Welcome to the website of the faculty introduction
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 Introduction Days will take place on Monday, 3 February, and Tuesday, 4 February 2025, 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 event with food and drinks you need to sign up (see Monday 3 February,17:00hrs) .
Monday 3 february
- 9:30 - 10:00 Registration
Location: SmartXP (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
10:15 - Inspirational opening by Prof.dr. Frederic P. Schuller, Professor of Mathematics
location: SmartXP (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 (CR 3C)
- 11:30 - 12:30 National student information session
aimed at students who already or previously studied at the UT or at another Dutch institution of higher education e.g. HBO
Presenter: Marloes van Grinsven, Master coordinator CS & Programme coordinator EIT
Location: Carré 3E (CR 3E)
- 12:30 - 13:30 LUNCH BREAK
For all students - enjoy UT cafetaria or bring your own lunch
- 13:30 - 15:00 Exchange meeting
For all exchange students - meeting with the Exchange coordinator, Jitske Rijken
Location: Carré 3E (CR 3E)
- 13:30 - 15:00 Master programme meetings
When
What
Presenter
Where
13:30 - 15:00
Electrical Engineering (EE)
Lisette van den Broek
Hal B 2C
13:30 - 15:00
Computer Science (CS)
Marloes van Grinsven
Carré 3H
13:30 - 15:00
Business Information Technlogy (BIT)
Iris van Duiven-Meijlof
Hal B 2B
13:30 - 15:00
Interaction Technology (I-Tech)
Josca van Houwelingen-Snippe
Carré 3B
13:30 - 15:00
Robotics (ROB)
Heidi Muijzer-Witteveen
Carré 3G
- 15:00 - 15:30 BREAK
For all students
- 15:30 - 17:00 Master Robotics - Challenge based learning session
for all Master Robotics students
Presenter: Heidi Muijzer-Witteveen, Master coordinator Robotics
Location: Carré 3G (CR 3G)
- 15:30 - 17:00 Master programme meetings
When
What
Presenter
Where
15:30 - 17:00
Embedded Systems (EMSYS)
Lisette van den Broek/Nikolaos Alachiotis
Carré 3A
upon invitation
Applied Mathematics (AM)
Lisette van den Broek
Zilverling A1032
- 15:30 - 16:30 Programme Mentor meeting CN & IST
Communication Networks (EE)/Internet Science & Technology (CS)
Presenter: Pieter-Tjerk de Boer
Location: Zilverling 5102
- 17:00 - 20:00 Social event with food and drinks
Get to know your fellow students and each other during a social activity (organised by Study Associations) - registration required - sign up through this link!
Location: SmartXp (Zilverling)
Tuesday 4 february
- 10:30 - 12:00 I-TECH programme meeting
I-Tech Student's Perspective: Choosing courses - For all Interaction Technology students
Presenter: Josca van Houwelingen-Snippe, PhD
Location: Carré 3B (CR 3B)
- 10:30 - 12:00 Programme mentor meetings
When
What
Presenter
Where
10:30 - 11:30
Data Science (CS)
Nicola Strisciuglio
Carré 3A
10:30 - 11:30
Cyber Security (CS)
Florian Hahn
Hal B 2A
10:30 - 12:00
Software Technology (CS)
Petra van den Bos & 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
- 11:00 - 13:00 ESN activity for Exchange students only
Invite with registration to follow
Location: not known yet
- 12:00 - 13:00 LUNCH BREAK
For all students - enjoy UT cafetaria or bring your own lunch
- 13:00 - 13:30 Premaster meeting I-Tech
When
What
Presenter
Where
13:00
Interaction Technology
Josca van Houwelingen-Snippe
Zilverling 1054
- 13:00 - 13:45 Introduction to our education systems - Q&A
Time
Programme
Presenter
Location
13:00
CS master students
Marloes van Grinsven
online
13:00
EE & EMSYS master students
Lisette van den Broek
online
13:00
BIT master students
Iris van Duiven-Meijlof
online
13:00
ROB master students
Heidi Muijzer-Witteveen
online
- 13:45 - 14:30 I-Tech - Introduction to our education systems - Q&A
Presenter: Josca van Houwelingen-Snippe, PhD, Master Coordinator I-Tech
- Location: Carré 3D
- 14:00 - 14:45 Exchange - Introduction to our education systems - Q&A
Presenter: Jitske Rijken, Exchange coordinator
Location: ONLINE
- 15:00 - 16:00 Meet your Study Associations
Electrical Engineering & Embedded Systems & Robotics
Scintilla
Carré 2G
Interaction Technology
Proto
Carré 3F
Computer Science & Business Information Technology
Interactief
Carré 2L
- 15:00 - 17:00 Facility Market
The Formality Market is for ALL visa students - Official times for EEMCS students are from 16:00 - 17:00 hrs.
If you have no sessions, attend the Facility Market between 15:00 - 16:00 hrs. If you have a session, attend your session and visit the Facility Market between 16:00 - 17:00 hrs.
Location: Technohal - Atrium