InternationalGuide 20102011

International Students & PhD Researchers
International Guide
2010/2011
International Office
Dear students and PhD researchers,
We are very happy to welcome you to TU Delft, and take pride in the fact that
you have chosen to study and carry out research at our university. We firmly be-
lieve you have made the right choice, not only for your educational and research
ambitions, but for the rich and rewarding experiences that await you here.
At TU Delft we take an international approach to research. We aim to find so-
lutions to the problems facing society, now and in the future. In the 21st century,
these problems centre on sustainability. How can we sustain an ever growing
global population in a world where resources are becoming limited and harder
to access? How can we stimulate economic growth in developing countries while
limiting damage to the environment? We believe that health, energy, the environ-
ment and infrastructures & mobility are today’s major social issues. That’s why
TU Delft puts particular emphasis on these four research domains. We need you
to help find solutions to these global issues; together we can work to build a
more sustainable society. As an MSc student or PhD researcher, you are therefore
a valuable addition to our scientific community.
We have plenty to offer you in return. At TU Delft, we provide a first-class
scientific environment with outstanding research facilities and excellent educa-
tion. Our university buildings are situated around the Mekelpark, the green heart
of a dynamic campus. Just beyond the university district, you will find the lovely
historic centre of Delft: a beautiful and prosperous city, where you can enjoy a
rich cultural and social life in attractive and atmospheric surroundings.
I realise that it is a big step to leave your home country and embark on a
study programme abroad. No doubt, there will come a time when you will miss
your own familiar surroundings and the people you love. So, in addition to study-
ing, I advise you to take the opportunity to enjoy student life. Making time for
sports, culture and friends will help you create your own temporary home here in
the Netherlands. We will do our very best to help you build this new life. Things
here might be different from what you are used to. The aim of this handbook
is to provide useful and accurate information on the many facets of your study
adventure abroad. Naturally, our staff and fellow students are ready and willing
to assist you further. I wish you a rewarding time here at TU Delft; it is sure to be
an experience you will never forget.
Prof. Karel Luyben

Rector Magnificus of Delft University of Technology
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Contents
1. TU Delft and the Netherlands 7

1.1 TU Delft today 9
1.2 Delft 12
1.3 The Netherlands 13
1.4 Cultural background 14
2. Academic life at TU Delft 17

2.1 Structure of higher education in the Netherlands 19
2.2 Credits and assessment at TU Delft 20
2.3 Teaching methods and cultural differences 20
2.4 Study problems 23
2.5 The career centre 25
3. Studying at TU Delft 27
3.1 Academic calendar 2009/2010 28
3.2 Regulations 31
3.3 TU Delft facilities 31
3.4 Activities for international students 34
3.5 Student societies 35
3.6 Visa & residence permits 35
3.7 Health and liability insurance 36
3.8 Accommodation 37
4. BSc students 39
4.1 Definition and programme structure 41
4.2 Registration 41
5. MSc students 43
5.2 Introduction Week 45
5.3 Registration at TU Delft 46
5.6 Bank account 47
6. Exchange and free mover students 49

6.1 Definition exchange students 51
6.2 Learning agreement/study plan exchange students 51
6.3 Registration exchange students 51
6.5 Accommodation exchange students 52
6.6 Definition free mover students 53
6.7 Bank account 55
7. PhD researchers 57
7.2 Finding a PhD position 59
7.3 Visa and work permit 59
7.5 Further Information 60

Contents
8. Living in Delft 61
8.1 Student associations 63
8.2 Student chaplaincy 72
8.3 Mosques 73
8.4 Medical care 74
8.5 Money 76
8.6 Shopping 77
8.7 Postal services 80
8.8 Phone 81
8.9 Electricity 82
9. Transport and travel 83

9.1 Bike 85
9.2 Rail (NS) 86
9.3 Buses and trams 87
9.4 Driving licence 88
10. Enjoying life in the Netherlands 89

10.1 Tourist information points 91
10.2 Restaurants and ‘mensas’ 92
10.3 Bars, pubs and music 94
10.4 Cinemas 95
10.5 Museums 96
10.6 Concert halls and theatres 97
10.7 Hotels 98
11.Other useful information 99

11.1 University services 101
11.2 TU Delft faculties 102
11.3 General numbers and addresses 103
11.4 Embassies 104
12.Index 105

1 | TU Delft and the Netherlands

1.
TU Delft and
the Netherlands
The Oostpoort is one of the many reminders in
Delft of the city’s medieval past.
1.1
TU Delft today
Delft University of Technology is a modern university of science and tech-
nology. Its eight faculties are at the forefront of technological develop-
ments contributing to scientific advancement in the interests of world soci-
ety. The university’s excellent research and education standards are backed
by outstanding facilities and research institutes. The university maintains
close links with national and international industry, a strategic alliance that
guarantees the relevance of its many academic programmes and ensures
rich career prospects for its graduates. All programmes encourage creative
and independent thinking with a focus on problem solving. The student
body includes over 100 nationalities.
TU Delft is located in the university district (TU-wijk) of the historic city
of Delft. Beyond the medieval church towers, there are many impressive
university buildings, laboratories, classrooms and offices. They are built in
the newly opened Mekelpark, which constitutes a truly green car-free heart
of the campus where you can study in pleasant surroundings, take a lei-
surely stroll and meet your friends. Most of the streets around the campus
heart are named after scholars who laid the foundation of the university’s
success. The university’s philosophy, facilities and pleasant environment all
contribute to its excellent academic atmosphere.
The essence of TU Delft’s logo is the flame of the Greek god Pro-
metheus, a symbol of knowledge, innovation and creation. Greek legends
portray Prometheus (he who looks ahead) as an inventor, the father of
agriculture and construction, and the source of many discoveries. He is
considered to be the first engineer of the ancient European world. TU Delft
is following in Prometheus’ footsteps by developing innovative, sustainable
and environmentally friendly technology. Prometheus’ flame is therefore a
worthy symbol of this centre of technical excellence.
Delft Research Initiatives

Energy, Health, Infrastructures & Mobility and Environment
A healthy old age, affordable green energy, a clean and safe living environment and
commuting and transportation with no tailbacks. Health, energy, environment, and
infrastructures and mobility are among today’s major social issues. Finding the right
solutions is vital to develop or maintain prosperity and welfare, and also affords
promising economic opportunities.
That is why TU Delft pays extra attention to research and education projects
within these four themes, even though the university offers a much broader array
of research topics and education programmes. The Delft Research Initiatives
Energy, Health, Environment and Infrastructures & Mobility proactively initiate
partnerships with companies, consortia and government agencies in order to
accelerate the development of real solutions. Each Delft Research Initiative has a
vibrant community of researchers, students, alumni and external parties engaged
in academic debate, and working together in concrete projects. They, for example,
develop cheaper solar cells with sufficient efficiency, provide reliable data about
climate change, design a zero emission airplane or develop state of the art
technology in the operating theatre.
More information www.research.tudelft.nl.

Pedestrians and cyclists have priority on TU Delft’s

campus.
Facts & figures about TU Delft

• Eight faculties:
- Aerospace Engineering
- Applied Sciences
- Architecture
- Civil Engineering and Geosciences
- Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science
- Industrial Design Engineering
- Mechanical, Maritime and Materials Engineering
- Technology, Policy and Management
• About 15,300 students
• Over 2,100 international students per year (including exchange students)
• 14 Bachelor’s programmes
• Over 30 Master’s programmes
• About 4,500 employees
• More than 2,000 PhD researchers
• Over 7,000 scientific publications each year
• Over 80 patent awards each year
• Ranked 15 among the world’s top 100 Universities of Technology

The TU Delft is part of the IDEA League - a strategic alliance of five major
European universities of technology:
• Imperial College London
• Delft University of Technology
• ETH (Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule) Zurich
• ParisTech (Paris Institute of Technology)
• RWTH (Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule) Aachen.
These respected institutions of technical learning work closely together to
strengthen the group and establish research collaborations to address the
scientific and technological needs of Europe and the rest of the world. To
carry this forward, technologies and themes have been identified in a num-
ber of domains of science and engineering. These are supported by world-
class science in each of the institutions. The ambition is pre-eminence in
European technical education at tertiary level by combining capability and
knowledge resources in research, education and innovation. Students have
the freedom to move between partner universities and may, in the near
future, be eligible for a diploma supplement awarded by the IDEA League.
For more information: www.idealeague.org.
The university also has institutional partnerships with more than thirty
leading universities across the world, enabling students and researchers to
increase their international experience through cooperation and exchange.
In addition to these university-wide agreements, individual faculties also
have numerous cooperative agreements with partner institutions abroad.
History of TU Delft
Although the university has only existed under its current name since 1986,
it has been providing technical education for 170 years.
On 8 January 1842, King Willem II founded the ’Royal Academy for the
education of civilian engineers, to serve nation and industry, and of ap-
prentices for trade’. An Act passed on 2 May 1863 imposed regulations on
technical education, as well as bringing it under the influence of the rules
applying to secondary education. On20 June 1864, a Royal Decree was is-
sued, ordering that the Royal Academy in Delft be disbanded to make way
for a new Polytechnic School. This school went on to educate architects and
engineers in civil engineering, shipbuilding, mechanical engineering and
mining. On 22 May 1905, an Act was passed acknowledging the academic
level of the school’s technical education: it became an Institute of Technol-
ogy (Technische Hogeschool).
It was the Act that took effect on 1 September 1986 that officially
renamed the Institute of Technology and gave birth to Delft University of
Technology, now commonly known as TU Delft.
Facts & figures about the city of Delft

• Compact town of about 25 km2
• 100,000 inhabitants
• About 70 pubs
• 12 museums
• 14 km from the coast
• 60 km from Amsterdam

1.2
Delft
Delft is a compact, historic town between Rotterdam and The Hague in the
province of Zuid-Holland. It forms part of the Randstad, the urban agglom-
eration in the west of the Netherlands and is the nation’s main educational
and research centre. Today, Delft ranks as a high-tech location due to the
abundance of technology-based institutions and organisations close to and
often involved with the university. Built on reclaimed marsh land, a ‘polder’
area, Delft borders the agricultural centre of the Randstad.
Delft played a key role during the Netherlands’ war of independence
against Spain in the 16th and 17th centuries. It was the residence of
Prince William of Orange, whose presence led to Delft becoming known as
Prinsenstad (the Prince’s City). Until the 18th century, Delft was a major in-
dustrial, cultural and scientific centre, famous for its beer and its Delft blue
pottery. Many world famous painters such as Johannes Vermeer, Jan Steen
and Karel Fabritius lived and worked in Delft. It was also the home town of
scientist Antoni van Leeuwenhoek, the inventor of the microscope.
The constant wars with France and England in the 17th and 18th centu-
ries led to a decline in trade and industry in Delft. But this began to change
in 1842, with the establishment of the Royal Academy for the training of
civil engineers, later to become TU Delft. The presence of this institute was
a strong stimulus to the revival of Delft’s industry and therefore its status.
Its population grew fast. New neighbourhoods were built and university
buildings and faculties were relocated from the centre and concentrated in
the new university district.
Despite wars and rapid population growth, the old centre of Delft has
remained almost completely intact. An ambitious restoration programme
has further conserved the city’s old splendour and cemented its reputation
as a popular tourist destination. These visitors, along with the university’s
14,000 students, make Delft a lively and pleasant place to live and work.
Historic Dutch and European cities, great art

and culture, mountains, sea and much more are
all easily accessible from Delft.

1.3
The Netherlands
The Netherlands is a relatively small country, which borders Germany
and Belgium and lies across the North Sea from the United Kingdom. The
country is often referred to as “Holland”, though strictly speaking this name
only refers to two of its 12 provinces. With a population over 16 million, it
is one of the most densely populated countries in the world. Much of the
population is concentrated in the highly urbanised west of the country,
known as the Randstad. This area includes Amsterdam (the capital), The
Hague (seat of Dutch government) and Rotterdam (one of the largest ports
in the world). The Randstad forms a 60 km radius semi-circle, the centre of
which is agricultural. With its 4.5 million inhabitants, the Randstad is one of
the most important urban agglomerations in Europe. The small historic city
of Delft is strategically placed within this area, only a short journey away
from all these major cities.
Facts & figures of Dutch geography

• Longest distance from north to south: 300 km
• Longest distance from east to west: 200 km
• Lowest point: 6.74m below sea level (near Rotterdam)
• Highest point: 323m above sea level (near Maastricht)
• Location: Western Europe
• Total area: 41,526 km2, one quarter of which is below sea level
Facts & figures about the Dutch population

• Total population: over 16.5 million inhabitants.
• Religion: In this secular state, 52% identify themselves as Christian,
40% claim no affiliation, and 8% belong to other religions.
• National language: Dutch. English is spoken widely.
Facts & figures about the Dutch economy

• Currency: euro (€) €1 = US$1.29 (May 2010).
• Gross Domestic Product (GDP): €607 billion (2008).
• GDP per capita: €40,300 (2008).
Facts & figures about Dutch politics

• Constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary system since 1848
• Queen Beatrix has been the head of state of the Kingdom of the
Netherlands since 1980
• The Netherlands has proportional representation, a multi-party system
and coalition government
• The country is divided into 12 provinces
• The government consists of the monarch (the head of state) and a
cabinet of ministers led by a prime minister
Did you know that…? (with thanks to www.holland.com)

• Half of the country is below the level of a high tide, but perfectly safe
• Holland still has around 1,000 old-fashioned working windmills?
• Holland is the world’s third largest exporter of agricultural products yet
only 3% of the population works in agriculture?
• The Dutch are the tallest people in the world?
• There are estimated to be twice as many bikes as people?

• Holland has the highest concentration of museums in the world, with 42

in Amsterdam alone?
• Holland was one of the six founding members of the European Community?
• The highest point in Holland is 323 metres above sea level?
• Amsterdam has 1,281 bridges?
1.4
Cultural background
Personal relations Dutch style
When living in the Netherlands, you will discover many habits which you
will identify as typically Dutch, and may be rather different to what you are
used to. When living abroad, such challenges come with the territory. Find-
ing out more about Dutch customs and habits is not only interesting and
sometimes amusing, but it also helps you to better understand the Dutch
people around you.
You will soon notice that Dutch people can be very direct in their man-
ner of speaking. They tend not to ‘beat around the bush’ or be particularly
diplomatic: Dutch people tend to just say what they think! They are also
not afraid to criticise others. It helps to remember that, in most cases, this
directness is not intended to offend.
The Dutch are also known for their punctuality. Appointments and
schedules are taken seriously in the Netherlands. Arriving more than 15
minutes after the agreed time is considered rude and too late.
Dutch climate
The country’s maritime climate is mild. The temperature varies between
five and fifteen degrees Celsius in the spring and autumn, and between fif-
teen and thirty degrees during the summer. The weather is changeable but
moderate. Rare icy conditions in the winter are the sign for thousands of
Dutch people to put on warm clothing and go skating on the country’s many
lakes, rivers and canals. Rain is one of the characteristics of Dutch weather.
The yearly rainfall is about 750 mm.
The Dutch language

The national language is Dutch. In the northern province of Friesland, peo-
ple speak a second official language - Frisian. People learning Dutch in the
Netherlands sometimes have trouble practising their language skills: nearly
all Dutch people speak English - many also speak German and French - and
they tend to reply in this language if they hear you are not a fluent Dutch
speaker. Easy in many cases, but it doesn’t help you improve your Dutch!
Just be persistent and ask people to speak to you only in Dutch.
If you would like to learn Dutch, TU Delft offers a range of Dutch lan-
guage courses (NT2 courses) for non-native speakers. Beginners, as well
as intermediate and advanced learners, can apply for intensive courses and
evening courses. Check out www.delftsemethode.nl for more information
and a registration form. If you would like to know what the courses cost,
contact the Institute of Technology and Communication (see Chapter 11 for
details). The courses are free of charge for our students. PhD researchers
can also take the courses for a modest fee. You can also order books for
self-study through this website or at the TU Delft bookshop.
Unlike English, but similar to German and French, Dutch applies a
distinction between addressing your professor and your fellow student with

1 | What to do upon arrival
‘you’. The polite form is ‘u’ and the informal form is ‘je’ or ‘jij’ (note that ‘j’
in Dutch is pronounced like ‘y’ in English). Here is a list of some basic words
and phrases that might come in handy:
Some words that might come in handy:
English Dutch Phonetics

Hello, hi Hoi Hoyee
Goodbye (informal) Doei Doo-ee
Goodbye (formal) Tot ziens Tot zeens
Dag Dahkh
Cool, great, awesome Gaaf Gaaf
Nice, cosy Gezellig Ge-zel-lig
Lovely, delicious, nice Lekker Lacker
Yes Ja Yaa
No Nee Nay
Please (informal) Alstjeblieft Ahls-ye-bleeft
Please (formal) Alstublieft Ahl-stew-bleeft
Thank you (formal) Dank u wel Dahngk u wel
Thank you (informal) Dank je wel Dahngk ye wel
Bedankt Be-dahngkt
Don’t mention it Niets te danken Neets te danken
I beg your pardon Neem me niet kwalijk Naym me neet kvaa-lick
Excuse me Pardon Par-don
Sorry Sor-ry
How are you? Hoe gaat het? Hoo gaat heht?
Very well, thank you Heel goed, dank u/je Hayl goot, dangk u/ye
Excellent Uitstekend Out-stay-kent
Good morning Goedemorgen Goote-mor-gen
Good afternoon Goedemiddag Goote-mi-dakhk
Good evening Goedeavond Goote-naa-vont
Good night Goedenacht Goote-nahkht
See you later Tot straks Tot strahks
See you tomorrow Tot morgen Tot mor-gen
Enjoy your meal Eet smakelijk Ayt smaa-ker-lerk
Sleep well Welterusten Vehlt-rerss-tern
Have a nice trip Goede reis Goote rayss
Where is/are…? Waar is/zijn…? Vaar is/zayn…?
What do you call this? Hoe heet dit? Hoo hayt dit?
What does that mean? Wat betekent dat? Vat be-tay-kent dat?
Do you speak English? Spreekt u Engels? Spraykt u engels?
I don’t understand Ik begrijp het niet Ik be-grayp het neet
I am hungry/thirsty Ik heb honger/dorst Ik hehp ho-ngerr/dorst
Where is the toilet? Waar is het toilet? Vaar is het tvah-leht?
Best of luck, after a while it gets easier.

