Delft University of Technology
Technische Universiteit Delft

Established	1842
Type	Public, technical
Rector	Prof.dr.ir. J.T. Fokkema
President	ir. G.J. van Luijk
Faculty	2,100
Students	13,497
Location	Delft, The Netherlands
Website	http://www.tudelft.nl/

Founded in 1842, the Delft University of Technology, in Delft, the Netherlands, is one of the oldest, largest, and most comprehensive technical universities in the Netherlands, with over 13,000 students and 2,100 scientists (including 200 professors). The university is a member of the IDEA League. Delft University of Technology logo This is a copyrighted and/or trademarked logo. ... The date of establishment or date of founding of an institution is the date on which that institution chooses to claim as its starting point. ... 1842 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... The term public school has different (and in some cases contradictory) meanings due to regional differences. ... The word rector (ruler, from the Latin regere) has a number of different meanings. ... University President is the title of the highest ranking officer within a university, within university systems that prefer that appellation over other variations such as Chancellor or rector. ... A faculty is a division within a university. ... Delft is a city in South Holland (Zuid-Holland), the Netherlands, located halfway between Rotterdam and The Hague (Den Haag). ... The Netherlands (Dutch: Nederland) is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (Dutch: Koninkrijk der Nederlanden). ... The front page of the English Wikipedia Website. ... 1842 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Delft is a city in South Holland (Zuid-Holland), the Netherlands, located halfway between Rotterdam and The Hague (Den Haag). ... A university is an institution of higher education and of research, which grants academic degrees at all levels (bachelor, master, and doctor) in a variety of subjects. ... A professor (Latin: one who claims publicly to be an expert) (or prof for short) is a senior teacher, lecturer and/or researcher usually employed by a college or university. ... The IDEA League is a loose alliance of four of Europes best technical universities. ...

Faculties

TU Delft comprises eight faculties:

• lr; Aerospace Engineering
• tnw; Applied Sciences (including Applied Physics ,Chemical and Biochemical Engineering)
• bk; Architecture
• citg; Civil Engineering and Geosciences
• ewi; Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science
• io; Industrial Design Engineering
• 3mE; Mechanical, Maritime and Materials Engineering
• tbm; Technology, Policy and Management

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Institutes

TU Delft has the following legally-recognised research institutes:

• Interfaculty Reactor Institute (IRI)
• The Research Institute for Housing, Urban and Mobility Studies (OTB)
• Kavli Institute of Nanoscience
• Netherlands Institute of Metals Research (NIMR)
• Delft Institute of Microelectronics and Submicron Technology (DIMES)

The Kavli Institute of Nanoscience Delft was established in 2004 at the Department of NanoScience, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Delft University of Technology through a generous grant by the US-based Kavli foundation. ...

Student societies

Student life in Delft is mostly organised in student societies. Most Delft students are a member in one or another. They include:

• Delftsch Studenten Corps
• Sanctus Virgilius
• Delftsche Studenten Bond
• Sint Jansbrug
• Civitas Studiosorum Reformatorum
• CSFR, dispuut "Johannes Calvijn"
• Proteus Eretes
• Koornbeurs
• Menschen Vereeniging Wolbodo
• Laga
• AEGEE-Delft
• Delftsche Zwervers
• Outsite

For PhD students (or better, PhD candidates), there is a special organisation representing the interests of PhD candidates at TU Delft: KSV (Katholieke Studenten Vereniging - catholic student society) Sanctus Virgilius (aka Virgiel) is the largest student society in Delft. ... Sint Jansbrug (lit. ... The Menschen Vereeniging Wolbodo was founded in 1959 as the PSK (Parochiele Studenten Kring) by the Catholic Church. ... In Norse mythology, Laga was the goddess of wells and springs. ...

• Promood, PROMOvendi Overleg Delft.

External links

• Delft University of Technology homepage (in English).
• Delft University of Technology homepage (in Dutch)
• Promood, the representative body of PhDs at TU Delft