FAQ

See Osiris – tab supervision – to find out who is your study adviser 

Monique Duyvestijn (m.j.b.duyvestijn@utwente.nl) is the study adviser of the ME master programme.

See Student Services | University of Twente (utwente.nl)

This website is aimed towards current UT Mechanical Engineering students already enrolled in the programme. If you are a prospective bachelor student, please visit our website for prospective students in English (for the Dutch version see this page). If you are looking for the Master programme Mechanical Engineering, please visit our website for prospective master students.

Before the start of the academic year, you will be invited to participate in the introduction programme, called the Kick-in. The kick-in programme has two parts:

1. A general UT introduction to become acquainted with the UT campus and facilities, the Enschede city centre and your fellow students (first week Wednesday to Sunday).
2. A programme-specific introduction where you will get information about the Mechanical Engineering programme and how to start the first week. You will also meet some teachers and programme staff and your group members for the first project (Monday to Wednesday).

You will receive more information about the exact programme via email from the UT Kick-in committee in collaboration with the study association Isaac Newton. More information can also be found on the Kick-in website.

During the introduction, you will also receive a useful checklist and help from current Mechanical Engineering students to arrange the last things to get started with your studies like registering for courses, checking your ICT account etc.

We strongly advise you to participate in the programme specific part of the Kick-in.

Checklist

Your 1^st point of contact is your mentor (see Osiris – tab supervision who is your mentor). You can contact your mentor with questions about or problems with your study programme and studying in general.

Contact your tutor for questions about the project and your teacher for questions about a course.

If you have questions about programme choice, study planning, study problems, study skills and education and examination regulations, contact your study adviser (see Osiris – tab supervision who is your study adviser). Your study adviser can give advice or refer you to other support options within or outside the university.

Instructions are given in the Checklist 

Instructions are given in the Checklist 

Send one email to the project and module coordinator and the academic skills teacher. 

• Project coordinator: Theo Krone (t.g.m.krone@utwente.nl)
• Module coordinator: Wieteke de Kogel-Polak (w.dekogel-polak@utwente.nl)
• Academic skills teacher: Miriam Moester (m.j.b.moester@utwente.nl)

In this email, mention your name and student number. 

Here you can find a summary about the educational systems for first year students. 

Once you have registered for the Kick-In programme and became a member of the study association W.S.G. Isaac Newton, you can purchase your study books with a discount. You will get more information about this during the programme specific introduction days (Monday to Wednesday). The books will be delivered to your home address.

For the course Technical Product Definition you need the reader:  Technical Product Definition: Assignments (#022). You need this from day one. You can buy it during the introduction period in Building Bastille, at the Union shop (pay cash or pin). You can find the opening hours here.

For the study programme Mechanical Engineering you need a notebook with high graphic performance and a powerful processor in the first week of your study. You can bring your own device or purchase a new high-end notebook via the annual notebook project of the University of Twente. In this project, we offer selected notebooks for a competitive price, of which we can guarantee that they conform to the requirements of your study programme. The notebook can be delivered to your home address.

You can find your timetable via rooster.utwente.nl two weeks before the start of the academic year.

See below the FAQ about  Academic Planning .

To find out who your mentor is – See Osiris – tab supervision (this information will be added during the first few weeks of the first year).

Mechanical Engineering is a three year bachelor programme. Each year consists of four modules, each with their own theme within the programme. During the first semester of the third year, you as a student have the opportunity to follow a minor of your own choice. Page with the curriculum of the BSc Mechanical Engineering programme. 

An internship is not part of the Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering. Internships are part of the master’s programme. 

During the bachelor a few minors offer an internship, such as "Crossing borders" and the Dutch minor "Learning how to teach".

We will launch a new minor "Internship Mechanical Engineering for ME-UT + ME-VU". For more information you can contact Mark Rijkeboer or Marike Rupert.

You can do an Honours programme as an extra-curricular broadening programme. Also committees, boards, student teams like Green Team and Solar Team are examples of extra-curricular activities. 

Please have a look at this website.

Always report circumstances to the study adviser (once they occur).

This guide provides an overview of both internal (UT) and external guidance and support options. We offer tips to reduce limiting factors, offer appropriate aids, collaborate with you to find solutions, and offer perspectives on studying with your personal circumstances. Always discuss your support needs with your study adviser to ensure successful studies at UT.

