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Tennis tournamentDSTV Obvius, TU Delft’s international tennis club, is hosting a tennis tournament on Thursday, April 6.

The tournament’s matches will be played on the TU Sports Centre courts . court numbers 1 through 7. The tournament begins at 19:00. DSTV Obvius is an English-speaking club and welcomes all TU foreign students and staffers to participate in this tournament. The tournament registration fee for non-members of DSTV Obvius is 1 euro, and is free for members. Prior registration is not required.
Delfly

The Delfly, the Micro Air Vehicle (MAV) developed by TU Delft students that flies by imitating the flight of insects and birds, was featured on the American radio program ‘Science Update’. This program is broadcast on many commercial radio stations throughout the US and also on internet. The program broadcasts one minute of science news each weekday. Daan van Ginneken, a Delfly student team member, was interviewed for the program. The Delfly, which flies using two sets of flapping wings, can fly straight and horizontal and also hover.
Montefiore Award

Nanoscience researcher professor Cees Dekker, a university professor at TU Delft, has been awarded the George Montefiore Award for “his exceptional contributions in fields ranging from electrical and biomedical technology to life sciences”. Dekker received the award last week in Luik, Belgium. This international award is awarded once every five years for exceptional scientific contributions in the field of applications of electricity. In honoring Dekker this year – one hundred years after the death of Montefiore – the AIM foundation has broken new ground: the award is now also given to a broader range of scientific fields, which includes nanotechnology and biomedical technology. The Montefiore Award includes a 15,000 euro monetary prize.
Easier access

The Dutch government has decided to ease restrictions on foreign researchers and students who want to pursue internships in the Netherlands. An earlier amendment to Dutch law was unsatisfactory, said minister Brinkhorst, speaking in parliament. In 2004, a special desk was set up at the Immigration & Naturalization Department especially for foreigner PhD candidates, post-docs and university instructors, under the age of 30. If these highly educated professionals meet the salary conditions for ‘knowledge workers’ (45,000 euro per year before taxes), they do not have to first apply for a CWI work permit from the Dutch Labor department to work in the Netherlands. But foreign students who want to pursue an internship in the Netherlands must currently apply for a CWI work permit. At the request of the Dutch National Student Union (ISO), and with support within the Dutch Parliament, the government has now removed this requirement. Foreign interns must however give a signed declaration from their home universities to their Dutch employers. This new regulation takes effect as of 1 October 2006.
Meditation evening

Interested in learning and practicing some simple meditation techniques? An international group of students living in Delft is starting a new meditation group. Dr. Avin Avinash, recently arrived from India, will lead the meditation. Meditation is said to be a powerful tool to achieve peace and awareness, uniting people beyond cultural backgrounds or beliefs. If you want to know more, an Introductory Evening will be held on Wednesday 19 April, Voorstraat 60, Delft, at 20:00.
Aviation Center

Four TU Delft faculties have joined forces to create an aviation research center, called the Delft Centre for Aviation (DCA), to serve as a single service point in Delft that airports and airline companies can approach with their problems. The four TU faculties involved in this venture are: Aerospace Engineering, Civil Engineering & Geosciences, 3mE, and Technology, Policy and Management. The Delft Centre for Aviation is among the few centers in the world able to link knowledge of technology and technical systems with expertise in complex multi-actor systems.

Tennis tournament

DSTV Obvius, TU Delft’s international tennis club, is hosting a tennis tournament on Thursday, April 6. The tournament’s matches will be played on the TU Sports Centre courts . court numbers 1 through 7. The tournament begins at 19:00. DSTV Obvius is an English-speaking club and welcomes all TU foreign students and staffers to participate in this tournament. The tournament registration fee for non-members of DSTV Obvius is 1 euro, and is free for members. Prior registration is not required.
Delfly

The Delfly, the Micro Air Vehicle (MAV) developed by TU Delft students that flies by imitating the flight of insects and birds, was featured on the American radio program ‘Science Update’. This program is broadcast on many commercial radio stations throughout the US and also on internet. The program broadcasts one minute of science news each weekday. Daan van Ginneken, a Delfly student team member, was interviewed for the program. The Delfly, which flies using two sets of flapping wings, can fly straight and horizontal and also hover.
Montefiore Award

Nanoscience researcher professor Cees Dekker, a university professor at TU Delft, has been awarded the George Montefiore Award for “his exceptional contributions in fields ranging from electrical and biomedical technology to life sciences”. Dekker received the award last week in Luik, Belgium. This international award is awarded once every five years for exceptional scientific contributions in the field of applications of electricity. In honoring Dekker this year – one hundred years after the death of Montefiore – the AIM foundation has broken new ground: the award is now also given to a broader range of scientific fields, which includes nanotechnology and biomedical technology. The Montefiore Award includes a 15,000 euro monetary prize.
Easier access

The Dutch government has decided to ease restrictions on foreign researchers and students who want to pursue internships in the Netherlands. An earlier amendment to Dutch law was unsatisfactory, said minister Brinkhorst, speaking in parliament. In 2004, a special desk was set up at the Immigration & Naturalization Department especially for foreigner PhD candidates, post-docs and university instructors, under the age of 30. If these highly educated professionals meet the salary conditions for ‘knowledge workers’ (45,000 euro per year before taxes), they do not have to first apply for a CWI work permit from the Dutch Labor department to work in the Netherlands. But foreign students who want to pursue an internship in the Netherlands must currently apply for a CWI work permit. At the request of the Dutch National Student Union (ISO), and with support within the Dutch Parliament, the government has now removed this requirement. Foreign interns must however give a signed declaration from their home universities to their Dutch employers. This new regulation takes effect as of 1 October 2006.
Meditation evening

Interested in learning and practicing some simple meditation techniques? An international group of students living in Delft is starting a new meditation group. Dr. Avin Avinash, recently arrived from India, will lead the meditation. Meditation is said to be a powerful tool to achieve peace and awareness, uniting people beyond cultural backgrounds or beliefs. If you want to know more, an Introductory Evening will be held on Wednesday 19 April, Voorstraat 60, Delft, at 20:00.
Aviation Center

Four TU Delft faculties have joined forces to create an aviation research center, called the Delft Centre for Aviation (DCA), to serve as a single service point in Delft that airports and airline companies can approach with their problems. The four TU faculties involved in this venture are: Aerospace Engineering, Civil Engineering & Geosciences, 3mE, and Technology, Policy and Management. The Delft Centre for Aviation is among the few centers in the world able to link knowledge of technology and technical systems with expertise in complex multi-actor systems.

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