Nibs

The rankings were compiled by the UK’s ‘Times Higher Education Supplement’. In compiling the university rankings, the opinions of 1,300 academics from 88 countries carried the most weight in determining the final ranking. The rest of the ranking was based on the number of publications per academic, the number of students per teacher, and the international qualities of the institution. Harvard University was the runaway winner. If for instance Erasmus University had accumulated five times as many points as it did, it still wouldn’t rank close to Harvard. US and UK universities were the highest ranked: there were only four universities (three in Asia, the other in Switzerland) in the top 20 that were not located in the US or UK. Catholic University of Leuven and Free University Brussels were ranked 52nd and 54th respectively.
Koornbeurs

After years of negotiation with Delft municipality, the Foundation for Maintenance of the Koornbeurs (STOK) has been given permisson to purchase the Koornbeurs. The foundation and municipality Delft signed a lease agreement. The contract states that at the contract signing, STOK must pay 80% of the purchase price. After the long-awaited restoration of the building is completed, STOK must pay the remaining 20%. The contract states that STOK may only rent the building to societies such as the Open Jongeren Vereniging de Koornbeurs, which has rented the building since World War II.
Reorganisation

The Workers Council will give its opinion to the Executive Board next week about a big reorganisation of the university’s supporting services (everbody who’s not a researcher or a teacher). It’s already clear that the opinions will be critical of a lot of the proposed changes. For instance, the Council is adamant that the janitors should not be replaced by personnel from outside. Some criticisms can be summarized with that ancient Dutch saying: haastige spoed is zelden goed. When you hurry things too much, it will result in a mess.

Rank

Eight Dutch universities were ranked in the world’s top 200 best universities. Rotterdam’s Erasmus University was the highest ranked, at number sixty-four. The rankings were compiled by the UK’s ‘Times Higher Education Supplement’. In compiling the university rankings, the opinions of 1,300 academics from 88 countries carried the most weight in determining the final ranking. The rest of the ranking was based on the number of publications per academic, the number of students per teacher, and the international qualities of the institution. Harvard University was the runaway winner. If for instance Erasmus University had accumulated five times as many points as it did, it still wouldn’t rank close to Harvard. US and UK universities were the highest ranked: there were only four universities (three in Asia, the other in Switzerland) in the top 20 that were not located in the US or UK. Catholic University of Leuven and Free University Brussels were ranked 52nd and 54th respectively.
Koornbeurs

After years of negotiation with Delft municipality, the Foundation for Maintenance of the Koornbeurs (STOK) has been given permisson to purchase the Koornbeurs. The foundation and municipality Delft signed a lease agreement. The contract states that at the contract signing, STOK must pay 80% of the purchase price. After the long-awaited restoration of the building is completed, STOK must pay the remaining 20%. The contract states that STOK may only rent the building to societies such as the Open Jongeren Vereniging de Koornbeurs, which has rented the building since World War II.
Reorganisation

The Workers Council will give its opinion to the Executive Board next week about a big reorganisation of the university’s supporting services (everbody who’s not a researcher or a teacher). It’s already clear that the opinions will be critical of a lot of the proposed changes. For instance, the Council is adamant that the janitors should not be replaced by personnel from outside. Some criticisms can be summarized with that ancient Dutch saying: haastige spoed is zelden goed. When you hurry things too much, it will result in a mess.