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Delft University of Technology

Delft University of Technology
University information
NameDelft University of Technology
Native nameTechnische Universiteit Delft
MottoChallenge the Future
EstablishedJanuary 8, 1842
TypePublic, Technical
Endowment-369.3 million
PresidentDirk J. van den Berg
RectorProf. Dr. Karel Ch.A.M. Luyben
Faculty2683
Staff1,905
Students15321
Under graduates10,082
Post graduates5,151
Doctoral students1839
CityDelft
ProvinceSouth Holland
CountryNetherlands
CampusUrban
Former namesKoninklijke Akademie van Delft, Polytechnische School van Delft, Technische Hoogeschool van Delft
Nobel LaureatesJacobus van 't Hoff, Simon van der Meer, Heike Kamerlingh Onnes
ColorsCyan, Black and White
   
AffiliationsIDEA, CESAER, EUA, 3TU, UNITECH, SEFI, SAE, ATHENS
Websitehttp://www.tudelft.nl/en

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Delft University of Technology ( ), also known as TU Delft, is the largest and oldest Dutch public technical university, located in Delft, Netherlands. With eight faculties and numerous research institutes it hosts over 15,000 students (undergraduate and postgraduate), more than 2,600 scientists (including more than 200 professors), over 2,000 doctoral students, and more than 2,000 people in the support and management staff.

The university was established on January 8, 1842 by King William II of the Netherlands as a Royal Academy, with the main purpose of training civil servants for the colonies of the Dutch East India Company. School rapidly expanded its research and education curriculum, becoming first Polytechnic School in 1864, Institute of Technology in 1905, finally gaining full university rights in 1986.

During its existence many prominent engineers and scientists were either affiliated with, or educated at TU Delft, including Nobel laureates Jacobus van 't Hoff, Heike Kamerlingh Onnes and Simon van der Meer. TU Delft is a member of many university federations including IDEA League, CESAER, UNITECH and 3TU. It ranks amongst the top universities in the world in the field of technology according to the THE-QS World University Rankings and Academic Ranking of World Universities.

Delft University of Technology Video

Mekelpark will be the new heart of the TU Delft campus. Between now and the end of 2008, the Mekelweg surroundings are to be transformed into a car-free zone, with undulating hills and winding avenues of trees, linking with the new No. 19 tram line and other advanced forms of public transport.
4.77 min. | 3.8 user rating		 Promotional video for Aerospace Engineering at Delft University of Technology
9.48 min. | 4.60 user rating		 Get to know Delft University of Technology by watching some of its projects.
7.63 min. | 4.44 user rating		 TU Delft offers a wide variety of courses and modules to foreign students. As an exchange student or a free mover you can follow part of a Bachelor or Master programme. Please note that the Bachelor programmes are taught in Dutch, except for Aerospace Engineering which is available in English. Exchange students are students participating in a Socrates-Erasmus programme, or students from a university that has a bilateral agreement with TU Delft (partner university). Exchange students are 'non-degree' students, which means that they do not receive an academic degree or a diploma. The study period at TU Delft is part of the study at the home university; credits gained at TU Delft are transferable.
6.57 min. | 4.53 user rating		 MSc Management of Technology (MoT). This two-year programme is meant for students holding a Bachelor's degree in a relevant technical engineering discipline from a renowned university. The programme intends to educate students as technology managers, technological analysts, and entrepreneurs in highly technology-based, competitive environments for a variety of technology sectors, with the ultimate objective to improve the quality of technology management. The programme focuses on decision making in a technological context, technology and strategy, knowledge management, research and development management and innovation processes.
3.17 min. | 5.0 user rating
TU Delft offers some 40 English-language MSc programmes. The programme duration is two years. The first year comprises theoretical study, assignments and laboratory work. The second year is largely devoted to thesis work, which involves participating in one of the university's advanced research or design projects or taking an internship or research assignment within a company.
1.00 min. | 3.66 user rating		 This is an introductional video to the new TU Delft My Timetable application developed by Maarten van der Beek, Marco Krikke, Mike Noordermeer and Tom Verhoeff for Delft University of Technology. It integrates Syllabus+ timetable information into Blackboard using the Google Web Toolkit. More information at www.eveoh.nl
3.20 min. | 3.66 user rating		 MSc Transport, Infrastructure & Logistics (TIL). The programme leads to the degree of Master of Science in Transport, Infrastructure and Logistics. Because the field of Transport, Infrastructure and Logistics is highly interdisciplinary the following three faculties of Delft University of Technology jointly operate this programme; ie: Faculty of Design, Engineering and Production; Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management; Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geosciences.
3.23 min. | 3.75 user rating		 TU Delft presents a few of the student projects like Nuna, Delfy and Senz umbrella.
1.75 min. | 5.0 user rating		 Electives and minors: the ideal opportunity to expand your horizons and increase your value on the job market You can expand your knowledge with subjects that are not taught as part of your own study programme by following electives or minors. TU Delft offers minors in areas such as Technical Business Management, Economics and Innovation or Product Design. Some minors offer an ideal way to prepare for a Master's programme other than the Master's that follows on from your Bachelor's. Taking a transfer minor can enable you to gain access to a Master's programme other than the general Master's.
1.90 min. | 5.0 user rating

