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09 April 2020

Fostering inclusive growth, health and equity by mainstreaming water quality in the Brantas River Basin, Indonesia

Fostering inclusive growth, health and equity by mainstreaming water quality in the Brantas River Basin, Indonesia

Maurits Ertsen (Water Resources) received a subsidy of 3 million euro’s from RVO for his 6-year River Basin Management-project in Indonesia. “Together with project partners BBWS Brantas, PJT 1, DLH East Java, Ecoton, and Tauw we will focus on water quality governance in the Brantas river on Java, through a public-private approach including good governance, hydrology and water quality,” says Ertsen.

04 November 2019

Crowdsourced supercomputer helps TU Delft researchers predict local rainfall in Africa

Crowdsourced supercomputer helps TU Delft researchers predict local rainfall in Africa

Volunteers of IBM's World Community Grid are helping TU Delft map sub-Saharan rainfall with unprecedented detail for an entire rainy season. This could yield a new forecasting methodology that benefits small farms.

29 October 2019

Bartel Van de Walle new member of WOTRO Steering Committee

Bartel Van de Walle new member of WOTRO Steering Committee

The NWO Executive board has appointed TPM prof. Bartel Van de Walle as member of the Steering Committee of WOTRO Science for Global Development. WOTRO is very pleased to welcome Van de Walle, also because of his efforts to take science beyond the university walls and into society. At TU Delft, Van de Walle is also a member of the steering committee of TU Delft | Global Initiative.

23 October 2019

Schistoscope on shortlist global Dyson Award

After becoming a runner-up in the competition for the Dutch James Dyson Award on 19 September, IDE project Schistoscope made it to the international top 20 shortlist for the worldwide James Dyson Award last week.

21 October 2019

Join the workshop 'Smart sensors for resilience' during TU Delft | Global Initiative "Impact Day" on the 26th November 2019 and win a study trip to Ghana

Join the workshop 'Smart sensors for resilience' during TU Delft | Global Initiative "Impact Day" on the 26th November 2019 and win a study trip to Ghana

Are you an IoT enthusiast, do you want to work in the emerging markets and get a chance to work in Ghana? The workshop ‘’Smart sensors for resilience’’ connects a diverse team of students, employees and IoT enthusiasts to design a project and pitch their ideas during the TU Delft | Global Initiative “Impact Day” on the 26th November at the TU Delft. The winning team gets a chance to develop their project in Kumasi, Ghana with the stakeholders. Reserve your spot now!

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