Inspectorate did not know about stop on international students The University of Amsterdam (UvA) was the first university to limit the number of internationals within a study programme. This was actually not allowed, but the Inspectorate did not intervene. In 2022, the UvA introduced a quota for the English-language variant of the…
Leiden fraternity member ends up in hospital A member of Leiden student fraternity Minerva was allegedly kicked in the abdomen. The student has been hospitalised and the association has filed a report, reports (in Dutch) De Telegraaf newspaper. The violence reportedly took place in early November and the student ended up in hospital…
A newspaper article on the sale of the historic ‘Mijnbouw’ building is raising questions within TU Delft. According to the Board, the article is based on wrong assumptions.
A motion adopted unanimously by the Delft Municipal Council on 2 November states that Delft must fulfil its promise for more shared student accommodation.
Twelve TU Delft staff members become Academy of Engineering fellow The Netherlands Academy of Engineering (NAE), founded earlier this year, has appointed 62 fellows: people from the ‘top of the engineering ecosystem’. Twelve of them are connected to TU Delft. Besides rector magnificus Tim van der Hagen and dean of Applied Sciences Paulien…
Middle East: X organises ‘conversations to share’ For students and staff who feel the need, X is organising two so-called Share & Care meetings: ‘open conversations about the impact the situation in the Middle East has on you’. On its website, X writes: “The events in the Middle East deeply affect many…
More participation in educational innovations The Dutch parliament voted in favour of a motion to involve co-determination in educational innovations from the start on 24 October. Then fewer things will go wrong, is the expectation. The reason for the motion was an issue at the Fontys University of Applied Sciences, where major…
Many needy students do not know their rights Many students with support needs due to, for example, illness, disability, informal care or top-level sports still do not know their rights. Some institutions have their facilities and information in order better than others. TU Delft finishes in the middle of a study (in Dutch) by…
Action against cigarette butts on campus Members of staff association Prometheus have started an action against cigarette butts lying around. On the smoke-free campus, smoking is surprisingly common, judging by the proceeds. (Photo: Sicco van Grieken) Following an appeal in the Prometheus newsletter, more than 50 member signed up for the…
Romanian ‘NGO’ scams DUO A Romanian organisation helped students get fictitious work so that they could apply for study grants in the Netherlands. That was uncovered by Romanian journalists from PressOne. ‘Romanian NGO scams DUO’, is written above an article about it by the Groningen UKrant. But the Romanian students themselves also…
