Delft University of Technology
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Founded in 1842, the Delft University of Technology, in Delft, the Netherlands, is 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.
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
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)
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
- 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]
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