TU Delft Student News

Candidates SC and FSC 2020

The Central Election Committee hereby makes known the candidates for the elections for the university’s Student Council at the institutional and faculty level on 13 and 14 May 2020.

Who are the candidates? Go to https://stem.tudelft.nl/ and check their short introductions.

A formal objection pertaining to the validity of the candidate lists can be submitted, in writing, to the election committee until Tuesday 21 April 2020 5.00 p.m.. If no formal objections are received, the results will be made irreversible on 22 April 2020. Formal objections can be submitted via JZ@tudelft.nl

Want to know what the student council at the institutional level does? Click here for more information.

Kandidaten SR en FSR 2020

De Verkiezingscommissie maakt hierbij de kandidaten voor de verkiezingen van 13 en 14 mei 2020 van de leden van de studentenraad op instellingsniveau en facultair niveau bekend.

Benieuwd naar de kandidaten? Ga naar https://stem.tudelft.nl/ voor een korte introductie.

Tegen de geldigheid van de kandidatenlijst kan tot dinsdag 21 april 2020 17:00 uur bezwaar worden ingediend. Indien er geen bezwaarschriften zijn ingediend, zullen de kandidatenlijsten op 22 april 2020 onaantastbaar zijn. Bezwaarschriften kunnen worden ingediend bij de Verkiezingscommissie via JZ@tudelft.nl

Wil je weten wat de studentenraad op instellingsniveau doet? Klik hier voor meer informatie .

From all the TU Delft employees, we hope you are all doing well. With this page we try to bring together as many answers and initiatives as possible that can help you during the time of social distancing: https://www.tudelft.nl/studenten/welzijn-en-studie/

On the website you will find:

• Study practicalities: all current measures related to your studies, from examinations to official registration for next academic year, etc. There is also access to information per faculty.
• Well-being and study climate: all kinds of tips for studying at home and links to different external useful websites, as well as ways to stay in contact with TU Delft.  Did you know for example our university psychologists hold a weekly Zoom session with students on Tuesdays at 10:00 about dealing with Corona-related stress and anxiety?.  Career & Counselling services is here to support you,  from online workshops to one-on-one  counselling and psychologist appointments. International students will also find handy sites such as different Dutch news in English.

• Relaxation: from yoga lessons, X’s Instagram account, and where to follow live exercise sessions to, for example, links to Dutch museums’ online collections.

Would you like to add anything to this website? Let us know at webteam-studentportal@tudelft.nl.

For all of your course information please keep checking Brightspace regularly.

Update 8 April 15.00: teaching and exams 4th quarter

TU Delft has decided that all educational activities in the fourth quarter (Q4) of this academic year will take place online as much as possible; this also applies to the examinations. In concrete terms, this means that until the end of Q4, education will be offered online and that alternative examinations will also be offered remotely. This was already the case until 1 June, and this measure will now be extended to include the entire fourth quarter.

TU Delft feels it is very important to provide clarity on this subject at this point in time, so students can prepare for this, and lecturers can fully focus on the range and quality of (online) alternatives. For (international) students who are currently abroad, this means that an alternative for educational activities and examinations will become available remotely.  We will look for other possibilities for activities that cannot be moved online, such as certain practicals. Students will be kept informed about this via Brightspace.

Binding recommendation on continuation of studies (BSA)

Following the agreement made by Dutch universities with the Minister of Education, Culture and Science, TU Delft has decided to adjust the implementation of the Binding Study Advice (BSA) scheme this year. The following applies to the BSA that will be issued at the end of the 2019-2020 academic year:

Positive BSA

Students who started in September 2019 or later and achieve 45 EC or more will automatically receive a positive BSA according to the TU Delft BSA regulation.

Postponement of BSA

• Students who started in September 2019 or later and pass between 30 EC and 44 EC this academic year will be automatically postponed by the BSA at the end of August.
• Students who started in September 2019 or later and received a positive interim recommendation in March 2020 (at 22.5 up to and including 30 EC) will automatically receive a postponement from the BSA at the end of August.

In these cases, students must have obtained the 60 credits from the first year at the end of the second year.

