Posted in March 2021

We have already arrived at the third quarter of the academic year. Your perseverance during COVID-19 is truly admirable. If things go better, we are hopefully going to be able to see each other on campus soon.

To understand how you and your peers have been doing, the taskforce for Student Wellbeing sent out a survey in June and November 2020.  We now want to understand how the situation has changed and hear what you have to say about some specific topics. Therefore, today, we’re sending out a third survey to give you the opportunity to share your perspectives with us. You may already have received it in your inbox, if not, here’s a link to the survey in Dutch, and in English. Fill it in and let your voice be heard!

Are you looking for a fun challenge in the nearfuture, but haven’t found it yet in times of Corona? Then we’re looking for you! The OWee starts in August and preparations are already in full swing so we are looking for enthusiastic students who want to work with us to create a great OWee this year! Sign up for a spot at the interest drink: https://forms.gle/zMWUNLpCPZEQd9e29 or contact us for more information: 015-2785820 or info@owee.nl.

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Heb jij deze zomer nog niks te doen en ben je op zoek naar een leuke uitdaging? Dan zijn wij op zoek naar jou! De OWee start in augustus en de voorbereiding zijn al in volle gang. Daarom zijn wij op zoek naar enthousiaste studenten, die dit jaar een commissie willen doen bij de OWee. Meld je meteen aan voor de interesseborrel https://forms.gle/zMWUNLpCPZEQd9e29 of neem contact met ons op voor meer informatie: 015-2785820.

In the current academic year, TU Delft has 80 students with elite athlete status. In addition to up-and-coming talents, they include Dutch, European and world champions and Olympic athletes. Two of these top athletes are motocross driver Stephanie Stoutjesdijk and rower Ralf Rienks. For the platform Let’s Talk about X from X TU Delft, they gave an insight into life as a student and top athlete in times of this pandemic in a special podcast.

Stephanie is a motocross driver and combines racing at World Championships with a master studies in Clinical Technology. Ralf Rienks is a rower for the Dutch Rowing Team and does his master in Biomechanical Technology. How do they combine study with sports? What are their goals? And how do they experience this challenging period and its struggles?

In this podcast Stephanie and Ralf tell you all about combining study, sports and the corona pandemic. How do they deal with all the uncertainties it brings and how do they keep disciplined in study and sport? The magic word: routine! Sport provides Stephanie and Ralf with a daily, weekly and monthly structure. By having a goal in mind and not throwing in the towel when it gets a bit hard, they keep their heads clear and bodies strong. This and many other tips about nutrition and lifestyle are being discussed in this podcast. Useful insights that can also be used in your day-to-day life!

Let’s Talk About ‘X’ – podcast
Let’s talk about ‘X’ is a platform that provides an (online) “meeting space” twice a month. Each edition focuses on a different theme, such as art, culture, technology, politics, society, music, science, and psychology. Often, a guest speaker will join the conversation. Now that it is not possible to meet each other live, we have moved Let’s Talk About ‘X’ to Spotify. Don’t forget to follow our What’s Your X? podcast so you won’t miss an episode!

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Do you want to keep up with all the ins and outs of Let’s talk about ‘X’? Join the Facebook-community or follow X on Instagram. If there is something you would like to discuss during one of the next editions, or if you have a question about Let’s talk about ‘X’, get in touch via hosts-x@tudelft.nl

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De laatste week van de Nationale Student Enquête 2021 gaat vandaag in. Heb jij al laten weten wat je van jouw opleiding vindt?

Door de enquête in te vullen help je de TU Delft inzicht te krijgen in de kwaliteit van het onderwijs. Ook wordt jouw mening samen met die van ruim 270.000 andere studenten gebruikt voor landelijke studiekeuze voorlichting.

Vul je de NSE in, dan maak je kans op mooie prijzen! Waar wacht je nog op? Ga naar je mail, vul de enquête in en laat je stem horen!

Kun je de oproep niet terugvinden in je studentmail? Hier vraag je hem opnieuw op.

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The last week of the National Student Survey 2021 starts today. Did you already let us know what you think about your course programme?

By completing the survey you will help TU Delft gain insight into the quality of our education. Your input, together with that of over 270,000 other students, will also be used to inform prospective students on their future study choice.

Filling in the NSE, also means you are eligible to win great prizes! So what are you waiting for? Check your e-mail, fill in the survey and let your voice be heard!

Lost your link to the survey? You can request a new one here.

