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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 service to the country, as well as for industry and for trainees in commerce). 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 (Delft Technical College) by law, thereby becoming an academic and doctoral institution. Around this time there were approximately 450 students. On the 25th of September, 1985 it was decided by law to change the name to Technische Universiteit Delft (Delft University of Technology).

校园

Initially, all of the 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 12th of September 2006 the design of the Mekelpark was officially approved, giving a green light to the transformation of the area around the Mekelweg (the main road on the university terrain) into a new campus heart: the Mekelpark. The new park will replace the main access road and redirect car traffic around the campus, making the newly created park a safer place for bicycles and pedestrians. The project has since been completed.

Faculties

Auditorium of Delft University of Technology.

The snow-covered grass roof of the library.

Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science.

Nuna 3 of the defending champion, and 4-time victors, Nuna team

The Delft University of Technology comprises eight faculties:

• 3mE; Mechanical, Maritime and Materials Engineering
• BK; Architecture
• CiTG; Civil Engineering and Geosciences
• EWI; Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science
• IO; Industrial Design Engineering
• LR; Aerospace Engineering
• TBM; Technology, Policy and Management
• TNW; Applied Sciences

Education

Undergraduate Programmes

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

• Aerospace Engineering
• Applied Earth Science
• Applied Mathematics
• Applied Physics
• Architecture
• Civil Engineering
• Computer Science
• Electrical Engineering
• Industrial design engineering
• Life Science & Technology
• Marine Technology
• Mechanical Engineering
• Molecular Science & Technology
• Systems Engineering, Policy Analysis & Management

Graduate Programmes

The university offers the following graduate programmes (sorted by faculty). All programmes 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
  • Sustainable Energy Technology (SET) (In cooperation with the Eindhoven University of Technology and the University of Twente)
  • Teacher programme (TULO)
• Architecture
  • Architecture
  • Building Technology
  • Real Estate & Housing
  • Urbanism
• Civil Engineering and Geosciences
  • Applied Earth Sciences
  • Civil Engineering (with a specialisation in: Hydraulic Engineering, Building Engineering, Structural Engineering, Transport & Planning, Water Management or Geo-Engineering)
  • Geomatics
  • Offshore Engineering
  • Transport, Infrastructure & Logistics (in cooperation with the faculties of Mechanical, Maritime and Materials Engineering and Technology, Policy and Management)
• 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 Ecology (in cooperation with Leiden University and Rotterdam Erasmus University)
  • Integrated systems analysis (track)
  • Technological systems innovation (track)
  • Organisation and transition management (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 (in cooperation with the faculties of Civil Engineering and Geosciences and Technology, Policy and Management)
• Technology, Policy and Management
  • Engineering & Policy Analysis
  • Geomatics
  • Management of Technology
  • Systems Engineering, Policy Analysis & Management
  • Transport, Infrastructure & Logistics (in cooperation with the faculties of Civil Engineering and Geosciences and Mechanical, Maritime and Materials Engineering)

Institutes

The Delft University of Technology has the following legally recognised research institutes:

• Delft Institute for Information technology in Systems Engineering (DITSE)
• 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)

Rectores Magnifici

• 1993–1997: Prof.ir. K.F. Wakker
• 1997–1998: Prof.dr.ir. J. Blauwendraad
• 1998–2002: Prof.ir. K.F. Wakker
• 2002-2010: Prof.dr.ir. J.T. Fokkema
• 2010 :Prof.ir. K.C.A.M. Luyben

Student societies

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

• AEGEE-Delft
• Civitas Studiosorum Reformatorum
• CSFR, dispuut "Johannes Calvijn"
• Delft Management Society
• Delftsch Studenten Corps
• Delftsche Studenten Bond
• Delftsche Zwervers
• DSV Nieuwe Delft, better known as De Bolk
• Proteus-Eretes
• Laga
• Menschen Vereeniging Wolbodo
• Navigators Studentenvereniging Delft
• OJV de Koornbeurs
• Outsite
• Sanctus Virgilius
• Sint Jansbrug
• VGSD
• TUDelft Korean Student Association

For PhD candidates there is a special organisation representing their interests at the TU Delft:

• Promood, PROMOvendi Overleg Delft

There's also a students' union in Delft:

• VSSD, Vereniging voor Studie- en Studentenbelangen te Delft

TU Delft in University Rankings

The table below presents a comprehensive survey of TU Delft's position in two university rankings: ARWU and Times Higher Education. Empty spaces mean no ranking was performed for a given year.

