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Is your Master’s thesis on peace and security issues? Then enter the  ‘’VISIONS ON PEACE’ thesis contest and stand to win 1500 euro.

Criteria for participation

• the subject of your thesis must be related to peace and security issues
• you are attending or have attended a Master’s study at a Dutch university or at another institution of higher education in The Netherlands
• you have completed your thesis between 1 July 2013 and 1 September 2014
• your thesis was rated with a minimum of 8
• your thesis is written in correct English or Dutch
• it is the first time that you participate in the “Visions on Peace” thesis competition

More information on http://visionsonpeace.nl/

If you are interested in environmental issues and are looking for a student job at the TU Delft, Ecolution has vacancies for new board members for the next academic year 2014-2015, starting September!

We are looking for active people that are interested in and care about ecological topics and who want to engage in the planning, preparation and coordination of environmental activities at the TU Delft (10 hours per week/0.25 fte).

Ecolution is a university-wide effort to reduce our environmental impacts, preserve resources and show sustainability on campus and beyond. By organising lectures, workshops, excursions and initiating on-campus activities we want to make research in and the practice of environmental sustainability more visible.

If you are interested in the position, please send your Motivation Letter (500 words on why you want to be part of Ecolution and how you can contribute) and CV (one page with relevant information) to: ecolution@tudelft.nl.
The deadline of the applications is the 3rd of August. Be prepared for a talk in the weeks after. In case you are enjoying your vacations somewhere else, this can also be held over skype.

For more information about Ecolution look on our website: http://ecolution.tudelft.nl

The annual laptop project of Delft University of Technology has a great offer: We are offering an outstanding HP laptop, including three years’ on-campus support, for a competitive price. You can choose from a ‘workstation ultrabook’ (€ 993) or a ‘high-performance’ (€ 998) model.

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The Battle of Ideas is a competition for teams of Dutch and foreign bachelor and master students who study in the Netherlands. The competition focuses on creating ideas to tackle global problems in a new and innovative way. The three teams with the best ideas will be invited to WOTRO’s conference Forward Thinking. There, they will enter a one-day sandpit: a co-creation session with representatives from science, policy and practice. At the end of the day, the teams will be judged by experts, including the Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation, Lilianne Ploumen. The winning team will receive an award of 1500 euro per team member.

More info and registration: www.nwo.nl/battleofideas

Need help?

The people from Delft Social Impact are happy to support you, e.g. by finding a TU Delft expert. Send an email to: socialimpact@tudelft.nl.

Ontmoet deze zomer de beroemdste filosofen van de westerse wereld in de zomertentoonstelling “Island of Thoughts” van TU Delft Library. Beeldend kunstenares Eveline van Duyl stelt haar meer dan levensgrote portretten van filosofen tentoon.

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Vanmiddag rond 13:35 zijn er campusbreed netwerkproblemen geweest waardoor het complete TU Delfnetwerk niet bereikbaar was.

Inmiddels werkt alles weer. De exacte oorzaak van de problemen wordt momenteel onderzocht.

Onze excuses voor het ongemak.
Mocht je nog problemen ondervinden, neem dan contact op met het Servicepunt in je gebouw.

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This afternoon, around 13:35, we experienced campus-wide network problems, as a result of which the entire TU Delft network was inaccessible.

The exact cause of the problem is being investigated. Please accept our apologies for the inconvenience!

If you are still experiencing problems, please contact the Service Desk in your building.

We will be upgrading to the new version of Blackboard on 18-20 July. We will go offline Friday evening 18 July and hope to be back online Sunday afternoon 20 July. Please check the Blackboard weblog for more information or follow us on twitter @TUDelftBb.

Wegens de verbouwing in de Aula is het bureau Pedel gesloten van maandag 7 juli t/m maandag 14 juli is het bureau Pedel gesloten. In deze periode zal het bureau verhuizen naar de Graduate Office (Graduate School) bij Onderwijs en Studentenzaken (O&S), Jaffalaan 9a.

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Are you an electrical engineer and would you accept the challenge of developing the hardware and software of our Hydrogen electric race car? You are not afraid to combine engineering, management, and teamwork?

Then you are the new board member we are looking for.

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BoekSwap is returning!

Lots of heavy textbooks just sitting there filling up space and collecting dust? We have the solution!

BoekSwap allows university students to exchange used books with each other. It’s easy! You bring us the books you don’t use anymore and exchange them for second hand books you will need and save up to 85% on your book expenses, or simply exchange them for good old cold hard cash!

There is an opportunity from Monday 16 June till 11 July, 11:30 – 13:30, to hand in your old study books at the TU Delft Library.

For more information on books and prices, visit: www.BoekSwap.com

If you still have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us through our website.