Now that the vaccination against the corona virus has started we are on the way to a more ‘normal’ situation. What does this mean for education? The TU Delft together with other education institutions is participating in a pilot to gain insight into what needs to happen in the different sectors (WO-HBO-MBO) to get more on campus education. The pilots within the TU Delft are aimed at:

• make practicals possible that would otherwise not be possible because the of 1.5 meter rule can’t be observed.
• facilitate extra study workplaces in the Library in a safe way.
• to test whether taking exams on campus with large groups of students, as is already being done at the University of Groningen by making use of rapid tests, can be translated to TU Delft and gain experience in it.

We will keep you updated of further developments. If you want to read more, read this article.

Verkennen van de mogelijkheden voor meer onderwijs op de campus

Met de start van het vaccineren tegen corona zijn we op weg naar meer ‘normale’ bewegingsruimte. Wat betekent dat voor ons onderwijs? De TU Delft doet samen met andere onderwijsinstellingen mee aan een pilot om te inzicht bieden in wat er moet gebeuren om in de verschillende sectoren (WO-HBO-MBO) tot meer fysiek onderwijs te kunnen overgaan. De pilots binnen de TU Delft zijn er op gericht om:

• practica mogelijk te maken die anders niet mogelijk zouden zijn omdat de grens van 1,5 meter niet in acht kan worden genomen,
• op een veilige manier extra studiewerkplekkenin de Library te faciliteren,
• te toetsen of het afleggen van tentamens op campus met grote groepen studenten tegelijkertijd, zoals bij de Rijks Universiteit Groningen al wordt gedaan met vooraf sneltesten, te vertalen is naar de TU Delft en daar ervaring mee op te doen.

We houden jullie op de hoogte van de verdere ontwikkelingen. Wil je meer weten, lees dit artikel.

Does lockdown have you missing social contact? Are you new in Delft and would you like to meet people? Would you like to make some new friends? Or do you just miss the old-fashioned comradery?

Then the Walk & Talk is something for you! Enjoy a cup of coffee or a nice cup of thee on behalf of the VSSD and meet some new people!

You only have to let us know your name and e-mail address, and we will set you up! Register here.

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Mis je nu vanwege de lockdown het sociale contact? Ben je nieuw in Delft en wil je mensen ontmoeten? Zou je graag nieuwe vrienden willen maken? Of heb je gewoon zin in ouderwetse gezelligheid?

Dan is de Walk & Talk iets voor jou! Ga nu op kosten van de VSSD een bakje koffie drinken of een lekker kopje thee met iemand drinken en leer nieuwe mensen kennen!

Je hoeft alleen je naam en e-mailadres in te vullen, en dan koppelen we je aan iemand! Meld je hier aan.

Are you an international student? Share your experience by filling in the Annual International Student Survey (AISS)!

The AISS is an initiative of ISO (Dutch National Students Association), ESN The Netherlands and LSVb (Dutch Student Union) to examine the challenges international students face while living in the Netherlands. By presenting the results to policy-makers and politicians they aim to improve the experience of international students coming to the Netherlands.

Due to corona, your input is now more important than ever. Filling out the survey will only take 10-15 minutes and will help to get a better insight in what is important for international students residing in the Netherlands and what can be done to strengthen their position. By filling in the AISS you have a chance of winning an Amazon voucher worth € 15.

What are you waiting for? Fill in the survey here!

A call to share your vision on quantum computing! Participate in the Two Delft Student Quantum Future Awards. The TU Delft vision team quantum computing and the quantum Delft – Ecosystem for innovation invite you to share your vision for the future of quantum computing in 2040 and how this will impact science engineering, people and society. Do you dare? Submit your proposal before 8 March 18:00 (deadline has been extended).

For whom? All students from all faculties can participate!

Check here the contest rules and information

We have two awards you can win with your vision:

• The TU Delft Quantum Future Vision Award welcomes speculations about the future, even radical speculations, provided they have scientific-grounding.
• The Quantum Delft Future Business Award asks for (bold) pitches for business proposals, with emphasis on the quantum startup you want to be part of or would set up in the Quantum Delft ecosystem

The elections are coming again, the campaigns have started. At the moment it is mainly corona that strikes the clock, very understandable. This does not detract from the fact that other important themes deserve attention like the climate crisis. On March 4^th , Studium Generale, in collaboration with GreenTU and Studentenraad, will organise The Climate Action Election Debate 2021 (in Dutch), with representatives of the political youth parties. During this afternoon 16:00 – 18:00 (livestream via YouTube) we will give the generation that will shape the near future a stage to debate their solution to the climate problem. In between the rounds of debate, de Kiesmannen will provide much-needed entertainment, from which the public will secretly learn something!