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Delft University of Technology (Dutch: Technische Universiteit Delft), shortened to TU Delft, is a technical university in Delft, a city in the province of South Holland, the Netherlands.

Delft University of Technology was established in 1842.

It has about 21,000 students.

Its focus is on technology.

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  • Jan Adam Kruseman William II King of the Netherlands 1840

    William II of the Netherlands, founder of Royal Academy in Delft.

  • TU Delft Mekelpark

    Entrance to the Mekelpark, with the statue of Prometheus, university's symbol.

  • TU-Delft-Bibl-1

    TU Delft Library

  • TU Delft PhD Defense committee

    Typical photo following a doctoral defense at Delft University of Technology. The promovendus (center) is accompanied by two paranymphs. The pedel is on the left, holding the staff. The red tube holds the doctoral diploma. The promovendus, as well as the paranymphs, must wear white ties, while all professors in the defense committee wear togas.

  • Koornbeurs delft

    Building of the Koornbeurs Society in the old town of Delft.

  • Nuna 5

    Nuna 5, from a series of Nuna solar-powered cars that won the World Solar Challenge seven times, constructed by the students of TU Delft.

  • DUT12

    DUT12, the twelfth car of the Formula Student team Delft (DUT Racing). Held the Guinness World Record for fastest accelerating electric vehicle in the world.

  • TU Delft Geoscience

    Civil Engineering and Geosciences

  • Applied Sciences TU Delft

    Applied Sciences

  • ID building

    TU Delft Faculty of Industrial Design Engineering

  • Delft - TU-gebouw van werktuigbouw

    Mechanical, Maritime and Materials Engineering

  • Delft - Universiteitsgebouw (Rode Scheikunde)

    TU Delft Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment

  • Faculty of Aerospace Engineering

    TU Delft Faculty of Aerospace Engineering

  • Faculty EEMCS

    Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science

  • TU Delft Faculteit Techniek, Bestuur en Management

    Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management

  • EWI TUDelft

    Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science viewed from the Civil Engineering department

  • Heike Kamerlingh Onnes, 1878

    Heike Kamerlingh Onnes, discoverer of superconductivity, TU Delft faculty 1878-1882

  • Martinus Beijerinck

    Martinus Beijerinck, father of virology, TU Delft faculty 1895-1921

  • Ralph de Laer Kronig

    Ralph Kronig, discoverer of particle spin, TU Delft faculty 1939-1969

  • Simon Van der Meer

    Simon van der Meer, Dutch physicist and Winner of Nobel Prize in Physics-1984, TU Delft Student 1950-1952

  • Jacobus Hendricus van 't Hoff

    Jacobus van 't Hoff, Nobel Prize in chemistry, TU Delft student 1869-1871

  • Gerard philips

    Gerard Philips, cofounder of Philips, TU Delft student 1876-1883

  • Lely-Havermans-kleur

    Cornelis Lely, head designer of Afsluitdijk, TU Delft student 1871-1875

  • Ben van Beurden

    Ben van Beurden CEO of Royal Dutch Shell, TU Delft student 1981-1983

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