Delft University of Technology
universityPublic, TechnDelft ical
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| Motto | Challenge the Future |
| Formation | 1842 |
| Headquarters | Delft,Netherlands |
| Type | Public, TechnDelft ical |
| The oldest and largest Dutch public technical university | |
'Delft University of Technology, also known as TU Delft, is the oldest and largest Dutch public technical university, located in Delft, Netherlands.
With eight faculties and numerous research institutes,[1] it has more than 26,000 students (undergraduate and postgraduate) and 6,000 employees (teaching, research, support and management staff).[2]
The university was established on 8 January 1842 by William II of the Netherlands as a Royal Academy, with the primary purpose of training civil servants for work in the Dutch East Indies. The school expanded its research and education curriculum over time, becoming a polytechnic school in 1864 and an institute of technology (making it a full-fledged university) in 1905. It changed its name to Delft University of Technology in 1986.[3]