Annual Report 2017 Annual Report TU Delft | 2017 1 Colophon Publication Delft University of Technology September 2018 Disclaimer The official version of the TU Delft annual report is the Dutch version (‘Jaarverslag 2017’). This translation is provided for information only. In the event of any discrepancy between this translation and the original document, the Dutch original shall prevail. Design Media Solutions, TU Delft On the cover A student conducts research into the crystallisation of ascorbic acid in the Airlift setup of the Process & Energy Lab (3mE). With this installation, research is done in the field of large-scale energy storage. Photography Marc Blommaert (p. 13), Adriaan van Dam (p. 24), photo’s EB 2017: Julia Gunther (p.25),phfoto’s EB 2018: Jeroen Bouman (p. 25), Frank van der Burg (p. 27), Ernst de Groot (p. 18 and p. 31), DigiDaan (p. 39), Hans-Peter van Velthoven (p. 40), Liesbeth van Dam (p. 44/45), Frank Auperlé (p. 56), Marieke de Lorijn (p. 73), David Pollard (p.78), Marieke de Lorijn (p. 73), Marcel Krijger (p. 128/129), Frank van der Burg (p. 141), Marc Blommaert (p. 155). Information TU Delft P.O. Box 5 2600 AA Delft +31 (0)15 27 89111 www.tudelft.nl © TU Delft TU Delft Annual Report 2017 Contents Preface by the Executive Board Report of the Supervisory Board Key indicators 1 TU Delft 1.1 Institutional profile .................................................................................................................... 17 1.2 Strategic priorities .................................................................................................................... 20 1.3 Management and organisation ................................................................................................ 21 2 Education 2.1 Introduction .............................................................................................................................. 29 2.2 Brief overview of education ...................................................................................................... 30 2.3 Developments in education ...................................................................................................... 33 2.4 Quality of education .................................................................................................................. 37 2.5 Support .................................................................................................................................... 39 2.6 Educational collaboration ......................................................................................................... 42 2.7 After graduation ....................................................................................................................... 42 3 Research & Valorisation 3.1 Introduction .............................................................................................................................. 47 3.2 2017: ‘Year of Open’ ................................................................................................................ 49 3.3 Research collaboration ............................................................................................................ 50 3.4 Research facilities .................................................................................................................... 61 3.5 Research quality ...................................................................................................................... 63 3.6 Research funding ..................................................................................................................... 66 3.7 Valorisation indicators 2017 ..................................................................................................... 70 4 People & Organisation 4.1 Introduction .............................................................................................................................. 75 4.2 Organisational developments and staffing changes ................................................................ 76 4.3 Diversity and inclusion .............................................................................................................. 77 4.4 Integrity ..................................................................................................................................... 79 4.5 Legal matters ............................................................................................................................ 79 4.6 Security ..................................................................................................................................... 82 4.7 Campus and real estate ............................................................................................................ 82 4.8 Sustainability ............................................................................................................................. 88 4.9 Holdings: TU Delft Services BV and TU Delft Enterprises ........................................................ 89 4:10 Administrative cooperation........................................................................................................ 91 4 5 Financial report 5.1 Financial developments ............................................................................................................ 97 5.2 Liquidity position ....................................................................................................................... 99 5.3 Income analysis ...................................................................................................................... 100 5.4 Expenditure analysis ............................................................................................................... 101 5.5 Investments............................................................................................................................. 102 5.6 Provisions ............................................................................................................................... 103 5.7 Capital position ....................................................................................................................... 105 5.8 Financial key indicators........................................................................................................... 105 5.9 Summarised financial statements ........................................................................................... 106 5.10 Rights and obligations not included in the balance sheet ....................................................... 107 5.11 Explanatory notes to the consolidated balance sheet and statement of income and expenditure .................................................................................... 109 5.12 Accounting policies for the valuation of assets and liabilities...................................................111 5.13 Accounting policies for determination of the result ..................................................................115 5.14 Remuneration of the Executive Board and Supervisory Board................................................117 5.15 Expense claims of Executive Board members........................................................................ 120 5.16 Statement of the Executive Board .......................................................................................... 120 5.17 Audit report by the independent accountan\t .......................................................................... 121 6 Continuity section 6.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................. 125 6.2 Long-term budget (Part A2) .................................................................................................... 125 6.3 Developments in key indicators (Part A1) ............................................................................... 129 6.4 Report on the presence and operation of the internal risk management and control system (Part B1) ......................................................... 130 6.5 Description of the most important risks and uncertainties (part B2) ....................................... 133 6.6 Report of the supervisory body (Part B3)................................................................................ 134 Appendix 1. Faculties and departments...................................................................................................... 137 2. Personal grants and subsidies ................................................................................................ 139 3. Full professor appointments.................................................................................................... 142 4. Overview of ancillary activities of members of the Executive Board and Supervisory Board . 144 5. Clarity notes ............................................................................................................................ 146 6. Definitions ............................................................................................................................... 147 Annual Report TU Delft | 2017 5 Preface 6 n many ways, 2017 was dedicated to ‘open’. Open, online education once again occupied a prominent place on the agenda. More than a million participants from around the world have now followed one or more of our many massive open online courses (MOOCs). With these and other forms of online education, we are seeking to Ishare our knowledge and teach