“I dream of improving fine mechanics with creativity and knowledge”
Mechanical engineering is a very broad technical education. You need to be able to quickly assess where you will encounter the biggest problems. This requires a fundamental understanding of all the things you learned in the bachelor, combined with a good dose of creativity and cooperation. This allows you to make (seemingly) impossible things come true. I am following the master program Mechanical Engineering. I like the master track Mechatronic Systems Design best because it focuses on designing complete systems. I like the fine mechanics (construction principles) best. This specialization is deeply connected to the master track Mechatronic Systems Design, because (opto)mechatronic systems often have to function at high speeds and with great accuracy. This is often impossible to achieve without well-designed mechanics. You can also often make these systems many times better if you can improve the mechanics. I feel that with my knowledge I can make an important contribution within a mechatronic development team.
I chose TU/e because there was an open and personal atmosphere on the open day right from the start. It's quite normal here to walk up to a professor with questions, they just like that! Now that I am approaching the end of my studies, I am increasingly coming into contact with the business community in Eindhoven. I find it very nice and special to see a culture of collaboration and knowledge sharing here. This culture is unique to the Brainport region, and one of the main reasons why Eindhoven is a world leader in engineering. In which role I will end up exactly, I don't know yet, and I don't really care. With the knowledge and soft skills I have built up over the past few years, I have plenty of options, and I hope to spend the next few years quietly exploring what exactly suits me best.