Exchange students are welcome in the Master's Degree Program of Mechanical Engineering. Students are given the opportunity to obtain 30 credit points in one semester. There are two possibilities to gain the 30 credit points:
- one project of 30 credit points
- one project of 18 credit points and four elective courses in Mechanical Engineering with a total of 12 credit points
Elective courses
You can find the list of elective courses here. We strongly advise you to discuss your elective courses with your research supervisor. Sometimes you need to take particular courses to enable you to do the assigned research. Please pay attention to the fact that for some courses you will need prior knowledge. Look at the course description to see if you have sufficient prior knowledge. You can always send an e-mail to the lecturer if you are not sure if your prior knowledge is sufficient. Ask him or her to send a cc of the answer to the international office (iomw@remove-this.tue.nl). For several courses you will need a notebook for the lectures and the exams. If applicable, this is mentioned in the course description.
Project
A project with one of the Mechanical Engineering research groups is only possible in case of an existing cooperation with your home university. Projects have to be agreed / approved by the academic contact person of the involved research group. Note that in the unfortunate case that no research group is able to offer you a suitable project, nothing can be done at the department level; the department cannot force a research group to accept a particular student.
Requirements
The general requirements for admission are:
- Exchange students should have a related bachelor diploma in Mechanical Engineering (or equivalent)
- proof of sufficient mastery of English is needed:
A) an original Academic IELTS score of at least 6.5 on average.
B) TOEFL scores of at least 90 (Internet-based). - Applications will only be considered after receiving all required documents!
Application
You have to fill in the student application form for exhange students. You can download it on the right column of this page. Read more about how to apply and the additional documents you have to send to us together with the application form. Please note the application deadlines:
- Applications for 1st semester must be received before June 1st
- Applications for 2nd semester must be received before November 1st
Send the form and the additional documents to:
- By mail:
Eindhoven University of Technology
International Office Department Mechanical Engineering
Building Gemini-Zuid, Room 1.126
P.O.Box 513
5600 MB Eindhoven
The Netherlands - By e-mail: iomw@tue.nl
On arrival
- Inform the International Office of Mechanical Engineering of your arrival (Gemini-Zuid, Room 1.126).
- Visit the Students Service Centre (STU) You will receive your student card, identity number and personal code which you need to access the Education Information System (OWinfo) and you will receive your TU/e e-mail address and proof of registration at TU/e.
- When you are going to follow courses, we advise you to arrive a few days before the start of the lectures in order to be able to collect the key of your accommodation, settle down and buy your books. The study association Simon Stevin acts on behalf of the students of Mechanical Engineering. Simon Stevin does this for instance by selling books.
We wish you a very nice and fruitful stay in Eindhoven.
