Data Science double degree with EIT Digital

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Study at two European Universities with the EIT Double Degree in Data Science.

Do you want to come up with your own innovative data science solution? If you are passionate about entrepreneurship and business development and want to broaden your horizons by studying abroad for a year, the EIT Double Degree Programme in Data Science might be for you!

For a year, you can study at one of the following partner universities:

Structure

Apart from the technical knowledge and practical skills in scalable data collection, data capture, storage, transfer, and visualisation, you will also gain business development skills. What makes this double degree programme different from the Master’s in Computer Science is its focus on bringing innovations to the market and developing a successful business model. In the Innovation and Entrepreneurship minor, you will take business courses in innovation and entrepreneurship. What’s more, you will plan and model an early-stage business that can be the foundation of your own company in the domain of data science!

The University of Twente is an entry and exit university. This means that depending on your choice, you can start the Master's either at the University of Twente or at a university abroad.

First year at the University of Twente

If you choose to study at the University of Twente in your first year, you will take the mandatory courses Managing Big Data, Data Science, Machine Learning I, Information Theory and Statistics, and Computer Ethics. The Innovation and Entrepreneurship (I&E) courses form an important part of the programme. In the I&E basics course (offered in the first half of the first semester), you will be introduced to business management. In the Business Development Lab (offered in the second half of the first semester), you will work on a market survey, a business model generation process, and a venture development exercise. You will also attend a two-week summer school focused on innovation and entrepreneurship.

Exit year at the University of Twente

The second year of the EIT double degree programme is all about specialising. If you choose to spend your second year at the University of Twente, you have the opportunity to specialise in Data Science for Personal Information. You will take courses that cover areas such as health and sport, well-being, biometrics, and privacy (60 EC). In addition to the mandatory core courses, you need to take at least four advanced courses. For example, you can choose from Machine Learning II, Image Processing and Computer Vision, Deep Learning - from Theory to Practice, Foundations of Information Retrieval or Natural Language Processing, Architecture of Information Systems, and Probabilistic Programming. Finally, you will take different I&E courses (6 EC) and start preparing for your master’s thesis in the course Research Topics for EIT (4 EC). You will complete your double degree by writing your thesis (30 EC).

More information and application

For more information on EIT Digital, entry universities, the application procedure and tuition fees, visit the EIT Digital website.

Go to our double degree overview to find out more about other double degrees opportunities at the University of Twente.

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