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Martin de Jong gave a presentation at the 1st Annual Holland Science Network in China Congress. He presented on the topic city branding and urban transformation. Stientje van Veldhoven, State Secretary for Infrastructure and Water Management participated in the event in which some 50 Dutch scientists currently working in China exchanged knowledge with Chinese academics.

The newly established 4TU Centre on Resilience Engineering received funding for a research programme to design Systems for Informed Resilience Engineering (DeSIRE). A changing climate and growing population in a world that is more and more interconnected, make societies vulnerable to incidents, disasters and prolonged stress. We need resilient systems in society to deal with challenges such as climate change, migration, the energy transition and disruptive shocks such as hurricanes and floods.

Our faculty is proud to host the Technology, Management & Policy (TMP) Graduate Consortium 2018 annual meeting. This year the meeting will be held on June 18 and 19 at the TU Delft campus in The Hague. There will also be social activities on Sunday, June 17.

Marjolijn Haasnoot of the section Policy Analysis at TPM and Deltares will acts as lead-author in the Sixth Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Assessment cycle.

The Humanitarian Technology (or “HumTech”) Lab brings together students and researchers who contribute their expertise to design, develop, implement, and evaluate new technologies for humanitarian aid. Through this initiative, HumTech Lab aims to bring technology-driven, evidence-based solutions to humanitarian aid and disaster relief operations.