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Faculty Kick-in

Summer Kick-in 2026

Note the programme below is prelimenary and therefore very much subject to change!

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 Tuesday, 25 August and Wednesday, 26 August 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

Tuesday 25 august

09:15 - 09:45 Registration

Location: Foyer Waaier

09:45 - 10:15 Official Start Faculty Programme

09:45 - Welcome students to the Faculty of EEMCS by the Vice-dean of Education and the programme directors

10:15 - Inspirational opening lecture

location: Waaier 2

11:00 - 12:00 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: Waaier 2

12:00 - 13:30 LUNCH BREAK

For all students

13:30 - 15:00 Exchange students meeting

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

Location: Ravelijn 3334

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

When

What

Presenter

Where

13:30 - 15:00

Electrical Engineering (EE)

Cora Salm/Ellen Wassink

Carré 2L

13:30 - 15:00

Computer Science (CS)

Marloes van Grinsven, Lorenzo Gatti, Sanne Spuls and Rianne de Jong

Waaier 3

13:30 - 15:00

Business Information Technlogy (BIT)

Iris van Duiven-Meijlof

Carré 2H

13:30 - 15:00

Interaction Technology (ITECH)

Josca van Houwelingen-Snippe

Carré 2N

13:30 - 15:00

Robotics (ROB)

Lisette van den Broek

Carré 2M

15:00 - 15:30 BREAK

For all students

15:30 - 16:30 Programme Mentor Meetings

Who

What

Presenter

Where

CS

Cyber Security


Florian Hahn

Carré 3B

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 2M

15:30 - 17:00 Master programme meetings

When

What

Presenter

Where

15:30 - 17:00

Embedded Systems (EMSYS)

Lisette van den Broek

Hal B 2D

15:30 - 16:30 CS pre-master meeting

15:30 - 16:30 CS pre-master meeting

Presenters: Dr. L. Gatti, Marloes van Grinsven, Sanne Spuls

Location: Carré 2H

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: will follow

Location: tent opposites Cubicus building

wednesday 26 august

09:00 - 10:45 ITECH programme meeting

I-Tech Student's Perspective: Choosing courses & Education systems

Presenter: Josca van Houwelingen-Snippe, PhD

Location: Ravelijn 3334

09:15 - 10:45 Programme mentor meetings

When

What

Presenter

Where

09:15 - 10:45

Semiconductor Devices and Technology (EE)

Jurriaan Schmitz

Carré 2617

09:15 - 10:45

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

Pieter Tjerk de Boer

Zilverling 5102

09:15 - 10:45

Mechatronics and Physical Artificial Intelligence (ROB)

Wesley Roozing & Federico Califano 

Hal B 2F

09:15 - 10:45

Radio Systems (EE)

André Kokkeler

Carré 3619

09:15 - 10:45

Data Science & Technology (CS) 

Nicola Strisciuglio & Le Viet Duc

Carré 3A

09:15 - 10:45

Software Technology (CS)

Moritz Hahn & Marcus Gerhold

Carré 3G

09:15 - 10:45

Dependable Integrated Systems (EMSYS)

Marco Ottavi

ONLINE

09:15 - 10:45

Integrated Circuit Design (EE)

Bram Nauta

Carré 2630

09:15 - 10:45

Integrated Optical Systems (EE)

Lantian Chang

Carré 4609

11:00 - 12:00 Meet your Study Assocations

What

Presenter

Where

EE, EMSYS & ROB

Scintilla

Waaier 4

ITECH

Proto

SmartXP

CS & BIT

Interactief

Waaier 3

11:00 - 14:00 ESN activity for Exchange students only

Location: Waaier 1

12:00 - 13:00 LUNCH BREAK

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

13:00 - 14:00 Pre-master meetings

What

Presenter

Where

I-TECH

Josca van Houwelingen-Snippe

Carré 2L

EE&EMSYS&ROB

Lisette van den Broek

Carré 2M

13:00 - 14:00 Educational Systems Q&A Session - Cmputer Science

What

Presenter

Where

CS

Marloes van Grinsven

Online

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 - 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

13:00 - 14:00 Mentor meetings

What

Who

Where

NanoElectronics (EE)

Michel de Jong

Carré 1438

Algorithms & Software AI (ROB)

George Vosselman

Carré 2506 (BIOScoop)

Human Robot Interaction & Social AI (ROB)

Dirk Heylen

Hal B 2D