EEMCS Faculty Kick-in

Welcome to the website of the Faculty Kick-in Days!

We are excited to welcome you to the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, and Computer Science (EEMCS). Below, you will find information about the upcoming Faculty Introduction Days.

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The Faculty Kick-in Days will take place on Monday, 2 February and Tuesday, 3 February 2026, and we strongly encourage you to attend these days to get a great start to your studies.

Please note:

The programme below is still subject to change & for the Social Activity with food and drinks you need to sign up (see Monday 2 February,17:00 hrs - deadline for registration is Tuesday 27 January, 23:59 hrs)!

monday 2 february

09:30- 10:00 Registration

Location: Smart XP (Zilverling)

10:00 - 11:00 Official Start Faculty Programme

10:00 - Welcome students to the Faculty of EEMCS by the Vice-dean of Education and the programme directors

10:30 - Inspirational opening lecture by prof.dr. Frederic P. Schuller

location: Smart XP (Zilverling)

11:30 - 12:30 International student information session

aimed at students (with a non-Dutch background) who previously studied at an institution outside of the Netherlands and will follow a masters (incl exchange)

Presenter: Stephanie Ankone, Head Mobility Office I Coordinator International Affairs

Location: Carré 3C (CR3C)

12:30 - 13:30 LUNCH BREAK

For all students - enjoy UT cafetaria or bring your own lunch

13:30 - 15:00 Exchange students meeting

For all exchange students - meeting with the Exchange coordinator, Jitske Rijken

Location: Carré 3E (CR3E)

13:30 - 15:00 Master & pre-master meetings

When	What	Presenter	Where
13:30 - 15:00	Electrical Engineering (EE)	Cora Salm/Ellen Wassink	Hal B 2C
13:30 - 15:00	Computer Science (CS)	Marloes van Grinsven, Vadim Zaytsev, Sanne Spuls and Rianne de Jong	Carré 3H
13:30 - 15:00	Business Information Technlogy (BIT)	Iris van Duiven-Meijlof	Hal B 2B
13:30 - 15:00	Interaction Technology (ITECH)	Josca van Houwelingen-Snippe	Carré 3B
13:30 - 15:00	Robotics (ROB)	Lisette van den Broek	Carré 3G

15:00 - 15:30 BREAK

For all students

15:30 - 16:30 Programme Mentor Meetings

Who

What

Presenter

Where

CS & EE

Internet Science & Technology (CS) & Communication Networks (EE)

dr.ir. Pieter-Tjerk de Boer

Zilverling 5102

15:30 - 17:00 Master Robotics - Intro session professional and personal development

for all Master Robotics students

Presenter: Heidi Muijzer-Witteveen, Program Director Robotics

Location: Carré 3G

15:30 - 17:00 Master programme meetings

When	What	Presenter	Where
15:30 - 17:00	Embedded Systems (EMSYS)	Lisette van den Broek	Carré 3A
15:30 - 17:00	Applied Mathematics (AM)	Aleida Braaksma	upon invitation

17:00 - 20:00 Social Event with food & drinks

Meet your fellow students - Social Activity organised by the Study Associations.

Registration is needed - register via this link: https://forms.gle/AgHdWPsn76PtKHt88

Deadline to register is Tuesday 27 January, 23:59 hrs!

Location: EduCafé (Zilverling)

tuesday 3 february

10:30 - 12:00 ITECH programme meeting

I-Tech Student's Perspective: Choosing courses

Presenter: Josca van Houwelingen-Snippe, PhD

Location: Carré 3B

10:30 - 12:00 Programme mentor meetings

When	What	Presenter	Where
10:30 - 11:30	Data Science & Technology (CS)	Nicola Strisciuglio & Duc Le	Carré 3A
10:30 - 11:30	Cyber Security (CS)	Florian Hahn	Hal B 2A
10:30 - 11:30	Software Technology (CS)	Marcus Gerhold & Moritz Hahn	Hal B 2B
11:00 - 12:00	Mechatronics and Physical Artificial Intelligence (ROB)	Federico Califano	Carré 3D
11:00 - 12:00	Human-Robot Interaction and Social Artificial Intelligence (ROB)	Dirk Heylen	Carré 3F
11:00 - 12:00	Algorithms and Software Artificial Intelligence (ROB)	George Vosselman	Carré 3G

12:00 - 13:00 LUNCH BREAK

For all students - enjoy UT cafetaria or bring your own lunch

13:00 - 13:30 Pre-master ITECH meeting

What	Presenter	Where
Interaction Technology	Josca van Houwelingen-Snippe	Zilverling 1054

13:00 - 13:45 Q&A Sessions

What	Presenter	Where
EE, ROB & EMSYS	Lisette van den Broek	Online
CS	Marloes van Grinsven	Online
BIT	Iris van Duiven-Meijlof	Online
AM	Aleida Braaksma	Online

For all master & pre-master students

13:45 - 14:30 Q&A Session ITECH

For all master & pre-master students.

Presenter: Josca van Houwelingen-Snippe

Location: Carré 3D (CR3D)

15:00 - 16:00 Meet your Study Assocations

What	Presenter	Where
EE, EMSYS & ROB	Scintilla	Carré 2G
ITECH	Proto	Carré 3F
CS & BIT	Interactief	Carré 2L

15:00 - 17:00 International Onboarding Market - for all visa students!

For International master, pre-master & exchange students.

Official timeslot for EEMCS students from 16:00 - 17:00.

Location: TechMed Atrium

for more info: International Onboarding Market

15:00 - 17:00 Bike Market

For International master, pre-master & exchange students

Location: Outside TechMed Centre

for more info: International Onboarding Market