Knowledge of English is sufficient to communicate and socialize since almost all adults in the Netherlands speak good English.

During your stay at TU Delft several social events such as a sports day for international students in the Netherlands will be organised. TU Delft’s foreign students will thus be able to compete with international students from other universities in sports such as soccer, chess, badminton and basketball.
phd students regularly organise parties and the university normally organises a cocktail for the phd students at Christmas time.
 

TU Delft sports and cultural center

TheTU Delft sports centre has a large number of gyms and sports grounds, including 12 tennis courts. It provides the opportunity to take part in a wide variety of sports, such as basketball, rowing, (Thai) boxing, fitness, badminton, hockey, indoor football, rugby, volleyball, squash and table tennis. Professional instructors are available, but you can also do sports individually or in teams. Many students participate in competitions and tournaments are frequently organised. The sports centre is located on the TU Delft campus. A sports centre membership card will be provided to you shortly after your arrival in Delft. For some courses additional fees are charged.

TU Delft’s cultural centre offers a variety of courses, including courses in photography and painting, and music lessons, including piano lessons and guitar lessons. The cultural centre also organises concerts and exhibitions. phd students have their own rock band, the ‘Masters of Sound’, which rehearses at the cultural centre and last year staged a great show. The cultural centre is located on the university campus. A cultural centre membership card will be provided to you shortly after your arrival in Delft. For some
courses additional fees are charged.

The sports and cultural centre (see above) are open to EU and ETFA students as well but you will have to register and pay the fees yourself.

The membership cards for the sports centre and the cultural centre are approximately euro 50 each. For some courses additional fees are charged.