Career opportunities
If you come from TU Delft, you can do more than just programming. After all, you have learned to analyse problems and to delve into the environment in which the system has to function and into the user who will eventually work with the programme. You are a conceptual thinker and can work well in a team. In addition, you have a good feel for software quality. After completing the bachelor's programme in Computer Science and Engineering, most students will continue with their master or they join the job market directly.
Chances on the labour market
There is a huge demand for computer scientists. In every sector computer scientists are needed, for example education, agriculture, music industry, medical sector. There are also companies that focus on software development, such as Google and Exact, at consultancy firms such as KPMG and Logica or at progressive companies such as Philips, ING and Ahold. But you can also become a researcher at TU Delft or TNO. You can also consider the following positions: software engineer, software developer, data scientist, security analyst, graphics specialist, systems analyst, innovation or project manager and consultant at home or abroad. You can also design interactive multimedia applications, games or e-learning systems. Finally, like many graduates, you can start your own company, such as Aanmelder.nl and Clinical Graphics.
Completing a PhD
A scientific career starts with a PhD programme, a four-year research project. This research project can be in the field of Computer Graphics and Visualization, Cyber Security, Intelligent Systems, Embedded Software or Software Engineering, in which leading research is being conducted at TU Delft. During the programme you will work in an international environment and deepen and broaden your knowledge. As a PhD candidate, you will delve into the subject for four years to ultimately write a dissertation in which you record your contribution to science. After your PhD, you can put Dr. Ir. (PhD) in front of your name.