Transparent buildingOn September 5, Education, Culture & Science minister Plasterk officially opened TU Delft’s new transparent geotechnical laboratories.
The new building offers better access to the unique world-class research facilities in the field of geotechnics. Scientists and students from around the world will use the labs to conduct cutting-edge research into highly complex questions relating to energy and other pressing issues, such as new sources of raw materials, CO2 storage and subsidence, the latter of which deals with the study of the downward motion of the Earth’s surface due to the effects of factors like sub-surface mining or natural-gas extraction. The building was designed to radiate a sense of openness, allowing the research activities inside to be visible from outside. This fostering of transparency reflects TU Delft’s general desire for greater openness in the designs of new buildings. This led to the choice being made for glass facades, in which seventy percent of the glass surface is printed with a pixel pattern of the layers of the Earth’s surface. The various laboratories are situated at the front of the building, so that they can actually be seen from outside.
Athens
Want to study abroad for one week? The Athens program gives students the opportunity to study abroad for one week at one of the 22 participating institutions. This allows students to follow interesting courses and experience a new culture in just one week. The application deadline for the Athens program is September 28. More information available on the website.
www.tudelft.nl/athens
Sustainable Engineer
TU Delft offers all Master students the opportunity to specialize in sustainable development next to their Master. Once all requirements are met students will receive the appendix ‘Technology in Sustainable Development’ together with their master certificate. The course ‘Technology in Sustainable Development’ is one of the requirements for this specialization. Applications for this course for Master Students (8-12 October 2007) are now being accepted. There are places for twenty-five students on this course.
Open Access
UKB, the Dutch Association of university libraries and the national library, and Springer, one of the largest science and technology publishing companies, have signed a declaration of intent to examine jointly Open Access publishing in greater detail. This is the first time anywhere in the world that a major scientific publisher and a consortium of scientific libraries have signed a declaration of intent focusing on Open Access. The declaration of intent marks the start of a pilot study running until the end of 2007. Both the declaration and pilot have three objectives: to allow authors to gain experience with Open Access publishing in journals; to give Open Access in existing journals more opportunity to prove itself; and to gain experience with the feasibility of funding the scientific publication process by means of payment in advance, instead of payment afterwards. With Open Access publishing, publications in existing journals become more widely distributed in digital form. This gives research greater visibility, with, potentially, more frequent citation, and can, therefore, lead to sooner international recognition.
Fine
An Israeli student, who wanted to start studying at TU Delft in 2002, received 13,000 euro in compensation for a residence permit delay. The student was one of many students who suffered delays due to a backlog of applications at the Immigration and Naturalization Service (IND). In Delft alone some 155 students were prevented from starting their studies on time. The Israeli was able to enroll in 2003; however, in 2003 TU Delft had significantly raised its tuition fees, thus requiring the student to pay an extra 13,000 euro.
Crane
Three TU Delft students who are members of the climbing club, Yeti, were fined 50 euro for climbing a construction crane in Den Haag. The fine was for trespassing on private land. One of the students, Maarten, told a Dutch daily newspaper that the fun of climbing construction cranes is in making a ‘kings wing’. “You tie the rope to the end of the crane and then jump to the ground.” The resulting 30 meter free-fall gives the students an “enormous kick,” he said.
Help wanted
Part-time jobs available writing for Delta’s English Page, starting this academic year (August/September). We seek foreign students/staff to write articles in English, for payment, on a freelance basis. No experience necessary. We’re looking for enthusiastic, creative foreign students/staff to contribute articles, cartoons, illustrations and photographs. Interested, please send a brief introductory email to D. McMullin at: mcmullin66@yahoo.com
Transparent building
On September 5, Education, Culture & Science minister Plasterk officially opened TU Delft’s new transparent geotechnical laboratories. The new building offers better access to the unique world-class research facilities in the field of geotechnics. Scientists and students from around the world will use the labs to conduct cutting-edge research into highly complex questions relating to energy and other pressing issues, such as new sources of raw materials, CO2 storage and subsidence, the latter of which deals with the study of the downward motion of the Earth’s surface due to the effects of factors like sub-surface mining or natural-gas extraction. The building was designed to radiate a sense of openness, allowing the research activities inside to be visible from outside. This fostering of transparency reflects TU Delft’s general desire for greater openness in the designs of new buildings. This led to the choice being made for glass facades, in which seventy percent of the glass surface is printed with a pixel pattern of the layers of the Earth’s surface. The various laboratories are situated at the front of the building, so that they can actually be seen from outside.
Athens
Want to study abroad for one week? The Athens program gives students the opportunity to study abroad for one week at one of the 22 participating institutions. This allows students to follow interesting courses and experience a new culture in just one week. The application deadline for the Athens program is September 28. More information available on the website.
www.tudelft.nl/athens
Sustainable Engineer
TU Delft offers all Master students the opportunity to specialize in sustainable development next to their Master. Once all requirements are met students will receive the appendix ‘Technology in Sustainable Development’ together with their master certificate. The course ‘Technology in Sustainable Development’ is one of the requirements for this specialization. Applications for this course for Master Students (8-12 October 2007) are now being accepted. There are places for twenty-five students on this course.
Open Access
UKB, the Dutch Association of university libraries and the national library, and Springer, one of the largest science and technology publishing companies, have signed a declaration of intent to examine jointly Open Access publishing in greater detail. This is the first time anywhere in the world that a major scientific publisher and a consortium of scientific libraries have signed a declaration of intent focusing on Open Access. The declaration of intent marks the start of a pilot study running until the end of 2007. Both the declaration and pilot have three objectives: to allow authors to gain experience with Open Access publishing in journals; to give Open Access in existing journals more opportunity to prove itself; and to gain experience with the feasibility of funding the scientific publication process by means of payment in advance, instead of payment afterwards. With Open Access publishing, publications in existing journals become more widely distributed in digital form. This gives research greater visibility, with, potentially, more frequent citation, and can, therefore, lead to sooner international recognition.
Fine
An Israeli student, who wanted to start studying at TU Delft in 2002, received 13,000 euro in compensation for a residence permit delay. The student was one of many students who suffered delays due to a backlog of applications at the Immigration and Naturalization Service (IND). In Delft alone some 155 students were prevented from starting their studies on time. The Israeli was able to enroll in 2003; however, in 2003 TU Delft had significantly raised its tuition fees, thus requiring the student to pay an extra 13,000 euro.
Crane
Three TU Delft students who are members of the climbing club, Yeti, were fined 50 euro for climbing a construction crane in Den Haag. The fine was for trespassing on private land. One of the students, Maarten, told a Dutch daily newspaper that the fun of climbing construction cranes is in making a ‘kings wing’. “You tie the rope to the end of the crane and then jump to the ground.” The resulting 30 meter free-fall gives the students an “enormous kick,” he said.
Help wanted
Part-time jobs available writing for Delta’s English Page, starting this academic year (August/September). We seek foreign students/staff to write articles in English, for payment, on a freelance basis. No experience necessary. We’re looking for enthusiastic, creative foreign students/staff to contribute articles, cartoons, illustrations and photographs. Interested, please send a brief introductory email to D. McMullin at: mcmullin66@yahoo.com
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