	2009	2008	2007	2006	2005	2004	2003
Times Higher Education Index (World)	83	78	63	86	53
Times Higher Education Index (Europe)		27
Times Higher Education Index (World - Technology)	15	17
Academic Ranking of World Universities (World)	152-200	152-200	151-202	151-200	203-300	202-301	201-250
Academic Ranking of World Universities (Europe)	59-79	57-79	57-80	57-78	80-123	80-125	77-99
Academic Ranking of World Universities (Engineering - World)	78-100	76-107	77-106

Notable alumni

Engineering/Science

• Ad Bax, biophysicist
• Lodewijk van den Berg, Space Shuttle astronaut
• Martinus Beijerinck, microbiologist
• Dirk Coster, discovered the element Hafnium
• Eric van Egeraat, architect
• John Habraken, architect
• Herman Hertzberger, architect
• Jacobus van 't Hoff, winner of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry
• Alexandre Horowitz, inventor of the Philishave
• Francine Houben, architect
• Warner T. Koiter, mechanical engineer
• Walter Lewin, professor of physics at MIT
• Winy Maas, architect
• Simon van der Meer, winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics
• Felix Andries Vening Meinesz, geophysicist
• Willem Jan Neutelings, architect
• Michiel Riedijk, architect
• Jan Roskam, Ackers Distinguished Professor of Aerospace Engineering at the University of Kansas
• Jan Arnoldus Schouten, mathematician
• Bernard Tellegen, scientist and inventor of the penthode and gyrator
• Johan van Veen, father of the Delta Works
• Nathalie de Vries, architect
• Adriaan van Wijngaarden, computer pioneer
• Kas Oosterhuis, architect
• Adrian van Hooydonk, head of design at BMW
• Laurens van den Acker, Vice President of Renault Corporate Design

Government officials and executives

• Jan van Bemmel, former rector magnificus Erasmus Universiteit
• Wim Dik, former executive for KPN
• Abdul Qadeer Khan, Pakistani scientist
• Anton Mussert, Dutch wartime Nazi politician
• Cornelis Lely, governor of Suriname and projectleader for the Afsluitdijk
• Prince Johan-Friso of Orange-Nassau
• Gerard Philips, founder of Philips
• Frits Philips, former executive of Philips
• Jo Ritzen, former Dutch Secretary for Education
• Willem Schermerhorn, first Dutch Prime Minister after WWII
• Paul Smits, former executive of KPN
• Jeroen van der Veer, executive of Royal Dutch Shell
• Karien van Gennip, former assistant secretary of Economy
• Pieter Winsemius, former secretary of Housing, Spatial Planning and Environment

Fire at Faculty of Architecture

In the morning of May 13, 2008 a fire started in the main building of the faculty of architecture. The fire soon engulfed several floors of the southern wing of the building. As fire fighters struggled to control the blaze, the fire spread throughout the building which had been evacuated when the first fire alarm went off.

The damage to the building proved to be extensive. Parts of the northern wing had collapsed and it was feared that the rest of the building would follow. However, the library, considered to be one of the finest in Europe and containing several thousands of books, was undamaged. This collection also included rare maps and cartography dating to the 17th Century. Delft University employed specialists to remove the books and materials due to the structural instability of the building, and as of July 4, it has been confirmed that these books and maps have been safely removed and show no signs of damage. This is believed to be due to the fact that the fire spread upwards from the 6th Floor, whereas the library was located on the ground floor. Firefighters were also able to save the historic models and furniture, including chairs by Gerrit Rietveld and Le Corbusier. The Architecture building has been completely demolished. The former main building of the TU Delft is now used to house the faculty.

It is believed the fire was started by a ruptured water pipe which short circuited a coffee machine on the 6th floor of the building.

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External links

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• Delft University of Technology homepage.
• (Dutch) Delft University of Technology homepage
• Promood, the representative body of PhDs at TU Delft
• (Dutch) VSSD, Delft's students' union
• Proteus-Eretes
• Delft Management Society