Posted in February 2020

As you know, there has been an outbreak of the coronavirus since December 2019. The following countries/regions are currently experiencing widespread transmission of the virus:

• China (including Hong Kong and Macao)
• Singapore
• Iran
• Some municipalities in Italy: Codogno and surroundings, Sesto Cremonese, Pizzighettone, Soresina, Sesto San Giovanni, Pieve Porto Morone (Province of Lombardy) and Vo’ Euganeo, Mira (Province of Veneto).

China
We urge people who have just returned from China not to come directly to the university but to stay at home for 14 days. If during these 14 days you get a fever with respiratory complaints (coughing or shortness of breath), please contact your family doctor by phone or the Student Health Practice (015-7999050) and follow medical advice if necessary. For further information, see the list of frequently asked questions.

Other countries
If you have recently been to one of the other countries or regions mentioned above and you have a fever with respiratory problems (coughing or shortness of breath), please contact your family doctor (by telephone) and follow any medical advice; we urgently advise you to stay at home for 14 days in this situation. Report this to your supervisor or study advisor. If you have a specific question in relation to your work or study and the coronavirus, discuss it with your supervisor or study advisor.

Information at:
TU Delft continues to actively follow the news and instructions from health authorities, makes the necessary preparations behind the scenes and provides further information when necessary. To this end, keep an eye on the list of frequently asked questions, which is regularly updated.

Travel
At the moment we strongly advise students and staff against traveling to China. Pending developments, the booking of trips to China through TU Delft has been stopped for an indefinite period of time. For current travel advice for other areas, please visit the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (in Dutch); take this advice seriously.

Personal hygiene
In general, it is always advisable for everyone to maintain personal hygiene by frequently and properly washing your hands, coughing and sneezing into your elbow (not your hands), and using paper handkerchiefs. TU Delft has taken additional cleaning measures, as can be read in the list of frequently asked questions.

More information
The current state of affairs for TU Delft is always communicated via the aforementioned list of frequently asked questions. You can also always call 015 278 9111.
More information can of course also be found on the RIVM website.

Are you a TU Delft student full of game-changing ideas? Then make sure to join the TU Delft contest, pitch your idea, meet experts, attend workshops and bring your idea or prototype to the next level.

Entrepreneurial and Innovation Competition
The contest is an entrepreneurial and innovation competition for all students. It challenges you to create great, out-of-the-box thinking innovative solutions for societal problems and translate them into real products and business plans, while interacting and making use of the expertise from our innovative and very knowledgeable partners.

Many companies, government institutions and organisations have joined TU Delft Impact Contest. Together they make a community where innovation and co-creation are key and help you on your way to create successful innovations and begin your own start-up.

Registration
Want to join the contest? Register before 2 March.

On student news you can access the latest, regularly updated FAQs on the coronavirus, the precautionary measures being taken at TU Delft, and the contact details for further information.

We all experience stress now and then. It is part of our lives and has a function as it helps us to perform. There’s nothing wrong with working hard and having ambition; go for it! But what if it is too much? You probably know about mindfulness apps and self-help books. Maybe even use them. They do however only control the symptoms. The underlying question is much more important: why do you experience stress? And why is it so hard to talk about it?

Interactive Theatre Play
On 17 and 18 March, you can attend the interactive theatre play Time Out. In this play, professional actors start a dialogue about the early signs and possible solutions. It will help you recognize signals of a burn-out and lowers the threshold to talk about the subject. It will truly be a heart- and eye opener.

Afterwards, make sure to join the cafe. There, you will have the possibility to talk about the play, have a drink and get more information about dealing with stress.

Do You Need Time Out?
Come by on 17 or 18 March! Attend the play especially made for Bachelors on 17 March, performed in Dutch, or join the one directed at Master students on 18 March, performed in English.

Free entrance
19:30 – 21:00 Time Out Theatre play
21:00 – 22:00 Cafe
Aula Auditorium

More info: make sure to check the website.

This theater play is brought to you by ESA, X TU Delft, ORAS, Studium Generale and Stichting TIME OUT.

What can you do to prevent the spread of viruses, such as the Corona virus? Adopting some simple hygiene measures can help, such as the ones most of us are already familiar with:

• washing hands regularly;
• coughing and sneezing into the elbow, not into the hands;
• using disposable tissues and throwing them away.

People who choose to also wear masks over their mouths do so to help reduce the chance of being infected by random viruses. This is quite common in Asian countries, and you may have noticed students, colleagues or passers-by who have chosen to take this preventative measure. It’s worth bearing in mind that, since it is a preventative measure, wearing a mask is not a sign of someone being ill but rather of a healthy person taking steps to remain so. Let’s all continue to look after our health and each other!

If you have any questions, please contact your study advisor. You can also consult the regularly updated frequently asked questions (FAQs) about the Corona virus, the precautionary measures being taken at TU Delft, and the contact details for further information.

The TU Delft campus will be completely smoke-free as of 1 August 2020. This means that smoking will be banned throughout the campus. A map of the smoke-free area as of 1 August 2020 is shown below. The ban is valid 24/7 and will also apply to e-cigarettes. The smoking facilities on the campus will be removed before 1 August 2020. Smoking had already been banned in most of the buildings.

The smoking ban applies to all teaching sites in the Netherlands. This nationwide ban represents another step towards a smoke-free generation. The smoking ban is in line with the broader TU Delft policy aiming to create a healthy work and study environment.

Want to quit smoking?
Smokers are warmly invited to use this momentum to help them quit smoking. In the next few months, TU Delft will encourage and help staff and students in their attempts to kick the habit. For more info: go to www.tudelft.nl/ikstop

The frequently asked questions (FAQs) about the Corona virus, the precautionary measures being taken at TU Delft, and the contact details for further information are regularly updated.

Check this news channel to keep informed.