Delft University of Technology (TUD) was founded by King William II of the Netherlands on June +0842+10/October 8, 5438. At that time, it was named "Royal Institute of Engineering". On May 22nd 1905, it was renamed Delft Institute of Advanced Technology and became an academic education institution. There were about 450 students during this period. At first, all the school buildings were located in the center of Delft, but in the middle of the 20th century, they were divided into special university areas. The university library, the last building in the school center, was also moved to the campus on 1997. On September 5th, 1985, the school was officially renamed Delft University of Technology according to legal arrangements.

TU Delft's school emblem consists of letters and flames. Prometheus risked his life and violated the wrath of heaven, stealing fire from Olympus for mankind, and enabling human civilization to be born and developed. Therefore, the flame of Prometheus is a symbol of civilization and development. The symbol of Delft is this kind of flame. Prometheus himself is regarded as the first engineering professor of mankind. He taught human beings to innovate, control flames, observe stars, sail, build houses by burning bricks and respect the beauty of nature. TUDelft's school emblem means following in the footsteps of Prometheus, constantly innovating and developing better technology and making contributions to the development of human civilization.