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| + | '''Delft University of Technology'', also known as '''TU Delft''', is the oldest and largest Dutch [[public university|public]] [[Institute of technology|technical university]], located in [[Delft]], [[Netherlands]]. | ||
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| + | With eight [[Faculty (division)|faculties]] and numerous [[research institutes]],<ref name="TU Delft Research Institutes">https://www.tudelft.nl/en/research/thematic-cooperation/42457/research-institutes-tu-delft-institutes/</ref> it has more than 26,000 students ([[undergraduate]] and [[postgraduate]]) and 6,000 employees (teaching, research, support and management staff).<ref>https://www.tudelft.nl/en/about-tu-delft/facts-and-figure</ref> | ||
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| + | 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.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20080228094426/http://www.tudelft.nl/live/pagina.jsp?id=300c4edd-74f6-4f4d-a5cd-42a70682cb98&lang=en</ref> | ||
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| Motto | Challenge the Future |
| Formation | 1842 |
| Headquarters | Delft, Netherlands |
| Type | • Public • TechnDelft ical |
| The oldest and largest Dutch public technical university | |
'Delft University of Technology, also known as TU Delft, is the oldest and largest Dutch public technical university, located in Delft, Netherlands.
With eight faculties and numerous research institutes,[1] it has more than 26,000 students (undergraduate and postgraduate) and 6,000 employees (teaching, research, support and management staff).[2]
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.[3]
Alumni on Wikispooks
| Person | Born | Died | Nationality | Summary | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben van Beurden | 23 April 1958 | Netherlands | Businessperson | Penta Bilderberger, attended the WEF/Annual Meeting/2020, Shell CEO, European Round Table of Industrialists | |
| Jan Brouwer | 1910 | 1983 | Netherlands | Engineer Businessperson | Shell CEO. Bilderberg 1970. |
| Frits Philips | 16 April 1905 | 5 December 2005 | Netherlands | Businessperson | Dutch Bilderberger businessman. Philips family with Philips Electronics. |
| Diederik Samsom | 10 July 1971 | Netherlands | Politician | Dutch euro-politician and Bilderberger. As senior EU bureaucrat, forced through €1 trillion+ "green" buildings directive making home ownership unaffordable. | |
| Jeroen van der Veer | 27 October 1947 | Netherlands | Businessperson | HexaBilderberger Shell manager, Honorary Global Chairman of the London Speaker Bureau |
