Staff and students at TU Delft can participate in moral deliberation training courses from March onwards. The aim is to teach them how to make decisions about complex issues in a structured manner.
Around ten protesters staged a noise protest at the Delft Career Days on Tuesday afternoon. They were protesting against the presence of fossil fuel companies and companies linked to the military industry. However, the music was so loud that the activists could hardly talk to passing students.
Visitors to the Delft Career Days have been surrounded by a pungent odour all day. The cause is an oily substance on the entrance doors to the Aula, which has soaked into the carpet. According to the Delft Career Days board, the substance was smeared on the doors upon their arrival at the Aula Monday
Delft’s PvdA and GroenLinks political parties have asked Mayor Pechtold for clarification about the cooperation between the police and TU Delft. Delta revealed this week that TU Delft sometimes secretly passes on the names of demonstrators to the police prior to announced demonstrations. As yet, TU Delft seems to be the only university that does this.
TU Delft sometimes shares the names of students and staff with the police without their knowledge. This concerns people who want to participate in announced demonstrations on campus. Enquiries reveal that this practice falls within the scope of an agreement between the police and TU Delft. Amnesty International is critical: “Who demonstrates for what, is sensitive personal data that does not belong in databases.”
A PhD candidate at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering should not have received a ‘no-go’ decision in April 2024. That is the ruling of the court in The Hague. There were ‘many irregularities’. With this ruling, the judge has overruled not only the Committee for Doctorates, but also the Doctoral Arbitration Committee. TU Delft says it will not appeal and wants to consult with the PhD candidate.
How can Delta retain its readers now that AI-generated news is becoming increasingly dominant? While awaiting legislation that protects journalistic media and technical solutions that keep AI in check, Editor in Chief Saskia Bonger is looking for answers within journalistic practice itself.
Are you a student at TU Delft and do you have an opinion on current topics about student life, studying, the ins and outs of TU Delft in general or your faculty in particular? Can you argue your opinion well and are you able to do so once every month in no more than 500
Free coffee with the new Rector: some 100 TU Delft staff members were up for that last Thursday morning. Hester Bijl had a coffee cart brought to the Aula for the occasion, something she had already announced when she was inaugurated at the Dies Natalis a week earlier. Coffee moment with Hester Bijl. (Photo: Thijs
