TU Delft | The Hague

Important societal transitions in the areas of climate, digitalization, and security strongly depend on technological developments. Our mission is clear: we aim to better incorporate state-of-the-art technological knowledge into political considerations, policy formation, and implementation.

How do we achieve this? By being present proactively in the vibrant heart of The Hague, the city where policy is shaped, and international relations are central. Here, we serve as a hub for knowledge exchange through research and education, actively seek collaboration, and encourage co-creation with ministries, advisory bodies, and international organizations. Together with our partners, we strive for better-informed decision-making and a more sustainable, secure, and resilient society.

Agenda

Curious about the upcoming events we organize? Or would you like to stay informed of our news? Feel free to check out the agenda and news items below!

Agenda

Agenda

Curious about the upcoming events we organize? Or would you like to stay informed of our news? Feel free to check out the agenda and news items below!

Initiatives

In order to facilitate this, we will work towards a stronger presence and a growing number of activities in The Hague. Our campus in The Hague will be a thriving and inspiring place for our students, researchers as well as for practitioners to meet and to exchange knowledge and expertise. Our master Engineering & Policy Analysis (EPA) serves as a best practice that has already led to many inspiring collaborations with our stakeholders in The Hague. Building on this basis, TU Delft has set to develop a university-wide perspective on strategic cooperation with national and international presence in The Hague.

Initiatives

In order to facilitate this, we will work towards a stronger presence and a growing number of activities in The Hague. Our campus in The Hague will be a thriving and inspiring place for our students, researchers as well as for practitioners to meet and to exchange knowledge and expertise. Our master Engineering & Policy Analysis (EPA) serves as a best practice that has already led to many inspiring collaborations with our stakeholders in The Hague. Building on this basis, TU Delft has set to develop a university-wide perspective on strategic cooperation with national and international presence in The Hague.

Climate Action Hub
Climate Action Safety and Security
Digitalization

Events

14 May 2024 14:00 till 17:00

Rethinking Materials Security

Rethinking Materials Security Co-creating with Policy, Engineering, and Design 14 May 2024 14:00 till 17:00 - Location: TU Delft | The Hague | Add to my calendar The event will gather a multi-disciplinary roundtable of experts to foster the exchange of perspectives on the present and future agenda for critical and strategic materials security, and its interplay with climate, water, energy, and human security. This event is invitation-only, and the seats are already filled. If you are not attending but interested in receiving more information about the session afterward, please contact Kevin Rossi . The roundtable discussions will revolve around two paradigms: Winning processes The overhaul of critical and strategic raw materials winning processes impacts traditional (mining, extraction, ...) as well as emergent approaches (mining from waste, deep-sea mining, urban mining). Many unknowns still parallel these innovations. Yet, we cannot delay policy because of unknowns. Guiding question: How to deal with uncertainties? How should policy weight the benefits, risks, and unknowns related to raw material extraction technologies? Materials & Product Redesign A main challenge ahead lies in the redesign of products and materials, such that we reduce or replace a critical resource, design them in a circular fashion, and enabling a target functionality. In this context, artificial intelligence methods, computational modelling, modern experimental set-ups, and tailored investment schemes, promise to overcome long-standing challenges and limitations, and drastically accelerate the redesign of novel materials and products. Guiding question: Policy and innovation hand in hand. How can the process of technological innovation and policymaking reinforce each other in overcoming the challenges of redesigning materials and products? Our discussion would have an interdisciplinary character and will include engineering, economic, environmental, societal, and ethical challenges. Through a uniquely multidisciplinary blend of expertise and perspectives, the meeting aims at fostering the co-creation of a holistic overview on how capacity building, research coordination, public-private investment, and public policy lie at the cornerstones of a sustainable and resilient materials ecosystem. The roundtable Rethinking Material Security is organized by Dr. Kevin Rossi and prof. Behnam Taebi of the Climate Safety & Security Center @ TU Delft | The Hague. For questions please contact: k.r.rossi@tudelft.nl.