The University of Twente is a public technical university located in Enschede, Netherlands. The university has been placed in the top 170 universities in the world by multiple central ranking tables. In addition, the UT was ranked the best technical university in The Netherlands by Keuzegids Universiteiten, the most significant national university ranking. The UT collaborates with Delft University of Technology, Eindhoven University of Technology and the Wageningen University and Research Centre under the umbrella of 4TU and is also a partner in the European Consortium of Innovative Universities (ECIU).

Sixty years of High Tech Human Touch: the University of Twente, which at its founding in 1961 was still called the Twente Technological University of Applied Sciences (in Dutch: THT Technische Hogeschool Twente), managed to distinguish itself early on by integrating technology with the social sciences. In addition, the 'third technical university of applied sciences' also distinguished itself with her campus terrain and approach to education.

In two years of study, you will collect 120 EC. 75 EC consists of courses and you will earn the remaining 45 EC in completing your master’s thesis. What your curriculum looks like, depends on the choices you make in composing your Master’s. There are two steps in doing so.

European Credit Transfer System
Student workload at Dutch universities is expressed in EC, also named ECTS (European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System), which is widely used throughout the European Union. In the Netherlands, each credit represents 28 hours of work.

STEP 1: CHOOSE A MASTER’S TRACK
Before you start with your Master's, you need to choose a Master's track, in order to specialise within the field of Industrial Design Engineering. The Master’s in IDE has three tracks:

Emerging Technology Design (ETD)
Human Technology Relations (HTR)
Management of Product Development (MPD)
STEP 2: COMPOSE YOUR INDIVIDUAL STUDY PROGRAMME
After registering for your Master’s track, you will compose your own study programme, in consultation with your track coordinator. Each track contains a number of core courses and a master’s assignment that reflects the nature of the track. Furthermore, you have the opportunity to participate in a wider selection of Industrial Design Engineering courses and even electives beyond the programme, both inside and outside of the University of Twente!

You will need to book the accommodation after you have been accepted.

You can choose to live on campus or off campus in private accommodation.

• Make a booking online after you have been accepted (in this case please let us know your choice when you apply).
• Register when you arrive - its not possible to reserve a room before arriving. You can arrive a few days before and book it