Admission and Application

Entry Requirements

The post-MSc Designer Programme "Product, Process and Equipment Design" has only 12 to 14 openings for EngD trainees per year, which means that admission is highly selective. The applicants must have above-average assessments and be highly motivated to ensure completion of the programme within two years. The programme welcomes applications from well-qualified students who have successfully completed five years of university training (MSc, Ir., Drs.). Admission is open to graduates with diverse backgrounds, such as:

  • Chemical Engineering or Biochemical Engineering
  • Applied Mechanical Engineering, with a specialisation related to chemical engineering, such as Industrial Process Equipment and Energy Systems
  • Applied Earth Sciences, with specialisation in Raw Material Processing or Petroleum Engineering
  • Physical Technology
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Admission and Application

1) Submission of Documents 

  • Cover letter explaining why you’re interested in a traineeship in Product, Process and Equipment Design (no more than 1 A4 page).
  • Curriculum Vitae (no more than 2 pages A4)
  • Copies of your master's and bachelor's diplomas.
  • Master's and bachelor's degree transcripts including grades and a scale with the maximum, minimum and passing grades.
  • Two reference letters from supervisors of (research) projects or (scientific) work. Please upload through the application form, or email our programme coordinator at ped-engd@tudelft.nl
  • Evidence of proficiency in the English language* if you are a non-native English speaker without an English-taught master’s degree.
*Good command of spoken and written English can be demonstrated by successfully passing one of the following tests (certificates should not be older than two years).
  1. TOEFL iBT (Test of English as a Foreign Language internet-Based Test) with an overall band score of 100 with scores of at least 21 for each section. TU Delft does not accept TOEFL MyBest scores; the scores must have been achieved in a single test;
  2. IELTS (International English Language Testing System, academic version) with an overall band score of at least 7.0 with scores of at least 6.5 for each section. 
Native speakers will be exempted from the English test requirement, as well as, in principle, non-native applicants who have obtained an English-taught Master’s degree.
If during the selection process it is deemed that the English proficiency of the applicant with an English-taught Master’s degree does not meet the requirements, they may also be asked to do a test. Your application will be evaluated by the EngD selection committee. If selected for an interview, you will be asked to prepare a presentation. A pre-employment screening can be part of the selection procedure.

INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS won't be reviewed.

2) Deadline for Application

The application deadline for submitting your documents change according the Intake:
 
For September intake
Application deadline:          1 April: for Europeans and Non-Europeans
Application period starts:    15 January

February intake
Application deadline:          1 October: for Europeans and Non-Europeans
Application period starts:    15 July

3) Interview

Only after an evaluation of the application of the candidate has been carried out by the EngD committee members, the applicant could be invited to an interview.
Only promising candidates will be invited for a presentation and an interview.
 
For further information, you can contact ped-engd@tudelft.nl