Suggested reading on Dutch habits and culture

• The low sky (H. van der Horst)
• The Dutch I presume? (Martijn de Rooi and Jurjen Drenth)
• The Undutchables (C.R. White)
• ‘What!??’ Aspects of Dutch culture that can cause friction (Marilyn
Warman)
• Living in Holland (published by Nuffic)
• Website for expatriates living in the Netherlands: www.expatica.com
There are many more titles out there - just Google them.
• Dutch weather info can be found via www.weather.com

2.
Academic life
at TU Delft
The corner of the Industrial Design Engineering
building is a good place to discuss the morning’s
lecture with classmates.
2 | Academic life at TU Delft
2.1
Structure of higher education in
the Netherlands
The Netherlands has two types of degree programmes:
• academic and research-oriented education (wetenschappelijk onderwijs,
WO), traditionally offered by universities
• higher professional education (hoger beroepsonderwijs, HBO)
traditionally offered by hogescholen or universities of applied sciences.
HBO degree programmes are geared towards more technical and practi-
cal skills in the various trades. Students are prepared for more practical
careers, developing both theoretical knowledge and the skills needed to
apply that knowledge.
There are thirteen universities in the Netherlands, all largely funded by
the state. These can again be subdivided according to study programmes
and founding philosophy. Nine universities provide a wide range of courses
on subjects such as economics, law, behaviour and society, the natural
sciences and health. There is one Open University, and three universities
specialise in engineering and technology.
• Delft University of Technology
• University of Twente
• Eindhoven University of Technology
These three universities have formed a strategic alliance, called the 3TU
Federation.
The higher education system in the Netherlands is based on a three-tier
degree system, consisting of Bachelor’s, Master’s and PhD degree pro-
grammes. Most university students conclude their academic careers with
a Master’s degree. However, there are many possibilities for further study.
Graduates can go on to postgraduate course such as teacher training or
can pursue academic and scientific research by choosing to do a doctorate
degree programme (PhD).
Programme European Credits Degree

(from the European Credit
Transfer System)
WO Bachelor’s 180 Bachelor of Science (BSc) or
Bachelor of Arts (BA)
HBO Bachelor’s 240 Bachelor’s degree indicating

the field of study, for example
Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng)
WO Master’s 60, 90 or 120 (TU Delft: 120) Master of Science (MSc)

or Master of Arts (MA)
HBO Master’s 60 to 120 Master’s degree indicating the

field of study, for example
Master of Engineering (M.Eng)

2.2
Credits and assessment at TU Delft
A student’s workload is measured in ECTS credits (ECTS stands for Europe-
an Credit Transfer System). Under European Law one credit represents 28
hours of study work; 60 credits represent one year of full-time study (1680
hours). Students are expected to devote 40 hours a week to their studies,
including attending lectures and laboratory sessions, carrying out exercises
and assignments, computer work, private study, projects, etc.
TU Delft’s goal is to turn out graduates who are critical and independent
thinkers. This is reflected both in the curriculum and in the way in which
knowledge and skills are transferred. To promote an autonomous atti-
tude, the academic curriculum focuses to a great extent on analysing and
problem-solving in groups, and on writing papers. Much attention is paid to
having students learn where to find the information they need and to make
critical use of the information they find.
There are strong links between TU Delft’s research and society at large,
and as a result scientific research is focusing more and more on society’s
needs. This is also reflected in the curricula; students carry out laboratory
work as part of their studies and undertake practical research training at
companies.
Assessment is on the basis of class participation, oral presentations
or assignments, a written paper or a final examination. Resits or retakes
are scheduled once a year. In the Netherlands an absolute grading system
is used instead of a relative grading system. The grade does not reflect
a comparison with your fellow students. The grading system runs from 1
(very poor) to 10 (outstanding). An 8 is the equivalent of grade A, a 9 is
seldom awarded and a 10 is extremely rare. Grades 1-3 are hardly ever
used. The minimum grade for a pass is 6.
2.3
Teaching methods and cultural differences
Student-staff relations
You will soon notice that Dutch people can be very direct in their manner
of speaking. They are also not afraid to criticise others. This assertiveness
and directness is not limited to interpersonal relationships outside TU Delft.
In student-staff relationships too, the Dutch tend to find that being honest
and open is far more constructive than keeping quiet or being indirect in
order to keep the peace. If you know how to deal with this openness, it
can result in clearer communication with others, both inside and outside
TU Delft. It helps to remember that, in most cases, this directness is not
intended to offend.
Student-staff relations are typically less formal than in most non-West-
ern countries. For example, students often call members of staff by their
first name, professors as well as lecturers. This may seem a bit strange
or even inappropriate to you, but it is not an expression of disrespect. In
the Netherlands, people feel that respect is something you earn based on
Students’ Charter
The Students’ Charter describes all the rights and duties of students and TU Delft.
It contains information on matters such as on TU Delft student funding, enrolment
issues and protection of rights.
Website: www.regulations.tudelft.nl.

your actions and your character; it does not stem automatically from your
wealth, your position or the size of your car. However, this informality does
not mean that lecturers and professors expect to have social contact with
their students outside the university; it is a purely professional working
relationship. Members of staff do not expect to be offered gifts of any sort.
A lecturer is required to assess his or her students impartially, and anyone
accepting a gift from a student may be seen as compromising his or her
integrity.
Communication
Being an engineering student means that you are expected to analyse
evidence and information relevant to an issue, evaluate it critically, draw
your own conclusions, and present your ideas in a logical fashion. Lecturers
will often ask your opinion, and expect you to be able to explain how you
have reflected on a certain problem, rather than just reproducing what the
book says, or what an author has written on a certain subject. Try not to be
afraid to answer questions; a lecturer will attach great value to someone
voicing his/her ideas on the subject under discussion.
You should not see arguing or discussing a point as being disrespectful
to a lecturer. In the Dutch education system, active participation in discus-
sions with fellow students and lecturers is appreciated and expected. In
some cultures this may be regarded as disrespectful or rude, but in Dutch
education it is part of academic life.
Towards the end of your programme at TU Delft, you will cooperate
more closely with a member of academic staff responsible for supervising
your research project. This project may take the form of an assignment for
a company. Your supervisor will advise you both on your research itself and
on your contact with the company and the relevant procedures.
Scale models are a good means to test whether your

idea really works.

It is always important to let your supervisor know if you are experi-

encing problems of any kind. Research students are expected to work
independently, but they are not expected to have expert knowledge about
everything or to be able to solve all problems on their own. Being able
to express the dilemmas you’re dealing with is considered to be a sign of
professionalism and opens up the possibility for an academic discussion. It
is up to you to communicate clearly about what you want and expect from
your supervisor at every stage. If you are not sure about something, ask!
If you have any complaints about how your are taught or the way in
which your degree programme is organised, you should first contact the
teaching officer of your student society or your academic counsellor. The
academic counsellor can also provide help on planning your studies. You
can also direct any complaints you might have to the Faculty Student Coun-
cil or Board of Studies, which have more direct contact with the people who
run your degree programme.
Teaching methods
Lectures
Lectures usually last two hours and are attended by a large number of
students. Due to the size of the audience, the lecturer has little personal
interaction with the students. Lectures are often based on literature which
is compiled in ‘readers’.
Tutorials
During a tutorial, up to 20 students work on exercise material under the
guidance of a lecturer or an assistant. Students can ask questions when-
ever they need to.
Project education
Project education is mainly aimed at developing students’ problem-solving
and cooperation skills. Students work together in small groups (2-10
students) on solving real-life engineering problems. In doing so, students
get the opportunity to learn how to handle problems in a real-life context.
By working in a project group, students also learn how to make group deci-
sions and how to deal with the many different points of view within a group.
Independent study
As a student, you are also expected to study individually, at home, at your
faculty or at the University Library.
Board of Studies
Each degree programme has a Board of Studies, which discusses all
education-related matters. The board comprises students, lecturers and
managers. They have the power to advise on the Course and Examination
Regulations and the details of the curriculum. The best way to contact the
Board of Studies is through the student society’s teaching office or the
Director of Studies.
Punctuality
Appointments and schedules are taken seriously in the Netherlands. Arriving
more than 15 minutes after the agreed time is considered rude and too late. Be-
ing late for a scheduled appointment with a member of staff, even by less than 15
minutes, will not be appreciated. If you are late, you should certainly apologise.

Be aware of schedules and deadlines for completing essays and assign-

ments. You are strongly advised to complete all assignments on time. Lec-
tures and classes begin and end at the scheduled times and an assignment
will not be accepted if it is handed in after the deadline has passed. In this
case, an excuse will not help.
2.4
Study problems
If you are having difficulties understanding part of your course or complet-
ing assignments, there are several things you can do. One is to discuss the
issue with fellow students. In tutorials and sometimes in lectures, you are
encouraged to ask questions and in most cases you are expected to direct
your questions to the lecturer in front of all other students. If you would
rather talk to the lecturer in private, find out when he or she is available
to see students, and go to see him or her. Most lecturers have consultation
hours during which they receive individual students and if necessary they
are also prepared to make an appointment to see students outside these
hours. Consultation hours are usually posted on a lecturer’s door or on the
general bulletin board in the hall of your faculty.
Faculty academic counsellors

Academic counsellors are available to students at all TU faculties. They
deal with all aspects of student life, especially academic matters, but also
personal issues that may affect your studies. Students are encouraged to
consult academic counsellors, especially when facing problems.
You can contact an academic counsellor for:
• Information about the degree course, the educational programme and
the regulations applying to the degree course;
• Help with academic planning, for instance, if you are falling behind with
your studies;
• Choosing a study programme (subjects);
• Exemption from exams and classes;
• Help with applications for financial support under the Financial
Regulation for Students in the case of recognised student council
activities or from other TU Delft funds in the event of exceptional and
unforeseen financial difficulties;
• Registering problems keeping up with the study programme, help with
drawing from a programme and possible refunds in special
circumstances beyond the student’s control;
• Advice on discontinuing your studies, and leaving TU Delft and to
continue your studies elsewhere;
• Advice on transferring from one degree course to another within TU Delft;
• Referral to a student psychologist or a university student counsellor.
When you arrive at TU Delft, you will receive a Faculty Guide from your
faculty coordinator. This booklet will provide more information on academic
counselling. If you have any questions about your study programme before
your arrival at TU Delft, you can contact the faculty MSc coordinator.
Student & career support

University student counsellors are on hand to help current and prospective
students and recent graduates and have four main areas of expertise:

• Legal affairs: especially relating to enrolment procedures and financial aid;

• Psychosocial support;
• Degree course, career and job-market orientation;
• Providing support to students who belong to special groups, such as
students suffering from a temporary physical or mental illness and students
with a disability or chronic illness. They also provide support for students
who are top-class athletes. The student counsellors offer both workshops
and individual consultation. Their expertise complements that of the aca-
demic counsellors.
Student psychologists
The student psychologists at S&CS offer a variety of workshops and training
courses to help you study more effectively. Studying efficiently is simply
a matter of technique. If you are experiencing problems that prevent you
from leading a successful and enjoyable student life, we can also provide
you with personal counselling.
Situations that you can talk to a university psychologist about include
trouble concentrating on your studies, doubts about whether you are clever
enough, or an inability to motivate yourself to study. They can also help if
you simply feel uncomfortable in your surroundings or if you want to get
something off your chest to someone who is willing to listen! The univer-
sity psychologists can help you cope with personal problems and provide
instructions and training to help you study.
Smartstudie website
The website www.smartstudie.nl features details of all the services on offer
at S&CS, including:
• Workshops and training courses: an informative overview of what’s on
offer;
• Personal consultation: if you no longer believe in your own abilities;
• Study Buddy Project: students offer support to fellow students with
physical, psychological or study problems;
• Useful links: details of other informative websites if you want to find
out more or get started yourself.
Student Ombudsman
If you have a complaint about TU Delft, the faculty or staff members, you
should first try to solve the problem yourself, if necessary with the help of
the academic counsellors or your faculty. If this does not provide a solution,
you can appeal to the Student Ombudsman, who will do what he can to
help.
Questions or personal issues?

Make an appointment with a university student counsellor or student psychologist at the
Education and Student Affairs Front Office desk, or come to the open consultation hours.
Jaffalaan 9a (entrance on Mekelweg)
Opening hours: Monday to Friday from 9.00 – 17.00
T +31 (0)15 27 88004
E sdv@tudelft.nl
Walk-in consultation
University student counsellors: Tuesdays from 11.30 – 12.30
Student psychologists: Tuesdays and Thursdays from 11.30 – 12.30

Ombudsman TU Delft,
Drs. N.J. van de Griend The Ombudsman can help to solve the problem and take actions to pre-
Jaffalaan 9a, vent other students from encountering the same difficulties. The first step
(ingang Mekelweg) is to contact the Ombudsman by e-mail. The Ombudsman is an independent
2628 BX Delft arbitrator and strictly respects your privacy. You can discuss issues with
T 015 27 81753 him, ask for help, submit complaints and, if you are unsure what to do, he
n.j.vandegriend@tudelft.nl can show you the correct way to proceed.
2.5
The Career Centre
Do you want to know where to start looking for a job? Perhaps you want
to find out what extra skills you will need or you are looking to track down
specific career opportunities? Whatever your situation, the Career Centre
is here to help you think about your options, learn about different careers,
find a job, take the next step in your studies or figure out the best way to
take some time out.
Information Centre
In our office at the Education & Student Affairs building, Jaffalaan 9a, there
are books, magazines, and brochures available on subjects such as careers,
international opportunities and other market trends.

Inspiring career sessions

Throughout the academic year, we offer a range of workshops and activities
to help you find the perfect job or internship:
• Lunch-time CV-check sessions
• Seminars on writing a cover letter
• Competency game
• Mock interviews
• Company networking events
• Immigration information
and much more!
Drop in!
Every week we have drop-in hours for career questions on Tuesdays, Thurs-
days and Fridays.
All drop-in hours are from 11.30 till 12.30 at Jaffalaan 9a (E&SA building).
Individual consultation
If you can’t make it to a drop-in hour or if you have specific questions and
want more personalised advice, why not make an appointment to talk to
one of our careers counsellors?
Want more information?

There is plenty more information available. Check out our Facebook pages
for easy access to automatic updates. Our website features links to many
sites with information about immigration, working styles, career training
and, of course, various internships and job vacancies.
Contact
Career Centre
Jaffalaan 9a (entrance on Mekelweg)
2628 BX Delft
T +31 (0)15 27 88004
E careercentre@tudelft.nl / Skype: TUDcareers
Opening hours: Mon-Fri 09.00 – 17.00
http://careercentre.tudelft.nl
Facebook: TU Delft Career Centre
Workshops
The University student counsellors organise many career orientation work-
shops for students throughout the year. For more information about the
workshops, please visit www.smartstudie.nl.
Student societies
The student societies organise career-related activities throughout the
year, such as company visits and company presentations at the faculty.

3.
Studying at
TU Delft
3 | Studying at TU Delft
3.1
Academic calendar 2010/2011
The Dutch academic year runs from the first week of September to the
beginning of July of the following year. There is a summer holiday, but
students who may have to resit examinations in August tend to study
during the summer break.
First semester
July 2010 1 25
August 2 9 16 23 30
18 - 22 Aug 23 - 26 Aug 30 aug

Introduction Introduction 15.00 Opening
Week Week of academic
year
Start of classes
September 6 13 20 27
October 4 11 18 25
18 - 22 Oct 25 - 29 Oct
No classes Exams
November 1 8 15 22 29
1 - 5 Nov Start of classes

Exams
December 6 13 20 27
5 Dec 20 - 31 Dec 20 - 31 Dec

Sinterklaas No classes No classes
Christmas Christmas
Holidays Holidays
25 - 26 Dec 1 Jan
Christmas* New Year’s
Day*
January 3 10 17 24 31
2011
3 - 7 Jan 10 – 14 Jan 17 – 21 Jan 24 – 28 Jan Start of classes
Classes No classes Exams Exams

Second semester
February 7 14 21 28
21 – 25 Feb Start of classes

Spring
half-term
March 7 14 21 28
28 Mar – 1 apr
No classes
April 4 11 18 25
4-8 Apr 11-15 Apr 22 Apr 27 Apr – 5 May

No classes/ Exams Good friday* Spring holidays
Exams
25 Apr
Easter*
30 Apr
Queen’s
Birthday*
May 2 9 16 23 30
5 May 2 Jun
Liberation Day* Ascension Day*
June 6 13 20 27
14 – 17 Jun 20 – 24 Jun 22 Jun – 1 Jul

No classes Exams Exams
13 Jun
Pentecost*
July 4 11 18 25
August 1 8 15 22 29
22 – 26 Aug
Resits
*) The University, all

public offices and many
shops are closed on
these days. 29 | International Guide 2010/2011
The Central Library is a favourite study haunt of TU
Delft students.
3.2
Regulations
Code of conduct
TU Delft is a signatory of the national ‘Code of Conduct with respect to
International Students in Dutch Higher Education’ - a joint initiative of
institutes of higher education and the government.
The Code of Conduct sets standards and guidelines and serves as a
guide to participating institutes of higher education in their interactions
with international students. Signatories guarantee the quality of the
programmes offered, recruitment, selection procedures and counselling.
The TU Delft Executive Board can issue regulations and take measures
to ensure proper procedures are followed in the university’s buildings
and grounds. These measures may include the partial or complete
exclusion from the buildings or grounds of a person who has infringed
the regulations, for a period up to a maximum of one year. For more
information, see the general regulations in the Student Charter or visit
www.internationalstudy.nl > general information.
ICT management regulations

These regulations also apply specifically to the use of ICT facilities by
students. This is reflected in the ‘TU Delft Management Regulations
for the use of Educational ICT facilities by Students’. These regulations
govern the use by students of the university’s network and computer
equipment.
No-smoking rule
Smoking is prohibited in all TU Delft buildings except in designated smok-
ing areas. The Executive Board has requested the Deans of the faculties
to ensure that the no-smoking rule is strictly enforced.
3.3
TU Delft facilities
TU Delft Library
The central TU Delft Library is a hub of technical and scientific informa-
tion in the Netherlands. It is also a magnificent piece of architecture. The
collection comprises books, periodicals, conference proceedings, reports,
standards and reference works. Some university faculties also have their
own libraries with collections aimed at their own research. Books which
are not in stock can be obtained on loan from other university libraries.
The library catalogue can be accessed digitally via www.library.
tudelft.nl. It is also possible to request books and other media from the
collection. ‘Ask your library’ (https://askyourlibrary.tudelft.nl) is the
virtual reference service of the TU Delft Library. The staff will be happy
to help you by e-mail, chat or phone. Study rooms are available for staff
and students, many equipped with PCs and internet. You can reserve a
study room at the reception desk with your student ID or university card.
There are also 1,000 study places, some equipped with PCs, for which no
TU Delft Library reservation is needed.
Prometheusplein 1
2628 ZC Delft Library membership
T +31 (0)15 27 85678 Everyone is welcome to use the facilities that are open to the public, such
www.library.tudelft.nl as information searches, reference works and periodicals.

