Do you want to be a specialist in User System Interaction Design?
Apply for the Post-Master User-System Interaction program at the Technische Universiteit Eindhoven where you can combine studying and working inan industrial environment! The User System Interaction program offers full scholarship for highly motivated, ambitious post-graduate students who are prepared to invest two year to learn about state-of-the-art methodes and techniques for the design and evaluation of user interfaces of ICT products, systems and services.
Graduates of our program are prepared to function at the forefront of the knowledge society and in particular at the interface between people and technology. We require that students in our program have excellent social and communicative competencies, including sufficient proficiency in reading, writing, speaking and comprehension of English (for details see below)
What do we offer?
A two year salaried traineeship at the Department of Industrial Design at the Technische Universiteit Eindhoven. After completion of the two year program, students are awarded the Professional Doctorate in Engineering (PDEng). The PDEng degree is fully recognized by the Royal Netherlands Society of Engineering (KIVI).
Requirements for admission 2012:
Graduate degree (MSc or equivalent*) in engineering, behavioural science or design (including computer science, business engineering, mathematics, physics, psychology, cognitive sciences or Industrial Design).
Supporting qualifications that we are looking for are:
- High motivation for work in the user system interaction domain
- Professional qualifications and/or practical experience
- Extracurriculair activities
Documents required for admission 2012:
Motivation Statement:
- Your objective in pursuing a Professional Doctorate in Engineering in User System Interaction, Including your career goals and your reasons for choosing to apply to the User System Interaction program.
- We also want to know your background in User System Interaction and other fields relevant to your objective. Any additional details you wish to give the Admission Committee, including projects on which you have worked.
- Certified copies of diplomas, courses and grades (in Dutch or English): If you are still studying at this moment now, then we require a statement from your university mentor that it is likely that you graduate before October 2012. Any possible offer will always be with the condition you will indeed graduate in time.
- Abstract of your MSc. thesis (maximum 150 words) of your latest draft version.
- Result of IELTS test academical level or TOEFL test (Paper Based Exam). We require an English proficiency equivalent *** to an IELTS score of at least 6.5 average and no score less then 6. Results of TOEFL should be at least 550 and no score less then sufficient can be accepted. For more information about these tests check the website www.IELTS.org or www.TOEFL.com
- Copy passport
- Photograph
- Extensive curriculum vitae.
Two letters of recommendation **.
* In order to get a clear view on the applicants' previous education, inquiries might be made with the Nuffic, a Dutch national institute that analyses and compares academic programs and universities worldwide.
** The two letters of recommendation should be send by the recommenders themselves directly to the USI programme. Letters that are sent together with the other application forms will not be accepted. A template is available as a part of the application form.
*** You do not need to submit the score of the IELTS/TOEFL test together with the other documents, only when you pass the USI reading committee, we will notify you that you need to schedule the test as soon as possible. If you already have the results available, please send them together with the other documents. Passing the test is always a requirement for a possible offer. Please check the FAQ for more information about the procedure.
Deadlines 2012:
We are currently recruiting for the 2012-2014 generation starting on October 1st 2012. We can only accept applications from people outside the EU, Romania and Bulgaria until June 1st 2012 and from people with an EU citizenship until July 1st 2012.
The reading committee will assess your application and advice the management team. If the advice is positive you will be invited for an interview.
Applications ought to be sent to:
Technische Universiteit Eindhoven
Department of Industrial Design
Main Building HG 2.74
P.O. Box 513
5600 MB Eindhoven
The Netherlands
Express delivery:
Technische Universiteit Eindhoven
Department of Industrial Design
Main Building HG 2.74
Den Dolech 2
5612 AZ Eindhoven
The Netherlands
For more application information, please contact:
User System Interaction office
Tel: +31 40 247 5230
e-mail: secretariaat.usi@tue.nl
Please also check the FAQ page on the website for more information.