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TU Delft student body demographics
Students : Cultural and Sports Center
PhD Students (total) 1,839
PhD Students (men) 1,474 ((+)) 1,356
PhD Students (women) 547 ((+)) 482
MSc and BSc students (total) 16,427 ((+)) 15,321
MSc and BSc students (foreign) 2,236 ((+)) 2,110
MSc and BSc students (women) 3,351 ((+)) 3079
BSc students (total) 10,857 ((+)) 10,082
MSc students (total) 5,524 ((+)) 5,151
Undivided students (total) 46 ((-)) 88

Alumni : Honoris Causa Laureates
2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003
THES-QS Rankings (2003-2009) QS Rankings (2010-) (World) 108((-)) 83 ((-)) 78 ((-)) 63 ((+)) 86 ((-)) 53 ((+)) 78
THES-QS Rankings (2003-2009) QS Rankings (2010-) (Europe) 29 ((-)) 14 ((+)) 24
THES-QS Rankings (2003-2009) QS Rankings (2010-) (World - Technology) 18 ((-)) 15 ((+)) 17 ( ) 17 ((-)) 13 ((+)) 15 ((+)) 24
Times Higher Education World University Rankings 151
Times Higher Education World University Rankings (Technology) 33
Academic Ranking of World Universities (World) 152-200 ( ) 152-200 ( ) 152-200 ( ) 151-202 ( ) 151-200 ( ) 203-300 ((+)) 202-301 ((-)) 201-250
Academic Ranking of World Universities (Europe) 57-74 ((+)) 59-79 ( ) 57-79 ( ) 57-80 ( ) 57-78 ((+)) 80-123 ((-)) 80-125 ((-)) 77-99
Academic Ranking of World Universities (Engineering - World) 76-100 ( ) 78-100 ( ) 76-107 ( ) 77-106
Leiden Ranking (Green Indicator - Europe) 20((-)) 11
Leiden Ranking (Green Indicator - World) 92 ((-)) 86
Ranking of Scientific Papers for World Universities (Engineering - World) 42 ((-)) 30
Research Performance Index (World) 205
Research Performance Index (Engineering - World) 32

Universities in the Netherlands

Amsterdam * Amsterdam VU * Delft Technology * Eindhoven Technology * Groningen * Protestant Theological * Theological University of the Reformed Churches * Leiden * Maastricht * Nijmegen Radboud * Nyenrode Business * Open * Erasmus University Rotterdam * Tilburg * Twente * Utrecht * University for Humanistics * Wageningen

IDEA League

Imperial College London * Delft University of Technology * ETH Zurich * RWTH Aachen * Paris Institute of Technology

CESAER Association

Aalborg * Athens Polytechnic * BME * Chalmers * CTU Prague * DTU * École centrale Paris * EPFL * ETH Zurich * Florence * Ghent * GIT * Hanover * Heroit-Watt * INSA de Lyon * INSA de Toulouse * IST * ITU * Karlsruhe * KTH * KTU * KU Leuven * Lund * METU * NTNU * ParisTech * Politecnico di Milano * POLITO * Porto * PUB * Queen's * PUT * RWTH Aachen * Southampton * Stuttgart * Supélec * Technion * Thessaloniki * TKK * TPU * TU Berlin * BUT * TU Crete * TU Darmstadt * TU Delft * TU Dresden * TU Eindhoven * TU Hamburg * TU Ilmenau * TU Munich * TU Vienna * TU Warsaw * TUT * Twente * UCL * UCD * UPC * UPM * UPV |

Networks of European universities

CEMS * CESAER * Coimbra Group * Compostela Group * ESDP * ENTREE * Europaeum * IDEA League * IRUN * LERU * Mediterra * Santander Network * TIME * UNICA * UNIMED * UNITECH * Utrecht Network * Vives |



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