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The '''Delft University of Technology''' ('''TU Delft'''; {{lang-nl|Technische Universiteit Delft}}) is the oldest and largest Dutch [[public university|public]] [[Institute of technology|technical university]], located in [[Delft]], [[Netherlands]]. {{As of|2022}} it is ranked by [[QS World University Rankings]] among the top 10 engineering and technology universities in the world.<ref name="TU Delft QS Engineering Ranking 2022">{{cite web |title=QS World University Rankings - Engineering and Technology 2022 |url=https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/university-subject-rankings/2022/engineering-technology |access-date=2022-04-11 |website=topUniversities}}</ref> In 2023 it was ranked 2nd in the world in [[civil engineering]], 3rd in the world in [[Mechanical engineering|mechanical]] and [[aerospace engineering]], and 3rd in the world in [[architecture]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Delft University of Technology |url=https://www.topuniversities.com/universities/delft-university-technology |access-date=2023-09-20 |website=Top Universities |language=en}}</ref>
With eight [[Faculty (division)|faculties]] and numerous [[research institutes]],<ref name="TU Delft Research Institutes">{{Cite web|url=https://www.tudelft.nl/en/research/thematic-cooperation/42457/research-institutes-tu-delft-institutes/|title=Research institutes|publisher=TU Delft|access-date=2019-01-02|archive-date=2020-10-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201014094303/https://www.tudelft.nl/en/research/thematic-cooperation/42457/research-institutes-tu-delft-institutes/|url-status=dead}}</ref> it has more than
The university was established on 8 January 1842 by King [[William II of the Netherlands|William II]] 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.<ref name="History"/>
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