Free Education for Doctoral Schoalrship in Engineering at 3 Technische Universiteit Federatie, Netherland

The technological designer programmes were initiated at the request of the Dutch high-tech industry. High-tech companies need professionals who can design and develop complex new products and processes and offer innovative solutions.

All ten programmes work closely together with high-tech industry, offering the trainees the opportunity to participate in large-scale, interdisciplinary design projects under industrial circumstances. With this unique cooperation we provide our trainees with a valuable network of contacts in industry. The technological designer programmes clearly meet an important need for the Dutch high-tech industry like Jacobs Advanced Manufacturing B.V., DMV International B.V., Xendo, PURAC.

Over the past twenty years more than 2,500 have found challenging and exciting jobs with (multi)national companies, including Philips, Shell, Oce Technologies, TNO, Akzo Nobel, Dow-Chemical, Ericsson, DSM, Vodafone, Unilever, Schiphol Airport, and ASM Lithography. These companies are united in their praise for the quality of the technological designer programmes and their graduates and offer them a faster track in their career.


To ensure their continued enthusiasm, the programmes employ a strict selection process, accepting only excellent young professionals and graduates with at least a Master of Science diploma of a (technological) university.

Stan Ackermans Institute has ten two-year full-time programmes, leading to a Professional Doctorate in Engineering (PDEng). Our programmes offer the opportunity to broaden your knowledge and experience by means of a personal and practical design assignment, under the supervision of experienced design professionals.

You will be appointed for the duration of the programme for a maximum of two years. You will also become a member of the scientific staff of the TU/e, TU Delft or TU Twente and receive a salary.

Application Deadline : March, 31 2008

Further information refer to : http://www.3tu.nl/en/education/sai/programmes/