Diversity & Inclusion Officer David Keyson raised the progress flag on Purple Friday. This replaces the rainbow flag that has hung in the Aula since July.
TU Delft rector magnificus condemns violence in Iran TU Delft’s Rector magnificus Tim van der Hagen has expressed solidarity with ‘students and academics in Iran and all students and academics in our community who have ties to the region and who are worried about their families and loved ones’. Like five colleagues…
The COA wants to extend and prolong the shelter for asylum seekers at the TU Delft campus. The Municipality is prepared to look into this and has already approached TU Delft.
TU Delft is early with its New Year’s resolutions. Effective on 1 January, there will be a new ‘Alcohol and Substance policy’ that is hoped will lead to a culture change.
‘Kring Awards’ to Leiden and Groningen At the annual gathering for higher education media, the ‘Kring congress’, awards were presented for the best column, investigative journalism production and video or podcast. Winners of these ‘Kring awards’ were Mare (Leiden University) and HanzeMag (Hanze University Groningen). For each category, each first-prize winner received 250…
International student pays more for the same room International students face higher rents per square metre than Dutch students, according to the Dutch Student Union (LSVb). The housing market is also less welcoming to non-domestic students. Last year, the LSVb received 525 complaints from international students via its Housing Hotline, a website…
NWO chairman offers his apologies The Chairman of the National Organization for Scientific Research (NWO), Marcel Levi, has apologised for his latest column (in Dutch). In it, he stated that the term safety is in danger of becoming a fashionable and meaningless buzzword ‘for really all situations in which you don’t quite get your…
Leiden University removes painting of cigar-smoking men A painting showing cigar-smoking men has been removed from a room at Leiden University following complaints. The woman who took offence at it is receiving a flood of hateful messages. The painting by artist Rein Dool, made in the 1970s, shows the then Leiden University…
Students homeless after major fire A major fire in Amsterdam destroyed part of an apartment complex for students, starters and young status holders on Sunday. Dozens of container flats were lost. One resident has been arrested for arson. The fire in Amsterdam Nieuw-West was discovered Sunday morning, when many residents were still…
Fewer obstacles for Caribbean students The Dutch cabinet is removing an important obstacle for students from the Caribbean part of the kingdom. In the near future, they will receive a citizen service number (bsn) before their arrival in the Netherlands and if necessary, a new passport with that number in it. Previously,…