To request or borrow publications from the TU Delft Library’s

collection you need a Library Pass. You can apply for this personal pass at
the Central Library’s Information Desk or at one of the Faculty libraries.
More information
For more information about the TU Delft Library contact customer service:
e-mail: library@tudelft.nl, telephone: +31 (0)15 27 85678.
TU Delft students and staff

All students and staff can register their CampusCard as a library card at
the information desks at all Library locations. Guests of the university can
obtain a library card free of charge for the period on presentation of their
declaration of hospitality. Other users are required to pay an annual mem-
bership fee of €20.
More information
For more information about TU Delft Library contact the customer service
department: e-mail: library@tudelft.nl, telephone: +31 (0)15 27 85678
OpenCourseWare (OCW)
Delft University of Technology has joined the OpenCourseWare Consortium
in offering the world free access to certain course content online. TU Delft
OCW seeks to make full use of the potential of the internet to overcome
the borders and physical distance which form obstacles to the instanta-
neous exchange of knowledge and new ideas. Unlike distance learning
programmes that charge tuition fees, provide formal instruction and limit
participation, OpenCourseWare offers all these course materials free of
charge to everyone who has online access.
http://ocw.tudelft.nl/
iTunes
TU Delft is one of the first universities in the Netherlands to be present on
iTunes U. This programme allows you to download and synchronise lectures
and infomercials from TU Delft to your iPod or iPhone, giving you constant
access to knowledge wherever you are. The range of information initially
available will include lectures on Civil Engineering & Water, Architecture,
Electrical Engineering and Aerospace Engineering. Over the coming months
we will continue to add new courses. TU Delft’s ultimate aim is to have a
system in place where lectures are captured automatically for instant publi-
cation on iTunes U.
www.apple.com/education/itunes-u/
TU Delft Sport Centre and Culture Centre

A good way to meet students outside the faculty is to join sports and cul-
TU Delft Sport Centre tural groups. The TU Delft Sport Centre and Culture Centre are located at
and Culture Centre Mekelweg 8-10 (website: www.snc.tudelft.nl).
Mekelweg 8-10 The university’s Sport Centre and Culture Centre offer a wealth of
2628 CD Delft opportunities for activities, personal development, relaxation and social
T +31 (0)15 27 83988 interaction. The sports centre provides facilities and qualified instructors
(Culture Centre) for many team and individual sports. You need an annual sportkaart (sports
T+31 (0)15 27 82443 card) to make use of the facilities; this costs €90 (students) or €299 (staff
(Sport Centre) incl. PhD students) and can be purchased at the sports centre at any time.
www.snc.tudelft.nl You will need your campus card to obtain the sports card, which is valid for

one academic year (September to August) and enables you to make use
of all facilities at the centre. You can also join any of the available sports
programmes (see www.snc.tudelft.nl for the available programmes and
enrolment periods). For some sports, like swimming and squash, there are
no facilities at the sports centre, but the sportkaart gives you access to
specific facilities elsewhere in Delft at reduced rates. Of course, you are
also welcome to join any of the 40 sports clubs (see www.snc.tudelft.nl for
a full list and how to join) that practise and play competition matches at the
sports centre.
The culture centre offers you the possibility to develop your skills in
various cultural activities such as photography, painting, and sculpting.
Musical instruments are available, as well as a recording studio, an art
studio, a rehearsal studio, a darkroom and dance studio. The main hall
is suitable for small plays and concerts. You can obtain access to these
facilities by purchasing a card for the facility you wish to use. On average
these cards cost €65 per year (for details see www.snc.tudelft.nl). You can
follow courses in any instrument given by qualified instructors (prices vary
depending on length and level of the course, see website for details). You
can also join a band that practises weekly.
The Sport Centre and Culture Centre are also an ideal place for leisure
and social activities. A place where students can unwind during parties,
shows, and musical and theatre productions. The modern Sports Cafe offers
a wide range of food and drinks from early hours to late at night. For more
information surf to the website www.snc.tudelft.nl.
Opening hours Sport Centre: Opening hours Culture Centre:

Monday – Friday: 8.00 – 23.30 Monday – Friday 10.00 – 00.00
Saturday and Sunday: 9.00 – 19.00 Saturday: 10.00 – 17.00 and
Sunday: 14.00 – 00.00
There’s more to TU Delft than academics. Make

time to enjoy the social side of life at TU Delft.


‘Studium Generale’
Since 1946 all universities in the Netherlands have had their own Studium
Generale (or general studies programme) to extend the general knowledge
of students, staff and others interested by means of freely accessible
Studium Generale programmes on culture, technology, society and science. In addition
Jaffalaan 5 to lectures, exhibitions and workshops (some of which are in English),
2628 BX Delft Studium Generale works with themes that change on a regular basis. Most
T +31 (0)15 27 85235 programmes are free for all participants. The workshops request a small
www.sg.tudelft.nl contribution. The current programme can be found on www.sg.tudelft.nl.
3.4
Activities for international students
TU Delft organises a range of activities for internationals student during the
academic year to help make their time in Delft truly memorable. The online
community for international students, www.ourcommunity.tudelft.nl, lists
and promotes activities especially for international students. On this web
page, you can also find background information and photos of past events.
Information on other activities throughout the year can be found on
Blackboard, a virtual learning environment that you will become familiar
with soon after your arrival.
Introduction Week
TU Delft welcomes new international MSc students with an introduction
programme which features all kinds of activities from finding out about
how TU Delft is organised and exploring the city of Delft and its environs to
language classes, learning about Dutch culture and much more! Read more
in Chapter 5.5.
Excursions
The International Office organises several excursions during the aca-
demic year to visit some of the Netherlands’ leading attractions. Examples
include:
• the Delta Works, a major civil engineering project designed to protect
the province of Zeeland from the sea;
• the Keukenhof, a park with millions of tulips, hyacinths and daffodils in
full bloom;
• Amsterdam, including a visit to one of its famous museums (e.g. Van
Gogh, Rijksmuseum) and a canal cruise.
Friday Nights
Every Friday evening, an international student night is organised at the
Culture Centre for and by TU Delft’s international students. At these Friday
Night events, you get the chance to meet each other and learn more about
each other’s countries and cultures. Past events include a Persian New
Year’s celebration, cheese tasting, Indian Holi festival, Chinese New Year,
Turkish Delight and a lecture on famous graphic artist Escher.
Delft International Student Society

For more information see page 68 (under VSSD Student Union)
AEGEE student association also organises plenty of activities for interna-
tional students. Chapter 8.1 tells you more.

3.5
Student societies
In Delft, each study programme has its own student society. These
societies, fully run by students, organise many activities to complement
and support your studies. Excursions to companies, symposia, readings,
lectures and even study trips abroad all form part of the events on offer.
Most societies also publish their own periodicals and an annual yearbook
containing a wealth of information on Delft, your study programme and
your fellow students.
Most student societies also organise get-togethers where you have the
opportunity to get to know your fellow students in an informal setting. The
contributions and participation of international students are valued at the
many student societies. As an international student, you will be given a
warm welcome.
The student societies are there to assist you in your studies, for instance
by publishing and offering study books for sale at discount prices. They
also play an important role in the evaluation of the degree programmes and
specific courses.
3.6
Visa & residence permits
Visa (MVV)
Nationals from the European Union (EU) and European Free Trade
Organisation (EFTA) countries and nationals from the USA., Australia, New
Zealand, Canada, Japan and South Korea do not require a visa to enter the
Netherlands. If you have a different nationality and you want to stay more
than three months, you need a special visa called an ‘MVV’. TU Delft helps
students with their visa application with the help of a fast-track student
procedure. When you are admitted to TU Delft, the International Office will
inform you about the visa procedure. For general information on the visa
procedure go to
www.nuffic.nl/international-students.
Residence permit
All students (EU and non-EU) staying longer than four months in the coun-
try need to register as a resident at the local municipality. The International
Office will make an application on your behalf on the day of your registra-
tion.
General information on applying for a residence permit is to be found
on www.nuffic.nl/international-students. Exchange students can also view
www.tudelft.nl/exchange for a detailed description of visa and residence
permit application procedures.
Tuberculosis examination
When you apply for your residence permit, you will have to undergo a medi-
cal examination for TB. Read more in Chapter 8.4: Medical care.
Extension of residence permit for non-EU nationals

You are responsible for any extension to your residence permit.
However, TU Delft provides help to students who need to arrange an
extension of their residence permit. Information is published on Blackboard
at the beginning of March. If you do not participate in TU Delft’s extension

procedure, you will have to apply for the extension yourself.

This must be done eight weeks before your permit expires by contacting
the Dutch Immigration and Naturalisation Service in Zwolle (postal
address: Postbus 7023, 8007 HA Zwolle, telephone 0900-1234561). We
strongly recommend that you send your application by registered mail.
Three months before your permit expires, the IND will send you the form
to be completed. If you do not receive this, you can download the form
from www.nuffic.nl/nederlandse-organisaties/services/docs/immigratie/
Aanvraag-verlenging-VVR-studie.doc. Overstaying the term of the permit
can have grave consequences; the IND has the right to insist that you re-
apply for an MVV visa from your home country if your application to renew
your the residence permit is late.
Special visa for MSc graduates

If you want to find a job or PhD position in the Netherlands after
graduation, you should apply to the IND Immigration Office for a residence
IND permit as a zoekstudent (student jobseeker). This residence permit is valid
Dutch Immigration Office for 12 months. It is crucial that you apply for the student jobseeker permit
The organisation for entry before the day your registration at TU Delft ends. The legislation on this
into the Netherlands subject changes regularly, so visit the website www.ind.nl or www.nuffic.nl/
T 0900 123 4561 international-students/alumni/working-after-your-studies to obtain up-to-
www.ind.nl date information.
3.7
Health and liability insurance
In principle everyone who lives in the Netherlands must have health insur-
ance. There are differences in the way these rules apply depending on the
person’s country of origin (EU or non-EU). Whether you work or receive a
salary as a PhD researcher is also relevant. See details below.
Non-EU students
The Dutch Immigration and Naturalisation service (IND) will check to make
sure that your insurance coverage meets Dutch standards.
All students are obliged to take out the Insurance Passport for Students
(IPS) Health and Liability insurance arranged for you by TU Delft. The
insurance premium is currently €36.50 per month (April 2010). You will
receive your insurance policy from the International Office upon arrival at
TU Delft.
Please note:
The IPS insurance does not cover the costs of treatment for existing dis-
eases and illnesses which could have been treated in your home country,
prior to moving to the Netherlands. Nor does it cover the costs of hospital
treatment if it is medically justifiable to postpone treatment until you return
to your home country. This insurance policy also does not cover pregnancy
treatment, if the pregnancy began prior to your arrival in the Netherlands.
For more information on insurance and conditions, please check the IPS
website: www.ips-lippmann.com.
Students above the age of 30 normally fall under the legally obliged
basic health insurance for Dutch inhabitants. Since their stay is temporary,
they are, by way of exception, allowed to be covered under the IPS student

insurance for a maximum of 3 years. The IPS insurance costs less than half
the basic health insurance. To be eligible, students must declare that they
are staying in the Netherlands for the length of their study programme (up
to a maximum of 3 years) and that they will return to their home country
upon completion of their studies. The form required will be handed to them
upon arrival or can be requested at the International Office.
Special obligation in the event of admission to hospital.

If you have to be admitted to hospital, you are required to contact SOS
International in advance or, if this is not possible, within one week of your
admission. The telephone number is on the reverse of your IPS health card.
EU students
If your health insurance in your home country in the EU also covers you
abroad, you can obtain a European Health Insurance Card before your trip
to the Netherlands. Please ensure that this covers your whole stay in the
Netherlands. If your European Health Insurance Card is only valid for an
initial part of your stay, then you must either renew your EU health card or
take out IPS insurance for the period after your EU health card expires.
If you are unable to use the EU health card, you are obliged to take
out a health insurance policy. We recommend IPS Health and Liability
insurance. Please visit their website www.ips-lippmann.com for more
information about the insurance and conditions.
EU and non-EU students - liability insurance

If you are to blame for an accident that injures someone or damages an-
other person’s property, you are in principle responsible for paying all the
costs arising from the accident. The resulting claim for damages could be
very high. We strongly urge you to take out liability insurance, which will
cover claims of up to €1,250,000 per event. TU Delft does not accept any
liability or responsibility for any lack of insurance.
Compensation: healthcare allowance (zorgtoeslag)

Depending on your income, you may be eligible for a monthly payment
from the government called a healthcare allowance (zorgtoeslag) to help
you with your medical and health insurance premiums. You can apply for
the allowance by contacting the tax and customs administration (Belas-
tingdienst). Additional information is available on the following website:
www.nuffic.nl/international-students > Preparing your stay > Insurance >
Healthcare allowance.
3.8
Accommodation
TU Delft offers foreign students and guests accommodation in Delft. This
is a major challenge every year. The university is constantly looking to
increase the number and type (or size) of accommodation available. In the
coming years TU Delft will be building on campus. Housing is allocated on a
first-come, first-served basis. Unfortunately there is no guarantee that you
will receive housing through TU Delft.
For accommodation TU Delft works together with DUWO housing
agency. TU Delft has a contract with DUWO to reserve some 1,400 units for

2010/2011
international students and guests annually (this number is growing every

year). Applicants receive a contract for a specific period of time. Interim
cancellation of this contract is not permitted.
Prices of such Short Stay Housing are generally higher than those for
normal subsidised student housing but lower than the prices demanded by
commercial organisations. Many students find rental prices high, especially
DUWO when compared to student housing or rooms in cities close by.
Student accommodation There are several reasons for these high prices. First of all, the rent
Kanaalweg 4 includes furnishing, energy, use of common areas, an internet connection
2628 EB Delft and the use of a washing machine. This is not the case in other student
T 015 219 2200 housing. Secondly, these rooms are exclusively reserved for international
Opening hours: Mon-Fri students and guests.
8.30 – 17.00 Chapters 4 to 7 explain what TU Delft and DUWO can offer the various
www.duwo.nl types of student and guests.

4.
BSc students
In 3mE’s Biorobotics Lab, students work on
biologically inspired designs for robots.
4 | BSc students
4.1
Definition and programme structure
TU Delft offers three-year Bachelor of Science (BSc) programmes,
focusing on mathematics and physics. Each academic year consists of
two semesters. The BSc programmes are taught in Dutch, except for
Aerospace Engineering which is taught both in Dutch and English. Lectures
and projects go hand in hand with teamwork on assignments under
the supervision of lecturers. A test or project concludes the Bachelor’s
programme.
4.2
Registration
Once you arrive in the Netherlands, your first step in studying at TU Delft
is to register at the Central Student Administration (CSA). Once you are
registered in the student information system, you will receive a student
number, a student identity card, access to Blackboard (a virtual learning
environment), a NetID (for internet access) and you will be able to register
for courses and examinations.
Dutch universities register students on a monthly basis, starting on the
first day of the month. So for instance if you arrive on 16 September, you
will be registered from 1 September. To register at TU Delft, you will need
the following documents:
• A copy of the page of your passport that contains your personal data;
those who need a visa (MVV) should also provide a copy of the passport
page with the MVV sticker; EU/EEA nationals should provide a copy of
the passport page with a special EU/EEA sticker.
• Your admission letter from TU Delft
To complete the registration process, you require a digital photograph. This

can be taken during registration at the CSA at Jaffalaan 9a. Your student
identity card is usually ready within three weeks of registration. CSA
will invite you to collect your student identity card. Please note that you
must re-register every year, something you will be informed about by the
International Office.
Please bring enough cash to cover any immediate expenses, such as the
first month’s rent and accommodation deposit. You will need approximately
€1,500 to cover these initial costs.
4.3
Chapter 3.7 deals with health and liability insurance. If you start a part-
time job in the Netherlands, you will have to take out compulsory basic
health insurance but in that case you can reduce your student insurance
with IPS to liability and repatriation coverage which only costs €16 per
month. . Please read the insurance terms and conditions carefully. You can
only cancel your IPS insurance outright if you graduate or leave your study
programme at TU Delft.

4 | BSc students
4.4
Accommodation
Due to the rapidly increasing number of incoming students, suitable
student accommodation tends to be in short supply in Delft. For this
reason, we offer accommodation to BSc students participating in the
international (English-taught) BSc programme in Aerospace Engineering.
This accommodation is only available for one year, which means that
students will have to arrange their own accommodation thereafter. Housing
is allocated on a first come, first served basis (i.e. in order of payment
received). Unfortunately TU Delft cannot guarantee accommodation.
Students are accommodated by DUWO housing agency. Accommodation
consists of a single room in a flat, where kitchen and bathroom facilities are
shared with the other occupants. The accommodation is fully furnished and
cooking utensils and bed linen are supplied. A washing machine is usually
available. Furnished private apartments are also available (with their own
kitchen and bathroom facilities). Almost all rooms are fitted with internet
access points and are close to the university (within three kilometres).
There is some on-campus housing, but generally students live off campus.
All accommodation is suitable for one person only; rooms cannot be shared.
Family housing is not available.
The rent will be between €450 and €600 per month. The rental period is
from 16 August 2010 to 31 July 2011.
BSc students not participating in the international (English taught)
BSc Programme in Aerospace Engineering will have to arrange their own
accommodation. Securing accommodation is far from easy. However, TU
Delft’s website provides some suggestions on how to find a room.

5.
MSc students
Unforgettable: your graduation day.
5 | MSc students
5.1
Master’s students study at TU Delft with the objective of obtaining an MSc
degree. TU Delft offers over thirty MSc programmes. The first year of most
programmes comprises theoretical study, assignments and laboratory work.
The second is largely devoted to final thesis work and involves either par-
ticipating in one of the university’s advanced research or design projects, or
completing an internship or research assignment at a company. Each aca-
demic year consists of two semesters. The duration of all MSc programmes
is two years and they are all taught in English. During your study, guidance
and assistance will be provided at all times. The MSc programme coordina-
tor monitors your progress and provides advice whenever appropriate.
For more information please visit www.tudelft.nl/msc.
5.2
Introduction Week
During the last week of August, the International Office, the Faculties
and Dutch and international students welcome the new international MSc
students with a special programme in which all international students are
required to participate. This programme includes the following:
A Meet & Greet at Schiphol airport

Employees of the international office and students of TU Delft will welcome
you on your arrival at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport. They will meet you at
Arrivals, provide you with information and a small food package, and hand
over the keys to your apartment. A shuttle bus will then take you to your
accommodation in Delft where you will be met by a host who will help you
settle in at your apartment.
Introduction programme
Finding your way in a new country, meeting fellow students and encoun-
tering a new culture and a new language is an exciting and challenging
experience. After your arrival in Delft, an enthusiastic team of Dutch and
international students will be on hand to introduce you to:
• the campus and student facilities;
• teaching methods and cultural differences;
• social life and the city of Delft.
You will be assigned a coach who will guide you through this extensive
programme.
Registration
An important part of the Introduction Week is making sure that you are
registered in the Netherlands. A temporary one-stop shop has been set
up, where you can take care of all the procedural matters you need to get
settled in Delft as a new student. You will be given a personal appointment
for a specific date and time. At this appointment, you will be able to do the
following:
• sign your housing contract;
• arrange your insurance;
• register as a resident of Delft;
• obtain information on opening a Dutch bank account;

5 | MSc students
• arrange your residence permit;

• register as a student at TU Delft;
• have your photograph taken for your student ID card.
The Introduction Week also includes a visit to your faculty, getting to know
the IT infrastructure at TU Delft and having your laptop configured.
Please bring enough cash to cover immediate expenses. You will need
approximately €1,300 to cover standard costs.
5.3
Registration at TU Delft
You will register with the Central Student Administration (CSA) as a student
at TU Delft during the Introduction Week (see Chapter 5.2). Once you have
registered, you will receive a student number, a student identity card (ID
card), access to Blackboard (a virtual learning environment), a NetID (for in-
ternet access) and you will be able to register for courses and examinations.
Your student ID Card is indispensable: it grants you access to many of
the facilities at TU Delft. You need a digital photograph for this ID card,
which will be taken during the Introduction Week. Your ID card is usually
ready within 3 weeks of registration. The Central Student Administration will
invite you to collect your card when it is ready. Please note that you must
re-register for each year of your studies. The International Office will provide
you with further information on this matter.
Dutch universities register students from the first day of the month. So
for instance, if you arrive on 16 September, you will be registered from 1
September.
5.4
month. Please read the insurance terms and conditions carefully. You can
5.5
Accommodation
Students coming to Delft are generally accommodated by DUWO housing
agency. Accommodation consists of a single room in a flat, where kitchen
and bathroom facilities are shared with the other occupants. The accom-
modation is fully furnished and cooking utensils and bed linen are supplied.
A washing machine is usually available. Furnished private apartments are
also available (with their own kitchen and bathroom facilities). Almost all
rooms are fitted with internet access points and (shared) washing machines
and are close to the university (within three kilometres). There is some on-
campus housing, but generally students live off campus. All accommodation
is suitable for one person only; rooms cannot be shared. Family housing is
not available.

