scholarships to MSc students who want to specialize in petroleum engineering, which is an MSc program offered by TU Delft’s Applied Earth Sciences Faculty. Two of the scholarships will be awarded to students from EU countries and will cover half of the tuition fees for the two-year MSc program. The other two scholarships will be awarded to students from non-EU countries and will also cover half of the two-year tuition fee. The scholarships also cover the students’ living expenses. The TU’s geo-technology department (Citg) is thankful for the scholarships. These Shell scholarships are not the first of their kind, however. The petroleum company Dietsmann currently gives scholarships to students from Kazachstan who study petroleum engineering at TU Delft.
3mE
3mE is the new name of the Faculty of Mechanical, Maritime and Materials Engineering. The faculty dean, Professor Marco Waas, is happy with the new name: “This new name is a clear break with the past, it represents the faculty’s three core groups and has an international aspect to it.” A new faculty logo was also unveiled. The new name uses a small ‘m’ and capital ‘E’ in order not to be confused with the well-known American company, 3M.
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