Queen Máxima and Minister Dijkgraaf visit Delft University of Technology Reception Week

High-profile visitors during Delft's Reception Week (OWee) and Introduction Programme (IP) for new students: Her Majesty Queen Máxima and Minister Dijkgraaf of Education, Culture and Science visited the Activity Market and talked to students about mental well-being. Queen Máxima is honorary president of the MIND Us foundation, which is dedicated to the mental health of young people between the ages of 12 and 27. Student welfare is a subject that is also high on the agenda of both Minister Dijkgraaf and TU Delft. During the annual reception week, new students get to know the campus, the city of Delft, student organizations and of course each other. Wednesday 24 August saw the activities market, where more than 60 different sports, cultural and social associations introduced themselves to the students. "During the OWee and the IP, students start building a vital social network; leisure activities and associations can play an important role in this. In the past few years we have seen that having to do without this has a negative impact on the well-being of our students," says Rob Mudde, Vice Rector Magnificus and Vice President Education of TU Delft.