TU Delft Student News

‘De Delftse Bedrijvendagen’ is an annual series of events, intended to help students develop skills that are essential when looking for a job and to get to know companies in an accessible way.

From 15-17 February the Orientation Days take place, the largest event of ‘De Delftse Bedrijvendagen’. The Orientation Days consist of a three-day fair and will be held on an online platform specially developed for this edition.

Over 150 companies will participate on the platform, where students can contact employees both in a chatroom and through video calls. In addition, multiple companies will give a presentation, sharing exactly what working with them means, what career prospects there are and what kind of students they are looking for.

The online fair floor opens at 10:00 and is open for all students participating in “De Delftse Bedrijvendagen”. At the opening and during the lunch break, there will be inspiring speakers!

Read more about the programme of the Orientation Days and sign up here.

Following the extension of the lockdown measures announced on 2 February 2021, the night-time curfew will also be extended until 2 March 2021.

This means that everyone must stay indoors between 21.00 and 04.30. During curfew hours, you are not allowed to go outdoors without a valid reason.

On Tuesday 23 February, the government will decide whether to modify the current lockdown measures, including the curfew. Read more about the curfew on the website of the Government of the Netherlands.

Keep an eye on the corona webpage for students for extensive updates on corona guidelines at TU Delft.

This initiative from the Study Climate group aims to get fast feedback from a representative group of students regarding specific topics. Students can subscribe via  www.mywellnesscheck.org/tudelft-student-panel and will get a WhatsApp message twice a month with a couple of questions to answer. It is easy for students and valuable information for TU Delft.

Subscribe now here! The first 200 participants will be entered into a drawing for one of 30 TU Delft t-shirts!

www.mywellnesscheck.org/tudelft-student-panel

For the third consecutive year, the TU Delft Impact Contest is organised, great news for entrepreneurial TU Delft students that have brilliant business ideas!

Since 2019 the TU Delft Impact Contest has offered students the opportunity to further develop their own, ingenious ideas, prototypes and research projects into business plans. The main purpose and mission: challenge students 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 innovative and knowledgeable partners.

How does it work?
Registrations (on the website) are accepted until 25 February. With the help of a broad range of experts in the field, participants will co-create and transform ideas into a viable business plan, a prototype or start-up. Throughout the competition, entrepreneurial skills will be developed during workshops and brainstorm sessions with like-minded students. On top of that, coaches from both educational and corporate environments in several online and offline networking events off their support. On 10 June a spectacular grand finale event will take place, after which the prizes up to €20.000,- are given to the winners!

Are you interested and want to know more? Join the Inspiration Session on 10 February, from 12:45-13:30 hours. Register for the TU Delft Impact Contest and subscribe to the session in the dashboard.

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Op 18 januari is de Nationale Studenten Enquete 2021 van start gegaan. Dé mogelijkheid om de TU Delft te laten weten of je tevreden bent met jouw opleiding. De resultaten van de enquête geven ons inzicht over de kwaliteit van het onderwijs en helpen studiekiezers bij het vinden van de opleiding die bij hen past.

Laat je stem horen! De oproep voor de NSE is naar je studentmail gestuurd, ben je deze kwijt? Hier vraag je hem opnieuw op.

Door de NSE in te vullen maak je kans op mooie prijzen, zoals noise cancelling headphones, bol.com bonnen en een Macbook Air.

Waar wacht je nog op? Vul uiterlijk 14 maart 2021 de enquête in!

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On 18 January the National Student Survey 2021 was launched. Thé opportunity to let TU Delft know if you are satisfied with your course programme. The results of the survey give us insight into the quality of our education and will help prospective students find the programme that suits them best.

Let your voice be heard! The call for the NSE has been sent to your student e-mail. Lost your link to the survey? You can request a new one here.

By filling in the NSE you have a chance of winning great prizes, for instance, noise-cancelling headphones, bol.com vouchers and a Macbook Air.

What are you waiting for? Take the survey before 14 March 2021!

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Afgelopen dinsdag, 2 februari, werd in de persconferentie bekend gemaakt dat de huidige lockdown maatregelen van kracht blijven tot en met 2 maart 2021.We moeten dus nog even volhouden!

Dit betekent ook dat er tot en met 2 maart 2021 geen onderwijsactiviteiten op de campus plaatvinden.

Houd de coronawebpagina voor studenten in de gaten voor uitgebreide updates rondom corona richtlijnen op de TU Delft.

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On Tuesday, 2 February, Prime Minister Rutter announced that current lockdown measures will remain in force until 2 March 2021. We have to hold on a little bit longer!

This also means that no educational activities will take place on campus until 2 March 2021.

Keep an eye on the corona webpage for students for extensive updates on corona guidelines at TU Delft.

All people 18 years or older living in the Netherlands and registered at the municipality are eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccination. As an international student you will also receive an invitation letter from RIVM to get a COVID-19 vaccination in the Netherlands. Please make sure you are registered with your current address at the municipality you currently live in.

If you belong to a vulnerable group please contact your general practitioner and he/she will guide you in the process.

Further information in a number of languages can be found here:

https://www.government.nl/documents/leaflets/2021/01/19/getting-vaccinated-against-covid-19-in-the-netherlands

Source: https://lci.rivm.nl/richtlijnen/covid-19-vaccinatie (par. 2.3).

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 1 March.

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

Have you completed the final part of your study? Please be aware that you need to send a request to terminate your enrolment through Studielink as it will not be done automatically. Tuition fees need to be paid up to and including the last month of your enrolment. Enrolment termination with retroactive effect is not possible.

Are you planning on going abroad to do a Master degree starting after 1 July 2021?

Have you graduated after 1 March 2019 or are you graduating before 31 December 2021 then check out the VSB fonds.

The scholarship is between 7000-10000 EURO. It is available to students who are motivated and committed to the community and their environment.

Applications are still open, deadline is 1 March 2021.

Apply now or reach the TU Delft contact person