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Design competition 2019 Markt Lander
The assignment for the 2019 design competition for first year Mechanical Engineering students has almost reached its end. Based on the Insight Mars lander, eighty first-year student teams have build their own ‘Marktlander’ This year: a marslander who can take a beating. Come and have a look for yourself.
The goal is to build a self-propelling mechanism that can continue its movement after a fall from table height, and then deliver a ‘Golden Box’. Fall resistance is key.
Where and when?
The design competition for first-year Mechanical Engineering students will take place on 19 June 2019.
Daily schedule: Programme (in Dutch, subject to change)
Location: the Markt in Delft
XXL opening hours study locations during exam period
During the exam period TU Delft facilitates you with extra opening hours to study at the Aula, Library, Fellowship and Drebbelweg. Pulse is also available with regular opening hours from 08:00AM to 00:00AM, also on the weekends.
Ready, set? Recycle your PET!
Climate change, oceans full of garbage, the loss of natural resources: our planet has many problems. Big issues, but you can start small. You don’t have to be a world saviour to do something for the future. Just start at our campus.
Recycle your pet bottle
In collaboration with Coca Cola, Maas and Cormet, TU Delft will start a pilot for separating and collecting PET bottles on the campus. By doing so, we hope to contribute to the recycling of valuable PET bottles and the reduction of litter.
On 17 June the pilot will start at four locations: the Aula, CEG, Aerospace Engineering and Architecture and the Built Environment. At those four locations, you can throw your PET bottles in the appropriate waste bins. By the end of 2019, we want to collect 40% of the sold PET bottles on campus at the pilot locations.
Maintenance weekend on 15 and 16 June
The ICT maintenance weekend takes place on the 15th and 16th of June. A number of ICT applications and services, such as Brightspace, the MyTUDelft app and Osiris will be unavailable on Saturday and/or Sunday. Please take the maintenance activities into account when planning your work. We apologise for any inconvenience caused by the maintenance work and thank you for your understanding.
If you have any questions about the maintenance weekend, please contact the Service Desk in your building. If you’d like us to keep you informed about all maintenance work and possible disruptions, click here.
The revelation of the symbolic artwork at CEG
While riding or strolling on campus, you might have noticed something strange out of the corner of your eye, something huge and white! This is not just a mysterious white surface, but construction workers are hanging up a symbolic artwork at the faculty of Civil Engineering and Geosciences which will be revealed on 7 June.
The reason for the artwork is the 125th anniversary of study association “Het Gezelschap Practische Studie”. The artwork represents the studies of the faculty. It exists of a large engraving of all the rivers in the world and got the name “Share Knowledge Like Rivers Flow”. This name is chosen to symbolize the connection the faculty has with water at all places on earth.
Want to see the artwork? On June 7 at 12.45 you can see how the white surface changes into a beautiful piece of art. Make sure you be/ride or walk there!
Campus Run 5 June: athletic scientists wanted
We are pretty sure TU Delft has the most athletic students, PhD’s and scientists of the Netherlands. And we want to prove this. On 5 June, the study association Gezelschap Leeghwater organises a big running event on campus. Good for your energy level and the world; with your participation you contribute to the charity fund Longfonds. This charity helps people with lung diseases and difficulties in breathing.
Take your running shoes out of the closet
During the Campus Run you will see every corner of the Mekelpark. Both routes – 5 or 10 km – will be marked clearly. There are also volunteers who guide the athletic participants through the day, so you won’t get lost!
Volunteering during the Campus Run
Do you prefer to work as a volunteer this day, instead of running the route yourself? We also look for enthusiastic volunteers. Tasks of the volunteers could be providing water and fruit to runners, starting and finishing the event and signing-up runners.
Signing up or donating
Want to sign up? A single ticket costs €5,- and can be bought on the website of Campus Run. Just want to donate for a team or a person? Or do you want to be sponsored? Any questions? Send us an e-mail: info@campusrun.nl
Xpanding your university Xperience on the Xtracurricular market 4 June
Are you thinking of expanding your university experience by getting involved in extracurricular activities? Drop by the Xtracurricular Market, where all the great student organisations of Delft come together to show you what they have to offer.
On one extensive afternoon on the 4th of June, X, together with ORAS, will showcase many of the student organizations that are active on our campus.
On this day, WASUB, Silverwing, VeRa, BEST Delft, Hartige Samaritaan, VSSD, OWee, DISS, STIP, Forze, TU Delft energy club, De kleine consultant, iGEM TU Delft, All Energy Day, Delft Aerospace Rocket Engineering, Aerodelft, Studenten Vrijwilligerswerk Delft, ESN Delft, Integrand, ORAS, Green Office, Yes! Delft Students, Team Nova electric racing, Lijst Beta and Engineers4Refugees will show you what they have to offer.
The market will start at 15:30 and from 18:00 onwards, you will be able to participate in workshops, watch shows on stage and listen to music.
No enrolment needed.
Tuesday 04/06 | 15:30 – 20:00 | Front Square of X and Café Terrace | FREE
Scientists of TU Delft created the smallest autonomous racing drone in the world
The drone-racing team of MAVLab succeeded in creating the smallest autonomous racing drone in the world. The drone has a diameter of 10 centimetre and weighs 72 grams. With only one camera and very little onboard processing, the drone flies autonomously through a racetrack.
One of the challenges during the creation process, was the usage of just only one small camera and the limited amount of data processing. The most important innovation is the prediction of movement and computer vision. Want to know more about this self-directing and artificial intelligence racing drone? Watch https://youtu.be/sOZJt35dIxM or go to the website of MAVLab.
Opening hours study facilities Ascension Day and Whit Monday
Would you like to use one of the TU Delft study facilities on Ascension Day or Whit Monday? Be aware that only Pulse and the Library are open. For a complete annual overview of the opening hours of the TU Delft study facilities please check the Studentportal at:
TU Delft Student portal>Services>Opening hours study facilities
Results student council elections!
We published the results of the elections for the student councils on the student portal.
Objections concerning the determination of the results must be submitted, in writing, to the Student Council Election Committee at the latest on 31 May 2019 by e-mail to: jz@tudelft.nl
