Delft University of Technology (Dutch: Technische Universiteit Delft) also known as TU Delft, is the oldest and largest Dutch public technological university. Located in Delft Netherlands, it is consistently ranked as one of the best universities in the Netherlands and as of 2020, it is ranked by QS World University Rankings among the top 15 engineering and technology universities in the world.
With eight faculties and numerous research institutes, it has more than 19,000 students (undergraduate and postgraduate), and employs more than 2,900 scientists and 2,100 support and management staff.
The university was established on 8 January 1842 by William II of the Netherlands as a Royal Academy, with the primary purpose of training civil servants for work in the Dutch East Indies. The school expanded its research and education curriculum over time, becoming a polytechnic school in 1864 and an institute of technology (making it a full-fledged university) in 1905. It changed its name to Delft University of Technology in 1986.
Dutch Nobel laureates Jacobus Henricus van ‘t Hoff, Heike Kamerlingh Onnes, and Simon van der Meer have been associated with TU Delft. TU Delft is a member of several university federations, including the IDEA League, CESAER, UNITECH International, and 4TU.
Faculties[edit]
TU Delft comprises eight faculties.[16] These are (official Dutch name and faculty abbreviation are given in brackets):
- Mechanical, Maritime and Materials Engineering (3mE) (Werktuigbouwkunde, Maritieme Techniek & Technische Materiaalwetenschappen (3mE)),
- Architecture and the Built Environment (Bouwkunde (BK)),
- Civil Engineering and Geosciences (CEG) (Civiele Techniek en Geowetenschappen (CiTG)),
- Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science (EEMCS) (Elektrotechniek, Wiskunde en Informatica (EWI)),
- Industrial Design Engineering (IDE) (Industrieel Ontwerpen (IO)),
- Aerospace Engineering (AE) (Luchtvaart- en Ruimtevaarttechniek (LR)),
- Technology, Policy and Management (TPM) (Techniek, Bestuur en Management (TBM)),
- Applied Sciences (AS) (Technische Natuurwetenschappen (TNW)).