About the event On 5 March 2026, the Delft Design for Values Institute (DDfV) will organize an impact day for all its members (from the faculties of IO, BK, EWI, CITG and TBM). Recently, the DDfV has established several Special Interest Groups (SIGs) on topics such as open strategic autonomy, design justice, education, and the […]
About the kickoff event SIG-AI-ACT is a transdisciplinary initiative aimed at translating the principles of the EU AI Act – such as fairness, transparency, privacy, and robustness – into technical requirements and design practices for AI systems. The SIG is structured into modular subgroups focusing on key topics including risk classification, transparency, human oversight, privacy, […]
What happens when mental health awareness among young people increases and becomes the norm? And how can we ensure this translates into positive change? On March 30th, we will engage in this dialogue. Register now for the thought-provoking colloquium “Mental Health Awareness: Check! – What’s Next?!”. We are proud to share extra names with you […]
EdSIG Session | Student Responsibility and Value Awareness through Portfolios 31 March 2026 | 12:45–13:45 | TU Delft Teaching Lab We warmly invite the education community to join our upcoming reflective session about portfolio trajectories to foster responsibility and value awareness in engineering education. About this session In this session, we will reflect on a […]
Documentary Premiere: "Re-rooting" Thursday, 10 April 2026 | 14:00 | Sonnenborgh Museum, Utrecht Free event. To attend, send an email to pact@hetkin.nl. A documentary screening organized by the Indigenous Liberation Month x Just Transitions Network working group, part of Klimaatonderzoek Initiatief Nederland (KIN). View the full programme About the documentary Re-rooting is the result of […]
Call for Participants: Theater of the Techno-Oppressed Tuesday, 21 April 2026 | 9:00 - 13:00 | TU Delft Coffee and sandwich lunch included. A participatory workshop with Dr. Frederick van Amstel, organized by the Delft Design for Values Institute's Special Interest Group "Design for Justice." Register here About the workshop Despite the promises of digital […]
Recent geopolitical developments show that the Netherlands is vulnerable when it comes to its dependence on digital infrastructure and services from other countries and large technology companies. This is also reflected in TU Delft's position paper on Open Strategic Autonomy. It has led to an increasing call for digital autonomy, in politics, in advisory reports and […]
Teaching Values with Q-Sorting by Maurits Ertsen We warmly invite the education community to join our upcoming session about Q-Sorting. This session is part of a series of meetings in which educators share, discuss, and learn from each other's practices on Design for Values across the university. The series is organised by the Special Interest […]
What ethical challenges emerge from the growing demand for critical raw materials, and how can Design for Values contribute to addressing their social and environmental impacts? How can perspectives that are often marginalized in discussions of technological innovation, climate change, and resource governance be meaningfully integrated into design processes? These questions have guided the Delft Design […]
About the symposium The 2nd Symposium: AI and the Future of Mental Healthcare brings together perspectives from artificial intelligence, clinical psychology, ethics, and value-sensitive design to encourage interdisciplinary dialogue on the role of AI in mental healthcare. The symposium is organised by the TU Delft SIG Mental Health and Tech and includes keynote lectures, a […]