5 | MSc students
You can use the confirmation statement to indicate that you would
like TU Delft to arrange housing for you. If TU Delft arranges housing for
you, you will sign an 11-month contract with DUWO upon arrival in Delft.
This contract can only be cancelled under exceptional circumstances (see
below). After one year you can choose to extend the contract for another
year. The rent will be between €450 and €600 per month.
All MSc students are expected to arrive in Delft between 16 and 22
August. The rental period starts on 16 August.
Exceptional cases are: termination of studies resulting in permanent
departure from the Netherlands due to (i) death, sudden serious illness
or a serious accident affecting the student or first/second degree family
members, or (ii) the unforeseen withdrawal of the residence permit
(if required) by the proper authorities, resulting in termination of the
affiliation with TU Delft and permanent departure from the Netherlands.
In these cases, you will need a letter from the housing coordinator at
the International Office in order to cancel the contract.
5.6
Bank account
Opening a bank account in the Netherlands is not easy if you don’t have a
residence permit. Since you may not receive your permit until some time
after your arrival, TU Delft has made special arrangements with the branch
of ABN AMRO bank on the Martinus Nijhofflaan.
If you open a bank account through TU Delft, the bank will arrange a
student account for you. This package includes a current account, a cash
machine card with a chipknip (an electronic wallet), and access to internet
banking.
ABN AMRO Bank You will receive the application papers upon arrival, so you will be able
Martinus Nijhofflaan 1 to use the facility almost immediately.
2624 ER Delft Students have to pay a one-off administration fee of €20 and a service
T 0900 0024 charge of €2.50 per month.
Please note that…

When you graduate and leave the Netherlands, you have to close your ac-
count with the ABN AMRO bank yourself.
For more information please visit www.abnamro.nl.
Course week abroad: the ATHENS programme

Each year in November and March, short intensive courses are organised by several
European Universities as part of the ATHENS programme (Advanced Technology
Higher Education Network, Socrates). The courses are designed for students on a
Master’s programme or in the last year of their Bachelor’s programme. The language
of instruction is English and/or French. Each course covers 30 hours of scientific
course work as well as 10-15 hours of ‘European Dimension’ activities. More
information can be found on the website: www.tudelft.nl/exchange > ATHENS week.

5 | MSc students
TIP
A new website which can be a useful source of rooms for students is
www.housinganywhere.com.

6.
Exchange
and free mover
students
Mekelpark, the heart of TU Delft’s campus.
An auto-free zone, with undulating hills and
broad, winding, tree-lined avenues.
6 | Exchange and free mover students
6.1
Definition exchange student
Exchange students are students participating in a Socrates-Erasmus pro-
gramme, or students from a university that has a bilateral agreement with
TU Delft (see www.tudelft.nl/exchange > partner universities). Exchange
students are ‘non-degree’ students: they are not studying for a degree
from TU Delft but are taking courses as part of their studies at their home
university; the credits gained at TU Delft are transferable.
In order to become an exchange student at TU Delft, you must meet the
following requirements:
1. You must provide proof of English language proficiency. For more
information about the requirements visit www.tudelft.nl/exchange >
admission & application > admission requirements.
2. You must have successfully completed at least the first year of study
at your home university.
3. You must be academically qualified for the course work or research
you wish to pursue at TU Delft.
3. Your study programme must match the courses or modules you wish to
take at TU Delft. You must take a full-time study programme at TU Delft
(i.e. 24-30 ECTS credits per semester). Although you are allowed to
select courses from different programmes and faculties, you must obtain
at least 70 percent of your credits at the TU Delft faculty that has signed
the exchange agreement with your university.
4. Your home university must approve your exchange and fully accept the
examination results obtained at TU Delft.
Exchange students can be registered at TU Delft for a maximum uninter-

rupted period of 12 months, though they must remain registered at their
home university. Exchange students do not pay tuition fees at TU Delft.
If exchange students wish to continue their studies after the exchange
period of 12 months, they must register as regular students (if their
objective is to obtain a degree) or as ‘free movers’ (see below) and will be
required to pay tuition fees.
For more information, please visit www.tudelft.nl/exchange.
6.2
Learning agreement/study plan exchange
students
Before your departure, you and your home educational institution must
sign an agreement with TU Delft as to the study you wish to follow and
the fact that this will be seen as a fully recognised component of the study
programme at your home institution. You may find that your final study
plan can only be drawn up after your arrival at TU Delft, because not all of
the necessary information is available. We advise you to discuss your study
plan on arrival with the international exchange coordinator.
6.3
Registration exchange students
Your first step towards studying at TU Delft is to register. To do so, please
contact the international exchange coordinator after you arrive. You will be
asked to show:

• A copy of the page of your passport with your personal data; those who
need a visa (MVV) should also hand in a copy of the passport page that
contains the MVV sticker.
• Proof of registration at your home university.
Once registered in the student information system, you will obtain a
student number; a student identity card, access to Blackboard (a virtual
learning environment), a NetID and you will be able to register for courses
and examinations. Most importantly, it means that your results can be
registered. For many facilities at TU Delft your student identity card will be
indispensable.
Finally, you have to visit the front desk of the International Office at
Jaffalaan 9a, opening hours Monday to Friday from 9.00 to 17.00, to have
a digital photograph taken for your student identity card. You will receive a
letter at your postal address in the Netherlands to inform you that you can
pick up your student identity card from the front desk within six weeks.
Extension of your stay

If you wish to extend your stay at TU Delft, you will have to apply to the
international exchange coordinator for an extension. The exchange pro-
gramme lasts for a maximum of 12 months. You may also have to apply for
an extension of your residence permit eight weeks before it expires (see
also Chapter 3.6).
6.4
month. Please read the insurance terms and conditions carefully. You can
6.5
Accommodation exchange students
Exchange students coming to TU Delft are generally accommodated by
DUWO housing agency. Accommodation for exchange students consists of a
single room in a flat, where kitchen and bathroom facilities are shared with
the other occupants. The accommodation is fully furnished and cooking
utensils and bed linen are supplied. A washing machine is usually available.
Furnished private apartments are also available (with their own kitchen and
bathroom facilities). Almost all rooms are fitted with internet access points
and are close to the university (within three kilometres). There is some on-
campus housing, but generally students live off campus. All accommodation
is suitable for one person only; rooms cannot be shared. There is no family
housing available.
If you would like TU Delft to arrange accommodation for you, information
can be found on our website: www.tudelft.nl/exchange >accommodation.
Student housing is distributed on a first come, first served base, which
means that you are more likely to be allocated housing if you apply well
in advance. DUWO housing agency succeeds in effectively housing over

95% of student applicants. Housing in Delft is in short supply, especially

in August when many international students arrive and add to the large
numbers of Dutch students looking for rooms. Although it is possible to
find accommodation yourself, it is not easy. More information on arranging
your own accommodation can be found on our website: www.tudelft.nl/
exchange >accommodation.
Student accommodation is scarce in Delft, but the

University helps international students find suitable
temporary housing.
6.6
Definition free mover students
‘Free mover’ students are ‘non-degree’ students who make their own study
arrangements. They are not involved in a Socrates-Erasmus exchange
programme or any other bilateral agreement and pay tuition fees to TU
Delft. Tuition fees can be found on www.tudelft.nl/exchange > tuition fee.
Free movers can be registered at TU Delft for a maximum uninterrupted
period of 12 months. If they decide to obtain a degree at TU Delft during
this period, they will have to pay the required tuition fee determined by the
type of programme.

EU and EEA students - loan for tuition fees

You may apply for a loan for tuition fees from the Informatie Beheer Groep
(IB-groep) if you:
• Are a citizen of an EU country (Belgium, Cyprus, Denmark, Germany,
Estonia, Finland, France, Greece, Great Britain, Hungary, Ireland, Italy,
Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Austria, Poland, Portugal,
Slovenia, Slovakia, Spain, Czech Republic or Sweden), an EEA country
(Liechtenstein, Norway or Iceland) or have Swiss nationality
• Are taking a degree programme in the Netherlands that qualifies you for
an allowance or a grant
• Pay tuition fees in the Netherlands
IB-Groep • Do not qualify for an allowance or a grant under the nationality rules.
Study Finance/
Steunpunt Studiefi- You are required to pay back the loan after your graduation. Please note,
nanciering the loan for tuition fees is a form of funding of your studies. The months
Koninginnegracht 12B during which you receive a loan for tuition fees count as months used for
2514 AA Den Haag funding your studies.
T 050 599 7755 Detailed information on this subject and an application form can be
Opening hours: found in the brochure ‘EU and EEA students loan tuition fees’, obtainable
9.00 – 17.00 via the IB-groep website www.ib-groep.nl and the International Office at
www.ib-groep.nl TU Delft.
Registration
Your first step to studying at TU Delft is registration. To register at TU Delft,
please contact the international exchange coordinator after you arrive. You
will be asked to show:
• A copy of the page of your passport with your personal data; those who
need a visa (MVV) should also hand in a copy of the passport page of the
with the MVV sticker.
Once you are registered in the student information system, you will obtain
a student number, a student identity card, access to Blackboard (a virtual
learning environment), a NetID and you will be able to register for courses
and examinations. Most importantly, it means that your results can be
registered. For many facilities at TU Delft your student identity card will be
indispensable.
Finally, you have to visit the front desk of the International Office at
Jaffalaan 9a, opening hours Monday to Friday from 9.00 to 17.00, to have
a digital photograph taken for your student identity card. You will receive a
letter at your postal address in the Netherlands to inform you that you can
pick up your student identity card from the front desk within six weeks.
Extension of your stay

If you wish to extend your stay at TU Delft, you will have to apply to the
international exchange coordinator for an extension. The free-mover pro-
gramme lasts for a maximum of 12 months. If applicable, you will also have
to apply for an extension of your residence permit eight weeks before your
permit expires (see also Chapter 3.6).
Accommodation
Free mover students are not eligible for TU Delft’s housing arrangements.
More information on arranging your own accommodation can be found on
our websitewww.freemover.tudelft.nl > accommodation.

6.7
Bank account
Obtaining a bank account in the Netherlands is not easy if you don’t have
a residence permit. Since you may not receive your permit until some time
after your arrival, TU Delft has made special arrangements with the branch
of ABN AMRO bank on the Martinus Nijhofflaan.
If you go through TU Delft to open a bank account, the bank will arrange
a student account for you. This package includes a current account, a cash
machine card with a chipknip (an electronic wallet), and access to internet
banking
You will receive the application papers upon arrival so you will be able to
use the facility almost immediately.
Exchange and free mover students have to pay a one-time
administration fee of €20 and a service charge of €2.50 per month.
EU exchange students/free mover students

If you like, you can open a bank account at any bank in the Netherlands.
TU Delft has made special arrangements with a branch of ABN AMRO bank
on the Martinus Nijhofflaan in Delft. You can apply for a bank account
with the ABN AMRO bank on its website (www.abnamro.nl/en/prive/
international_student/f_aanvraag.html).
The cost of opening a bank account is a one-off administration fee of
ABN AMRO Bank €20 and a monthly service charge of €2,50 (April 2010).
Martinus Nijhofflaan 1 When you have completed the application form, print it, sign it and hand
2624 ER Delft it in at the International Office desk, Jaffalaan 9A. The International Office
T 0900 0024 will check your form and send it to the ABN AMRO bank. Subsequently ABN
www.abnamro.nl AMRO will contact you by e-mail or telephone to make an appointment.
Please note that…

When you graduate and leave the Netherlands, you have to cancel your
bank account with the ABN AMRO bank yourself.
For further information please visit www.abnamro.nl.


7.
PhD researchers
There are around 2,000 PhD researchers at

TU Delft. Sixty per cent of these resear-
chers come from outside of the Netherlands
and many of them collaborate with other
researchers across the world. Their work is
at the cutting edge of modern science and
technology.
More information can be found at phdinfo.
tudelft.nl
Wireless Internet is available from many locations
on campus.
7 | PhD researchers
7.1
PhD researchers carry out research at TU Delft with the objective of
obtaining a PhD degree. A PhD project normally takes four years and
consists of independent research and a dissertation. At the start of the
research project, the student and their supervisor create an Education
& Supervision Plan which details factors such as the facilities needed,
supervision and guidance. Most PhD researchers pursue their research as
employees of TU Delft, which means that they receive a salary and have the
same rights and obligations as any other employee of the university.
7.2
Finding a PhD position
TU Delft has nine multidisciplinary research schools and various research
institutes equipped for and dedicated to research and innovation. Each
faculty also offers PhD positions. For a complete overview of research at TU
Delft we refer you to our website. PhD researchers can contact the research
schools, institutes or groups directly or apply for positions offered on the
recruitment website www.jobsinDelft.nl/phd.
7.3
Visa and work permit
As prospective PhD researcher from outside the European Union, you may
have to apply for a visa or residence permit. This will depend on how your
PhD project is financed.
• PhD researchers who are employed by TU Delft do not need to apply

for a work permit, as TU Delft will apply for a visa (MVV) on their behalf
through the kennismigrantenprocedure, an immigration programme for
highly skilled temporary arrivals.
• PhD researchers who are not EU nationals and who are financing their
PhD project through private means or a scholarship will require
Authorisation for Temporary Stay in order to enter the Netherlands.
HR Services will apply to the Immigration and Naturalisation Service
(IND) for this document on their behalf. The Dutch government abides
by the regulations laid out in EU Directive 2005/71/EC, which provides
for fast-track visa procedures for academic candidates and does away
with the requirement for a work permit. You only qualify for this scheme
if you hold a degree certificate which entitles you to participate in a PhD
programme.
As a PhD researcher you will need at least basic health insurance in the
Netherlands. TU Delft can usually help you to apply for this compulsory
insurance.
For more information, please visit www.internationalstaff.tudelft.nl.

7 | PhD researchers
7.4
Accommodation
As a PhD researcher you will become a member of staff at TU Delft. The
faculty housing coordinator or the secretary of the department where you
will work can assist you in making a reservation for housing. For informa-
tion, please visit www.internationalstaff.tudelft.nl > accommodation
If you intend to bring your family, please note that your accommodation
options through TU Delft will be limited. Please contact the secretary of
your department or research group well in advance and they will assist you
in finding accommodation for you and your family.
Housing is distributed on a first come, first served base, which means
that you are more likely to receive housing if you apply well in advance.
7.5
Further information
Promood
Promood is the independent representative body of PhD researchers, high-
lighting for example any problems that PhD researchers may face at the
university and acting as external information source. Promood also works
out solutions and encourages their implementation. For more information
visit www.promood.nl.
Global Meeting Point (GMP)

At Voorstraat 60 in the centre of Delft, the GMP offers TU Delft’s multina-
tional community an opportunity to meet, eat together and discuss any and
all pertinent social and cultural issues.
Website: groups.yahoo.com/group/GMP_Delft.
TU Delft has a LinkedIn group for PhD candidates. With over 60 million
members in some 200 countries, LinkedIn is the world’s biggest profession-
al networking site . In the Netherlands, LinkedIn has the highest number of
members per capita outside of the US. This group will enable you to contact
your fellow PhD researchers and PhD alumni at TU Delft.
Website: www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=2913594.

8.
Daily life
Daily student life at TU Delft can be as

hectic or as quiet as you would like it to
be. Your fellow students come from all
over the world, and you can choose from a
wide range of sports, leisure activities and
study facilities to help you enjoy your time
here and achieve your goals. The wealth of
student associations at TU Delft are your
passport to a vibrant student life. Anything
you need to buy can be found in the historic
city of Delft, and if you are looking for so-
mething special, the country’s three largest
cities are only a train journey away.
Deciding where to meet for a meal can be difficult.
Most student associations publish their menus in
Delta, the university newspaper.
8 | Daily life
8.1
Student associations
In this section, the various student associations at TU Delft tell you what
they have to offer.
AEGEE-Delft
AEGEE is the European students’ association, represented in 250 cities
in 40 countries. Over 15,000 members are actively involved in travelling,
participating in fun and leisure events and organising conferences on topics
that concern members. In almost every city there is an independent local
association like AEGEE-Delft.
AEGEE-Delft is devoted to integration between European students. It
organises a vast range of local activities for both members and exchange
students, and takes advantage of opportunities offered by the extensive
European network. We have excellent contact with other AEGEE groups.
Delft has over 150 student members; some 30 are actively involved in
committees. Most are Dutch, 1/3 female and 2/3 male. The membership fee
is €27 per year.
Stevinweg 1, room 1.08 A ‘Tour de Delft’, Amsterdam, Rotterdam, a traditional Dutch farm,
2628 CN Delft windmill, jenever distillery weekend excursions to Carnaval ,and a tour
T+31 (0)15 27 86933 of the north are just some of the activities organised at very reasonable
Opening hours on prices. Every Wednesday AEGEE-Delft organises a social gathering in Café
weekdays 12.30 – 13.30 de Ruif. Crowded, noisy, entertaining and weekly. If you would like to know
board@aegee-delft.nl more about our excursions or about the social life around AEGEE-Delft send
www.aegee-delft.nl us an e-mail.
Ariston’80 football club

If you would like to play football, Ariston’80 is the largest football club
open exclusively to students of TU Delft. We have 10 men’s teams and
TU Delft Sport Centre 2 women’s teams and we train and play matches at the Sport Centre. At
Mekelweg 8 Ariston’80 you will not be the only international student. At least 18 dif-
2628 CD Delft ferent nationalities play with us. The training sessions are on Tuesday and
T +31 (0)15 27 82443 Thursday evenings, and matches are played on Saturdays. If you would
bestuur@ariston80.nl like to join, please visit the Ariston’80 website, where you can download
www.ariston80.nl an application form.
Civitas Studiosorum Reformatorum (CSR)

For some, we are a Christian student fellowship, for others simply a student
association but for most members an ideal mix of the two: that’s CSR
Delft, a Christian student association offering the best of both worlds. We
have over 200 student members, and though we are all very different in
character, conviction and appearance, we all believe in Jesus Christ. The
most important objective of the association is to nurture and develop our
beliefs. We do this through Bible study and by considering the relationship
between science, society and religion. Another important part of CSR is
simply friendship and enjoying life. The weekly drinks party at the associa-
Oude Delft 9 tion is one of the many activities that are enjoyed by all. There is always
2611 BA Delft the possibility to relax and chat and there are often special activities such
www.csrdelft.nl as readings.
De Bolk
De Bolk is a relatively small, but very active student association. Our size
means all of our members know each other, which makes it easy to make

8 | Daily life
new friends. There are many activities and parties throughout the year, all
organised by enthusiastic members. One of our members cooks a three-
course meal every Monday to Thursday. We all eat together at 18:30 and
non-members are also very welcome. Regular activities include board
games, table football and sailing on our 130-year-old sailing boat. The most
popular activity though is just chatting with friends at the bar, the ideal
place to meet and drink beer or one of the many other drinks (alcoholic
Buitenwatersloot 1-3 or non-alcoholic) we have on offer. The bar is open whenever there are
2613 TA Delft members present. To see for yourself what De Bolk is like, come visit us any
www.debolk.nl time.
De Koplopers
Come running with de Koplopers! We are the student running association at
TU Delft. Everyone is welcome to come and join, no matter what your level
is. All you need is a good pair of running shoes! It couldn’t be easier!
We train for a whole range of distances: 800m, marathons and
everything in between. Besides training, we do several other activities like
bowling or attending major races throughout the Netherlands.
Rijksstraatweg 9 You can come and train 3 times a week: on Mondays (on the track), and
2628 GZ Delft on Wednesdays and Fridays (both on the road). For more information, you
www.dekoplopers.nl can always send us an e-mail at studenten.koplopers@gmail.com
Delftsch Studenten Corps (DSC)

