What do you do if you are accused of transgressive behaviour but are not told what you are supposed to have done wrong? Simon, a former supervisor of young researchers at TU Delft, was accused and resigned. Could the case have been handled differently?
A fire occurred in the Leeghwaterstraat housing complex for international students on Thursday evening, 13 March. This fire was located inside the cavity wall. How it started, the fire brigade cannot yet say.
A lot of odour and flooding on Tuesday 11 March at the Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geosciences. A sewer pipe burst there around 1:05 PM. Videos circulating on social media show the light brown water coming through the ceiling in a hard jet. The sewer pipe was located under groups of toilets on the
Holland PTC continues to struggle financially. The proton therapy clinic on TU Delft’s campus is therefore economising and is receiving new loans from its shareholders: TU Delft and Rotterdam’s and Leiden’s medical centres. The burning question is what will happen now.
Tijo Collot d’Escury is stepping down from his position as Chair of TU Delft’s Supervisory Board with immediate effect. In a statement, he writes that he wants to avoid ‘any appearance of a conflict of interest’ with his partnership with Roland Berger.
The Supervisory Board has halted the recruitment of a Vice-Rector/Vice Chair. This is part of a new plan for the phased filling of Executive Board seats. It is likely to last well into 2026 before the last permanent Executive Board member takes office. Why can this not be done more quickly?
After months of consultation, the way has been cleared for the new TU Delft social safety contact point. The Works Council and Student Council have agreed to the procedure, although the first had some points for attention.
This spring, the Labour Inspectorate will start a new investigation into work pressure and undesirable behaviour at fourteen universities, including TU Delft. They must show improvement, otherwise there is a threat of enforcement and even fines.
All services and faculties of TU Delft have to cut back by 10 percent, but according to the Works Council, more is needed than this ‘cheese slicing method’. The council is asking the Executive Board for ‘vision’ and ‘courageous choices’, for example about Campus Rotterdam.
