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Quantifying Universities' Direct and Indirect Carbon Emissions -- The Case of Delft University of Technology
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Herth, Annika; Blok, Kornelis – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2023
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to present a comprehensive analysis of the carbon footprint of the Delft University of Technology (TU Delft), including direct and indirect emissions from utilities, logistics and purchases, as well as a discussion about the commonly used method. Emissions are presented in three scopes (scope 1 reports direct…
Descriptors: Universities, Climate, Pollution, Real Estate
Innovation Opportunities for Academic Libraries to Support Teaching through Open Education: A Case Study at TU Delft, The Netherlands
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de Jong, M.; Munnik, M. E.; Will, N. U. – New Review of Academic Librarianship, 2019
Opportunities for academic libraries to enrich their products and services through facilitating open education (OE) in higher education are presented in an overview of good practices. A case study of open textbook publishing was performed at TU Delft to study how these products and services could stimulate educators to adopt OE. A simplified user…
Descriptors: Universities, Academic Libraries, Case Studies, Publishing Industry
Assessing the Technology Self-Efficacy of Maritime Instructors: An Explorative Study
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Sharma, Amit; Nazir, Salman – Education Sciences, 2021
Maritime Education and Training (MET) is an integral part of the global maritime industry, playing an essential role in ensuring that the sector is supplied continuously with a skilled workforce. The successful outcomes of the educational content delivery in MET institutes depend, to a certain extent, on the maritime instructor's ability to create…
Descriptors: Marine Education, Industry, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Technological Literacy
Geography of Doctoral Education in the Netherlands: Origin and Current Work Location of Recent PhDs from Five Dutch Universities
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Waaijer, Cathelijn J. F. – Research Evaluation, 2018
Human capital is indispensable for regional innovation and economic growth, and PhD graduates (PhDs) play an important role in these processes. This is the first study describing the geographic origin and current work location of PhDs from Dutch universities, which are located in a densely populated area with a high concentration of basic science…
Descriptors: Doctoral Programs, Foreign Countries, Human Capital, Geographic Regions
Impacts of Academic R&D on High-Tech Manufacturing Products: Tentative Evidence from Supercomputer Data
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Le, Thanh; Tang, Kam Ki – Studies in Higher Education, 2015
This paper empirically examines the impact of academic research on high-tech manufacturing growth of 28 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and emerging countries over the 1991-2005 period. A standard research and development (R&D) expenditure based measure is found to be too general to capture the input in high-tech…
Descriptors: Research and Development, Manufacturing Industry, Technological Advancement, International Organizations
The Relationship between Engineering Education and Industry in the Netherlands.
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Meygaard, Harry Van – European Journal of Engineering Education, 1985
Describes the extension of engineering education in the Netherlands after World War II, focusing on a new phenomenon at the Universities of Technology in the Netherlands, namely, the "Transfer Points" and the help given to new entrepreneurs. Postacademic education in engineering, practical training in industry, and funding are also…
Descriptors: Cooperation, Cooperative Programs, Engineering Education, Financial Support