Delft University of Technology
The Netherlands
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Vermelding onderdeel organisatie
The logo : Flame of Prometheus
Stealing fire from the gods,
giving it to man, Prometheus
gave technology and development
to mankind.
About TU Delft
Delft University of Technology was
founded in 1842 by King William II.
It is the oldest and largest
University of Technology in the
Netherlands.
The 8 faculties offer 16 Bachelor’s
courses and 29 Master’s courses in
comprehensive programmes of
education and research.
Holland at Sea level
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Universities in the Netherlands
Groningen
U Twente
Amsterdam
Leiden
TU Delft
Wageningen
Utrecht
Nijmegen
Rotterdam
TU Eindhoven
Tilburg
Maastricht
University
Students ()
Utrecht University
23.000
Universiteit van Amsterdam
22.000
University of Groningen
20.000
Erasmus University Rotterdam
16.000
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
16.000
University of Nijmegen
15.000
Leiden University
15.000
Delft University of Technology 13.000
Universiteit Maastricht
11.000
Tilburg University
10.000
Technische Universiteit Eindhoven 7.000
University of Twente
7.000
Wageningen University
4.000
TU Delft - characteristics
• Excellent (international) ratings
• Driven by demands of society
• High International reputation
• Strong (mono)disciplines
• 11 Focussed multidisciplinary research themes
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Facts & Figures (2004)
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Number
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Number
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of
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of
PhD-theses
Scientific Publications
Spin Offs
Patents
MSc.
212
5.850
250
52
1.726
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Major facilities
 Experimental nuclear reactor
 Institute of Micro-electronics and Submicron Technology
 Wind tunnels
 Water basins for coastal and marine research
 High voltage engineering laboratory
 Aerospace facilities (Cessna, Simona, etc.)
 Large scale radar and telecommunication test facilities
 Process engineering pilot plants
 High-performance computer network
Scientific and support staff (2004)
5000
4000
3000
2000
1000
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Scientific staff: fte 2338
Assistant staff: fte 2128
Total staff: fte 4466
Faculties
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Aerospace Engineering
Applied Sciences
Architecture
Civil Engineering and Geosciences
Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer
Science
6. Industrial Design Engineering
7. Mechanical Engineering and Marine Technology
8. Technology, Policy and Management
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Delft Research Centres
60%
Faculty’s
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b
c
d
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2
40%
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Delft Research Centres
• Earth: observation, utilization, ecology and engineering
• Water: water works, water management and water quality
• Information and communication technology
• Nanotechnology
• Mechatronics and microsystems
• Life science and technology
• Sustainable energy, extraction, conversion and use
• Sustainable industrial processes
• Sustainable urban areas
• Next Generation infrastructures
• Mobility of persons and transport of goods
Disciplines
Total number of students: 13.382 (2004, excluding Ph.D. students)
Aerospace Engineering 1655
Applied Earth Sciences
246
Applied Physics
509
Architecture, Urban Planning and Housing 2998
Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
315
Materials Science
51
Civil Engineering 1420
Electrical Engineering
552
Geodetic Engineering
43
Industrial Design Engineering 1648
Life Science and Technology
184
Mechanical Engineering 1311
Marine Technology
316
Systems Engineering and Policy Analyses
920
Technical Mathematics
212
Technical Informatics 1002
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500
1000
1500
2000
2500
3000
Students of foreign nationality (2004)
267
Belgium 267
Germany 69
United Kingdom 22
France 18
Greece 23
Italy 30
Rest EU 104
Norway
9
Turkey 26
Eastern Europe 23
Other European countries
6
Indonesia 91
Iran 58
China 260
Other Asian countries 169
USA
Surinam
Other American countries
14
95
46
Marocco
Other African countries
40
33
Oceania
Unknown
6
5
260
0
25
50
75
100
125
150
175
200
Education: programmes
Graduate
study
B.Sc. TU Delft
B.Sc. foreign
Master of Science
years
3
2
Selected by admission committees
Post graduate
study
Doctorate
Dissertation
Scientific
research
Multidisciplinary
design certificate
2
4
Master of Science courses
Aerospace Engineering
Applied Earth Sciences
Applied Mathematics
Applied Physics
Architecture, Urbanism and Building Sciences
Biochemical Engineering
Biomedical Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Civil Engineering
Computer Engineering
Computer Science (Technical Informatics)
Design for Interaction
Electrical Engineering
Engineering and Policy Analysis
Geodetic Engineering
Integrated Product Design
Life Science & Technology
Management of Technology
Marine Technology
Materials Science & Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Media & Knowledge Engineering
NanoScience
Offshore Engineering
Science Education & Communication
Strategic Product Design
Systems & Control
Systems Engineering, Policy Analysis &
Management
Transport, Infrastructure & Logistics
Students of foreign nationality (2004)
Europe
Asia
America
Africa
Other
general
via exchange
597
578
155
77
11
381
21
15
3
1418
420
Main objectives internationalisation
strategy TU Delft
1. Attracting top talent through mobility & exchange of
excellent staff & students
2. Enhancing quality of academic network through
strategic international relations
3. Broadening TU Delft through adding international
dimension
4. Exchange of best practice: Quality & accreditation
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International co-operation
Education
Student exchange (Erasmus)
MSc. Education
Joint Master
Staff exchange (e.g. visiting professors)
Research
PhD research (Sandwich construction)
Post Doc research
Joint research
Staff exchange
Other
Benchmarking / Peerreviews
Sharing facilities
Sharing best practices
Enhancing TU Delft position
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Some international activities of TUD
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Strategic alliances (IDEA League and a limited number of bilateral institutional
partnerships)
Strong stimulus of student mobility ( internships, academic exchanges, MSc thesis,
etc.)
