TU Delft becomes ‘easier’ for students

Last Updated on Thursday, 05 January 2012 12:03 Thursday, 05 January 2012 12:03

Written by China Times

The Technical University of Delft is going to reduce the workload for students so that they could graduate more quickly, reported by the Volkskrant on Thursday.

The university wants to remove parts of courses and some courses even completely disappeared, according to the newspaper. Students are also allowed to make compensation with a sufficient result for one course for another insufficient course.

The students of TU Delft are the slowest students in the Country. Only one fourth of the students would get an undergraduate degree, for which it normally takes three years.

Wouter Verbeek, vice chaireman of the Delft student union, is concerned that the studies would “worth less”. Moreover, there is “less good engineering graduates, while the industry is just so content,” said Verbeek.

Education Director Aldert Kamp does not share the concerns. “The level does down. But the question is whether you are a bad engineer if you get a 5 for a cours,” said Kamp in de Volkskrant.