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28 maart 2023

Vier ontwerpen voor aardbevingsbestendige onderkomens voor Turkije en Syrië

Vier ontwerpen voor aardbevingsbestendige onderkomens voor Turkije en Syrië

Modulaire woningen die snel aangepast kunnen worden aan een gezinssituatie, puin slim hergebruiken als bouwmateriaal voor tijdelijke woningen, noodopvang in tentenkampen zo opzetten dat toch gemeenschappen samen kunnen zijn. Met zulke woonoplossingen en ontwerpen kwamen 50 studenten van de TU Delft na een onderwijsweek over aardbevingsbestendig bouwen en architectuur na humanitaire rampen.

28 maart 2023

TU Delft | Water for Impact at the UN Water Conference in New York

TU Delft | Water for Impact at the UN Water Conference in New York

During the plenary opening of the UN2023 Water Conference on March 22nd in New York City, all representatives were asking for more awareness, discussions, and most importantly, #WaterAction. Researchers from the TU Delft | Water for Impact programmes were present in New York to do just that: share knowledge, activitate participants and bring together international water experts to accelerate the search for global solutions. 

17 maart 2023

Successful Conclusion OKP Project Vietnam

Successful Conclusion OKP Project Vietnam

On Thursday 16th of March the official closing ceremony of the Nuffic funded OKP project “Climate Proof Vietnam” took place at one of our partner universities, the Hanoi University of Natural Resources and the Environment (HUNRE). In this ceremony a wide variety of high-level guests, important stakeholders and partners were present to look back on all the achievements and activities of the last 4 years. The Dutch ambassador, Kees van Baar, held a very inspiring speech in which he reflected on his own water education. He ensured us all that although this project is officially closing, the Netherlands and Vietnam are very strong partners in the field of water and will remain so in the future. These words were repeated by the deputy-minister of the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment (MoNRE), Dr. Vo Tuan Nhan.

01 maart 2023

TU Delft wint 2022 edX Prize voor innovatief online onderwijs over duurzame stedelijke ontwikkeling

TU Delft wint 2022 edX Prize voor innovatief online onderwijs over duurzame stedelijke ontwikkeling

17 januari 2023

2019-2022 Erasmus + project: Strengthening problem-based learning in South Asian Universities

2019-2022 Erasmus + project: Strengthening problem-based learning in South Asian Universities

This project aimed at building expertise and skills in Problem-Based Learning (PBL) with ten higher education institutes in Finland, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Nepal, India and Bhutan. The project, led by Aalto University in Finland, was supported by the TU Delft Global Initiative with expertise from the TU Delft Centre for Entrepreneurship, the department of Industrial Design Engineering and the department of Architecture and Build Environment. As part of the project deliverables, the ten institutes co-created online course materials to foster problem-based learning by following an action-learning approach.

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