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Bachelor's assignment

We offer Bachelor's and Capita Selecta opportunities on topics related to humanitarian and societal challenges. Check the available topics below or get inspired by the experiences and projects of students who have previously worked with our group.

Currently Available assignments

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Follow-up: Developing Real-time Digital Twin solutions for better Refugee Camp planning and decision-making.

Alberto Martinetti (a.martinetti@utwente.nl)

Developing a connectivity box lab for fostering internet communication in the context of disadvantaged communities.

Peter Chemweno (p.k.chemweno@utwente.nl) 

Plastic2Plastic: Design solutions for an educational community space at the UT Field Lab, built with and without recycled plastic bricks (together with the UT Climate Centre)

Alberto Martinetti (a.martinetti@utwente.nl)


Plastic2Plastic: Design of a container-based factory for plastic brick production

Alberto Martinetti (a.martinetti@utwente.nl)


Possible design solutions for reducing waste materials in the Infectious Diseases Treatment Centre (together with WHO)

Alberto Martinetti (a.martinetti@utwente.nl)


Citizen Science Approaches to Sewer Monitoring in Nepalese Cities (together with Tribhuvan University, Nepal)

Alberto Martinetti (a.martinetti@utwente.nl)


Prototype Monitoring Framework for Data-Scarce Urban Environments (together with Tribhuvan University, Nepal)

Alberto Martinetti (a.martinetti@utwente.nl)


Product development of a concept Compact Mobile Sterile Operating Room (together with Marshall Land Systems)

Alberto Martinetti (a.martinetti@utwente.nl)


AI in Humanitarian Engineering: evaluating possible AI-based agents for solving humanitarian crises

Alberto Martinetti (a.martinetti@utwente.nl)


Design solutions for a community space at Field Lab built with recycled plastic bricks (together with the Climate Centre)

Alberto Martinetti (a.martinetti@utwente.nl)

Designing Workshop and Institutional Spaces for Electric 3-Wheeler Training and Enterprise in youth school in Kenya together with Tumaini, Kenya)

Alberto Martinetti (a.martinetti@utwente.nl)


Developing learning materials for a MOOc (Massive Open Online Course) on community-based learning in the context of humanitarian engineering.


Nikola Nizamis (n.nizamis@utwente.nl)


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Current students

  • Hermans Neil (BSc ME) - Developing retrofitting concepts for recycling plastic equipment for SMEs in the Ivory Coast and Uganda.
  • Maurits Kooyman van Guldener (MSc ME) - Analysis of reliability bal-valve systems in water Kiosk (Together with Susteq).
  • Alexandra Tark (BSc IDE) - Community Modular Kitchen Design in Madagascar (Together with JiroVE).
  • Marit Zijlstra (BSc IDE) - Design of an educational game for learning technical vocabulary to youth refugees in the Netherlands (Together with ISK Tilburg).

