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Scanning grains of sand

Scanning  grains of sand

TU Delft researchers are using scanners, current meters, drones and satellites to study beach and dune erosion and accumulation at Noordwijk…

The Green Village: living lab for sustainability

The Green Village: living lab for sustainability

Where the Architecture building stood until 2008, a sustainable village emerged three years ago. In it, TU Delft researchers, businesses and…

Teslas, vegan burgers and democracy

Teslas, vegan burgers and democracy

“We must design things that provide short-term pleasure and long-term benefit for health, animal welfare and the planet”, argued Professor…

The university needs to facilitate silence

The university needs to facilitate silence

However tragic, the fire in the Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment (2008), gave Alexandra den Heijer an opportunity to test…

View of Adriaan van Noord

View of Adriaan van Noord

Lawyer Adriaan van Noord is Head of IP (Intellectual Property) in the Valorisation Centre. Of all Dutch universities, TU Delft manages by…

Online learning

TU Delft offers many courses on subjects that matter that build on the strengths of our faculties. The online academic courses below are…

The facts about patents

The facts about patents

TU Delft manages around 200 patents, or more accurately ‘patents families’. Strictly speaking, the university has even more patents because…

How do you get funding?

How do you  get funding?

A good idea alone won’t give you a successful company. You also need money. So, where do you get it from? Three start-ups give advice.

Incubators

Incubators

Delft is currently home to six places where high-tech companies can develop. An overview.

Learning entrepreneurship

Learning entrepreneurship

Engineers don’t always make natural entrepreneurs. They focus too much on the technology and not enough on the customer.

Failure is not essential

Failure is not essential

The Failcon event presents failure as a success factor in entrepreneurship. TU Delft professor Deborah Nas puts that view into perspective:…

The magic of YES!Delft

The magic of  YES!Delft

YES!Delft, one of the five best university incubators in the world, is just a stone’s throw away from campus. So, what makes it so special?…

Entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurship

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Renewal

Renewal

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Say goodbye to chalk!

Say goodbye to chalk!

TU Delft’s lecture halls are getting an upgrade. More and more of them are being equipped with digital boards. “We have to prepare for the…