There were serious concerns about the position of young people during the coronavirus crisis, senior official Mark Roscam Abbing said during his hearing in the House of Representatives. According to him, the negative consequences stemmed "not so much from the virus, but from the measures". Roscam Abbing was appointed in October 2020 as 'Director-General Society
Dozens of students and employees from Computer Science & Engineering are participating in this year’s ‘Avondvierdaagse’ (four evenings’ walk). Initiated by lecturer and first-year coordinator for the bachelor programme, Stefan Hugtenburg. “I see students from different years striking up conversations with one another.”
The elections for the coming academic year’s Student Council are in full swing. Voting remains open until Thursday. There are two parties on the ballot paper: ORAS and Lijst Bèta. What are their plans? Party leaders Aleksandra Pawlik (Lijst Bèta) and Anemoon Schroten (ORAS) explain.
On Tuesday 2 June, TU Delft students and staff can dispose of their unwanted household items during the Decluttering Day. Between 11:00 and 15:00, the lawn on the corner of Balthasar van der Polweg 3 and Leeghwaterstraat will serve as a collection point for unused items. Those clearing out their homes can hand in furniture,
The ShinyHunters hacker group has given educational institutions an extra six days to pay the ransom. The group is threatening to publish the details of 275 million Canvas users worldwide. On Thursday evening, the hackers posted a message on various Canvas websites, including those of Dutch institutions. They claim to have hacked the programme again.
On Tuesday 5 May, the fourth edition of the Delft Liberation Festival (Bevrijdingsfestival) will take place on the Doelenplein. The festival is organised by six TU Delft students in collaboration with the Delftvrij Foundation. Between 13:00 and 23:45, there will be performances by local artists. The programme includes student bands Groover Big Band and Phoenix
A fire broke out on Thursday evening in a student house on the Lange Geer. No one was injured, but the property sustained significant damage. The fire brigade received a report of the fire at around 9.25 pm. The emergency services arrived quickly and had the fire under control shortly afterwards. This prevented the fire
After the summer, Princess Ariane starts studying Aerospace Engineering at TU Delft. She announced this during King’s Day celebrations in Dokkum. Princess Ariane. (Photo: Government Information Service) In an interview with broadcaster NOS, the princess described it as “a tremendous opportunity, which I am very happy about”. The Aerospace Engineering programme, which has a numerus
For weeks, there was unrest among sixteen international student societies. Their shared workspace and meeting place on the Kanaalweg was in danger of closing down, forcing them to look for alternatives. That threat has been averted for the time being: the DUWO housing association has withdrawn its notice of termination. But there is little sense of relief.