The DSC has 1,500 members, and is therefore one of the larger, and by far
the most active student association in Delft. You can eat and drink in one of
the monumental rooms of our building (called ‘Phoenix’) any weekday. We
own a printing office, a large library, 150 student houses in the centre of
Delft and Delft’s only student disco: Lorre! We offer members a wide range
of activities varying from cultural events, playing in classical, jazz or funk
bands to lectures, parties and sports. These include rowing, gliding, rugby,
Phoenixstraat 30 tennis, horseback riding, sailing, climbing, ice skating, ice hockey, field
2611 AL Delft hockey, kite surfing and much more. If you are interested in one of these
www.delft.corps.nl sports, call us on 015 215 0030.
DSV Sint Jansbrug

With 700 members, Delftse Studentenvereniging Sint Jansbrug is one of the
largest student societies in Delft. Throughout its history of over 60 years,
its members have created a welcoming place for every student in Delft.
From Monday to Friday students gather for a meal in our dining hall
and a coffee in our lounge attic, both of which are open to everybody.
Afterwards they continue the evening in the bar to talk about the day over
a few drinks. Others go elsewhere, be it for sports or for cultural activities
provided by Sint Jansbrug, including hockey, soccer, theatre and stand-up
comedy.
Oude Delft 50-52 If you would like to know more, just drop in and see for yourself how
2611 CD Delft dozens of people enjoy themselves at our society on a daily basis. We hope
www.jansbrug.nl to welcome you during the OWee.
Delftse Studenten Bond (DSB)

Your time as a student is the best time of your life. To help you enjoy this to
the fullest, Delft has many student associations. The Delftsche Studenten
Bond (DSB) is one of these, aimed at having a good time. As one of the
smaller associations, the DSB allows you to get to know people quickly

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without getting lost in the crowd. It is easy to join or start one of the many
activities, such as DJ-ing, shooting, climbing or brewing beer. There are
Oude Delft 123 many parties throughout the year and we frequently visit members of our
2611 BE Delft Federation of Student Associations in other cities. Come and visit us at our
www.dsb.tudelft.nl beautiful society!
D.S.J.V. Groover
Groover, the Delft Student Jazz Association, is a meeting place for jazz
musicians and musicians of related styles such as Latin, funk and blues.
Groover was founded in 2006 by a small group of enthusiastic jazz musi-
GROOVER cians. Because Groover is a young student association, there are a lot of
JAZZVERENIGING
opportunities for new initiatives. We have a big band, a jazz choir and sev-
TU Delft Culture eral jazz combos. We organise workshops with professional jazz musicians
Centre and hold jam sessions. Besides these activities, Groover also organises par-
Mekelweg 10 ties, jazz outings and music evenings. If you’d like to join Groover, please
2628 CD Delft come to our monthly jam session in café “de Klok” (Oude Delft 99) held on
info@grooverjazz.nl every last Wednesday of the month. If you want to know more about us, or
www.grooverjazz.nl attend a workshop, don’t hesitate to send us an e-mail.
D.S.V.V. Punch
Punch is one of the largest student volleyball clubs in The Netherlands.
There are 12 men’s teams, 10 women’s teams and approximately 70 train-
ing members. Volleyball is relatively easy to learn and so it is possible for
every student to join Punch! All members of Punch train at the TU Delft
Sports Centre, Mekelweg 8, on Mondays and Wednesdays. The home games
are played on Friday evenings and sometimes on Saturdays. Besides play-
ing volleyball, Punch allows you to organise and join many activities. There
are several committees that organise many sorts of events. And there is
more. Every Friday, you can go to Punch’s very own bar in the city centre
(Brabantse Turfmarkt 9), to celebrate your victory or drown your sorrows!
Brabantse Turfmarkt 9 So, if you would like to meet other students and participate in a team sport,
2611 CK Delft Punch might be perfect for you! Questions? Just contact us at bestuur@
www.punch.tudelft.nl punch.tudelft.nl, or call us on 06 2446 7580.
Delft Barons Lacrosse Club

The DSLV Delft Barons is a lacrosse club founded in 2007 and open to both
men and women. Lacrosse is one of the fastest growing sports in the Neth-
erlands In addition to playing the great sport of lacrosse, we organise a
lot of social events such as pancake night, BBQs and, of course, Christmas
dinner.
We are obviously a perfect fit if you already have lacrosse experience.
But even if you’re not yet familiar with the fastest sport on two feet, you’re
Mekelweg 8 welcome to come and play with us. If you are interested, check out our
2628 CD Delft website or send an e-mail to info@delftbarons.nl and come along to one of
lacrosse.oli.tudelft.nl our practice sessions!
Delftse Studenten Roeivereniging Proteus-Eretes

Would you like to meet other students? Participate in a team sport?
Organise and join activities? Delft Student Rowing Club Proteus-Eretes
might be an option for you! Proteus-Eretes is a large club with some 500
members. You can row as much as you like, whether that is once a week
or six times a week. On Tuesdays and Thursdays you can eat here and after
dinner stay for a drink with other students. We also organise several national

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and international rowing competitions, which you can help organise. And
Rotterdamseweg 362A there is more! Once you join the rowing club you will be a member for at
PO Box 322 least one year and you will be able to use the boats and train whenever you
2600 AH Delft want to. You can join in September or April. So if you think Proteus-Eretes is
www.proteus.tudelft.nl something for you, contact us at bestuur@proteus-eretes.nl
Torius, Delft Student Handball Club

Torius is the only student handball team in Delft. We might not be the big-
gest student club, but we still have a whole lot of fun. Besides all the com-
petition and practice matches, and student handball and beach handball
tournaments, , Torius also organises plenty of activities, such as bowling
and an Oktoberfest, involving guys and girls from many different countries.
Of course, you mustn’t miss out on the almost mandatory beer after our
Mekelweg 8 twice-weekly practice sessions. Feel free to drop by, contact us, or check
2628 CD Delft out our website.
info@torius.nl We’ll be happy to welcome you. At Torius, handball is more than just a
www.torius.nl sport!
DSMG Krashna Musika

Krashna Musika is the student music society at Delft. Krashna consists of
a symphony orchestra, a classical choir and a chamber music group. The
choir and orchestra have two or three projects a year, each concluded with
a concert. If you join the chamber music group, you can rehearse with
other members and play favourite pieces at one of the bimonthly chamber
music concerts. If you join Krashna, you can also participate in a Master-
class, a chamber choir or orchestra, rehearsal weekends and of course the
concerts themselves.
Besides making music, Krashna also organises many other activities
such as drinks, parties, a sailing trip and an international tour. We celebrate
Mekelweg 10 our 40th anniversary on 5 September with a great open air concert at the
(room 236) Markt in Delft. To join Krashna, come meet us at our public rehearsals:
2628 CD Delft Monday 31 August, 7 and 14 September for the orchestra and Wednesday
T +31 (0)15 27 82925 2, 9 and 16 September for the choir. If you want to join Krashna later in the
krashna@tudelft.nl year, just send us an e-mail.
www.krashna.nl For more information please call, e-mail or visit our website.
DSSV “Effe Lekker Schaatsen”

We are Delft Student Skating Club “Effe Lekker Schaatsen”. We are a very
active club of sporting enthusiasts. In the winter, we are out practising on
the ice and in summer we keep our muscles in shape with cycling, running
and in-line skating. With 70 members, we are a small but friendly club.
Mekelweg 8 We frequently organise sporting weekends, where we also like to train our
2628 CD Delft drinking skills. Skaters are competitive by nature. We often compete with
www.effelekker the other Dutch student skating clubs.
schaatsen.com For more information, e-mail us at effelekkerschaatsen@gmail.com
Force Elektro Frisbee Delft

Ever thrown a frisbee? Are you a dedicated Ultimate player? Or do you want
to learn? Why not come along and play some Ultimate with us!
Ultimate is a team sport with a disc: it’s fast and furious, strategic and
Mekelweg 8 fair. We train twice a week, on Tuesday and Thursday nights (19.00 – 20.30,
2628 CD Delft at TU Delft Sport Centre). We have a lot of international players and all the
www.force-elektro.nl practice sessions are coached in English.

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Are you interested, or do you have any questions? Contact us at

frisbee@force-elektro.nl!
Kratos’08
Welcome to Kratos ‘08, Delft’s largest volleyball club. Currently number-
ing over 300 members, Kratos caters for players of all standards and age
groups, 8 to over 65. Kratos teams compete at various levels in the men’s,
women’s, recreational and junior regional leagues. Social activities are no
Veulenkamp 23 less important than volleyball itself. After training, members meet at the
2623 XB DELFT bar and we organise several social events throughout the year.
www.vvkratos.nl/page/ If you are new in Delft and you want to play volleyball and meet people,
English looking no further! Contact us!
OJV ‘De Koornbeurs’

OJV de Koornbeurs is not your average student society: it’s a society open
to all young people. Everyone is welcome. We organise a great variety of
activities. From Monday till Friday there’s a bar in the cellar, which was built
in the Middle Ages. There is also a student restaurant, where you can buy
a freshly made meal for a low price. Every Friday evening we organise a
disco (The Triangle) with dance and rock music and on Saturdays there is
Voldersgracht 1 an alternative disco (The Underground). Twice a month we have live music
2611 ET Delft on stage. All these activities are made possible by our members. Come and
www.koornbeurs.nl enjoy the open atmosphere, with a great variety of people!
Sanctus Virgilius
With its 1,600 members the Catholic student association Sanctus Virgilius
is the largest association in Delft. For the last 107 years it has had the
objective of organising activities for its members in the areas of sport,
culture and socialising. All members are welcome anytime to have a drink
together and enjoy the many events that are organised. These are not only
to relax but often to achieve something. Everything that happens here is
Oude Delft 57 organised by the members. So everyone has numerous possibilities during
2611 BC Delft their Virgiel years to develop their organisational skills in whatever way
www.virgiel.nl suits them.
Dutch National Union of Students (LSVb)

T 030-231 64 64 The LSVb is the Dutch national union of students. We talk with the gov-
www.lsvb.nl ernment on behalf of students and promote the interests of students in
LSVb@lsvb.nl general, including international students.
SHC Scoop
SHC Scoop is a field hockey club open to all students and staff at TU
TU Delft Sports Centre Delft. Scoop currently has two men’s and two ladies’ teams, both of which
Mekelweg 8 participate in the Dutch hockey competition. But even if you don’t want to
2628 CD Delft compete, you can still come along to our training sessions on Tuesdays and
http://scoop.tudelft.nl Thursdays. For more information, send an e-mail to info@scoop.tudelft.nl.
SoSalsa!
“Vertical expressions of horizontal desires” is how one of our cofounders
once described the salsa. SoSalsa! is one of Delft’s newest student societies
and stands out from the rest by having the highest proportion of female
info@sosalsa.nl members: over fifty percent! We also attract a large number of internation-
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SRC Thor
Thor, Delft’s Student Rugby Club has existed since 1963. Over the years,
we’ve welcomed players from all over the globe. Thor has a men’s and a
women’s team, both of which play in the Dutch competition. After the train-
ing session on Tuesday we head off to our floating clubhouse for a drink
and a bite to eat. When the regular season is finished, we play a couple of
tournaments and go on tour with the whole team somewhere in Europe,
Mekelweg 8 sometimes visiting some of the guys who played for us when they lived in
2628 CD Delft Delft. For more information, you can e-mail bestuur@srcthor.nl.
Wolbodo Sociëteit ‘Novum’

Around a hundred people, one bar, lots of barrels of beer, a lot of kitchen
Verwersdijk 102 utensils, a wooden leg, a weekend away, 16 bags of Cheesy Wotsits, a fes-
2611 NK Delft tival, handy guys, a stitching and hooking guru, a production company, two
www.wolbodo.nl folding trailer tents, and an indefinable organisation structure.
VSSD, Student Union

The VSSD student union protects the rights and interests of students and
has several work groups including one dedicated to international students.
We negotiate with important organisations such as TU Delft, DUWO and
Delft local government. With 3,300 members, we are an important repre-
sentative of the student community and we are run by a student board.
Several committees support the board in its drive to improve students’
lives.
VSSD is a co-founder of the Delft International Student Society (DISS).
Over the years, we have helped international students with questions
and difficulties concerning integration, housing, landlords, procedures
and education. In addition, we are engaged in ongoing negotiations for
more common rooms in international houses, better student facilities and
improvements to Dutch classes. Of course, we also organise a range of
activities for international students
Leeghwaterstraat 42 Interested in joining? Or perhaps you have encountered problems with
2628 CA Delft the university or DUWO housing association? If so, don’t hesitate to drop by
www.vssd.nl our office on Leeghwaterstraat, opposite the Space Boxes.
VSSD: DISS, Delft International Student Society

TU Delft is known for its vibrant student life and diverse range of extracur-
ricular activities. Delft students are renowned for running and organising
their own social environment. However, facilities for the international com-
munity are mostly run by university employees. Sometimes they fail to pro-
vide what international students actually want. This is where DISS jumps
in! DISS, the Delft International Student Society, aims to be the voice of
the international student community. It is a society run by international
students, for international students.
The aim of DISS is to improve international student life in all kinds of
ways. DISS therefore has identified three main policy areas: integration,
communication and housing. With help of the VSSD, ORAS and AAG, the
students organise activities, run an online community and help TU Delft
to provide better and more useful information on all fronts. DISS is also
working on a quick and to-the-point question and answer method so
students can easily find the information they want.
Do you want to join DISS? Or do you have any questions on living in
Delft or about DISS itself ? Don’t hesitate to contact us at DISS@tudelft.nl!

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Student sport associations

As a TU Delft student, you can also become a member of a student sport
association. Associations organise training sessions and often other activi-
ties too.
Ariston ‘80 Force Elektro

football frisbee
www.ariston80.nl www.force-elektro.nl
Ariston volleyball (Kratos) Harpyia

volleyball sailing
www.vvkratos.nl/english/ www.debolk.nl
Blue Falcons Laga

floorball rowing
www.bluefalcons.tudelft.nl www.laga.nl
Broach De Koplopers
sailing athletics
www.broach.nl www.dekoplopers.nl
Delft Barons Obvius

lacrosse tennis
lacrosse.oli.tudelft.nl www.dstvobvius.nl
Delft Dragons Paal Centraal

American football korfball
www.delftdragons.nl www.paalcentraal.nl
Delvers Paris
athletics chess and bridge
www.delvers.tudelft.nl paris@delft.corps.nl
DFC Plankenkoorts
fencing windsurfing
www.dfc.tudelft.nl www.plankenkoorts.com
DS5 Proteus Eretes

skating, surfing, snowboarding rowing
ds5@delft.corps.nl www.proteus.tudelft.nl
DSA Punch basketball

gliding basketball
dsa@oli.tudelft.nl www.punch-basketball.nl
Dopie Punch volleyball

hockey volleyball
www.dopie.nl www.punch.tudelft.nl
ELS Scoop
ice-skating hockey
www.effelekkerschaatsen.com www.scoop.tudelft.nl

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SoSalsa! Wave
salsa dancing swimming
www.sosalsa.nl www.dsz-wave.nl
Tenniphil WTOS
tennis bicycle riding
tenniphil.wesp.oli.nl www.wtos.nl
Thor Yeti
rugby climbing
www.srcthor.nl yeti.climbing.nl
Torius Yoroshi
handball fighting sports
www.torius.nl www.yoroshi.tudelft.nl
Tutor
indoor football
www.tutor.tudelft.nl
International societies in Delft

Assoccianzone Italiana Delft (Italian Association)
Bieslandsekade 68
2612 JX Delft
associozonedelft@hotmail.it
Spanish Association
contact: Mr E. Almarez
Bieslandsekade 68
2612 JX Delft
centro-espanol@hotmail.com
Chinese Association Chinezen Delft & Regio - DelChi

Buurthuis Tanthof - de Hofstee,
Sandinoweg 149, 2622 DW Delft
M 06-42105845
delftsechinezen@yahoo.ca
www.delchi.nl
Afghan Association
chairman: Mr Khalid Lodin
Lodewijk van Dreysselhof 14
2624 WN Delft
khalid.lodin@svd1.nl
www.afghanenindelft.nl
All of the Afghan Association’s activities take place at De Vleugel
community centre, Aart vd Leeuwlaan 4, Delft.
Indonesian Student Association (PPI Delft)

humas@ppidelft.net
www.ppidelft.net

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Indian Students’ Association

http://isadelft.wikispaces.com/
TU Delft Korean Student Association

club.cyworld.com/TUDelft
President: Kim, Nam Seok (PhD student)
N.S.Kim@tudelft.nl
OTB Research Institute, Room c2.150,
Jaffalaan 9, 2628 BX Delft
T +31 (0)15 27 82209
Shanti (Surinamese Hindustani Foundation)

Buitenhofdreef 276
2625 RE Delft
stshanti_delft@hotmail.com
Moroccan Association
Koornmarkt 48f
2611 EH Delft
mscvdelft@casema.nl
Latin American Association

Bieslandsekade 68
2612 JX Delft
info@centrolatinodelft.nl
OIZD (Iranian Association) PO Box 587
2600 AG Delft
otaredian@advexis.nl
M 06 51 566 896
Midnimo (Somalian Association)

PO Box 162
2600 AD Delft
midnimodelft60@hotmail.com
Turkish Association
chairman: Mr S. Ersoy
Martinus Nijhofflaan 80
2625 XP Delft
zafer@wanadoo.nl
Midia (Kurdish Association)

Koornmarkt 48f
2611 EH Delft
khoshnaw@wanadoo.nl
Sranti (Surinamese and Antillean Association)

Tanthofdreef 29
2623 EW Delft
info@sranti.nl
www.sranti.nl

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Iraqi Social and Cultural Organisation

Koornmarkt 48e
2611 EH Delft
aamer@wanadoo.nl
8.2
Student chaplaincy
The student chaplaincy works on behalf of all churches which are party to the
Convent of Student Chaplaincies in Delft. Chaplains are either Catholic or Protes-
tant. The International Office, student medical practitioners and university stu-
dent counsellors also maintain good relations with each other and the pastorate.
Two pastors are specially assigned to work with international students in the
international student chaplaincy. They are:
Father Avin Kunnekkadan (Catholic)

T 06 12 55 57 68
E ispavin@gmail.com
Reverend Mrs. Waltraut Stroh (Protestant),

T 070 329 7624
E wfstroh@xs4all.nl
The international student chaplaincy is a place where students from all

countries and continents can meet each other and the two chaplains
Student Chaplaincy and find a home away from home. Each Sunday an English ecumenical
(‘Studentenpastoraat’) service is held in Raamstraat 78 at 11:30. During the week, students are
Voorstraat 60 invited for Bible study, choir rehearsals and dot painting. Intercultural
2611 JS Delft and inter-religious evenings with meals and discussions about relevant
T 015 212 3421 themes are organised monthly. The chaplains are also available for personal
www.motiv.tudelft.nl counselling. More information at www.iscnetherlands.nl.
English-speaking churches:
Christian Fellowship Living Water
Hermesstraat 65
T 015 262 9010, M 06 1941 8410
E internationals@levendwater.nl
Sundays: worship service at 10.00
Language: English and Dutch (simultaneous translation)
www.levendwater.nl
International Reformed Evangelical

Fellowship
Oude Kerk (Heilige Geestkerkhof 25; side entrance to chapel)
T 070 399 4378
E irefdelft@gmail.com
Language: English
Dutch Reformed Church (PKN)

Nieuwe Kerk (Markt 80, 2611 GW Delft)
T 015 212 3025
E info@nieuwekerk-delft.nl

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Sundays: worship service at 10.00 and 17.00

