Delft University of Technology
 Delft University of Technology  (University)      | |
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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-politican 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 |
