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Delft University of Technology

Delft University of Technology. The Netherlands. 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.

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Delft University of Technology

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  1. Delft University of Technology The Netherlands

  2. The logo : Flame of Prometheus Stealing fire from the gods, giving it to man, Prometheus gave technology and development to mankind.

  3. 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.

  4. Holland at Sea level

  5. Universities in the Netherlands Groningen 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 U Twente Amsterdam Leiden Wageningen TU Delft Utrecht Nijmegen Rotterdam TU Eindhoven Tilburg Maastricht

  6. TU Delft - characteristics • Excellent (international) ratings • Driven by demands of society • High International reputation • Strong (mono)disciplines • 11 Focussed multidisciplinary research themes

  7. Facts & Figures (2004) • Number of PhD-theses 212 • Number of Scientific Publications 5.850 • Number of Spin Offs 250 • Number of Patents 52 • Number of MSc. 1.726

  8. 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

  9. Scientific and support staff (2004) Scientific staff: fte 2338 Assistant staff: fte 2128 Total staff: fte 4466

  10. Faculties • Aerospace Engineering • Applied Sciences • Architecture • Civil Engineering and Geosciences • Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science • Industrial Design Engineering • Mechanical Engineering and Marine Technology • Technology, Policy and Management

  11. Delft Research Centres 60% Faculty’s a b c d 1 2 Delft Research Centres 40% 3

  12. 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

  13. DisciplinesTotal number of students: 13.382 (2004, excluding Ph.D. students) Aerospace Engineering Applied Earth Sciences Applied Physics Architecture, Urban Planning and Housing Chemical and Biochemical Engineering Materials Science Civil Engineering Electrical Engineering Geodetic Engineering Industrial Design Engineering Life Science and Technology Mechanical Engineering Marine Technology Systems Engineering and Policy Analyses Technical Mathematics Technical Informatics 1655 246 509 2998 315 51 1420 552 43 1648 184 1311 316 920 212 1002 0 1000 2500 3000 2000 1500 500

  14. Students of foreign nationality (2004) 267 Belgium Germany United Kingdom France Greece Italy Rest EU Norway Turkey Eastern Europe Other European countries Indonesia Iran China Other Asian countries USA Surinam Other American countries Marocco Other African countries Oceania Unknown 267 69 22 18 23 30 104 9 26 23 6 91 58 260 169 14 95 46 40 33 6 5 260 125 150 175 200 0 25 50 75 100

  15. Education: programmes years 3 B.Sc. TU Delft B.Sc. foreign Graduate study Post graduate study 2 Master of Science Selected by admission committees Doctorate Dissertation Scientific research Multidisciplinary design certificate 2 4

  16. Master of Science courses 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 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

  17. Students of foreign nationality (2004) via exchange general Europe Asia America Africa Other 381 21 15 - 3 597 578 155 77 11 420 1418

  18. Main objectives internationalisation strategy TU Delft • Attracting top talent through mobility & exchange of excellent staff & students • Enhancing quality of academic network through strategic international relations • Broadening TU Delft through adding international dimension • Exchange of best practice: Quality & accreditation

  19. International co-operation

  20. Some international activities of TUD • 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)

  21. 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)

  22. The IDEA LeagueAgreement on strategic partnership;Memorandum of Understanding signed on 6 October 1999 (in Delft) • Imperial College London, United Kingdom • TU Delft, The Netherlands • ETH Zürich, Switzerland • RWTH Aachen, Germany

  23. 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

  24. Head office

  25. TU Delft campus

  26. Applied Earth Sciences

  27. Aerospace Engineering

  28. Nuna II: Solar World Champion 2003

  29. Traffic Medical equipment Architecture Life Sciences Off Shore / Oil

  30. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

  31. 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)

  32. Research schools ASCI BOUW BSDL JM BURGERS CTG DIMES DISC TRAIL • 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

  33. Research institutes Adhesion DIDE DISENS DITSE INTERDUCT IOE IRCTR IRI KOITER OTB SIMONA KOITER DEOS DUWIND • Adhesion • Sustainable Energy • Intelligent Sensor Microsystems • IT in Service Engineering • Clean Technology • Offshore Technology • Telecommunications-transmission and Radar • Reactor Institute • Engineering mechanics • Policy Sciences and Technology • Simulation, Motion and Navigation Technology • Computational Mechanics • Earth Observation • Wind Energy

  34. 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 3000 2000 1000 0 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000

  35. Admission Requirements for theMaster 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

  36. 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 forScientific and Academic Cooperation, January 31, 2005

  37. Main subjects in the cooperation between TU Delft and Tsinghua University January 2004 • 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

  38. The Fudan & TU Delft International School of MicroelectronicsShanghai, 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)

  39. Overall Gain for TU Delft through IDEA League November 1999 – November 2004 • 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.)

  40. Gain for TU Delft through IDEA LeagueCooperation in Education and Research • 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

  41. Revenue 2004 [in M€] Government funding Tuition Contracts and sales Miscellaneous 329 21 79 17 446

  42. TU Delft library and congress centre

  43. Dutch education system • Binary System: • Academic (Research Oriented) • MSc / BSc • MA / BA • Professional • > Bachelor (bc)

  44. Admission Requirements for theMaster 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

  45. Organisation Minister of Education, Culture and Science Executive Board Works Council University Corporate Office Students Council Operational Committee (Board & Deans) Service Departments Faculty Faculty Faculty 1 2 8 Research schools Institutes Research Themes

  46. Scientific staff: fte 2338 Full professors: fte 193 Associate professors: fte 251 Assistant professors: fte 330 PhD-students: fte 811 Other: fte 753

  47. International alliances: IDEA League • Imperial College London (UK) • TU Delft (The Netherlands) • ETH Zürich (Switzerland) • RWTH Aachen (Germany)

  48. Optimization group in Delft

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