Delft University of Technology

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Delft University of Technology
Technische Universiteit Delft
Established January 8, 1842[1]
Type Public, technical
Rector Prof.dr.ir. J.T. Fokkema[2]
President ir. G.J. van Luijk[2]
Staff 2,633[4]
Students 13,383[3]
Location Delft, The Netherlands
Website http://www.tudelft.nl/

Delft University of Technology, (Technische Universiteit Delft in Dutch) in Delft, the Netherlands, is the largest, and most comprehensive technical university in the Netherlands, with over 13,000 students and 2,100 scientists (including 200 professors). It is among the most prestigious universities focusing on technology development, whose aerospace engineering, electrical engineering and hydraulic engineering are on the leading level of the world. It is a member of the IDEA League.

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[edit] History

The university was founded on the 8th of January, 1842 by King William II of the Netherlands as the Koninklijke Akademie ter opleiding van burgerlijke ingenieurs zoo voor 's lands dienst als voor de nijverheid en van kweekelingen voor den handel (Royal Academy for the education of civil engineers for both service to the country and diligence). On the 20th of June the Royal Academy was dissolved by Royal Decree and a Polytechnic School was to be founded in Delft. On the 22nd of May, 1905 it received the name Technische Hogeschool van Delft (Polytechnic School of Delft) by law, thereby becoming an academic and doctoral institution. Around this time there were approximately 450 students.

Initially, all university buildings were located in the historic city centre of Delft. This changed in the second half of the 20th century with relocations to a separate university neighbourhood. The last university building in the historic centre was the University Library, which was relocated to a new building in 1997.

On the 25th of September, 1985 it was decided by law to change the name to Technische Universiteit Delft (Delft University of Technology).

[edit] Faculties

Auditorium of TU Delft.
Auditorium of TU Delft.
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EWI building of TU Delft.
The snow-covered grass roof of the library.
The snow-covered grass roof of the library.

The TU Delft is comprised of eight faculties:[5]

[edit] Education

[edit] Undergraduate Programs

All undergraduate programs lead to a B.Sc. degree.

[edit] Graduate Programs

The university offers the following graduate programs (sorted by faculty). All programs lead to a M.Sc. degree.

  • Aerospace Engineering
    • Aerospace Engineering
    • Geomatics
  • Applied Sciences
    • Applied Physics
    • Biochemical Engineering
    • Chemical Engineering
    • Life Science & Technology
    • NanoScience
    • Science Education & Communication
    • Teacher programme (TULO)
  • Architecture
    • Architecture, Urbanism and Building Sciences
  • Civil Engineering and Geosciences
    • Applied Earth Sciences
    • Civil Engineering
    • Geomatics
    • Offshore Engineering
    • Transport, Infrastructure & Logistics
  • Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science
    • Applied Mathematics
    • Computer Engineering
    • Computer Science
    • Electrical Engineering
    • Electrical Power Engineering (track)
    • Microelectronics (track)
    • Telecommunications (track)
    • Embedded Systems
    • Media & Knowledge Engineering
    • Bioinformatics (track)
  • Industrial Design Engineering
    • Design for Interaction
    • Integrated Product Design
    • Strategic Product Design
  • Mechanical, Maritime and Materials Engineering
    • Biomedical Engineering
    • Marine Technology
    • Materials Science & Engineering
    • Mechanical Engineering
    • Offshore Engineering
    • Systems & Control
    • Transport, Infrastructure & Logistics
  • Technology, Policy and Management
    • Engineering & Policy Analysis
    • Geomatics
    • Management of Technology
    • Systems Engineering, Policy Analysis & Management
    • Transport, Infrastructure & Logistics

[edit] Institutes

TU Delft has the following legally-recognised research institutes:

  • Delft Institute of Microelectronics and Submicron Technology (DIMES)
  • International Research Centre for Telecommunications-transmission and Radar (IRCTR)[1]
  • Kavli Institute of Nanoscience
  • Netherlands Institute of Metals Research (NIMR)
  • Reactor Institute Delft (RID) (former Interfacultary Reactor Institute)
  • The Research Institute for Housing, Urban and Mobility Studies (OTB)

[edit] Rectores Magnifici

  • 1993 - 1997: Prof.ir. K.F. Wakker
  • 1997 - 1998: Prof.dr.ir. J. Blauwendraad
  • 1998 - 2002: Prof.ir. K.F. Wakker
  • 2002 - : Prof.dr.ir. J.T. Fokkema

[edit] Student societies

Part of student life in Delft is organised in student societies. About half of the Delft students are members.[6] The list includes:

For PhD students (or better, PhD candidates), there is a special organisation representing the interests of PhD candidates at TU Delft:

  • Promood, PROMOvendi Overleg Delft

There's also a students' union in Delft:

  • VSSD, Vereniging voor Studie- en Studentenbelangen te Delft

[edit] Notable Alumni

[edit] Engineering/Science

[edit] Government officials and executives

[edit] References

  1. ^ TU Delft: History of the university
  2. ^ a b TU Delft: Structure of organization
  3. ^ (Dutch) Over TU Delft - Feiten en Cijfers - Beknopt overzicht
  4. ^ (Dutch) Personeel TU Delft
  5. ^ TU Delft: Faculties
  6. ^ http://www.tudelft.nl/live/pagina.jsp?id=41b57d17-a161-46f2-83f3-8f56fa843261&lang=nl

[edit] External links

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