The Delft University of Technology (Dutch: Technische Universiteit Delft) in Delft, the Netherlands, is the nation's largest technical university, with over 15,000 students, 2,700 scientists (including 200 professors) and 1,800 people in the support and management staff. It is a member of the IDEA League and ranks amongst the top universities in the world in the field of technology according to the Times Higher Education ranking (second best univ...
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The Delft University of Technology (Dutch: Technische Universiteit Delft) in Delft, the Netherlands, is the nation's largest technical university, with over 15,000 students, 2,700 scientists (including 200 professors) and 1,800 people in the support and management staff. It is a member of the IDEA League and ranks amongst the top universities in the world in the field of technology according to the Times Higher Education ranking (second best university of technology in continental Europe, after ETH Zurich, Switzerland).
On January 8, 1842, King Willem II founded the 'Royal Academy for the education of civilian engineers, for serving both nation and industry, and of apprentices for trade'. The Academy also educated civil servants for the colonies and revenue officers of the Dutch East Indies.
An Act passed on May 2, 1863, imposing regulations on technical education as well as bringing it under the influence of the rules applying to secondary education. Then, on the 20th of June, 1864,...
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