All Master of Science Programs in English language
European Credit Transfer System in place (Bologna)
International diploma supplement for Bachelor and Master degree (Bologna)
ABET accreditation
Code of Practice as quality assurance for English as language of instruction at
Master level
International student population 10 % average (MSc level 14%) (more than 80
nationalities)
International visiting professors
Research fellowship Program for PhD graduates from partner universities
International PhD student population 45 %
International summer course (academic and cultural preparation for MSc level)
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Bilateral co-operation agreements
Europe
EPF Lausanne (Switzerland)
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (Belgium)
Paris Tech (France)
Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm (Sweden)
TU Budapest (Hungary)
TU Praque (Czech Republic)
TU Warschau (Poland)
University of Trondheim (Norway)
METU - Middle East Technical University (Turkey)
Asia
Tsinghua University Beijing (China)
Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai (China)
Fudan University (China)
Kyoto University (Japan)
University of Osaka (Japan)
University of Tokyo (Japan)
Institute of Technology Bandung (Indonesia)
National University of Singapore
KAIST, Korea Academic Institute for Science and
Technology(South Korea)
USA
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
University of Texas, Austin
Georgia Institute of Technology
Other
Technion Haifa (Israel)
Universiteit van Stellenbosch (South Africa)
The IDEA League
Agreement on strategic partnership;
Memorandum of Understanding signed on 6 October 1999 (in Delft)
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Imperial College London, United Kingdom
TU Delft, The Netherlands
ETH Zürich, Switzerland
RWTH Aachen, Germany
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IDEA League
strategic cooperation
• Top Quality Technical Universities in Europe
• Collaboration in education & research
• Participation in European programmes
• Political visibility and clout
• Benchmarking
• Exchange of best practices
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Head office
TU Delft campus
Applied Earth Sciences
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Aerospace Engineering
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Nuna II: Solar World Champion 2003
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Medical equipment
Life Sciences
Architecture
Traffic
Off Shore / Oil
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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The yearly programme
Based on 2 semesters, each consisting of
 lectures
 exercises
 laboratory work
 homework
 one week for preparation
Followed by three weeks of examinations
Average study load per year 60 European Credits (1600 hours)
Research schools
ASCI
BOUW
BSDL
JM BURGERS
CTG
DIMES
DISC
TRAIL
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Computing & Imaging
Advanced Studies in Construction
Biotechnological Sciences Delft Leiden
Fluid Dynamics
Technical Geoscience
Micro-Electronics and Submicron Technology
Systems and Control
Transport, Infrastructure and Logistics
Research institutes
Adhesion  Adhesion
DIDE  Sustainable Energy
DISENS  Intelligent Sensor Microsystems
DITSE  IT in Service Engineering
INTERDUCT  Clean Technology
IOE  Offshore Technology
IRCTR  Telecommunications-transmission and Radar
IRI  Reactor Institute
KOITER  Engineering mechanics
OTB Policy Sciences and Technology
SIMONA  Simulation, Motion and Navigation Technology
KOITER  Computational Mechanics
DEOS  Earth Observation
DUWIND  Wind Energy
Dissertations (Ph.D.)
