Program Overview

Introduction to the Master's Degree Programme in Mechanical Engineering

The University of Groningen offers a Master's degree programme in Mechanical Engineering that fits the needs of digital technology and digital society. This programme prepares students for an international digital and high-tech career in industry.

Programme Description

The Master's degree programme in Mechanical Engineering is a full-time programme that lasts for 24 months (120 EC). The programme is taught in English and starts in September. The Faculty of Science and Engineering is responsible for the programme.

Main Compulsory Courses

The programme consists of the following main compulsory courses:

• Computational Solid Mechanics
• Introduction to Data Science
• Experimental Design

Tracks

The programme offers three tracks:

Advanced Instrumentation

This track focuses on the fundamental of detection technologies, gain knowledge on control systems that are crucial for high-precision of advanced instrumentation and understand state-of-the-art technologies in advanced instrumentation that can function under extreme environment.

Smart Factories

This track offers two specializations: Materials for Mechanical Engineering and Robotics, Mechatronics and Smart Systems. Students learn the fundamentals of robotics and its control, understand techniques and methods relevant for processing of advanced and complex materials used in high-tech systems, and learn control systems required for the realization of smart factories.

Smart and Green Energy Systems

This track allows students to understand the fundamentals of thermodynamics involved in the energy conversion of smart and green energy systems, to learn various advances in electrochemical engineering involved in batteries, electrolysers and fuel cells, and to gain state-of-the-art knowledge of process and energy technologies.

Curriculum

In the first year of the programme, students follow a total of twelve courses. These consist of three core courses, three track-specific compulsory courses, and six track-specific electives. In the second year of the programme, students perform a Design Project and a Research Project.

Admission Requirements

To be admitted to the Master's degree programme in Mechanical Engineering, students must have a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related field. The Admissions Board will decide whether a student can be admitted to the programme based on their credentials.

Transfer Options

Students from other universities can transfer to the Master's degree programme in Mechanical Engineering. The transfer options depend on the student's previous education and the number of credits they have earned.

Registration Procedure

The registration procedure for the Master's degree programme in Mechanical Engineering involves filling out a checklist to describe the student's pre-education. The Admissions Board will decide whether a student can be admitted to the programme based on their credentials.

Application Deadlines

The application deadlines for the Master's degree programme in Mechanical Engineering are:

• 1 December for Dutch students
• 1 February for EU/EEA students
• 1 May for non-EU/EEA students

Tuition Fees

The tuition fees for the Master's degree programme in Mechanical Engineering are:

• € 2601 for EU/EEA students
• € 24900 for non-EU/EEA students

Job Prospects

After completing the Master's degree programme in Mechanical Engineering, students can perform a wide range of jobs. Jobs can be found in Research and Development departments of high-tech companies, at design and construction companies, in engineering consultancy, or at research institutes.

Research

The Groningen Engineering Centre (GEC) plays a central role in all engineering research within the University of Groningen. The GEC coordinates engineering activities across different research institutes in the Faculty of Science and Engineering (FSE). Mechanical Engineering related research departments within FSE are organized within Engineering and Technology Institute of Groningen (ENTEG), Kapteyn Astronomical Institute (KAI), Energy and Sustainability Research Institute Groningen (ESRIG), and Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials (ZIAM). These research institutes provide teaching staff and research facilities for the Master's degree programme in Mechanical Engineering.