Please have a look at this website.

Please have a look at this website.

Please have a look at this website.

For the Academic Planning, see Academic Planning (Resits & Holidays) | Academic Planning Mechanical Engineering | Mechanical Engineering (BSc) | Information for current students (utwente.nl) 

Information about the resit weeks can be found on the page Academic Planning | Resits Mechanical Engineering. 

All holidays and collective closing days are listed in the BSc Mechanical Engineering academic calendar. 

Registration for courses in Osiris is possible four weeks and up to one day prior to the start of the new module.

In case you have to redo tests or exams of earlier years, you have to register in Osiris yourself using the current course codes mentioned in the Programme Bachelor Mechanical Engineering overview (see me-curriculum-2023-2024.pdf).

Please note that some course codes have changed in the ME-curriculum 2023-2024. The study units consisting of 2 courses are split up into individual study units, having their own (new) course code. Due to this change, it might not be possible to register for some M1/M2/M3/M4 subjects via Osiris.

If the course is not in your exam programme (so you cannot click directly), use the option ''Or make a direct registration based on course code''.  The course will show outside your ME exam programme. This is OK (see next FAQ).

Make sure to register for the course code and for the module code, otherwise you won't get access to the module/course page on Canvas.

If you cannot register for your course in Osiris, you can send an e-mail to the Educational Affairs Office (BOZ) via boz-me@utwente.nl requesting to be registered for a specific study unit code. Include the following information:

• Name and student number
• Course name & course code
• Module name & module code (providing access to canvas)

The course needs to be moved to your exam programme AFTER you have passed the course and the grade is registered in Osiris.

You can use this form Mechanical Engineering (BSc) | Forms for requests | Request for correction registration errors in Osiris (form)

Once the module has started, enrolment is only possible via the Educational Affairs Office (BOZ). You can send an e-mail to boz-me@utwente.nl requesting to be registered for study unit code(s) as well as the module code. 

Include the following information: 

• Name and student number 
• Course name & course code 
• Module name & module code (providing access to canvas)

Module and course codes can be found in the bachelor curriculum. 

You can send an e-mail to the Educational Affairs Office (BOZ) via boz-me@utwente.nl requesting to be registered for a specific study unit code. 

Include the following information: 

• Name and student number 
• Course name & course code 
• Module name & module code (providing access to canvas) 

Module and course codes can be found in the bachelor curriculum. 

The course code has changed for Machine Elements and that is the reason why it does not work. You should use the new number (202300282) or, if that does not work either, you can ask our back-office to register the course for you (see for contact details previous Q&A). 

Note: The credits for the course changed from 4 to 3EC, however you will get 4EC for the course if you got 3.5EC for the project of M4. It can be that the new course(code) will be placed outside your exam programme in Osiris. Once the grade is registered and sufficient, you need to fill out the online form to replace the grade into your exam programme (#course registration). This implies that the grade will be added to the original course code (thus 4EC).

You can report the errors via the form on the page Forms for requests | request for correction registration errors in Osiris (form).

You can use this form Mechanical Engineering (BSc) |Forms for requests | Request for correction registration errors in Osiris (form) when a grade is registered under the (new) code for the separate course and should be to moved the (old) module / course code in the exam programme.

First look at the bottom of your study progress overview in Osiris under other subjects. If your grade is registered there under the wrong code, you can correct this by using the form on the page Forms for requests | request for correction registration errors in Osiris (form). 

If you did a course and got a grade, e.g. on Canvas, but it is not registered in Osiris yet, you should ask the teacher to register the grade in Osiris 

No, as a bachelor student you are automatically registered for both exam opportunities when enrolled for the course in Osiris. 

Information about the resit weeks can be found on the page Academic Planning | Resits Mechanical Engineering. 

For the BSc Mechanical Engineering programme resits are scheduled in the next quarter. Math courses are an exception, their resits are scheduled at the last Friday of the module. During the resit weeks other educational activities may also be scheduled. 

• Resits for Q1 (M1 and 5): the week after the Christmas holidays. 
• Resits for Q2 (M2 and M6): the week after the holiday week in the third quarter. 
• Resits for Q3 (M3, M7 and M11): we aim at week 6 of the fourth quarter but the week depends on the dates of Ascension and Pentecost. 
• Resits for Q4 (M4 and M8): third week after the end of the fourth quarter. 

