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‘We’re attempting to make foie gras based on stem cells’

Currently working in France, Nadine Bongaerts looks back with satisfaction at her student days in Delft. “The network I built up is incredibly valuable. Compared to French universities, TU Delft is really good in the practical, hands-on application of theory, which gives students very valuable skills.”

All in the family

Some families have several generations who all study at TU Delft. In this series, parents and grandparents discuss their student days with their children and grandchildren. Read the full version here.

‘After 6 years at TU Delft I felt albe to conquer the world’

Joop Heijenrath studied hydraulic engineering in Delft in the 1980s. Throughout his varied career, he stayed in touch with his alma mater. These days, as a Good Friend of the Delft University Fund, he is working hard to ensure that his fellow alumni get the same kind of bond with TU Delft that he has.

The lab of... Project Inspiration

Biomechanical engineer Dr Gerwin Smit (Faculty of 3mE) decided to do something about the impending shortage of ventilators. He disassembled an English ventilator from the 1960s from the Rijksmuseum Boerhaave collection, and with a team of 40 people took just a few weeks to build a new machine.

‘I’m a child of TU Delft’

Her designs include Mekel Park and the campus library. TU Delft owes its appearance in no small measure to the architect Francine Houben, who has been named as this year's Alumnus of the Year. “There's a tremendous amount of energy here for making things happen.”

Investing in talent is particularly important right now

For President of the Executive Board Tim van der Hagen, the coronavirus pandemic emphasises the huge importance of TU Delft’s work: groundbreaking teaching, research
and innovation, and there is a role in this for the new TU Delft Excellence Fund.

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