Combine design with engineering and technology to create the products, services and systems our future needs.
Will you design the consumer products and services of the future? Products, services and systems that don’t just look good, but are also geared to the needs of end-users, the production process, packaging requirements and recyclability? In our three-year, English-taught Bachelor’s in Industrial Design Engineering you will learn to combine technology and creativity to design and improve products, services and systems. Together with fellow students, you will spend time in the workplace designing and making physical and virtual (consumer) products, services and systems that are practical to use, well-designed and in line with users’ needs and wants. If you want to get a solid foundation in technology and engineering and cover a variety of subjects, from mathematics to graphic design and from ergonomics to marketing, Industrial Design Engineering (IDE) is the right choice for you.
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Why study Industrial Design Engineering?
There are many reasons to sign up for the Bachelor’s in Industrial Design Engineering. Read the most important reasons here!
- A combination of design and technology
In the IDE Bachelor’s you go deeper into the technical side of the design process than in other design-oriented bachelor’s. The reason is that we believe technology and design are increasingly intertwined: the more you know about modern technology, the further you can go in designing logical and innovative products. As a leading university of technology, we teach you to think and work like an engineer. With courses and projects that are about engineering, creativity and understanding people, you will be supported in creating your own identity as a designer. This programme helps you to become an academically educated, entrepreneurial designer capable of coming up with surprising solutions. You learn to research how people think and use your findings to create products that are attractive, user-friendly and effective. Thanks to your broad training, you are able to combine mathematics with creativity, and independent work with participating in interdisciplinary teams.
- Work on assignments from the real world
Studying Industrial Design Engineering in Twente means that you work with current, realistic assignments taken from the real world. We have strong connections with the industry and other societal organisations, such as governments and healthcare organisations. The programme is firmly grounded in professional practice. You work with companies such as Ahrend, Philips, IKEA and Roessingh Rehabilitation Centre. In this programme, you will have projects in which you work with your project team to develop a product prototype to present to one of these stakeholders. Quite a few products made by our students have actually made it to the market!
- More than just designing products
As an IDE student you will be trained as an entrepreneurial designer (note that UT has been awarded as ‘the most entrepreneurial university in the Netherlands’ several times). Throughout this Bachelor’s, you will not only know how to design a product, service or system, it goes beyond that. With in-depth, scientific insights, you will gain a firm grasp of the entire design process – from ideas to market introduction – along with all the knowledge of technology, design and marketing that you need for this. With your knowledge of fundamental science, you are able to navigate confidently between technical possibilities and market movements.
- Personal guidance from engaged teachers in a relaxed, informal atmosphere
Like many study programmes at UT, Industrial Design Engineering is a small-scale programme. This means that, as a student, you receive intensive guidance: we want to get to know you and we invest a lot in personal attention. The atmosphere is informal and pleasant, and the distance between professors and students is small. Your input matters. We value your ideas and experiences and want to learn from that. Together with our study association, Daedalus, we are constantly improving our education and organising all sorts of study-related activities, such as study trips to companies, museums and events within and outside the Netherlands.
- The perfect run-up to your own company
Quite a lot of our students set up their own company during or after their studies. One of the reasons for this is that we actively encourage initiative and independence – for example, through our project-based education and the many assignments we give you. You also benefit from guest lecturers from organisations like the Chamber of Commerce, the Rabobank and Novel-T. Our students’ businesses are often small-scale and experimental in nature. Some evolve into larger companies, such as Aryzon and CodeSandbox. Thanks to the combination of disciplines and subjects that make this programme unique, you have a variety of career paths to choose from after you graduate.
- Create your own identity and enjoy our magnificent campus
In addition to thorough professional knowledge and skills, you develop a broad package of personal competences in this programme. Projects have a clear theme and interact with courses that stimulate analytic thinking, engineering, creativity and understanding people. This will help creating the identity of the designer. To help you become the design engineer you want to be, you can make choices in what you want and need to learn. You will work on projects together with other students, but also select adjacent courses. Additionally, you can choose a minor programme that fits your interests, such as going abroad or choosing of the many options to deepen or broaden your interests and skills. During your time studying Industrial Design Engineering, you have an unforgettable student experience thanks to our wonderful, green campus and the vibrant student city of Enschede, a city full of knowledge, innovation and fun!
Programme overview
Certification: BSc
7522 NB Enschede
The Netherlands
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