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Aspiring Delftsch Studenten Corps members made Delft a little greener     (Photos: Roel Dijkstra / De Papaver)   The introduction periods (KMT) at the student associations take place largely out of view of the cameras, so when prospective members volunteer in the city, it provides unique footage. The Delftsch Studenten Corps sent forty prospective members…

Pact against sexual misconduct with Delft touch     Student associations and organisations in the Netherlands need to do more against sexual misconduct, they say. Therefore, on Thursday 25 August 25, they launched the student pact (in Dutch), a series of agreements they made together with Amnesty International.   At the launch, in addition to…

Energy allowance for some students     Some students will receive an energy allowance from the government next academic year after all. The amount involved is 400 euros for students living away from home with a basic grant as well as a supplementary grant.   Because of the high energy costs, low-income families received an…

Utrecht professor dismissed after complaints     A Utrecht professor of clinical psychology has been dismissed for transgressive behaviour. Utrecht University received 17 reports, some of which also appear to concern his time at Maastricht University and the Free University (VU) of Amsterdam.   The three independent media of those universities conducted a search for…

Coffee Star to stay on IDE square     The Coffee Star on the square in front of the Faculty of Industrial Design Engineering (IDE), Coffee & Bikes, may stay. The new campus caterer Appèl has signed an agreement with this subcontractor to that effect. Initially, Starbucks was also in the running for this location,…