Creativity and innovation has always been important to Tim van der Hagen. Energy transition runs like a thread through his career. He started in the corner of nuclear energy, which technically never really went away and is now socially very topical again. 'The discussion on nuclear energy is a political and emotional discussion, not an engineering discussion. We need to give more space to young people. I hope we can step aside' Tim van der Hagen tells a very sharp and sensible discussion with (young) KIVI members. 'Young people with fresh eyes are needed more than ever to keep the discussion on zero-emission energy supply going'.

'The corona era brings more attention to both family and sustainability. We see that students have accumulated more credits in the last six months compared to previous years. We also see that young people have a great need for social contact. From the TU, we mainly ensure that1st years get place on campus. After corona, society and thus TU will be organised differently. More sustainable and more focused on social contact in small circles.'

Attached is the photo taken during the conversation in.

Inspiring talks, "at Engineers at the Working Table"

KIVI gives young (prospective) members the chance to talk to CEOs, top officials, top scientists and politicians "at the working table" about current social developments and their organisation's involvement in them. This dialogue provides insight into how engineers look at general situations with their technical perspective.

Scientific research in Corona time

Prof Dr Ir Tim van der Hagen

Tim van der Hagen (1959) studied Applied Physics at TU Eindhoven. He obtained his PhD at TU Delft in 1989 and remained there after his doctorate, working at the Reactor Institute Delft where radiation-related research is done on energy, materials and health. Between 2005 and 2012, he was director there. In 1999, he was appointed professor of Reactor Physics. From September 2010 until his appointment as CvB chairman in May 2016, he was dean of TU Delft's Faculty of Applied Sciences. Since 1 January 2018, he has also been rector magnificus of TU Delft. He was reappointed in 2020, again for a four-year term. Tim sits on the main board of KIVI.

Tim van der Hagen does all meetings today via video conferencing. Toon Buddingh' facilitates this meeting and joins 15 young engineers to look at the choices he has made and insights he has been shaped by. Participants are highly engaged in this interactive session.

  • Joop Rodenburg 's question to Tim van der Hagen

  • A look at today's agenda, culminating in the 'big current issues of the day'

  • A reflection of the major social events and his/her work on them.

  • The question to the speaker after him/her and the reason why that person was chosen.

    Time
    Tuesday, September 29, 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. .

    Location
    At home via windows TEAMS

    Number of participants
    This online meeting is also limited to a maximum of 15 participants, of which at least 10 are KIVI members plus the speaker and facilitator. If this ratio is not correct, you may be excluded. Of course, you will be informed in good time, via e-mail.

    Registration
    As the number of participants per session is limited, participants who have not attended a session before will be given priority. If there are still too many participants, a draw will be made among the remaining registrants.