Please note: the two weeks between the end of the fourth quarter and the resits of the fourth quarter can also be used for additional (extra) exams or project work. 

You can take both exams in succession with a short break in between (so called double exam). You need to follow the procedure described on the page Rules & Procedures | Double Exam. Please note there is a deadline!

It is important to inform your project coordinator of the resit date(s) to avoid double scheduling of the oral project exam and the resit(s)! Please do this at the start of the module. 

 A so-called double exam is only possible for two written exams, not for an oral and a written exam.  

You always have two opportunities for every course each year: the scheduled regular exam and the scheduled resit as an extra opportunity. 

When you miss a scheduled exam opportunity due to reasons beyond anyone’s control and you fail the resit, your next opportunity will be during the following academic year. It is our policy that no extra exams or resits will be arranged throughout the current academic year.  

This is only useful in case of unreasonable study delay (> 1 semester) or weighty circumstances (e.g. last course of the BSc program).  

Please note that proof of your personal circumstances is required if relevant. 

See Examination Board – How to Approach the Board 

If you fail part of a Study Unit, you only need to redo the insufficient part provided results are registered in Osiris. 

Note: Results of partial exams/assignments that are not registered in Osiris do not remain valid and have to be redone in the next academic year.  

• If you fail one part of the project, you need to redo the whole project next year 
• If you need to redo the project, you also need to redo academic skills 
• If you pass the project and fail academic skills, you need to redo both 

• If you fail academic skills, you need to redo academic skills next year 
• If you need to redo academic skills, you also need to redo the project 
• If you pass academic skills and fail the project, you need to redo both 

A student is allowed to have an in Osiris registered grade of 5.0 - 5.4 for one study unit or part of a study unit, not being a project, in the first year. 

In addition, a student is allowed to have a grade of 5.0 - 5.4 for one study unit or part of a study unit, not being a project, in the second year or for UT ME study units ‘Statistics’ or ‘Introduction to Finite Element Method’ of the third year. 

Note: If a student does not register a 5.0 – 5.4 in the first year he cannot register two 5.0 - 5.4's in the second/third year.

No, this is not possible.

A student is allowed to have an in Osiris registered grade of 5.0 - 5.4 for one study unit or part of a study unit, not being a project, in the first year. 

In addition, a student is allowed to have a grade of 5.0 - 5.4 for one study unit or part of a study unit, not being a project, in the second year or for UT ME study units ‘Statistics’ or ‘Introduction to Finite Element Method’ of the third year. 

It is not possible to register two 5.0 - 5.4's in the second/third year if no 5.0 - 5.4 is registered in the first year (or two 5.0 - 5.4's in the first year and no 5.0 - 5.4 in the second/third year).

You can request for registration when all other study units of the B1 or B2/M11 are completed (passed). Request can be done via the form at Forms for requests | Request for C5 registration in Osiris (form) 

No, registration takes place after all other study units of the B1 or B2/M11 are completed (passed).

We do this because other study units with a grade of 5.0 - 5.4 may be(come) more suitable to qualify for registration and it is our policy that registered grades cannot be changed. 

Only if all other study units of B1 or B2/M11 are complete, you can fill in the request form C5 registration in Osiris, see Forms for requests | Request for C5 registration in Osiris (form) 

No, once your grade 5.0 - 5.4 is registered in Osiris, visible as C5, you do not need to resit the subject next year. 

See Rules & Regulations | BSA | Mechanical Engineering (BSc) | Information for current students (utwente.nl) 

See Rules & Regulations | BSA | Mechanical Engineering (BSc) | Information for current students (utwente.nl) under BSA standard for Mechanical Engineering programme 

See Rules & Regulations | BSA | Mechanical Engineering (BSc) | Information for current students (utwente.nl) under Personal Circumstances 

See FAQ BSA (utwente.nl) 

See Rules & Regulations | Residence Permit & Study Progress (MoMi) | Mechanical Engineering (BSc) | Information for current students (utwente.nl) 

See Rules & Regulations | Residence Permit & Study Progress (MoMi) | Mechanical Engineering (BSc) | Information for current students (utwente.nl) 

Information about de-enrolment and refund of tuition fees can be found here: Enrolment | De-enrolment | Student Services (utwente.nl) 

Information about a declaration of enrolment can be found here: Contact | Requesting documents and statements | Student Services  

Information about refund of tuition fee on de-enrolment can be found here: Tuition fee refund | University of Twente (utwente.nl) 

The  entry requirements for the project of module 8 can be found at Rules & Procedures | Entry Requirements Module 8.