Language: English translation (headphones)
www.nieuwekerk-delft.nl
The Redeemed Christian Church of God

Mount Zion Int. Parish
Brabantse Turfmarkt 9
(Congregatie Gebouw)
M 06 1730 8896, 06 1216 9340
nwosu@casema.nl
Language: English (Dutch translation available)
www.rccgdelft.nl
Churches with simultaneous English translation:

Evangeliegemeente Morgenstond
Achterom 46 (Zuiderkerk)
T 015 212 5989
E oudsten.egmdelft@gmail.com
Language: Dutch with English translation by headphone
www.morgenstonddelft.nl
Delft Christian Fellowship

Cort van der Lindenstraat 1 (Hofkerk)
T 015 214 4659
E info@fmc-online.nl
Language: Dutch and Indonesian with translation into English
www.fmc-online.nl
IFES-Delft
IFES-Delft also organises activities for international students! We hold an
Intercultural Evening every month where you are invited to come and have a
meal together and take part in an after-dinner activity. For example go to the
beach, take a city tour, take part in a quiz about Holland or do some painting.
Our Eat & Meet and Host Family programmes give you the opportunity to get
in touch with Dutch students or families. You are also welcome at the inter-
national Bible study group. IFES-Delft is a group of Christian students who
enjoy making and maintaining contact with international students.
For more information, please visit www.ifes-bis.nl> Delft or e-mail
ifes-delft@oli.tudelft.nl.
8.3
Mosques
There are a number of mosques in Delft and The Hague.
Sultan Ahmet Mosque

The Turkish mosque of Delft
2526 XP Delft
T 015 251 0695

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Mosque Ehlibeyt
Terletstraat 22
2573 EX The Hague
T 070 389 6347
Mosque El Mouahidin
Draaistraat 12
2516 KE The Hague
T 070 395 2464
Stichting Moskee El Islam

Van der Vennestraat 20
2525 CG The Hague
T 070 380 7172
Mosque Annour
De Gaarde 59
2542 CB The Hague
T 070 309 6518
Stichting Moskee Elmohcenen

Stationsweg 89
2515 BK The Hague
T 070 305 0542
On campus at TU Delft, there are various places to pray. On Friday

afternoon, prayers are held in the Sport Centre and Room 209 at the
Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Sciences has
been reserved for prayer.
8.4
Medical care
Dentist
You can find the names and addresses of dentists under tandarts in the
local telephone book. For immediate help on weekdays call 015 213 4040;
this is the Delftse Tandartsen lijn (Delft dentist line). After 17.00 and during
weekends and holidays, call 015 260 3233. More information on:
www.tandartsendienstdelft.nl.
General Practitioner
Delft now has a doctors’ surgery especially for students. It is a joint initia-
tive by TU Delft, Student Health Care and the general practitioners of
Medisch Centrum Delft. The aim of the surgery is to provide accessible
health care for students who are not registered with a GP in Delft.
There is an open surgery on campus between 11.00 and 12.00 each
working day. Students do not need an appointment. The address is
Leeghwaterstraat 152.
Students can also call to make an appointment with the GPs who
participate in the student surgery. These consultations by appointment
are held at the surgery’s main location in Medisch Centrum Delft,
Beukenlaan 4A.

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To make an appointment, call: 015 799 9050

In an emergency, call: 015 799 9051
Outside office hours, you can call a doctor on duty: 015 251 1930 (Huisart-
senpost Delft).
Hospital
Reinier de Graaf General hospital/ accidents and emergencies
Reinier de Graafweg 3-11 Except in the event of an accident or emergency, you need a letter of refer-
T 015 260 3060 ral from your general practitioner in order to consult a medical specialist at
By public transport: a hospital. The main hospital in Delft is the Reinier de Graaf hospital. If you
bus 60 and 62 visit the hospital, remember to take your insurance card and passport with
www.rdgg.nl you. In the event of a life-threatening emergency, call 112.
Pharmacies
Medicines are available from a pharmacy (apotheek) or drugstore (drogisterij) ei-
ther over the counter (unrestricted) or on prescription from a doctor (restricted).
Apotheek Delfgauw
Gouden Rijderplein 16
T 015 257 4639
www.apotheekdelfgauw.nl
Apotheek Buitenhof
Rossinistraat 1
T 015 256 5000
www.buitenhofapotheek.nl
Apotheek Kipp
Oude Delft 204
T 015 212 1568
Apotheek Hof van Delft

Hof van Delftlaan 61
T 015 212 2174
www.hofvandelft-apotheek.nl
Apotheek Wippolder
Julianalaan 61
T 015 213 2478
www.wippolderapotheek.nl
Apotheek Tanthof
Veulenkamp 43
T 015 256 4200
www.apotheektanthof.nl
Apotheek Voorhof
Papsouwselaan 230
T 015 261 2772
Apotheek Multatuli
Multatuliweg 65
T 015 261 5506

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Apotheek De Hoed
Kampveld 10b
T 015 215 1970
www.apotheekdehoed.nl
Tuberculosis test
To obtain or extend their residence permit for the Netherlands, all non-
European students (except nationals from the US, Canada, Japan, Australia
and Surinam) need to undergo a tuberculosis test. As tuberculosis is visible
in the lungs, the examination involves an X-ray. This will be repeated every
six months during the first two years of your stay in the Netherlands.
To avoid all students having to go to the GGD health organisation for the
examination, the GGD and TU Delft organise a collective examination for
all non-European MSc students who have been in the Netherlands for less
than two years. A mobile X-ray machine is stationed on campus during the
Introduction Week and in the first week of February.
Depending on the results it may be necessary to repeat the X-ray.
In that case you will receive an invitation to go to the GGD’s offices for
an examination. It is of the utmost importance that you undergo this
examination.
8.5
Money
With the introduction of the euro (€) as the single currency for the states
of the European Union, the Netherlands abandoned its own currency, the
Dutch guilder. Exchange rates fluctuate, but to give you an idea, at the start
of 2008, €1.00 was worth approximately US$ 1.47. Euro coins (2, 1, 0.50,
0.20, 0.10, 0.05, 0.02, 0.01) and banknotes (500, 200, 100, 50, 20, 10, 5)
were introduced in 2002. People from the English-speaking world should
note that the Dutch use a comma instead of the dot, full stop or period to
indicate the decimal point. An item priced “€5,23” therefore costs 5 euros
and twenty-three euro cents.
Student budget
Living expenses vary according to personal lifestyle and choice of housing.
As a guideline, about €900 a month is required to meet the basic expenses
of meals, housing, books and incidental purchases (tuition fees are not
included in this amount).
Chipknip
The chipknip is an electronic wallet in the form of a chip on a bank card.
The chipknip can be charged up with a cash balance from your bank ac-
count. Most vending machines at TU Delft can only be used with a chipknip.
You can also use the chipknip in most stores and at the TU Delft cafeterias.
You can add money to your chipknip at any top-up machine (chipknip
oplaadpunt), up to a maximum of €500. When you pay using chipknip, the
amount is deducted from the chipknip balance instantly. You do not need
to enter your pin number. You just press a green button on the payment
console. Chipknip payments are quicker than pin card payments. You can

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check the balance of your chipknip before or after every payment, or at the
top-up machine.
If you do not have a Dutch bankcard with chipknip, you can buy a pre-
paid chipknip. Unlike a personal chipknip, the pre-paid cards are not linked
to a particular person or account. Once the card balance has been spent,
the empty card cannot be recharged.
All pre-paid chipknips can be identified by the chipknip logo and the
word ‘prepaid’, both displayed vertically on the right of the card. They are
available in four denominations: €5, €10, €20 and €50. The expiry date of
the pre-paid chipknip is displayed on the front of the card, after the words
‘valid thru’. This indicates that you can use the amount on the pre-paid
chipknip up to and including that date. After that date, the amount is no
longer valid. Pre-paid chipknips can be bought at the cash desk of every
cafeteria at TU Delft.
Jobs for EU/EEA nationals

Within the countries of the European Union (EU) and the European
Economic Area (EEA) freedom of movement is a basic right, allowing EEA
citizens to freely circulate, settle and work in any EEA member state and
enjoy the same rights as the nationals of that state.
If you are an EEA citizen, you have the right to work in any job without
having to obtain a work permit. Please note that Romanian and Bulgarian
citizens do still need a work permit.
EU/EEA students may be eligible for a student grant, which includes a
student travel card (studenten OV-chipkaart), if they work for at least 32
hours per month. Check www.ib-groep.nl for the details.
Jobs for non-EU/EEA nationals

As a non-EU student, you are only allowed to work a maximum of ten hours
per week or full-time during the summer months (June, July, August). You
also need to obtain a work permit. Your employer has to apply for your
work permit at the CWI (Office for Work and Income).
Whichever category you belong to, if you want to work alongside
your studies, it is important to remember that your studies will take up
a great deal of your time and energy, so your opportunities for work will
be restricted. It can also be very difficult to find a job if you do not speak
Dutch.
TU Delft has a collective contract for its employees with two insurance
companies, which allows you to obtain insurance at a competitive
premium. Information on these insurance schemes can be requested at the
Central Student Administration.
If you took out the IPS insurance of €36.50 before you started the job,
it cannot be cancelled. It can only be changed into the basic package of
€16. With this package you will still be insured for liability, repatriation etc.
Detailed information about formalities and rules can be found at:
www.nuffic.nl/international-students > Staying in Holland > Working while
studying.
8.6
Shopping
Delft is a popular tourist destination. Many shops, restaurants and muse-
ums can be found in and around the old city centre (‘Poort van Delft’ and

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‘In de Veste’). There is another commercial centre in ‘De Hoven’, situated

at the crossing between Papsouwselaan and Martinus Nijhofflaan. For a
wider range of shops, the larger cities near Delft have plenty of shops
within easy walking distance of the main railway station. In Rotterdam,
shop are concentrated on the Coolsingel, Hoogstraat and Lijnbaan area. In
The Hague, take a walk around the Stationsweg and Wagenstraat area.
Grocery shopping
For your groceries, try the supermarkets or outdoor markets. The range of
products and the prices vary.
Supermarkets
Aldi and Lidl are the least expensive supermarkets, but the range is limited.
The general quality of products is lower than average.
Aldi
Papsouwselaan 1
Mon-Fri 8.30 – 20.00
Sat 8.30 – 18.00
www.aldi.nl
Lidl
Multatuliweg 53 – 59
Mon-Fri 8.30 – 20.00
Sat. 8.30 – 18.00
www.lidl.nl
C1000 supermarkets are slightly more expensive, but they offer a larger
range.
C1000
Bastiaansplein 135 (6 supermarkets in Delft)
Mon-Sat 8.00 – 22.00
Sun 10.00 – 18.00
Troelstralaan 9 (de Hoven Passage)

Mon-Wed, & Sat 8.00 – 20.00
Thu-Fri 08.00 – 21.00
Sun 11.00 – 18.00
www.c1000.nl
Albert Heijn is the most expensive supermarket that sells a large range of
quality products.
Albert Heijn
City centre, Brabantse Turfmarkt 33 43 (4 supermarkets in Delft)
Mon-Sat 8.00 – 20.00
Fri 8.00 – 21.00
Sun 12.00 – 18.00

Mon 10.00 – 18.00
Tue, Wed, and Sat 8.00 – 21.00

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Thu and Fri 8.00 – 22.00

Sun 10.00 – 18.00
www.ah.nl
Most supermarkets are also open in the evening.
Opening hours
Opening hours are generally:
Mon 13.00 – 18.00
Tue-Thu 9.00 – 18.00
Fri 9.00 – 21.00
Sat 9.00 – 17.00
Sunday opening: 12.00 – 17.00
• Delft every 1st Sunday of the month
• The Hague and Rotterdam every Sunday
Evening opening: till 21.00
• Delft and Rotterdam: Fridays
• The Hague: Thursdays
Farmers’ markets
An entertaining and economic shopping option is the weekly farmer’s
market (markt) on the Marktplein in Delft on Thursdays and at the
Brabantse Turfmarkt on Saturdays. These are good places to find fresh
vegetables and fruit at prices generally lower than in supermarkets. If you
cannot make it on these days, you might want to try the large Centrum
markt’ in Rotterdam. This market is conveniently situated next to the
exit of the Rotterdam Blaak train station (Tuesday and Saturday between
9.00 and 17.00). Or visit the ‘Haagse Markt’ in The Hague (Herman
Costerstraat) on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday between 8.00
and 18.00. These markets are much larger, with around 500 stalls. You
will also find all kinds of non-food products.
Delft
‘Marktplein’
Markt, Delft
Thu 9.00 – 17.00
‘Brabantse Turfmarkt’ Delft,
Sat 9.00 – 16.00
The Hague
‘Haagse Markt’
Herman Costerstraat, The Hague
Mon, Wed, Fri and Sat: 8.00 – 17.00
Rotterdam
‘Centrum Markt’
Browsing at its most entertaining:
Blaak, Rotterdam
the weekly antiques market in the city centre.
Tue and Sat 8.00 – 17.00
International food
The farmers’ markets are a good place to find both international food as
well as more usual Dutch food. The cities have neighbourhoods with many
international food shops and halal products.

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In Rotterdam, try Middellandstraat, within walking distance of Rotter-

dam Central Station. In The Hague, you can visit ‘Het Lint’ on Wagenstraat.
For Asian foods, the ‘Oriental’ supermarkets in Delft and Rotterdam, and
Wah Nam Hong (W.N.H.) in Rotterdam and The Hague are a good place to
look around.
Oriental Delft Oriental Rotterdam

Kleveringweg 59 Parkhaven 21
Mon-Thu 9.00 – 18.00 Mon-Thu 9.00 – 18.00
Fri 9.00 – 21.00 Fri 9.00 – 21.00
Sat 9.00 – 18.00 Sat 9.00 – 18.00
Every 1st Sunday of the month
11.00 – 17.00
W.N.H. The Hague W.N.H. Rotterdam

Gedempte Burgwal 8 West Kruiskade 4-6
T 070 360 1977 T 010 241 7355
Other shops
IKEA
For furniture and other households goods, you can visit IKEA Delft. IKEA
offers a wide range of products including household accessories and appli-
ances for bedroom, bathroom, kitchen, and many other living accessories.
Affordable meals are also available at the IKEA food hall.
Olof Palmestraat 1
2616 LN Delft
www.ikea.nl
Opening hours
Mon - Fri: 10.00 – 21.00
Sat: 9.00 – 20.00
Sun: 10.00 – 17.00
You can find almost everything you need for your daily needs in Delft, but
for more variety and fun shopping, The Hague and Rotterdam are alterna-
tive options.
8.7
Postal services
Post offices in Delft
Post offices are often located inside shops and supermarkets. You can find
them at the following addresses:
• Vrijheidslaan 22
• Troelstralaan 81
• Ternatestraat 38
• Griegstraat 277
• Dasstraat 12-14
• Wijnhaven 9
• Pynepoort 9
• Van der Brugghenstraat 9
• Mekelweg 1

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• Westvest 47
• Brabantse Turfmarkt 49
Letters and/or postcards can be mailed using the red post boxes on the
streets. The right-hand slot is for local mail only, the postcode for the
region is given. Anything outside this region (including all international
mail) should be put in the left-hand slot marked Overige bestemmingen. Of
course, you can also hand your mail over the counter at the post office.
Stamps
You can buy postage stamps at post offices and some supermarkets like Al-
bert Heijn, newsagents and kiosks. Packages (pakketpost) can only be sent
from a post office, where you can also find a folder with the prices. The
main post offices are open on weekdays from 9.00 to 17.30 and on Satur-
days from 10.00 to 13.30. The smaller post offices are closed on Saturday.
For prices and shipping schedules visit the website:
www.tntpost.nl (in Dutch only).
8.8
Phone
Useful websites
National telephone directory
www.telefoongids.nl
Good offers for mobile telephones

www.teledump.nl
www.telediscount.nl
Pre-select carriers for low international rates

www.tele2.nl
If you want to dial a phone number in the Netherlands from abroad dial:
1. the international access number
2. the international access number for the Netherlands, which is 31
3. the area code; for Delft this is 15
4. the area code for a mobile number is 6
5. the subscriber’s number
If you want to dial a phone number from the Netherlands you dial:
1. 00, this is the international access number
2. the country code
3. the area code (omit the first zero)
4. the subscriber number
Today there are various means by which the costs of outgoing international
telephone calls can be reduced. For example, you can check
www.televergelijk.nl (in Dutch) You have to select a country. On this web-
site you can compare the prices of 33 telecom companies. Through these
companies you can also call a 0900 number through a landline at a cheap
rate. Sometimes an extra charge is made for mobile calls, so please be
careful.
Another option is to buy a SIM card, whose rates are already reduced for

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international calls. So you can call directly from your mobile to your home
country at a lower rate. You can buy a SIM card at one of the outlets in the
city. See also the websites below.
Lebara Mobile
www.lebara-mobile.nl
Chippie
www.chippie.nl (in Dutch only)
Stores for Chippie SIM card in Delft:
One Mobility Delft

Molslaan 26
2611 RM
Movie Max Delft

Van Foreestweg 35
2614 CK
Telephone boxes
Telephone boxes are located at airports and railway stations and require
phone cards, which you can buy at post offices, railway stations and some
newsagents.
Mobile telephones
In the Netherlands almost everyone has their own mobile telephone. Dutch
mobile telephone numbers always start with 06. If you would like to have
your own mobile telephone number, choose a telephone provider, subscrip-
tion type or prepaid cards. The website www.bellen.com gives an indepen-
dent overview of rates, offers and providers. Please note that you will need
a proof of address before subscribing to a mobile telephone provider.
At belhuizen, best described as phone houses, you can buy phone cards
for international calls, which offer convenience but not always the lowest
rates. You can find belhuizen in almost every city in the Netherlands. Just
ask around.
8.9
Electricity
In the Netherlands, as in the rest of Europe the mains voltage is 220/230
volts. For electrical equipment, two-pin plugs are required. If the plugs of
your electric equipment are different you will need to buy adapters, which
can be found at local hardware stores or electrical stores.

9.
Transport and
Travel
Transport and travel in the Netherlands is

basically very easy. The country is small and
flat, the transport infrastructure is dense,
there are a lot of people and plenty of ways
to get around. It’s easy to visit almost any
part of the country. We hope you take the
opportunity to enjoy all that the Nether-
lands has to offer.
Reportedly, there are more than two bicycles per
person in Delft.
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9.1
Bike
The bicycle (fiets) is the traditional means of transport in the Netherlands.
Flat landscape, separate (and very safe) bicycle paths, and low cost make
them very popular when travelling relatively short distances. Of course,
there are drawbacks when the weather is bad. It has been estimated there
are twice as many bikes in the country as there are people. Unfortunately
bicycles are also popular with thieves. It is best to buy a second-hand bike
and secure it thoroughly, preferably with a heavy steel chain and lock.
Prices for second-hand bicycles start at €50. They can be purchased at
any bicycle shop in Delft, for instance Fietsenreus or the shops mentioned
below. Brikfit is another possibility. It is not a normal bicycle shop but a
workshop for mentally disabled people. Brikfit gives them the opportunity
to hold down a job and earn money by repairing and selling bicycles. Prices
are approximately €50/€100.
Brikfit
Mercuriusweg 1
2624 BC Delft
T 015 214 5515
De Fietsenreus (second-hand bikes)

Vrouw Juttenland 8
2611 LC Delft
T 015 212 1417
Koos Cloosterman Delft

Schrobbelaarstraat 34
2613 ML Delft
T 015 2145056
M 06 43026648
www.cloostermanfiets.nl
Recycle Delft
Van Bleijswijckstraat 79
2613 RR Delft
T 015 2131464
How to get to Delft

From Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport, there are several trains you can take to Delft.
Take an Intercity or Sneltrein to Leiden CS or Den Haag HS (The Hague) station.
In Leiden CS or Den Haag HS take any Stoptrein or Sneltrein in the direction of
Rotterdam which calls at Delft Central Station. The journey will take approximately
40 minutes. (Note there are two stations in The Hague: HS and CS)
From Delft Central Station, several buses serve the TU Delft campus. Take line 62
(destination Nootdorp), line 121 (destination Zoetermeer) or line 69 to Delft. The
trip takes about 3 minutes. Each of these buses leaves twice every hour during the
day. After 18.00 two buses per hour go to Delft Central Station. The last bus leaves
around midnight. If you want to travel to TU Delft by car, take exit ‘Delft-Zuid’ off the
A13 motorway.