Number of doctorates
4000
1st 1000 Ph.D’s 68 years
2nd 1000 Ph.D’s 17 years
3rd 1000 Ph.D’s
6 years
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Admission Requirements for the
Master of Science courses
 Relevant Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent)
 GPA (Grade Point Average) of the B.Sc. study of 75 %
 Toefle score (Test of English as a foreign language) of 550 points or
IELTS 6.0 (Overall band grade)
 GRE General test (Graduate Record examination) – 450 verbal, 550
or 3.5 analytical, 650 quantitative
 An essay written in English by the applicant with his/her motivation
 Additional testing and/or a personal interview if required by the
selection committee
Cooperation between Tsinghua
University, Beijing and TU Delft
• Statement of Intent, October 15, 1982
• Memorandum of Understanding, April 4, 1986
• Agreement for Scientific and Academic Cooperation, June 7,
1993
• Agreement for Scientific and Academic Cooperation, May
28, 1999
• Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation in the field
of Micro-electronics (IMETU and DIMES), April 28 2001
• Agreement for Scientific and Academic Cooperation,
January 31, 2005
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Main subjects in the cooperation
between TU Delft and Tsinghua
University January 2004
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Mechanical Engineering: Numerical simulation of turbulent flow
Applied Physics: Image processing and analysis
Electrical Engineering: Microelectronics process technology
Materials Science: Bainite formation in steel
Management of Technological Innovation/National Entrepreneurship
European postgraduate Master in Urbanism: Strategies and design for
cities and territories
Civil Engineering: Fatigue behaviour of steel highway bridges ; Static and
fatigue behaviour of connections; Collapse of pipelines; Fibre-reinforced
plastics in civil engineering structures
Aerospace Engineering: Fracture and damage Mechanics
Mathematics and Computer Science: HPC and Grid Computing
ICT: Video compression and digital watermarking
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The Fudan & TU Delft
International School of Microelectronics
Shanghai, MOU of January 23, 2003
• MSc programme in Microelectronics:
• A joint initiative in high standard education in
microelectronics which will play a significant role in the
development of Shanghai as a global centre of
microelectronics.
• Important provider of well qualified personnel in the IC
industry.
• In close collaboration with the key industry
• Industrial affiliation programme (internships, scholarships)
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Overall Gain for TU Delft through IDEA
League November 1999 – November 2004
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Use of educational quality management principles to ensure internal quality
assurance
A framework for benchmarking on a European scale
In-depth comparison of curricula on level, content and quality = equality of
Bachelor level
Use of jointly developed qualification profiles for Bachelor and Masters
Use of jointly developed diploma supplement
Horizontal and vertical mobility
Exchange of good practices in internationalisation, PhD inflow, diploma
evaluation, admissions, communication & marketing, equality issues, alumni
Framework for joint education projects
Enhanced international status (with positive effects on international labour
market, peerreviews, international accreditation agencies, recruiting, etc.)
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Gain for TU Delft through IDEA League
Cooperation in Education and Research
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Benchmarking and exchange of good practices
Joint curriculum comparison and development
Student mobility - vertical and horizontal
Research collaboration: European Research projects
(7th framework)
PhD exchanges - staff exchanges
Peer reviews by partners as part of self studies
Erasmus Mundus, joint Masterprogrammes
Summer schools, workshops
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Revenue 2004 [in M€]
Government funding
Tuition
Contracts and sales
Miscellaneous
329
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446
TU Delft library and congress centre
Dutch education system
Binary System:
Academic (Research
Oriented)
 MSc / BSc
 MA / BA
Professional
> Bachelor (bc)
Admission Requirements for the
Master of Science courses
Relevant Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent)
GPA (Grade Point Average) of the B.Sc. study of 75 %
Toefle score (Test of English as a foreign language) of 550 points
GRE general test (Graduate Record examination) of at least 550
average
 An essay written in English by the applicant with his/her motivation
 Additional testing and/or a personal interview if required by the
selection committee
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Organisation
Minister of Education,
Culture and Science
Executive Board
Works Council
University Corporate Office
Students Council
Operational Committee
(Board & Deans)
Service Departments
Research schools
Institutes
Research Themes
Faculty
Faculty
Faculty
1
2
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Scientific staff: fte 2338
2500
2000
1500
Full professors: fte 193
Associate professors: fte 251
Assistant professors: fte 330
1000
PhD-students: fte 811
500
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Other: fte 753
International alliances: IDEA League
 Imperial College London (UK)
 TU Delft (The Netherlands)
 ETH Zürich (Switzerland)
 RWTH Aachen (Germany)
Optimization group in Delft