BSc and MSc assignments

Our group is offering a variety of Bachelor’s or Master’s graduation assignments and Capita Selecta assignments. Below you can find an overview of available topics.

Available assignments

BSc assignments

"Follow-up: Developing Realtime Digital Twin solutions for better Refugee Camp planning and decision-making." Contact person: Alberto Martinetti (a.martinetti@utwente.nl)
Follow-up: "Designing of a game-based intervention with Youth refugees in the Netherlands" (New Dutch Connections, company involved)".
Contact person: Nina Trauernicht (n.trauernicht@utwente.nl).
"Developing a connectivity box lab for fostering internet communication in the context of disadvantaged communities." Contact person: 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)". Contact person: Alberto Martinetti (a.martinetti@utwente.nl).
"Plastic2Plastic: Design of a container-based factory for plastic brick production". Contact person: Alberto Martinetti (a.martinetti@utwente.nl).
"Possible design solutions for reducing waste materials in the Infectious Diseases Treatment Centre (together with WHO)". Contact person: Alberto Martinetti (a.martinetti@utwente.nl).
"Citizen Science Approaches to Sewer Monitoring in Nepalese Cities (together with Tribhuvan University, Nepal)". Contact person: Alberto Martinetti (a.martinetti@utwente.nl).
"Product development of a concept Compact Mobile Sterile Operating Room (together with Marshall Land Systems)". Contact person: Alberto Martinetti (a.martinetti@utwente.nl).
"Prototype Monitoring Framework for Data-Scarce Urban Environments (together with Tribhuvan University, Nepal)". Contact person: Alberto Martinetti (a.martinetti@utwente.nl).
"AI in Humanitarian Engineering: evaluating possible AI-based agents for solving humanitarian crises". Contact person: 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). Contact person: 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). Contact person: Alberto Martinetti (a.martinetti@utwente.nl).
"AI in Humanitarian Engineering: evaluating possible AI-based agents for solving humanitarian crises". Contact person: Alberto Martinetti (a.martinetti@utwente.nl).
"Process Optimization at the social business SEP-Sierra Leone to streamline their operations in local tailoring, water access, and farming (SEP, company involved)". Contact person: Nina Trauernicht (n.trauernicht@utwente.nl).
"Design of a HE Ethics chatbot for the MSc programme Humanitarian Engineering". Contact person: Nina Trauernicht (n.trauernicht@utwente.nl)
"Design of a peer learning toolket for low educated farmers in Kenya (with CATIC, local training company)". Contact person: Carolyne Chemweno (carolyne.chemweno@utwente.nl)
"Improving Game Alignment and User Experience in the Humanitarian Engineering Escape Room". Contact person: Nikola Nizamis (n.nizamis@utwente.nl).
"Visualisation and Branding of Complex Educational Programme: MSc Humanitarian Engineering" Contact person: Nikola Nizamis (n.nizamis@utwente.nl).
"Developing learning materials for a MOOc (Massive Open Online Course) on community-based learning in the context of humanitarian engineering." Contact person: Nikola Nizamis (n.nizamis@utwente.nl).

MSc assignments

"Designing a Vocational Training Solution for Youth Refugees in the Netherlands through Participatory Video (New Dutch Connections, company involved)".
Contact person: Nina Trauernicht (n.trauernicht@utwente.nl).
"Co-Designing Infrastructural Solutions in Informal Settlements in Rio de Janeiro." Contact person: Nina Trauernicht (n.trauernicht@utwente.nl).
"Analysing Existing Portable Health Care Facilities in Disaster and Rescue Zones." Contact person: Alberto Martinetti (a.martinetti@utwente.nl)
"EMERGI: Designing a service station concept for electric Tuk-Tuk (EMERGI, company involved)." Contact person: Peter Chemweno (p.k.chemweno@utwente.nl)
"RISE: optmisation of electric cooking steamer for school communities in Madagascar (Jiro-Ve, company involved)". Contact person: Alberto Martinetti (a.martinetti@utwente.nl)

If you do not find a suitable assignment in the list above, we encourage you to contact one of the group members.

