The planned meeting between pro-Palestinian protesters and the Executive Board on Thursday was limited to handing over the demands and setting a date for a new meeting. Afterwards, almost 100 people joined a protest march.
A group of pro-Palestinian protesters demonstrated at TU Delft on Tuesday afternoon. The students decided to take action after a tented camp of protesters at the UvA was cleared by police Monday night.
At the Democracy Day organised by students on Wednesday 1 May, staff members and students discussed how TU Delft could be governed differently. “We do not have to accept the situation as it is now.”
The Vice Chair of the Executive Board will bid farewell this autumn. Rob Mudde himself said in the Executive Board’s announcement of his departure that he is aware that the timing is unfortunate. But he is having to stop for health reasons.
Disposable cups have been banned in the hospitality sector since 1 January. TU Delft students behind the Jelt start-up spotted an opportunity and designed a rinsing and drying station for reusable cups. Started Monday 22 April, TU Delft is their testing ground.
Partying at the faculty. It sounds unthinkable, but every two years since 1972, Delft’s Faculty of Architecture has been the setting for what the organisers say is the largest indoor faculty festival in the world. Saturday was the 26th edition.