The Eindhoven University of Technology (Dutch: Technische Universiteit Eindhoven), abbr. TU/e, is a public technical university in the Netherlands, located in the city of Eindhoven.

The University has been placed in the top 200 universities in the world by three major ranking tables. The 2019 QS World University Rankings place Eindhoven 99th in the world, 34th in Europe, and 3rd in the Netherlands – TU/e has moved up 59 places in this world ranking since 2012 (in two other main world rankings it is 167th and 51-75th). As of 2020, the foundation employs over 800 people, with annual revenues in excess of €686 million.

TU/e is the Dutch member of the EuroTech Universities Alliance, a strategic partnership of universities of science & technology in Europe: Technical University of Denmark (DTU), École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), École Polytechnique (L’X), The Technion, Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e), and Technical University of Munich (TUM).

Education

Departments

The scientific departments (or faculties; Dutch: faculteiten) are the primary vehicles for teaching and research in the university. They employ the majority of the academic staff, are responsible for teaching and sponsor the research schools and institutions.

The departments also offer PhD programs (Dutch: promotiefase) whereby a qualified master may earn a PhD Unlike in anglo-saxon countries these are not educational programs, however; rather, a person working towards obtaining the PhD is a research employee of the university.Area View of TU Eindhoven from a hot air ballon

The TU/e has nine departments:

• Biomedical Engineering
• Built Environment
• Electrical Engineering
• Industrial Design
• Chemical Engineering and Chemistry
• Industrial Engineering & Innovation Sciences (formerly Technology Management)
• Applied Physics
• Mechanical Engineering
• Mathematics and Computer Science

Honors programs

The university offers honors programs aimed at both bachelor and master students. At the bachelor level it consists of intensive study within eight possible areas or tracks. At the master level it consists of personal leadership and professional development components, over and above the normal masters study.

Postgraduate doctorate of engineering (PDEng)

In 1986, the university started a number of programs for a postgraduate doctorate of engineering (PDEng) together with two other Dutch technological universities (TU Delft and University of Twente). These programs are managed by the Stan Ackermans Institute on behalf of the 4TU Federation. Each program is two years in length. Ten programs are available at the TU/e.

• TU/e PDEng programs:
  • Automotive Systems Design
  • Clinical Informatics
  • Data Science
  • Healthcare Systems Design
  • Information and Communication Technology
  • Process and Product Design
  • Qualified Medical Engineer
  • Smart Buildings and Cities
  • Software Technology
  • User-System Interaction

Nationally, more than 3,500 students have earned the postgraduate PDEng degree through this program. On 13 February, Ravi Thakkar was awarded 3000th PDEng diploma at TU/e

Other educational programs

The university hosts a number of other educational programs that are in some way related to the main educational programs. These include the teacher’s program and an MBA program.

• Eindhoven School of Education: Teacher’s education for masters, to get their higher education teaching certificate. Also does research into educational sciences and innovation in education.
• TIAS School for Business and Society: A shared MBA program with the University of Tilburg, for university graduates.
• HBO minor program: Bachelor programs for students of HBO universities (four-year bachelor programs), to allow them access to university master programs.