Jelle Zijlstra

Jelle Zijlstra is an academic at TU Delft’s Department of Industrial Design Engineering, specializing in Sustainable Design Engineering and Design for Sustainability. He teaches the Design Didactics course and contributes to research on design methodologies and educational frameworks. His work focuses on advancing sustainable design practices and improving competency assessment in design education.

He co-authored multiple editions of the Delft Design Guide, emphasizing design strategies, methodologies, and educational approaches. His 2009 paper developed a competency-monitoring framework for design education, integrating web-based tools.

Outside TU Delft, he serves as an Instructor/Trainer/Coach at Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences’ IPO program (2023–2029), bridging academic and vocational design education.