Better contracts for PhD students? PhD students sometimes are presented with peculiar employment contracts of the kind the collective labour agreement (CLA) does not allow. For example, PhD positions at Dutch universities are supposed to be full-time for four years; that’s what the CLA says. But quite often the work is part-time, the contract is…
Better contracts for PhD students? PhD students sometimes are presented with peculiar employment contracts of the kind the collective labour agreement (CLA) does not allow. For example, PhD positions at Dutch universities are supposed to be full-time for four years; that’s what the CLA says. But quite often the work is part-time, the contract is…
143 new student studios Mosaic World, formerly known as Camelot Europe, is currently putting the finishing touches on 143 student studios and 142 ‘starter apartments’ on the Pauwmolenterrein in Delft. As of this week, you can register for the apartments, writes the housing provider in a press release. The apartments are so-called short stay housing,…
Architecture and the Built Environment bachelor and master students played around in Minecraft recently, working on buildings in Delft and Naples. A bit of imagination helps.
Study places at Sint Jansburg Are you tired of studying in your room or at the campus? Since 1 June, student association DSV Sint Jansbrug offers twenty study places. Non-members can also reserve the spots. The places were created with the help of and in consultation with TU Delft, explains commissaris…
Het aantal uren dat studenten in Nederland besteden aan bestuurs- of vrijwilligerswerk is in de periode 2019-2020 opnieuw gedaald ten opzichte van de jaren daarvoor, meldt banenplatform Magnet.me. Onderzoekers hebben 27.809 Magnet.me-profielen onder de loep genomen. Zij turfden hoeveel uren ‘nevenactiviteiten’ studenten hebben ingevuld en hoe vaak zij zijn benaderd door werkgevers. …
Dutch 3×3 basketballers will go to Tokyo The Dutch 3×3 basketball players have qualified for the Olympic Games in Tokyo at the qualifying tournament in Graz (which took place on Saturday, May 29 and Sunday, May 30). The team defeated rival France. TU Delft student Jan Driessen is still one of the…
The University PhD Council has a new Chair: Berend van Veldhuizen. Who is he and what are his plans?
Not feeling great? Since last Wednesday you can talk or chat with English speaking volunteers of the Alles Oké? Supportline. The supportline is for everyone between 18 and 24 years old and set up by the Dutch organisation ‘Kindertelefoon’. Since the second lockdown, there has been a lot of focus on student wellbeing. One study…
Not feeling great? Since last Wednesday you can talk or chat with English speaking volunteers of the Alles Oké? Supportline. The supportline is for everyone between 18 and 24 years old and set up by the Dutch organisation ‘Kindertelefoon’. Since the second lockdown, there has been a lot of focus on student wellbeing. One study…
