Dr. J.M. (Jaap) Vleugel
Range During a master course lecture many decades ago, my eminent professor in Macro-Economics (Huisman) once told us to be prepared to work in a completely different area after your graduation. His advice came in a period of economic crisis. It echoes Schumpeter's view on innovation and economic development and their joint impact on the labour market. Following his advice, I got used to adapt to opportunities offered in many fields and areas (see list below). The pay-off of this strategy is job readyness and security, albeit not in the same job or place. Many people are overspecialised, which may suit their employer some time, but it is killing for the individual in an ever changing world. Agility in content combined with above average (time) management skills allow me to switch field and focus, perspective or scale level or combine these on-demand. Every meeting can be different. This flexibility is grounded in excellent listening and psychological skills, next to awareness of your own limitations and genuine interest in what is driving other people. In my daily activities I am a human interface between many different organisational units and colleagues in this university. Experience matters With over two decades of experience in bachelor, minor, master and EngD education at two very different universities and well over three decades in research, including non-academic jobs, I can deal with a wide array of topics. I provide individualized coaching. Servant leadership (Covey) is for me the only way to sincerely motivate students. This is fairly difficult with such a heavy and diverse workload, but the final projects and especially the way they are treated stay in the memory of graduates for decades. The same graduates may also become future commissioners. Native Dutch people are becoming extinct in this organisation. This is regretful. If you are not raised with a language, then you also not (easily) understand the psychological, cultural and political meaning of words used in that language. No matter how good you are in a foreign language, this vital information is frequently lost, complicating discussions and leading to suboptimal results when cooperating. Many commissioners In education you are constantly interfacing with external parties like businesses and governments. We now have a large network of regular commissioners who offer many opportunities for design- and thesis projects. If students work with a company or government agency, they can access real (live) data. As a result, their methodology and results can and frequently will be (directly) applied in practice and not end up in a draw or bin like so many professional studies. This gives student research and the education provided by me and my direct colleagues an exceptional social and economic impact. Education responsibilities I am involved in: Commissie Bindend Studie-Advies (BSA: committee member); BSc CE (CTB3000-16: thesis supervisor); Minor CE (CT3200: module manager, lecturer, supervisor); MSc TIL (TIL5050-20 Design project: module manager); MSc TIL (TIL5060 thesis project: supervisor, chair, graduation committee member); MSc TIL (website, Brightspace content and technical support, Programme Navigator, study advice, 2nd year rev. committee, master introduction and other workshops); MSc TEL (ME54035 thesis project: graduation committee member); MSc MTT (MT54035 thesis project: graduation committee member); MSc MADE (thesis project: ITAC chair, thesis supervisor, TAC member); MSc Architecture and the Built Environment (AR3CS021 City of the Future: tutor, seminar and master class T&L); MSc AE T2.II C&O (AE5322 Sustainable Air Transport: thesis supervisor); MSc EnvEng (ENV1600 Skills module: yearly guest lectures about Techno-Economic Evaluation); EngD Railway- & Sanitary Engineering (CEE5007 Techno-Economic Evaluation: module manager, lecturer). Education topics Interestingly, technology is largely a black box in (General) Economics, while it is my prime concern at TU Delft engineering. Blending engineering- with economic knowledge, experience and tools gives a very versatile toolkit: Logistics operations, engineering & (change) management; Sustainability of transport (equipment) and energy/fuels; Asset management and maintenance); (Techno-)economic and financial decision-making (cba, business cases); Railway technology and services; Airport design & operations; Maritime transport and container handling; Other transport and traffic (public transport, emerging technologies, scenario studies); Built environment (housing, well-being, environment); Transport~ and infrastructure policy and planning; Sanitary engineering. [25-08-2024] Jaap Vleugel Docent / researcher +31 (15) 27 86487 j.m.vleugel@tudelft.nl Building 23 Civil Engineering and Geosciences Stevinweg 1 2628 CN Delft Entrance B or A Floor 4 Room 4.18 Online meetings always possible --> Secretary: Dehlaila Da Costa linkedin pure website Student projects Courses and guest lectures Biography Research output Funded projects 'Only 5-10% of our decisions are made rationally' [Baba Shiv] ´The difficulty lies, not in the new ideas, but in escaping from the old ones.´ [John Maynard Keynes] 'Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.' [Thomas Alva Edison] 'Do not repeat the tactics that have gained you one victory, but let your methods be regulated by the infinite variety of circumstances.' [Sun Tzu] Open menu Staff