Student life
Recent
The Delft promise of 3,500 new social housing student rooms by 2030 is unachievable. DUWO and other social housing corporations have been unable to build much in recent years and have little certainty about future projects. Moreover, new figures paint a distorted picture.
Higher basic grants and lower interest rates on student loans, but tuition fees are going up and rents continue to rise. These and other changes will affect students’ wallets in 2026.
Not every international student can or wants to go home for the Christmas holidays. That’s why the international student association BEST came up with the idea of a cookie baking evening. “You experience the Christmas spirit differently when your friends and family are far away.”
An open letter from TU Delft student associations about DUWO’s new intended pick-your-housemate-policy got a lot of attention in the local media. Why did they send this letter? “We are worried that the effects of the policy is already decided,” says VeRa (the Association Council) Board Member Lucas van Krimpen.
The Dutch Public Prosecutor’s Office wants to send a clear message to students about the importance of mutual consent in sexual relations. It is demanding a 20-month prison sentence for a member of the Utrecht Student Corps.
Thursday marks three months that Alexander Pechtold has been mayor of the student city of Delft. We must guard against the city losing its student atmosphere, he warns. “You only realise what that means once it is gone.”
Single glazing, centimetre-wide gaps and poorly insulated walls: many student houses are facing a cold winter. With a free insulation service, the students at Holy Folie step in where landlords fail. “The landlord doesn’t feel the cold.”
Red faces, heavy panting and regret. For the second time, the tallest building at TU Delft was the setting of a stair climbing competition on Friday evening. This year it was also open for non-athletes. “It was a lot worse than I expected.”
Newsletter
Sign up for the Delta newsletter. Every week we’ll send our best stories straight to your inbox!
