Mechanical Engineering

In the first year, you are familiarised with key themes in mechanical engineering. Our project-based education revolves around a different theme every semester. In the first year, these are Smart Manufacturing and Energy Transition & Sustainability. You follow courses relevant to your current project and learn to create designs in an academic setting. For example, working with your fellow students, you investigate how to make nuclear power plants more sustainable.

In your second year, you explore in depth the themes Smart Manufacturing and Technology for Healthcare. The projects are concrete, have a high social impact and require innovative solutions. How do you design a drone device along the entire engineering and manufacturing process? How to design universal prostheses on a large scale? These are just a few examples of issues you tackle.

The approach of having courses and projects in parallel, not only equips you with the necessary engineering skills, but also prepares you to drive innovations that align with societal needs for sustainability, safety, and economic competitiveness. You will gain the tools and insights needed to contribute effectively to your field.

In your second year, you explore in depth the themes Smart Manufacturing and Technology for Healthcare. The projects are concrete, have a high social impact and require innovative solutions. How do you design a drone device along the entire engineering and manufacturing process? How to design universal prostheses on a large scale? These are just a few examples of issues you tackle.

The approach of having courses and projects in parallel, not only equips you with the necessary engineering skills, but also prepares you to drive innovations that align with societal needs for sustainability, safety, and economic competitiveness. You will gain the tools and insights needed to contribute effectively to your field.

In the third year, you shape your curriculum in line with your interests. 

In semester 5, you can study abroad or follow a minor, at VU or at UT. For example, the Aerospace Management & Operations minor and the Aircraft Engineering minor complement each other well, and the Biorobotics minor is also popular. Naturally, you can also opt for a minor offered at VU Amsterdam. In semester 6, the second semester of the third year, you work independently on a final research project. The topic of your project relates to the subjects you have studied and the themes of the Mechanical Engineering programme as a whole.