9.2
Rail (NS)
The railway system in the Netherlands is one of the best in Europe. There
are more than 350 railway stations in the country, so you can reach almost
any town or city by train. There are three types of service. ‘Intercity’ trains
only call at the largest cities, ‘Sneltrein’ trains skip the smallest stations,
and ‘Stoptrein’ trains call at every station on the way. In the west of the
country (Randstad), trains run at least four times an hour between the
major cities such as Amsterdam, The Hague, Rotterdam and Utrecht. Night
trains also run between the main cities in the Randstad (including Delft)
once an hour, every night of the week. Most stations are centrally located
so you can enjoy the sights and sounds of the city or town as soon as you
step out of the station. In other parts of the Netherlands, trains run twice
an hour between most stations. It is not possible or necessary to make
reservations for domestic trains.
Train tickets and travel passes

You can buy tickets for 1st class and 2nd class seats. The main difference is
the price; you pay 60% more for a 1st class seat.
One-way ticket (enkele reis) With this ticket you can travel from one
place to another (one way), but you always have to take the shortest or
quickest route. However, you are allowed to interrupt the trip. Keep in mind
that the ticket is only valid for one day.
Day return ticket (dagretour) This ticket is for travel from one place
to another and back by the shortest or quickest route. Again, you can
interrupt your trip. Keep in mind that also this ticket is only valid for one
day. A return ticket is about 15% cheaper than two one-way tickets.
Day travel ticket (dagkaart): € 44,60 This ticket allows you to travel in
any domestic train for an entire day. For an additional €5.00, you can use
other forms of public transport too, such as the bus, metro, or tram (this
is called an OV Dagkaart). It’s a good and cheap way to see a lot of the
Netherlands!
Off-peak discount pass (voordeel-urenkaart) Depending on the length
of your stay in the Netherlands, it may be worth buying a railway discount
card. During off-peak hours (after 9.00 on weekdays and all day during the
weekend), you can travel at a 40% discount. The card costs €55 a year.
With one pass, you can travel with up to three people, who can enjoy the
same 40% discount on the full fare. Enquire at the railway station or call
the Public Transport Information Service (OV reisinformatie). The pass can
be purchased at the larger train stations.
You can obtain information on your route at the ticket counter when
NS Dutch Railways you buy your ticket (buying a ticket at the counter costs €0.50 more
T 0900 202 1163 than buying one from a ticket machine). A booklet with timetables of the
www.ns.nl Intercity trains is available at the railway station and at www.ns.nl.
TIP
If a date is shown on a ticket it is only valid that very same day. If you want to buy a
ticket one day or more in advance, choose the ‘without date’ option. When you want
to use this type of ticket, you must stamp it first. Use the date stamping machines
located on the platform. If you forget, you may have to pay a fine.

9.3
Buses and trams
Strippenkaart
If you want to travel by bus, tram or metro in the Netherlands, you will
need to pay for your trip with a multi-use ticket called a strippenkaart.
There are different kinds of multi-use tickets. You can buy a grey strippen-
kaart from the bus or metro driver, but these are far more expensive than
the standard blue ones sold at train stations, post offices, grocery stores
and other places. Pink multi-use tickets are discount concession tickets for
the elderly and children.
The strippenkaart consists of several strips. For each area zone across
which you travel, you have to pay one strip, plus 1 extra strip as the basic
fare. Delft is one zone, so when you travel within Delft you have to stamp
2 strips per trip. When several passengers travel on a single strippenkaart,
you must stamp separately for each person. The basic fare also counts for
each passenger. Ask the driver how many strips must be stamped (e.g. a
bus/tram ride from Delft to The Hague Central Station costs four strips).
The prices of the blue strippenkaarten are:

• 15-strippenkaart: €7.60
• 45-strippenkaart: €22.50
You can also buy a one-way ticket from the bus driver, but this is always
more expensive than the normal strippenkaart.
OV chipkaart
The OV-chipkaart is the new ticket system for public transport in the
Netherlands. It will eventually replace the paper tickets that are still in use
in most parts of the country. The smart card is the size of a bank card and
contains a chip. By putting credit on the card, you can travel anywhere in
the Netherlands. Cards which have a specific travel product are also avail-
able, ranging from a single journey to a season ticket on a particular route.
Depending on how often you intend to travel, you can choose a
personal, anonymous or a disposable card. You should be aware that in
some areas, most notably Rotterdam, paper tickets have already been
phased out and you will need a public transport chip card on all forms of
transport.
Check www.ov-chipkaart.nl for more information.
Treintaxi
The train taxi (treintaxi) takes passengers to and from the station from
anywhere within, and from a limited region outside the city. You share
a taxi with at most three passengers, so you travel at a cheap rate. Taxi
drivers wait for about ten minutes for any other passengers going in the
same direction in order to carry a maximum number of passengers. If you
buy the ticket for this taxi at the same time as your train ticket, the fare is
fixed at €4.40 per person regardless of the distance within city limits. If you
buy the ticket in the train taxi the fare is €5.50. Train taxis do not operate in
Amsterdam, The Hague or Rotterdam.

9.4
Driving licence
As a resident of the Netherlands, you may use your foreign driving licence
for a limited period, depending on where you obtained your licence. Driving
licences issued in countries in the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein
and Norway can be used for one year. These licences can be made valid for
a period of ten years by registering them at the town hall in your place of
residence. If you have a valid driving licence that was issued in a country
other than the aforementioned, or in the Netherlands Antilles or Aruba, you
can use it for 185 days after you became a resident of the Netherlands.
After this period, you need a Dutch driving licence to drive in the
Netherlands. You can obtain a Dutch driving licence by passing a theory
exam and driving test given by the Central Department of Driving Licences
(CBR: www.cbr.nl).
In certain cases you can exchange the driving licence that you obtained
ANWB abroad for a Dutch driving licence. This is possible only if you are resident
Royal Dutch Touring Club in the Netherlands and have a valid residence permit. For more information,
(Roadside assistance for contact the Centre for Vehicle Technology and Information (abbreviated
motorists) to RDW: telephone 0900 07 39 (€0.10/minute) website: www.rdw.nl).
Wassenaarseweg 220 International driving licences are only authenticated translations of a
2596 EC Den Haag national driving licence, so you cannot exchange them for a Dutch driving
www.anwb.nl licence.
Useful websites
Dutch railways: www.ns.nl
Dutch public transport: www.9292ov.nl
Trams in The Hague and surrounding area: www.htm.net
Buses throughout the Netherlands: www.connexxion.nl
OV chipkaart: www.ov-chipkaart.nl
Deltax Taxicentrale
Rotterdamseweg 222a
2628AS Delft
T 015 219 1919

10.
Enjoying life in
the Netherlands
People have lived permanently in this area

of Europe for the best part of 2,000 years
so there is a lot of history, art, and general
culture that is of interest to visitors. So-
metimes it can be off the beaten track, it is
well worth the effort.
Delft has its own leaning tower: the ‘Oude Jan’.
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10.1
Tourist information points
For information about your new city, or any other city in the Netherlands,
a good option is to visit the tourist information office or VVV. They can
tell you everything about tourism, entertainment and public transport in
the Netherlands. They also sell a wide range of gift vouchers and annual
memberships to museums, CJPs (see below) as well as theatre and concert
tickets.
Discount cards
At most cinemas, theatres and museums you will get a discount with your
student campus card (collegekaart). There are also several types of cultural
discount cards.
The museum discount card (museum jaarkaart )

The museum jaarkaart gives you free admission to over 400 national
museums. It is valid for one year from the date of purchase and it costs
€ 17.50 if you are under 24 or €35 if you are 24 or over, plus a one-time
administration fee of €4.95. It is available from participating museums
or through www.museumjaarkaart.nl (in Dutch). The website www.
museumjaarkaart.nl gives an overview of all participating museums.
CJP (Cultural Youth Passport)

The CJP is a discount card for most cinemas, artistic and cultural events.
You can buy the CJP (if you are under 26 years old) at most theatres, tourist
information offices (VVV), main post offices or order it on www.cjp.nl (the
website is in Dutch only). The CJP costs €15 a year and is valid from any
date.
Tourist information offices
Delft Rotterdam
Hippolytusbuurt 4 Coolsingel 5
T 0900 515 1555 (40 cpm) T 0900 403 4065 (35 cpm)
www.delft.nl www.vvv.rotterdam.nl
The Hague Useful websites

Hofweg 1 Tourism in the Netherlands
T 0900 340 3505 (45 cpm) Delft website (info in English) www.delft.nl
www.denhaag.com Channels in Amsterdam www.channels.nl
Tourist information www.holland.com
Life in Amsterdam www.iamsterdam.com
Tourism
International tourism, including sites about the Netherlands:
World Travel Guide www.wtgonline.com
Tourism office worldwide www.towd.com
AT&T Worldwide Traveler www.att.com/traveler
European Travel Network www.etn.nl

10.2
Restaurants and ‘mensas’
Few restaurants in Delft ‘Eettafels’ offering Wolbodo

serve traditional Dutch dinners for less than €5 Verwersdijk 102
food, but you can find If you do not feel like Mon-Thu: 18.30
cuisines from around the cooking, you can get a
world like French, Italian, cheap meal at an eettafel De Koornbeurs
Indian, Chinese, Mexican, at one of the many student Voldersgracht 1
Greek, Indonesian, Spanish organisations. Members Opening hours: Mon-Fri:
and Surinamese. The Dutch of the various student 17.30 – 19.30
traditionally have their organisations often eat at T 015 212 4742
evening meal between their eettafel, but non- www.koornbeurs.nl
17.00 – 18.30; most members are welcome as
restaurants close at 22.30, well. See www.eettafels. Civitas Studiosorum
and some earlier. tudelft.nl Reformatorum, CSR
Most TU Delft buildings Oude Delft 9
have their own cafeteria, SV Sint Jansbrug Opening hours: Mon-Thu:
where cold lunches and Oude Delft 50-52 18.00
hot meals are served. Opening hours: Mon-Thu: Reservations required
Downtown, there are some 17.30 – 19.30 T 015 213 5681
cheap student restaurants T 015 212 0619 E maaltijden@csrdelft.nl
(mensa/eettafel) which www.jansbrug.nl www.csrdelft.nl
offer complete dinners for
less than €5 (many close Tyche, Delftsche Stu- Alcuin
in the summer). Cheap denten Bond Oude Delft 57
meals can also be found in Oude Delft 123 Opening hours: Mon- Thu:
snack bars and grillrooms Opening hours: Mon-Thu: 18.00 – 19.30
(great Dutch specialities 18.00 – 19.30 T 015 215 1617
such as kroket, patatje met T 015 212 2123 www.virgiel.nl
and shoarma). A good, but www.dsb.tudelft.nl
slightly more expensive Sports Café, Sport &
alternative is eating in De Bolk Culture Centre
a pub. Some Chinese Buitenwatersloot 1-3 Mekelweg 8-10
restaurants offer special Mon-Thu: 18.30 2628 CD Delft
(cheap) student dishes. www.bolk.tudelft.nl Mon to Thu: 08.00 – 1.00,
For take-away food we Fri: 08.00-1.30, Sat. – Sun:
recommend most Chinese Buffet Blauw, University 9.00 – 20.00
and Indonesian restaurants Mensa During the week the kitchen
and pizzerias. Many have a Aula TU Delft is open from 12.00 – 21.00;
delivery service. Opening hours: on weekends until 19.00.
Mon-Fri: 11.30 – 13.30 and www.snc.tudelft.nl
Smakelijk eten! (That’s 16.30 – 19.30
Dutch for “have a nice Restaurants offering dinners
meal”.) Delftsche Zwervers for less than €10
Schiekade 3 As a student city, there are
Opening hours: Thursdays: many restaurants in Delft
18.00. that fit the student budget.
Reservations required
T 015 262 6658
www.delftschezwervers.nl

La Cantina (Mexican) Voldersvier Breintje Beer

Markt 3 Voldersgracht 4 Doelenplein 7
T 015 212 3198 T 015 284 0261 T 015 213 6382
www.lacantinadelft.nl www.voldersvier.nl www.beren.nl
De Verbeelding Billy Beer De ‘V’

Verwersdijk 128 Beestenmarkt 26 Voorstraat 9
T 015 212 1328 T 015 212 6390 T 015 214 0916
www.eetcafedeverbeeld- www.beren.nl www.cafedev.nl
ing.nl
De Pelicaan
Antonio’s (Pizzeria) Verwersdijk 47
Van Bleyswijkstraat 8c T 015 213 9309
T 015 213 2209 www.depelicaan.nl
Little Italy De Wijnhaven

Markt 9A Wijnhaven 22
T 015 213 8185 T 015 214 1460
www.littleitalydelft.nl www.wijnhaven.nl

10.3
Bars, pubs and music
Delft has many entertaining Tango The Hague

clubs and pubs, each with Nieuwstraat 2 Cocoon
its own special atmosphere. T 015 213 2681 Spui 6
It won’t take long before T 070 364 5589
you find one that you like. Dancing and www.clubcocoon.nl
Some restaurants and discotheques
pubs occasionally have If you like dancing, visit one Danielz
live music. In summer, of the places below. Some Strandweg 43
sitting outside and having require you to show your T 070 350 2068
a drink with friends is a (international) student card www.danielz.eu
favourite occupation. The at the door.
Beestenmarkt is a small Paard van Troje
square in the city centre Delft Prinsengracht 12
surrounded by outdoor Lorre T 070 360 1838
cafés, bars and restaurants. Phoenixstraat 30 www.paard.nl
When the weather is good, T 015 215 0027
it is a popular place. Other www.lorre.nl Seven
pubs and restaurants popular Tuesday: 23.00 – 04.00 Prinsegracht 14
among (international) Delft Thursday: 23.00 – 05.00 T 070 363 3044
students are:
Koornbeurs Danzig
Belvedere Belgian Bier Voldersgracht 1 Lange Houtstraat 9
Café T 015 212 4742 T 06 8170 8735
Beestenmarkt 8 Friday 23.00 – 4.00 www.danzig.nl
T 015 212 3297 Saturday 22.00 – 4.00
www.bbcbelvedere.nl Silly Symphonies
Speakers Grote Marktstraat 25
Oude Jan Burgwal 45-49 www.sillysymphonies.nl
Heilige Geestkerkhof 4 T 015 212 4446
T 015 214 5363 Friday 23.00 – 5.00
www.oudejan.nl Saturday 23.00 – 5.00
Salsa Sunday 20.00 – 1.00
Ruif
Kerkstraat 22-24 Rotterdam
T 015 214 2206 Hollywood Music Hall
www.ruif.nl Delftsestraat 15
T 010 411 4958
De V www.hmh.nl
Voorstraat 9
T 015 214 0916 Maassilo
www.cafedev.nl Maashaven ZZ 1-2
T 010 476 2452
Wijnhaven www.maassilo.com
Wijnhaven 22
T 015 212 1460 Off Corso
www.wijnhaven.nl Kruiskade 22
T 010 411 3897
www.off-corso.nl

10.4
Cinemas
Films in the Netherlands Rotterdam The Hague

are shown in their original Lantaren/ Venster Omniversum
language with Dutch Arthouse films IMAX film theatre
subtitles. The selection Gouvernestraat 133 President Kennedylaan 5
is wide and varied. Most T 010 277 2266 T 0900 666 4837
cinemas offer a student www.lantaren-venster.nl www.omniversum.nl
discount with your student
card. Cinerama Filmtheater Pathé Scheveningen
Mainstream & Arthouse Mainstream films
Delft Westblaak 18 Kurhausweg 2
MustSee T 010 411 5300 T 0900 1458 (55 cpm)
Mainstream films www.cineramabios.nl www.pathe.nl
Vesteplein 5
2611 TG Delft Pathé Schouwburgplein Filmhuis Den Haag
T 0900-6878733 Mainstream films Arthouse films
www.mustsee.nl Schouwburgplein 101 Spui 191
T 0900 1458 (55 cpm) T 070 365 6030
Filmhuis Lumen & café www.pathe.nl www.filmhuisdenhaag.nl
Arthouse films
Doelenplein 5 Pathé de Kuip Pathé Buitenhof
T 015 214 0226 Mainstream films Mainstream films
www.filmhuis-lumen.nl Cor Kieboomplein 501 Buitenhof 20
T 0900 1458 (55 cpm) T 0900 1458 (55 cpm)
www.pathe.nl www.pathe.nl

10.5
Museums
Many museums offer The Hague Rotterdam

discounts to students. Gemeentemuseum Boijmans van
A complete overview Stadhouderslaan 41 Beuningen, Museum of
of all Dutch museums T 070 338 1111 classical and modern art
can be found on www. www.gemeentemuseum.nl Museumpark 18 – 20
musea.nl. At www. T 010 441 9400
europeanmuseumguide.com Museon, Museum for www.boijmans.rotterdam.nl
you will find a list of current Education
exhibitions across Europe. Stadhouderslaan 37 Maritiem Museum, Ports
The list is a selection of the T 070 338 1338 and shipping museum
most visited museums in www.museon.nl Leuvehaven 1
Delft, Rotterdam and The T 010 413 2680
Hague. Panorama Mesdag www.maritiemmuseum.nl
Zeestraat 65
Delft T 070 364 4544 NAI, Netherlands
Legermuseum, www.panorama-mesdag.nl Architecture Institute
The national army Museumpark 25
museum Mauritshuis, Royal T 010 440 1200
Korte Geer 1 Picture Gallery www.nai.nl
T 015 215 0500 Korte Vijverberg 8
www.legermuseum.nl T 070 302 3456 Wereldmuseum
www.mauritshuis.nl Rotterdam, World Arts
Nusantara, Ethnographic Museum
museum GEM, Museum of Willemskade 25
St. Agathaplein 4 contemporary art T 010 270 7172
T 015 260 2358 Stadhouderslaan 43 www.wereldmuseum.nl
www.nusantara-delft.nl T 070 338 1133
www.gem-online.nl Kunsthal, Art gallery/
Prinsenhof experimental art
Last residence of William of Museumpark,
Orange Westzeedijk 341
St. Agathaplein 1 T 010 440 0301
T 015 260 2358 www.kunsthal.nl
www.prinsenhof-delft.nl
Historisch Museum
Science Museum Delft Rotterdam, Historical
functioning as a bridge museum of Rotterdam (2
between society and premises)
technology Korte Hoogstraat 31
www.museum.tudelft.nl T 010 217 6767
www.hmr.rotterdam.nl

