Student participation

In Delft

Student Council
The student council of TU Delft represents the interests of students at the Executive Board. The council holds ten seats, which are held by party members of ORASLijst Bèta and Dé Partij.

Faculty Student Council
In the Netherlands, all students have the right to participate in their education. That is why every faculty has a Faculty Student Council (abbreviated FSC): a council for and by students, which actively ensures that the student's voice is heard. Through their right of consent, right of advice and right of initiative, council members can influence faculty policy.

Board of Studies

Every programme has a Board of Studies (OC in Dutch). Both students and lecturers are represented equally (50/50) in the OC. Members are appointed by the dean of each faculty

TU Delft has a Board of Studies Guide, which shows how the Board of Studies can make a valuable contribution to a degree programme's quality of education, as the critical conscience of a programme.

Sounding board
The board of studies safeguards the quality of the programmes and is the sounding board for the study programmes at the faculty and has right of approval on parts of the programmes. The OC advises the dean about the education and examination of a programme.The OC also advises the Programme Coordinator about all other aspects of the education in a certain study programme. It can also react to suggestions of students and lecturer, so make your suggestions for improvent heard at members of the OC at your faculty. 

DISS
The Delft International Student Society (DISS) was established by TU Delft’s central student council and VSSD former student union for the benefit of international students to act as the missing link between these students and the administration. DISS helps the student council and student union to successfully represent international students.

StudieVerenigingenRaad
The StudieVerenigingenRaad (SVR) is the umbrella body for all TU Delft student societies. Its main task is to stimulate collaboration and consultation between student societies.

Sport & Cultuur Verenigingen Raad
The Sports & Culture Associations Council (SCVR) aims to back the interests of student sports and culture associations and individual practitioners of student sports and culture in Delft. To achieve this, SCVR communicates closely with the many sports and culture associations affiliated with Delft University of Technology and X. Additionally, SCVR promotes the participation of Delft athletes in student sports activities (Batavierenrace, NSK’s, the GNSK), and hands out subsidies to stimulate this participation. SCVR is a member of StudentenSport Nederland.

Nationwide

ISO
“The Interstedelijk Studenten Overleg (ISO) is a national student organisation which represents the interests of all students in the Netherlands. ISO maintains relationships with students active in student participation as well as other national organisations for students: AIESEC Nederland, Integrand Nederland, NSSS and LKvV. ISO also gives advice on higher education in the Netherlands to the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science.”

LSVb
"The Landelijke Studenten Vakbond (LSVb) promotes the interests of all students in the Netherlands. The LSVb is a federation comprising 23 student unions, which either promotes the interests of students at a specific institute or those of a specific group of students. The LSVb regularly meets with the Ministry of Education, Cultural Affairs and Science, the Association of Universities in the Netherlands (UNL) and the HBO raad (The Netherlands Association of Universities of Applied Sciences)."

Foundation for Refugee Students UAF
The Foundation for Refugee Students UAF (Stichting voor Vluchteling-Studenten UAF) supports refugees and asylum seekers who plan to study in the Netherlands. You will find extensive information on the work of the UAF on the UAF website.