Current students

Twan van der Ham (Capita Selecta HE) - Developing and implementing an irrigation system for farmers in Sierra Leone (together with SEP)
Hermans Neil (BSc ME) - Developing retrofitting concepts for recycling plastic equipment for SMEs in the Ivory Coast and Uganda.
Jonas Mulder (BSc IDE) - Final Product Development of a VR training system for IDTM operators (Together with WHO).
Tim Ribberink (MSc ME) - Final Product Development of a heat battery system for clean cooking in Madagascar (Together with Rice, Madagascar).
Omar Abo Sseada (MSc ME) - Design of a mission-based EVTOL for emergency rescue (Together with Flymov, Brazil).
Maurits Kooyman van Guldener (MSc ME) - Analysis of reliability bal-valve systems in water Kiosk (Together with Susteq).
Geert Talsma (MSc IDE) - Plastic brick development and characterisation for washroom construction in Ghana (Together with Engineer w/o Borders NL).
Mariana Ocha de Zabalegui Apraiz (BSc IDE) - Design of a VR-based toolkit for co-creation in informal settlements, Brazil (Together with Sodotecnica, Sao Paulo)
Jet Endeman (BSc ATLAS) - Design of a participatory video with Youth refugees in the Netherlands (Together with New Dutch Connections)
Iris Zijlstra (BSc IDE) - Design of an interactive educational tool for Youth refugees in the Netherlands (Together with New Dutch Connections)
Tjeerd de Vries (BSc IDE) - Designing puzzles for the humanitarian engineering Escape Room.
Alexandra Tark (BSc IDE) - Community Modular Kitchen Design in Madagascar (Together with JiroVE).
Kristupas Medekša (BSc ME) - Structural analysis of plastic brick wall (Waste to Infrastructure – EwB project).
Sude Özkan (BSc ME) - Innovative cost-effective UAV/robot for rapid assessment of drainage and sewer-related systems in Kathmandu (Together with Tribhuvan University).

