TU Delft | Delft Global Initiative

TU Delft | Global Initiative

Scientists from Delft University of Technology use their expertise to find concrete solutions for worldwide problems, in close cooperation with local partners. TU Delft | Global Initiative is their portal, platform and booster of Science and Technology for Global Development.

Academic Scholarships open for international students!

Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) aims to attract the world's brightest students to its international classrooms. For that reason, it has established several scholarship programmes specifically designed to offer talented and motivated international students the opportunity to pursue a degree at TU Delft. Now, a number of scholarships that are of particular interest for students from Sub-Saharan Africa and/or South-East Asia to apply have opened up.

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Our approach

Global Challenge

A focus on global societal challenges faced by people in developing countries: global health, food security, affordable and reliable energy, affordable and sustainable housing and infrastructure, sustainable water management, clean water and sanitation for all.

Co-creation

Close cooperation between the Delft scientists and partners in developing countries (knowledge institutions, entrepreneurs, NGOs and government) to jointly find concrete solutions to global societal challenges.

Science

Research for global development involves creative, out-of-the-box, high quality scientific and technological innovations with a tangible output such as tools, services and marketable products. Scientists work in multidisciplinary teams to tackle the global challenges.

Local impact

Concrete and sustainable solutions that directly improve lives of people living in poverty. A healthier and safer living environment, creation of economic activity and low-cost, self-sustaining, low maintenance and/or easy-to-operate tools, services and products.