No, a course with grade 5.0 - 5.4 remains insufficient and can therefore not be used to meet the entry requirements.  

Please note: you are allowed to do the project of module 8 next to your BSc assignment if you have passed Dynamics 2 and System & Control Engineering (5.5 or higher). 

The entry requirements for the minor can be found at Rules & Procedures | Entry Requirements Minor (module 9 + 10)

The entry requirements for the Bachelor Assignment can be found at Rules & Procedures | Entry Requirements Module 12.

Yes, you are allowed to do the project of module 8 next to your BSc assignment if you have passed Dynamics 2 and System & Control Engineering (5.5 or higher). 

Discuss your study plan with your study adviser.
In some cases an exemption can be requested. You should discuss the options with your study adviser.

After consultation with your study adviser, you can ask for exemption by sending en email to the Examination Board (cc study adviser).
How to Approach the Board, see Examination Board | Examination Board ME - SET | Mechanical Engineering (BSc)

See Rules & Regulations | Entry Requirements Minor (module 9 + 10) . 

Options for replacement courses and conditions are given at the page Rules & Procedures | Entry Requirements Minor (module 9 + 10)

You have to register for the course in Osiris.  The course will be shown outside your programme.

Please note: you should register prior to the start of the quartile that you take this course. It is possible that the replacement course is done in a different quartile than your minor.

You can only register prior to the start of the quartile that you take this course.

Upon completion of the replacement course you can use use the form request for correction errors in Osirs and request to have the course transferred to your minor.

It depends per university what you can choose. See the specific rules of the university you go to. Examples of courses that are choosen before and are approved (or not) can be found in the excel on Bachelor Curriculum | Studying Abroad.

Yes, the following minors offer an internship: 

• Crossing Borders 
• Leren Lesgeven (Dutch only) 
• Student teams 
• Internship Mechanical Engineering

Yes, potentially you can. You can check your options by sending an email to the minor coordinator. 

You can send an email to minor@utwente.nl  

No, you cannot use credits from your Honours Programme in your minor. The Honours Programme is an extracurricular broadening programme.

Most common requests are:

• Exemption from participation in courses [based on previous education]
• Exemption entry requirements Minor
• Exemption entry requirements Bachelor Assignment
• Postpone BSc degree / BSc diploma

See How to Approach the Board, Examination Board | Examination Board ME - SET | Mechanical Engineering (BSc)

You will receive a copy of the request you submitted by email, confirming that your request has been received.
The Examination Board will review and discuss your request, come to a conclusion and send you the outcome by email.
Depending on the request, the Examination Board can decide to plan a meeting for clarification.

The Examination Board meets approximately every month. A request to the Examination Board must be received 7 working days before each meeting of the Examination Board. The meeting dates and the deadlines for sending your request can be found in the meeting schedule.
You will receive the Examination Board’s decision on your request within two weeks after the meeting provided more information is required.

Committing fraud is an act of deceiving (the teacher/organization).
Scientific integrity is one of the key values for academic professionals and students. Violation of this scientific integrity (scientific misconduct) detracts from the contribution of science to society. As a member of the scientific community, students have to embrace and respect these important values. Scientific misconduct includes actions or negligence that detracts from the scientific integrity of the university, but also of the individual student and teacher.
A test or exam is intended to assess the knowledge, insight or skills of students (Article 7.10 WHW).
A fraud incident is reported by the teacher to the Examination Board by mail. In the mail he/she states the course, the date and time of the incident, the accuse and the student(s) involved.
Furthermore, the teacher explains his/her perception of the situation. Evidence to be included (not exhaustive list) are the exam, the student’s work, non-accused student work as a “normal” example; all preferably having the pdf format.
The student will be informed about the possible fraud/plagiarism case by either the teacher of the course or the Examination Board.

