Fewer and fewer students report experiencing excessive academic pressure, according to the National Student Survey. In addition, three-quarters of them are generally satisfied with their study programme. TU Delft students are, on average, slightly more satisfied with their study programme than the national average.
Is your university trying to save water and energy? Is sustainability a focus in teaching and research? And what about the canteen? The idealistic Students for Tomorrow have assessed thirteen higher education institutions. This is the fifteenth time they have produced their SustainaBul ranking. TU Delft is in the middle of the pack (PDF in
Too few candidates, low turnout in elections, limited influence: participation in decision-making bodies at universities and universities of applied sciences is still in a difficult state. This is according to a new survey among 1,450 members of councils and committees. However, interest in Delft is growing.
There must urgently be guidelines for dealing with AI in science, says the Rathenau Institute. Incorrect use ‘undermines the reliability of scientific knowledge and trust in science’. The call is a response to a report in the Dutch newspaper Volkskrant, which describes how AI is advancing science in various disciplines. But there are many risks associated
Pro‑Palestinian protests were held at various universities on Monday. In Delft, around one hundred people gathered outside the Faculty of Aerospace Engineering. (Photo: Sinan Keleştemur) The demonstrations were coordinated to form a national protest marking the Nakba, which is commemorated each year on 15 May. It is the term used for the violent displacement of
The government wants to reach agreements with universities of applied sciences and research universities to curb the number of international bachelor’s students. But without a language test, the minister has few enforcement mechanisms.
If students are involved in criminal offences or “serious public order disturbances”, the police should be able to share their details with educational institutions, according to a majority in the House of Representatives. Whether this is legally permissible remains uncertain.
Enrolment figures are falling in higher professional education. The total number of students has fallen by eight per cent over the past three years. As a result, the number of teaching staff has fallen by 5 per cent since 2022, and support staff by 3 per cent. Those on temporary contracts have been particularly affected.
Around 21,000 former students with student loan debts are living at unknown addresses abroad. The student finance body DUO is unable to contact them and is missing out on €170 million. The government wants to make it easier for DUO to track down such individuals. A draft bill (in Dutch) on this matter has been published
The Shinyhunters hacker group has returned the stolen data of over 275 million Canvas users to Instructure. It is not known whether the ransom demanded was paid. The hackers had stolen, among other things, usernames, email addresses and messages from Canvas, an educational application used by around 9,000 institutions worldwide. The US-based company Instructure, the