Possible postponement

Students who started in September 2019 or later, who achieve less than 30 EC this academic year and who did not receive a positive interim advice in March 2020, will receive a (proposed) negative binding study advice. They can, however, apply for a postponement from the BSA if there are personal circumstances that have negatively influenced their study progress.

If a student is granted a postponement, the student must have obtained 45 credits from the first year or the 60 credits from the first year by the end of the second year of study.

Already had an earlier postponement

Students who have already been granted a BSA postponement will receive a positive binding study advice at the end of August if they meet the BSA standard (45 EC from the first year of study or the first year fully completed). If they do not meet the BSA standard, they can apply for a further postponement if there are personal circumstances that have negatively influenced their study progress.

Procedure for BSA postponement

The procedure for requesting postponement is available on the BSA website. If you have any further questions, please contact your faculty’s study advisors.

Today 3 April is the last  Zoom conference talk from the Executive Board with students.

When? From 17:00 – 17:45.

How to participate? Send an email to student-communication@tudelft.nl. Groups will be formed in the order in which requests are received. Students who wish to participate will be informed to which session they are invited.

During these online session, Vice Rector Manificus Rob Mudde will listen to your remarks and answer your questions. The Executive Board is interested to know how you are doing in these challenging times and how this crisis is affecting you. Moreover, the Executive Board would like to hear your opinions regarding how TU Delft is managing the corona crisis.

Q&As coming out of these sessions will be added to the ‘Education’ section of the ‘Current measurements’ page on the TU Delft website.

During the month of April the Career & Counselling Services offers very useful workshops and training: from how to find a job during times of Coronacrisis to having Zoom sessions for any question regarding career topics.

Due to the cancellation of the Minor event that would have taken place on 30 March, online minor information sessions can be followed via Zoom on 6 and 7 April. The sessions are organised without obligation by the minor coordinators, who will give a presentation and who will be able to answer your questions about the minor concerned. On the website you will find the online minor sessions with the date and time they are scheduled (keep an eye on the updates).

Due to the pressure on the switch from physical to online education and examination, not all minors will be offered an online session.

For now these are only sessions for the selection of minors. The dates for the non-selection minors will be added to this page as soon as possible.

The Dutch government has announced that all corona measures will be extended until Tuesday 28 April (Dutch). These include: working from home as much as possible, observing the hygiene measures and keeping a distance of 1.5 metres from each other. In the week before 28 April, the government will decide on necessary measures for the period thereafter.

TU Delft had already decided to offer education online as much as possible until at least 1 June. We are also preparing for the situation where education can only be provided online until the end of the academic year. Should government policy be relaxed in the meantime, we will consider which forms of education and/or testing can take place on campus again.

The Executive Board of TU Delft is holding several Zoom conference talks with students. During these online sessions, Vice Rector Manificus Rob Mudde will listen to your remarks and answer your questions. The Executive Board is interested to know how you are doing in these challenging times and how this crisis is affecting you. Moreover, the Executive Board would like to hear your opinions regarding how TU Delft is managing the corona crisis.

When? Wednesday 1 April and Friday 3 April. All of sessions are from 17:00 – 17:45.

How to participate? Send an email to student-communication@tudelft.nl. Groups will be formed in the order in which requests are received. Students who wish to participate will be informed to which session they are invited.

Q&As coming out of these sessions will be added to the ‘Education’ section of the ‘Current measurements’ page on the TU Delft website.

More information: https://www.delta.tudelft.nl/article/liveblog-vice-rector-gaat-zoomen-met-studenten.

In compliance with the measures taken by the Dutch government, TU Delft has decided to cancel the upcoming minor event. On the website minors.tudelft.nl you can find useful information to help you select a minor that suits your needs and interest. The registration periods stay the same.

The registration periods on 1 April and 1 May start at 13:00

Registration period for selection minors:
1 to 15 April 2020 – selection minors at Leiden, Delft, Rotterdam via Osiris

Registration period for non-selection minors:
1^st period: 1 May to 31 May 2020 – non-selection minors at Leiden, Delft, Rotterdam via Osiris (lottery procedure)

2^nd period: 15 June to 30 June 2020 – registration for places that become available on non-selection minors at TU Delft via Osiris (open registration, first-come-first-served basis)

For more information about the TU policy regarding the Coronavirus, we refer you to the updates on the website.