How do you design and develop an environmentally friendly hydrogen car or wind turbine? In the Mechanical Engineering program, you work on high-tech solutions for the future.
During Mechanical Engineering at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam you will be looking for inventive technical solutions to the problems of today. The bachelor is a joint programme of the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and technical University of Twente. You study Mechanical Engineering in Amsterdam with Twente's high-tech labs at your disposal for practical assignments and projects. You will learn to develop inventive solutions - clean energy, medical technology, an earthquake-proof bridge: you can design it!
Mechanical Engineering in short:
- Joint programme from technical University Twente and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
- Very good job opportunities and career prospects
- Scores highest in student satisfaction within the field of Mechanical Engineering in the Netherlands for 2 years in a row according to the Choice Guide Universities 2023 and 2024
- 80% you will study at the VU Campus in Amsterdam
- 20% you will work in the labs of technical University of Twente in Enschede
- You will receive a degree from technical University Twente
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