Today, TU Delft submitted the Quarterly Report for Q4 2024 and the implementation plan for Social Safety and Integrity to the Inspectorate of Education.
Quarterly Report
In the quarterly report, the university looks back on the period from October to December 2024. The report provides an overview of the progress and results of the initiatives and the lessons learned in promoting social safety and integrity.
During this period, people from across the university have worked on various initiatives in the field of prevention, awareness, signalling, enforcement and aftercare that are part of the Social Safety and Integrity Programme.
In the Q4 quarterly report, you will find an update on this, including the response to and lessons learned from Mindlab, progress on the development of a single reporting point, the forthcoming launch of the "Acceptable? Or not?" awareness campaign, the launch of innovative training programmes such as -License to Leadand progress on the development of a new Code of Conduct.
Implementation plan
The Implementation Plan is the university’s way of looking forward. Based on the May 2024 Plan for Change, ambitions have been developed and translated into achievable targets as the basis for a practical and measurable approach to improving structures, systems and culture within the organisation.
With this plan in place, there is a solid foundation for taking the necessary steps to create and maintain a socially safe and ethical environment for all staff and students, the Executive Board wrote in a letter to the inspectorate, in which they also shared personal reflections.
"Many exchanges with other universities and organisations, personal coaching programmes and many conversations within the organisation have provided us with profound insights and reflections. We draw valuable lessons from the experiences of Mindlab and Share & Care, and are deeply touched by the open and personal conversations during the Executive Board walk-in hours, where we dare to be vulnerable together," the EB said.
Sustainable change
The university also asks for understanding and space which is needed to carefully rollout the plans. It remains a process of customization that cannot easily be translated into an action plan and requires a step-by-step change from the organisation.
-It is a long-term process, in which we are steadily moving towards a sustainable system of integrity and social safety while at the same time continuing to anticipate issues in the existing system. This means that processes can still chafe, slow down and sometimes require more (implementation) time than we would like to see, but we have full confidence in the process that has been initiated. We learn from the experiences we gain and the feedback we receive. And we make adjustments where necessary. It is a continuous process that has our full commitment.-
Read the full letter to the Education Inspectorate and both reports via the links below.