Former students

Industrial Design Engineering
  • Joëlle Steendam (BSc IDE) - Joëlle has generated a conceptual design for EDUbox as a modular classroom in a shipping container for her bachelor thesis.
  • Jitske Rob and Ruben Koster - Jitske and Rob work on branding solutions for the Humanitarian Engineering group.
  • Tzu-Ying Chui - Designing a study lamp for Syrian refugees who live in refugee camps in Jordan
  • Cecil Gyimah - Enhancing the perceived ease of use and usability of the Edubox in Jordan
  • Maria Genova - Develop a mobile application for water education
  • Louise Kho - Creating an interacting framework for empowering underserved communities with video-voice participatory videos.
  • Daniela Iamandii  - Analysing Existing Portable Health Care Facilities in Disaster and Rescue Zones
  • Teodora Citia (supervision with Dr. Hendriks) - Back Safer Nepal - Development of a Design Catalogue Framework for Flood-Resilient Housing
  • Giorgos Kalaitzian - Developing a solution for lab operator workstations in high-performance tents of WHO.
  • Paula Santomé Lorenzo - Developing a framework for designing instructions for building high-performance tents of WHO.
  • Ellemijn Pots - Designing a serious game promoting social justice as a fundamental goal of technology development
  • Gunkook Park - Designing a serious game promoting social justice as a fundamental goal of technology development
  • Angela Krstovska  - Designing an educational escape room for the new Humanitarian Engineering Master´s programme
  • Sashya Zahara Setiawan - Designing a dashboard to prepare students for an effective community-based learning experience
  • Saidsardor Yakhyoev - Development of an online community-based learning tool: Guidance for Implementing Educational community-based learning approach
  • Marit Vos - Developing a physical learning space with stimulating equipment fulfilling the educational needs of at-risk youth.
  • Federica Rovati - Optimize the design and functionality of Infectious Disease Treatment Modules (IDTMs) by improving the interior layout and transparent screen technology (together with WHO).
  • Nuria Bouhdid - Design of a makerspace for resource constraint environments (Limkokwing University in Sierra Leone).
  • Ainara Linares Dorronsoro - Demining robot controller using advanced finger hand tracking device.
  • Carmen Sanz Valero - Optimize the design and functionality of Infectious Disease Treatment Modules (IDTMs) by improving the interior layout and transparent screen technology (together with WHO).
  • Marten Rahuoja - Developing a new 72-hours deployable surgery room (together with HMS-Marshall)
  • Otto de Koning - Designing a humanitarian engineering escape room for university students.
  • Carlina Kramp - Developing puzzles for a Humanitarian Engineering Educational Escape Room
  • Twan van der Ham (Capita Selecta) - Developing and implementing an irrigation system for farmers in Sierra Leone (together with SEP)
  • Iris Zijlstra - Design of an interactive educational tool for Youth refugees in the Netherlands (Together with New Dutch Connections.
  • Tjeerd de Vries - Designing puzzles for the humanitarian engineering Escape Room.
  • Rebekah Campbell - Visualisation and Branding of Complex Educational Programme: MSc Humanitarian Engineering
  • Charlotte Leroy - Improving Game Alignment and User Experience in the Humanitarian Engineering Escape Room
  • Mariana Ocha de Zabalegui Apraiz - Design of a VR-based toolkit for co-creation in informal settlements, Brazil (Together with Sodotecnica, Sao Paulo)
  • Klaudia Opat - Design of a peer learning tool for underserved farmers in Kenya (Together with CATIC)
  • Jonas Mulder - Final Product Development of a VR training system for IDTM operators (Together with WHO).
  • Irati Lur Zabalbeitia Rodriguez - Towards a More Sustainable TinyTracker (Together with ScL-MIT)
Mechanical Engineering
  • Jan-Maarten Schaapman - Jan-Maarten Schaapman has worked on a structural analysis of the container for his bachelor thesis.
  • Józef Doering (Exchange) - Józef has worked on thermal and energy analysis for an assignment as part of his exchange semester at the UT.
  • Henry Miguda (VU) and Barbara Levandoska (Exchange) - Henry and Barbara compare HAWT and VAWT technologies for underserved communities.
  • Liam Fouquet (BSc ME) - Adaptation of a rotary jetting drill to the case of rural communities in Kenya.
  • Jelte de Vries (BSc ME) - Revolutionizing De-mining with technology. A study on possible developments in the field of de-mining mechanization.
  • Robin Bevers - Revolutionizing De-mining with technology. A study on possible developments in the field of de-mining mechanization
  • Isha Huft ( VU) - Redesign rope pumps to improve service life and reduce pump costs.
  • Michael Nti-Marfo – Developing portable Wind turbine solutions for Moroccan communities.
  • Dimitris Tsonos  – Developing portable Wind turbine solutions for Moroccan communities.
  • Nour Stevens - Developing a framework for digital twin solutions for refugee camp.
  • Reinis Jaunarjs – Developing an automated detection system for landmines.
  • Benjamin O'regan - Developing an automated detection system for landmines.
  • Jon Mora Gutierrez (VU) - Designing orthotic devices/ exoskeletons for underserved communities with lower-limb disabilities.
  • Mark Wijnands - Redesign rope pumps to improve service life and reduce pump costs.
  • Koenraad Dols - Designing a digital automation concept for recycling plastics for SMEs in Ivory Coast and Uganda.
  • Bob Wesselink - Redesign rope pumps to improve the fabrication process in Sierra Leone.
  • Imme Eijck (Capita Selecta) - Developing a water tower construction manual for an irrigation system in Sierra Leone (together with SEP).
  • Stijn Servaas- Developing a teleoperating robot for landmine neutralisation (together with LMAC).
  • Sander Oude Vrielink - Developing a teleoperating robot for landmine neutralisation (together with LMAC).
  • Kristupas Medekša - Structural analysis of plastic brick wall (Waste to Infrastructure – EwB project).
  • Sude Özkan - Innovative cost-effective UAV/robot for rapid assessment of drainage and sewer-related systems in Kathmandu (Together with Tribhuvan University).
University College Twente
  • Margaret Dietrich - Developing a suitability analysis for identifying the best locations to deploy the EDUbox.
  • Jooske Riekerk - Developing puzzles for a Humanitarian Engineering Educational Escape Room
  • Jet Endeman - Design of a participatory video with Youth refugees in the Netherlands (Together with New Dutch Connections)
Other BSc Programmes
  • Viola Clerici (Industrial Engineering Management) - Comparing the effectiveness of the master apprentice model in different resource-constrained countries
  • Roman Marchenko (Advanced Technology, supervision together with Dr. K. Nizamis) - Creating a system engineering architecture for a demining robot 
  • Matilde Patrignani (BSc Civil Engineering) - Design and stress analysis of possible plastic brick configurations.
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