You can file a request to the Examination Board. In consultation with your study adviser a planning should be added to the request.

On the basis of a course taken elsewhere with a satisfactory result, an exemption for a course of the BSc ME programme can be given. The Examination Board decides about granting exemptions. There should be an overlap in learning outcomes and content. To request an exemption send an email to the Examination Board with the request and provide a course description of the course you took elsewhere. Also provide a study progress report or other documentation that give proof of satisfactory results for the specific course(s).
You can ask for credit transfer after you finished the first module.
If you want to apply for credit transfer you need an official transcript of records (so signed and stamped) from the university you came from and if necessary course descriptions, example exams and other info (up to judgement of the Examination Board).

The Examination Board ME-SET meets every month. Incidentally additional meetings are planned to discuss urgent matters regarding rules, regulations and organization.  
A request to the Examination Board must be received 7 working days before each meeting of the Examination Board. The meeting dates and the deadlines for sending your request can be found in the meeting schedule.
You will receive the Examination Board’s decision regarding your request within two weeks after the meeting unless more information is required.

When you have completed your whole bachelor’s programme and all grades are registered in Osiris, you can fill out the online form and request for completion of the BSc programme.

The Educational Affairs Office will process the request upon approval of the ME Programme Management.

You will receive more information from the Educational Affairs Office about the procedure and the hand-out of the diploma.

Shortly before your graduation you can contact the Educational Affairs Office (boz-me@utwente.nl) if you need a graduation / pass statement as soon as possible after your graduation (e.g. admission to another university/visa).

You need to contact your supervisor (bachelor assignment) & teacher (societal embedding assignment) to register the grades in Osiris ASAP.

When Osiris states that you have graduated, you can contact the Educational Affairs Office (boz-me@utwente.nl) for obtaining a graduation/pass statement.

 When Osiris shows all your grades but it does not yet state that you have graduated, you can contact your study adviser for obtaining a graduation/pass statement.

We have two diploma ceremonies: one at the end of October/start of November and a second one in April.

Yes, you can de-enrol once your last grade is out. The last exam date is leading for your de-enrolment date.

 For example, if your last exam date is in July/August, your enrolment lasts until 31 August. No action is required from your side.

 If your last exam date is throughout the academic year, for instance in November, you should de-enrol from the Bachelor programme before 1 December. Your de-enrolment will be effective from the first day of the next month (1 December).

 If you want to continue with a Master programme at the UT, please  see FAQ Master!

If the Cum Laude criteria are not fully met, the programme director can submit a substantiated proposal to the examination board to award the designation ’Cum Laude’. In that case, the special circumstances and the exceptionality of the achievement must be properly substantiated.

For any questions about pre-master programmes of the ET Faculty, you can contact our pre-master coordinator (premastercoordinator-et@utwente.nl).

 For any questions about a pre-master programme of another faculty, you can contact the pre-master coordinator of that faculty.

For all your questions about the MSc programme ME, it is best to contact Monique Duyvestijn (m.j.b.duyvestijn@utwente.nl), the study adviser of the MSc programme.

We advise you to enrol for both the Bachelor as well as the Master programme.

You submit a re-enrolment request for the Bachelor programme in Studielink since we are not sure whether the grade for the bachelor assignment will be registered in Osiris before September 1^st.

In addition, you also enrol for the Master programme.

Once the grade is registered in Osiris, you are retroactively admitted to the Master programme from September 1^st.   

Please note: this is applicable for MSc programmes at the UT.

Remember: also register for the MSc courses in Osiris before the start of the new academic year.

We advise you to submit a re-enrolment request for the Bachelor programme in Studielink before September first.

Once you have completed the Bachelor programme, you will be admitted to the Master programme as of the next month.  

 Please note: this is applicable for MSc programmes at the UT.

 Remember: also register for the MSc courses in Osiris before the start of the applicable quartile.

The start of the Master programme in Q3 coincides with the regular starting moment in February.

Therefore, you should de-enrol from the Bachelor programme in Studielink in January and enrol for the Master programme in Studielink before 1 February.

If you have not yet submitted a course list, Osiris does not "know" your programme yet, so you must enter the course code in Osiris yourself.

Yes.
Please note: if you want your master course to be included in your master exam programme, make sure that at the moment of taking the exam you are registered as a master student.