Former students

Joëlle Steendam (BSc IDE) - Joëlle has generated a conceptual design for EDUbox as a modular classroom in a shipping container for her bachelor thesis.
Jan-Maarten Schaapman (BSc ME) - Jan-Maarten Schaapman has worked on a structural analysis of the container for his bachelor thesis.
Józef Doering (X ME) - Józef has worked on thermal and energy analysis for an assignment as part of his exchange semester at the UT.
Eva de Wit (MSc IDE) - Eva has developed interior furniture for the EDUbox.
David Otim Too (Uganda), Job Maveke Mambua (Kenya), Ermiyas Tefera Yigtelu (Ethiopia), Hailekiros Woldegerima (Ethiopia), Naftali Kiplagat (Kenya) - Exchange students of Erasmus+ projects involved in the design and engineering of different aspects of EDUbox.
Evert van der Hook (MSc ME), Alexander de Kok (MSc IDE), Ashutosh Dilip (Msc ME) - They provided the Solidworks and technical drawings for the EDUbox.
Margaret Dietrich (ATLAS) - Margaret developed a suitability analysis for identifying the best locations to deploy the EDUbox.
Jitske Rob / Ruben Koster (BSc IDE) - Jitske and Rob work on branding solutions for the Humanitarian Engineering group.
Henry Miguda (BSc ME-VU) / Barbara Levandoska (X ME) - Henry and Barbara compare HAWT and VAWT technologies for underserved communities.
Tzu-Ying Chui (BSc IDE) - Designing a study lamp for Syrian refugees who live in refugee camps in Jordan
Cecil Gyimah (BSc IDE) - Enhancing the perceived ease of use and usability of the Edubox in Jordan
Silas Nethe (MSc IDE) - Silas designs an evolution of the EDUbox for agricultural purposes: the AGRIbox.
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 (BSc ME) - Revolutionizing De-mining with technology. A study on possible developments in the field of de-mining mechanization
Maria Genova (BSc IDE) - Develop a mobile application for water education
Louise Kho (BSc IDE) - Creating an interacting framework for empowering underserved communities with video-voice participatory videos.
Daniela Iamandii (BSc IDE) - Analysing Existing Portable Health Care Facilities in Disaster and Rescue Zones
Teodora Citia (BSc IDE, supervision with Dr. Hendrix-ITC) - Back Safer Nepal - Development of a Design Catalogue Framework for Flood-Resilient Housing
Floris Engels (MSc SE, supervision with Dr. Hendrix-ITC) - Back Safer Nepal - Mapping criteria for flood resilient housing and measuring of flood resilience for different types of housing designs in Nepal.
Isha Huft (BSc ME – VU) - Redesign rope pumps to improve service life and reduce pump costs.
Giorgos Kalaitzian (BSc IDE) - Developing a solution for lab operator workstations in high-performance tents of WHO.
Paula Santomé Lorenzo (BSc IDE) - Developing a framework for designing instructions for building high-performance tents of WHO.
Michael Nti-Marfo (BSc ME) – Developing portable Wind turbine solutions for Moroccan communities.
Dimitris Tsonos (BSc ME) – Developing portable Wind turbine solutions for Moroccan communities.
Nour Stevens (BSc ME) - Developing a framework for digital twin solutions for refugee camp.
Ellemijn Pots (BSc IDE) - Designing a serious game promoting social justice as a fundamental goal of technology development
Gunkook Park (BSc IDE) - Designing a serious game promoting social justice as a fundamental goal of technology development
Reinis Jaunarjs (BSc ME) – Developing an automated detection system for landmines.
Benjamin O'regan (BSc ME) - Developing an automated detection system for landmines.
Jon Mora Gutierrez (BSc UT-VU) - Designing orthotic devices/ exoskeletons for underserved communities with lower-limb disabilities.
Mark Wijnands (BSc ME) - Redesign rope pumps to improve service life and reduce pump costs.
Angela Krstovska (BSc IDE) - Designing an educational escape room for the new Humanitarian Engineering Master´s programme
Sashya Zahara Setiawan (BSc IDE) - Designing a dashboard to prepare students for an effective community-based learning experience
Saidsardor Yakhyoev (BSc IDE) - Development of an online community-based learning tool: Guidance for Implementing Educational community-based learning approach
Koenraad Dols (BSc ME) - Designing a digital automation concept for recycling plastics for SMEs in Ivory Coast and Uganda.
Viola Clerici (Minor IEM) - Comparing the effectiveness of the master apprentice model in different resouce-constraint countries
Bob Wesselink (BSc ME) - Redesign rope pumps to improve the fabrication process in Sierra Leone.
Marit Vos (BSc IDE) - Developing a physical learning space with stimulating equipment fulfilling the educational needs of at-risk youth.
Imme Eijck (Capita Selecta ME) - Developing a water tower construction manual for an irrigation system in Sierra Leone (together with SEP).
Federica Rovati (BSc IDE) - 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 (Bsc IDE) - Design of a makerspace for resource constraint environments (Limkokwing University in Sierra Leone).
Tirsa van der Ouw (MSc IDE) - Designing and developing a plastic-to-bricks system in Ghana (together with Engineers without Borders NL).
Stijn Servaas (BSc ME) - Developing a teleoperating robot for landmine neutralisation (together with LMAC).
Sander Oude Vrielink (BSc ME) - Developing a teleoperating robot for landmine neutralisation (together with LMAC).
Ainara Linares Dorronsoro (BSc IDE) - Demining robot controller using advanced finger hand tracking device.
Carmen Sanz Valero (BSc IDE) - 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 (BSc IDE) - Developing a new 72-hours deployable surgery room (together with HMS-Marshall)
Corenting Monat (MSc ROB) - Developing a teleoperating robot for landmine neutralisation (together with LMAC).
Linka Bonzi (MSc SET) - Optimization of an off-grid solar cooking hub for schools and communities in Madagascar (together with Jiro-VE).
Roman Marchenko (BSc AT) - Creating a system engineering architecture for a demining robot (supervisor Dr. Kostas Nizamis of SEMD Group).
Otto de Koning (BSc IDE) - Designing a humanitarian engineering escape room for university students.
Jooske Riekerk (BSc ATLAS) - Developing puzzles for a Humanitarian Engineering Educational Escape Room
Carlina Kramp (BSc IDE) - Developing puzzles for a Humanitarian Engineering Educational Escape Room
Angela Krstovska (Capita Selecta IDE) - User Experience Design for Humanitarian Engineering Educational Escape Room.
Matilde Patrignani (BSc CE) - Design and stress analysis of possible plastic brick configurations.
Gabe-Jan Ommen (MSc ME) - Replacing a lithium battery with a small-scale heat battery for underserved communities in Madagascar (together with Jiro-VE).