Professional Doctorate in Engineering Software Technology at the Eindhoven University of Technology

The program spans two years of which the first 15 months are devoted to deepening, broadening, and reinforcing Software Technology knowledge and skills, as well as personal and professional skills. This part of the program has a unique structure. It consists of 5 blocks in which about half the time is spent on lectures, workshops and training, and the other half on solving a real-life problem from one of our industry partners. Most of the lecturers have an extensive experience in industry. They cover the theory on topics such as architecture, design, and problem solving and they return as coach during the projects to help translate theoretical ideas into practical solutions. Each project is selected from a different domain and addresses different technological areas to provide both multidisciplinary exposure and enhanced cross-domain thinking. The lectures in part are general, in part tailored to the problem domain of the project coming up. In this set-up the trainee gets the opportunity to experience the different roles that make up a good team.

The last nine months, a technological design project is carried out at one of the companies in the area. This is a challenging project with a realistic goal but clear limitations in terms of time and resources available. It allows the trainees to demonstrate their designer competencies and realize an industry quality solution. Starting from a solid analysis a solution has to be synthesized that takes the technical and economic preconditions at the company into account. The trainees will be coached by experienced design engineers from industry and by TU/e staff with clear and relevant design experience. You will acquire independence, learn to make well-founded choices, and work in a project-based manner.

Program graduates are awarded a certified diploma and the degree "Professional Doctorate in Engineering" (PDEng). Their name will be entered in the PDEng register of the Royal Dutch Institute for Engineers (KIVI).

The post-master program Software Technology is open to (recent) university graduates, in particular to Master graduates from the disciplines of Computer Science or closely related disciplines. The program is internationally oriented and taught in English. A Dutch course is part of the program.

Deadline Application: 10-05-2015

Applications can be sent in as of March 1, 2015, and even well in advance of graduation. The committee will review applications as of April 1st, 2015. A final decision will be made not later than July 15, 2015 (for non EU nationals) and September 15, 2015 (for EU nationals). The program for 2015 will start Monday, September 28, 2015.

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