10.6
Concert halls and theatres
The area around Delft offers Rotterdam The Hague

a wide selection of theatres De Doelen Dr. Anton Philipszaal /
and concert halls with a Schouwburgplein 50 Lucent Danstheater
rich selection of shows. You T 010 217 1717 Spuiplein 150
can best discover what they www.dedoelen.nl T 070 880 0333
have to offer you simply by www.ldt.nl
visiting. Each season has Rotterdams
a variety of programmes Schouwburg De Koninklijke
which are described in Schouwburgplein 25 Schouwburg
local papers and seasonal T 010 411 8110 Korte Voorhout 3
brochures of the various www.rotterdamse T 0900 345 6789 (10 cpm)
theatres. schouwburg.nl www.ks.nl
Delft Luxor Fortis Circustheater

Max Theatre Posthumalaan 1 Circusstraat 4
Rietveld 49 T 010 484 3333 T 070 416 7600
T 015 212 2977 www.luxortheater.nl www.fortiscircustheater.nl
www.tgmax.nl
Theater Zuidplein Theater aan het Spui
Theater de Veste Zuidplein 60 Spui 187
Vesteplein 1 T 010 203 0203 T 070 346 5272
T 015 212 1312 www.theaterzuidplein.nl www.theateraanhetspui.nl
www.theaterdeveste.nl
Diligentia Theatre
Flora theatre Lange Voorhout 5
Verwersdijk 1 T 0900 410 4104 (15 cpm)
T 06 2826 1342 www.theater-diligentia.nl
Koornbeurs Theater de Regentes

Voldersgracht 1 Weimarstraat 63
T 015 212 4742 T 070 363 7798
www.koornbeurs.nl www.deregentes.nl

10.7
Hotels
There are plenty of hotels Rotterdam

throughout Delft and the Eurohotel Centrum ***
neighbouring cities. Single from €50
rooms are typically available Baan 14-20
from about €50 per person T 010 214 1922
per night. Most offer www.eurohotelcentrum.nl
breakfast and charge tourist
taxes. Hostel Stay Okay
Rotterdam from €30
Rochussenstraat 107-109
Delft T 010 436 5763
Hotel Coen Delft *** www.stayokay.com
from €75
Coenderstraat 47 The Hague
T 015 214 5914 Hostel Stay Okay from
www.hotelcoendelft.nl €30
Scheepmakersstraat 27
Hotel ’t Raedthuys *** T 070 315 7888
from €52 www.stayokay.com
Markt 38
T 015 212 5115 Hotel ’t Centrum ** from
www.raadhuisdelft.nl €49
Veenkade 5
Herberg De Uylenburg T 070 346 3657
from €50 www.hotelhetcentrum.nl
Noordeindseweg 70
T 015 214 3732
www.uylenburg.nl
Bed and Breakfast Soul

Inn €55
Willemstraat 55
T 015 215 7246
www.soul-inn.nl
Bed and Breakfast Chez

Jean €55
Paardenmarkt 53
T 015 213 4104
home.tiscali.nl/bbchezjean
Camping site from

€22.50
Korftlaan 5
T 015 213 0040
www.delftsehout.nl

11.
Other useful
information
The central TU Delft Library is a hub of technical
and scientific information in the Netherlands. It is
also a magnificent piece of architecture.
1 1 | Other useful information
11.1
University services
Institute for Technology Ombudsman Studium Generale

& Communication TU Delft Ombudsman, Jaffalaan 5
Dutch for foreigners and N.J. van de Griend 2628 BX Delft
other language courses Jaffalaan 9a, (entrance on T +31 (0)15 278 5235
Jaffalaan 5 Mekelweg) www.sg.tudelft.nl
2628 BZ Delft 2628 BX Delft
T +31 (0)15 278 4124 T 015 278 1753 TU Delft Library
F +31 (0)15 278 2104 E n.j.vandegriend@tudelft.nl Prometheusplein 1
Opening hours on 2628 ZC Delft
weekdays: 9.00 – 12.30 Student Chaplaincy T +31 (0)15 278 5678
www.delftsemethode.nl (‘Studentenpastoraat’) Opening hours study
Voorstraat 60 facilities and collection:
Education and Student 2611 JS Delft Mon-Thu 9.00 – 22.00
Affairs T 015 212 3421 Friday 9.00 – 18.00
Jaffalaan 9a www.motiv.tudelft.nl Saturday and Sunday
2628 BX Delft 10.00 – 18.00
Opening hours: TU Delft Cultural Centre For all other opening hours,
weekdays 9.00 – 17.00 Mekelweg 10 please check the
www.os.tudelft.nl 2628 CD Delft www.library.tudelft.nl
T +31 (0)15 278 3988
International Office Opening hours:
T +31 (0)15 278 8012 Mon-Fri 10.00 – 00.00
E internationaloffice@ Saturday 10.00 – 16.30
tudelft.nl Sunday 14.00 – 00.00
www.snc.tudelft.nl
Central Student
Administration (CSA) TU Delft Sports Centre
T +31 (0)15 278 4249 Mekelweg 8
E csa@tudelft.nl 2628 CD Delft
www.csa.tudelft.nl T +31 (0)15 278 2442
Opening hours
Mon-Fri 8.00 – 23.30
Saturday and Sunday
9.00 – 19.00
www.snc.tudelft.nl

11.2
TU Delft faculties
Overview of TU Delft’s Faculty of Electrical Joint and double degree

faculties and their English- Engineering, programmes
language programmes. Mathematics and Erasmus Mundus
Computer Science programmes
Faculty of Aerospace www.ewi.tudelft.nl • Economics
Engineering MSc programmes: andManagement of
www.lr.tudelft.nl Applied Mathematics Network Industries (EMIN)
BSc Aerospace Engineering Computer Engineering (in cooperation with
MSc programmes: Computer Science Universidad Pontificia
Aerospace Engineering Electrical Engineering Comillas (Madrid) and
Geomatics Embedded Systems Université Paris-Sud 11)
Media & Knowledge • Coastal and Marine
Faculty of Applied Engineering Engineering and
Sciences Management (CoMEM)
www.tnw.tudelft.nl Faculty of Industrial (in cooperation with
MSc programmes: Design Engineering NTNU Trondheim, UPC
Applied Physics www.io.tudelft.nl Barcelona, University
Biochemical Engineering MSc programmes: of Southampton, City
Chemical Engineering Design for Interaction University London)
Industrial Ecology Integrated Product Design • Erasmus Mundus Minerals
Life Science & Technology Strategic Product Design and Environmental
NanoScience Programme (EMMEP)
Science Education & Faculty of Mechanical, (in cooperation with RTWH
Communication Maritime and Materials Aachen, University of
Sustainable Energy Engineering (3ME) Exeter, Helsinki University
Technology www.3me.tudelft.nl of Technology, University
MSc programmes: of Miskolc and
Faculty of Architecture Biomedical Engineering Wroclaw University of
www.bk.tudelft.nl Marine Technology Technology)
MSc programme: Materials Science & • Optics in Science and
Architecture, Urbanism and Engineering Technology (OpSciTech)
Building Sciences Mechanical Engineering (in cooperation with
Offshore Engineering Imperial College London,
Faculty of Civil Systems & Control Université Paris-Sud,
Engineering and Transport, Infrastructure & HS Universität Jena, TU
Geosciences Logistics Warschau)
www.citg.tudelft.nl • Computer Simulation for
MSc programmes: Faculty of Technology, Science and Engineering
Applied Earth Sciences Policy and Management (in cooperation with TU
Civil Engineering www.tbm.tudelft.nl Berlin, KTH Sweden, TU
Coastal Management and MSc programmes: Erlangen/Nuremberg)
Engineering Engineering & Policy Analysis
Construction Management Management of Technology Other double degree
and Engineering Systems Engineering, Policy programmes
Geomatics Analysis & Management • Applied Geophysics within
Offshore Engineering Geomatics the MSc in Applied Earth
Transport, Infrastructure & Transport, Infrastructure & Sciences
Logistics Logistics (in cooperation with RWTH

11.3
General numbers and addresses
Aachen, ETH Zürich) Country code for the Emergency number 112
• MSc in Management of Netherlands: +31 112 is the European
Technology/MSc in Applied Delft area code: 015 emergency number. This
Physics number is used in all
• MSc in Engineering & ANWB member countries of
Policy Analysis Royal Dutch Touring Club the EU. In case of an
(in cooperation with (Roadside assistance for emergency simply dial 112.
Harbin Institute of motorists) The operator will ask you
Technology, China) Wassenaarseweg 220 which service you need -
• Computational Design and 2596 EC Den Haag the police, fire brigade or
Fabrication Technologies www.anwb.nl ambulance service. The
(in cooperation with number is free and can be
Middle East Technical City Office (Town Hall) called from any mobile,
University (METU), Phoenixstraat 16 fixed telephone and public
Ankara, Turkey) 2611 AL Delft telephone box.
• Industrial Design/ Design T 015 260 2222
for Interaction (Dial 4 for information IND
(in cooperation with about residence permits) Dutch Immigration Office
Middle East Technical Opening hours: weekdays The organisation for entry
University (METU), 8.00 – 15.00 into the Netherlands
Ankara, Turkey) Friday evening: Number from inside the
• Flight Dynamics & Control 18.00 – 20.00 Netherlands: 0900 123 4561
and Avionics www.gemeentedelft.info Number from outside the
(in cooperation with Netherlands:
Instituto Tecnical Superiór Douane +31 20 889 3045
(IST), Lisbon, Portugal) Customs and Tax www.ind.nl
• Telecommunications administration
(in cooperation with IT Customs Information Line Police department
Bandung, Indonesia) Number from inside the concerned with non-
• Microelectronics (in Netherlands: 0800 0143 nationals
cooperation with Fudan Number from outside the Stadhoudersplantsoen 24
University, China) Netherlands: 2517 JL Den Haag
• Microelectronics (in +31 45 574 3031 Number from inside the
cooperation with Tsinghua Opening hours: Netherlands: 14 070
University, Beijing, China) Mon-Thu 8.00 – 20.00, Number from outside the
• Hydraulic Engineering Friday from 8.00 – 17.00 Netherlands:
and Water Resources www.douane.nl +31 70 353 3000
Management Opening hours: weekdays
(in cooperation with NUS DUWO 8.00 – 20.00
Singapore) student accommodation www.politie.nl
Kanaalweg 4
2628 EB Delft
T 015 219 2200
Opening hours:
weekdays 8.30 – 17.00
www.duwo.nl

IB-Groep Number from outside the Rotterdam

Study Finance/Steunpunt Netherlands: Coolsingel 5
Studiefinanciering T +31 20 79 40800 T 0900 403 4065 (35 cpm)
Koninginnegracht 12B www.schiphol.nl www.vvvrotterdam.nl
2514 AA Den Haag
T 050 599 7755 NS The Hague
Opening hours: Dutch Railways Hofweg 1
weekdays 9.00 – 16.00 T 0900 202 1163 (10 cpm) T 0900 340 3505 (45 cpm)
www.ib-groep.nl www.ns.nl www.denhaag.com
Schiphol Tourist information

National Airport points
Evert v/d Beekstraat 202 Delft
1118 ZG Schiphol Hippolytusbuurt 4
Number from inside the T 0900 515 1555 (40 cpm)
Netherlands: www.delft.nl
0900 0141 (40 cpm)
11.4
Embassies
The list of embassies in the Netherlands is on the website of the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs (www.minbuza.nl) or via www.embassyworld.com

12.
Index
Index
Academic calendar 28 Delft, city of 12

Academic counsellor 23 Facts & figures, Delft 11
Accommodation 37 Dentist 74
Accommodation BSc students 42 Discotheques 94
Accommodation exchange 52 Discount cards 91
Accommodation free mover 54 Doctor 74
Accommodation MSc 46 Driving licence 88
Accommodation PhD 60 Drugstore 75
Account 47 Dutch immigration office 36
Activities for international students 33 Dutch words 15
Adapter 82 ECTS credits 20
Addresses 103 Electricity 82
AEGEE-Delft 63 Embassies 104
Airport pickup 45 Emergency number 103
Apartment 45 Euro 13
Art 91 Exchange and free mover students 49
Assessment 20 Extension of your stay 52
ATHENS-programme 47 Facilities (TU Delft) 31
Bank account exchange 55 Faculties (TU Delft) 102
Bank account free mover 55 Film 95
Bank account MSc 47 First aid 75
Bankcard 76 First costs BSc 41
Bar 94 First costs MSc 46
Behaviour 20 Food 78
Bike 85 Free mover students 49
Budget 76 Gallery 96
Budget, financia 76 General numbers and addresses 103
Buses 87 Going out 89
Calendar, academic 28 Grade system 20
Call 81 Grading system 20
Career support 25 Health care allowance 37
Chaplaincy 72 Health insurance 36
Cheap restaurants 92 Higher education in the Netherlands 19
Church 72 Hospital 75
Cinemas 95 Hotels 98
Climate 14 Housing 37
Clubs 94 IDEA League 11
Code of conduct 31 Insurance, health and liability 36
Communication 21 International call 81
Concert halls 97 International foods 80
Conduct 31 International office 101
Cost of living 76 Job, parttime 45
Counsellor 23 Language 14
Credits 20 Language course 14
Cultural background 14 Learning agreement exchange 51
Cultural centre 32 Liability insurance 52
Cycling 85 Library 31
Daily Life 61 Life in the Netherlands 89
Dancing 94 Lifestyle 76
Degree system 19 Living expenses 76

Index
Low-priced restaurants 92 Stamps 81

Mail 80 Start costs BSc 41
Manners 14 Start costs MSc 46
Map (TU Delft) 108 Student association 63
Market place 79 Student budget 76
Mensas 92 Student counsellor 23
Money 76 Student housing 37
Movie theatre 95 Student societies 35
MSc students 43 Student-staff relation 20
Museums 96 Studium Generale 34
Music 94 Study problems 23
Music activities 33 Study smart 24
Netherlands, the 13 Studying at TU Delft 27
Numbers and addresses 103 Introduction Programme 45
Ombudsman 24 Supermarkets 78
Partner Universities 11 Treintaxi 87
Personal relations 14 TBC examination 76
Pharmacies 75 Teaching methods 22
PhD position, finding a 59 Telephone boxes 82
PhD students 57 Theatres 97
Phone, mobile telephones 81 Tourist information points 91
Phone, telephone boxes 82 Train 86
Telephone boxes 81 Trams 87
Mobile phones 81 Transport and Travel 83
Police 103 TU Delft and the Netherlands 7
Post office 80 TU Delft, facilities 31
Postage 80 TU Delft, facts & figures 11
Practitioner 74 TU Delft, faculties 102
Problems, study 23 TU Delft, history of 11
Programme MSc 45 Tuition fee compensation EU and EEA
Psychologists all students 24 students 54
Public transport 86 University services 101
Pubs 94 Useful information 99
Rail 86 Useful words 15
Reduction cards 91 Visa 35
Registration exchange 51 Way of life 45
Registration free mover 51 Weather 14
Registration MSc 45 Welcome, MSc 45
Regulations 31 Work permit PhD students 59
Relations 20
Research centres 9
Residence permits 35
Restaurants 92
Shopping 77
Short programs 47
Smart study 24
Social activities 34
Somewhere to live 37
Sport 69
Sports Centre 32

Map TU Delft
Map TU Delft
3 Mijnbouwstraat 120 TU Science Center Engineering,

(Expected 2010) Mathematics and
5 Julianalaan 67 Biotechnology (Kluyver Computer Science
laboratory) (EEMCS) / DIMES /
6 Poortlandplein 6 Botanic Gardens IRCTR
8 Julianalaan 132-134 Faculty of Architecture 37 Mekelweg 8 Sports Centre
9 Zuidplantsoen 2 MultiMedia Services 38 Mekelweg 10 Cultural Centre
(MMS) 43 Leeghwaterstraat 36 Cogeneration plant
10 Zuidplantsoen 6 ‘Tempel’ 44 Rotterdamseweg 145 Technostarter share
12 Julianalaan 136 Delft ChemTech building, YES!Delft
15 Prins Bernhardlaan 6 Kramerslab. Physical 45 Leeghwaterstraat 42 Low Speed Wind
Technology Laboratory & VSSD
17 iWeb Virtual reality pavillion 46 Leeghwaterstraat 44 Process and Energy
20 Mekelweg 5 Aula Congress Centre Laboratory (API)
21 Prometheusplein 1 TU Delft Library / 50 Mekelweg 15 Reactor Instituut Delft
Marketing & (RID, former IRI) /
Communication Radiation
22 Lorentzweg 1 Faculty of Applied Radionuclides &
Sciences Reactors (RRR)
23 Stevinweg 1 Faculty of Civil 60 Anthony Fokkerweg 5 Logistics &
Engineering and environment
Geosciences / 61 Kluyverweg 3 Delft Aerospace
University Corporate Structures & Materials
Office Laboratory
28 Van Mourik 62 Kluyverweg 1 Faculty of Aerospace
Broekmanweg 6 TNO Built Environment Engineering / Adhesion
and Geosciences Institute
30 Jaffalaan 9 OTB Research Institute 63 Anthony Fokkerweg 1 SIMONA Research
Jaffalaan 9a Education & Flight Simulator
Student Affairs (CSA, 64 Kluyverweg 2 High Speed Wind
International Office) Laboratory
31 Jaffalaan 5 Faculty of Technology, 65 Kluyverweg 4 + 6 SUPAIR / TRAIL /
Policy and Facility Management &
Management Real Estate
32 Landbergstraat 15 Faculty of Industrial 69 Rotterdamseweg 380 Annex Faculty AE &
Design Engineering / EEMCS / ASTI / ANWB
SSC ICT driving simulator
33 Landbergstraat 19 Composites laboratory
/ INHOLLAND
34 Mekelweg 2 Faculty of Mechanical,
Maritime and Materials
Engineering (3mE) /
CICAT / NIMR
34a C ornelis Drebbelweg 9 Executive Board /
Supervisory Board
35 Cornelis Drebbelweg 5 EEMCS Examination
and Laboratory Class
Building
36 Mekelweg 4 + 6 Faculty of Electrical
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International Students & PhD Researchers

Prof. Karel Luyben

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1. TU Delft and the Netherlands 7

2. Academic life at TU Delft 17

6. Exchange and free mover students 49

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9. Transport and travel 83

10. Enjoying life in the Netherlands 89

11.Other useful information 99

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Delft Research Initiatives

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Pedestrians and cyclists have priority on TU Delft’s

Facts & figures about TU Delft

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Facts & figures about the city of Delft

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Historic Dutch and European cities, great art

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Facts & figures of Dutch geography

Facts & figures about the Dutch population

Facts & figures about the Dutch economy

Facts & figures about Dutch politics

Did you know that…? (with thanks to www.holland.com)

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• Holland has the highest concentration of museums in the world, with 42

The Dutch language

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Some words that might come in handy:

English Dutch Phonetics

Best of luck, after a while it gets easier.

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Suggested reading on Dutch habits and culture

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Programme European Credits Degree

HBO Bachelor’s 240 Bachelor’s degree indicating

WO Master’s 60, 90 or 120 (TU Delft: 120) Master of Science (MSc)

HBO Master’s 60 to 120 Master’s degree indicating the

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Scale models are a good means to test whether your

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It is always important to let your supervisor know if you are experi-

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Be aware of schedules and deadlines for completing essays and assign-

Faculty academic counsellors

Student & career support

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• Legal affairs: especially relating to enrolment procedures and financial aid;

Questions or personal issues?

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Inspiring career sessions

Want more information?

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18 - 22 Aug 23 - 26 Aug 30 aug

1 - 5 Nov Start of classes

5 Dec 20 - 31 Dec 20 - 31 Dec

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21 – 25 Feb Start of classes