Coronavirus update

On Sunday evening 1 March TU Delft announced measures in the context of the current developments surrounding the coronavirus. We urge students and employees with respiratory complaints, coughing, shortness of breath or fever to stay at home as a precaution.

This has raised a lot of questions about how exactly to deal with compulsory educational matters such as practicals and compulsory tutorials. In particular, the question of which obligation carries more weight: the educational obligation or the coronavirus measure. We would like to underline that the coronavirus measure is and remains the overriding measure until further notice.

Solutions will be sought for students who are unable to comply with educational obligations as a result of the measure referred to above. Teachers have been asked to come up with suitable solutions wherever possible.

With regards to not being able to sit exams and interim exams, a discussion has also taken place with the chairs of examination committees, who have indicated that they understand the necessity of the measure and will go along with it. The examination committee already has sufficient powers to facilitate solutions in the event of a study delay.

It is important that students make it known in advance if they are unable to comply with educational obligations as a result of the measure, so that this can be taken into account. They must also keep an eye on what their study programme communicates on this matter.

For regularly updated FAQs and information on precautionary measures, please visit the dedicated page on the TU Delft website.