What is Delft University of Technology?
'''Delft University of Technology''' (Dutch: ''Technische Universiteit Delft''), shortened to '''TU Delft''', is a [[technology|technical]] [[public university]] in [[Delft]], a city in the province of [[South Holland]], the [[Netherlands]]. It is the oldest and largest technical university in the Netherlands. It was established as a Royal Academy in '''1842''' to facilitate the education of civil engineers. It is the school that rapidly expanded its education curriculum and became a polytechnic school in 1864.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Delft University of Technology|url=https://www.edx.org/school/delftx|access-date=2021-10-31|website=edX|language=en}}</ref> Later in 1905, it became an institute of technology, gaining full university rights. And, it got its current name in the year 1986. Further, in 2019, the university was ranked amongst the top 20 best universities for engineering and technology internationally and received the highest rank in the Netherlands.<ref>{{Cite web|title=TU Delft|url=https://www.tudelft.nl/|access-date=2021-10-31|website=TU Delft|language=nl-NL}}</ref> With an area of around 161 hectares, the campus of the university is larger than Delft's city center and is considered one amongst the largest university campuses worldwide. It has about 21,000 students. == References == <references /> == Other websites == {{Commonscat-inline|Technische Universiteit Delft|Delft University of Technology}} * {{in lang|nl|en}} {{Official website|http://www.tudelft.nl/}} {{Europe-stub}} {{authority control}} [[Category:1842 establishments]] [[Category:Delft]] [[Category:Technical colleges and universities in the Netherlands]] [[Category:19th-century establishments in the Netherlands]] [[Category:1840s establishments in Europe]]