This transfer programme is designed for students who are passionate about sustainable development, humanitarian challenges, and creating meaningful, lasting change for underserved communities across the world.

Running from September to November (10 weeks), the programme prepares you for entry into the MSc Humanitarian Engineering at the University of Twente.

Related to Humanitarian Engineering Knowledge and Skills:

• Link humanitarian engineering actions to the SDGs and discuss their contribution to the SDGs.
• Analyse the humanitarian engineering situations where socio-technological actions are needed.
• Outline the ethical and socially just implications of a humanitarian engineering problem and solution.
• Assess the possible solutions for different humanitarian scenarios.
• Create socio-technological solutions for alleviating pressure on underserved communities.
• Determine ways to engage underserved communities in the design process and create inclusive and safe situations for that engagement.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary group members and communicate with a variety of different stakeholders.

Related to Academic Research Skills:

• Review scientific literature on humanitarian engineering topics
• Plan & design scientific research using humanitarian engineering methods and tools
• Systematically process the results of scientific research
• Write scientific documents
• Orally present and discuss scientific research
• Reflect upon the scientific research of peers

This programme is suitable for students interested in humanitarian engineering, humanitarian aid, sustainable development, global challenges, and related themes.

It is open to students from Higher Professional Education (HBO) who have:

• Completed at least 120 EC,
• Achieved consistently good academic results,
• Sufficient English proficiency,
• Sufficient mathematics background (VWO-B level).

It is your own responsibility to determine whether you need an official English certificate to demonstrate your proficiency and whether you meet the mathematics requirements.

Student enrolled in engineering or technical HBO programmes can be admitted to this transfer programme. These may include programmes such as Bouwkunde, Civiele Techniek, Elektrotechniek, Mechatronica, Indstrueel Product Ontwerpen, or Werktuigbouwkunde. More information can be found at www.doorstroommatrix.nl.

If your educational background aligns with Humanitarian Engineering but your programme is not listed, you may request an individual assessment by sending your transcript of records to the contact person below.

All required literature is listed in the course descriptions available in the OSIRIS course catalogue.

OSIRIS Course Code:

• 202400016 Minor: Fundamentals of Humanitarian Engineering
• 202000239 Academic Research Skills

The transfer programme comprises 15 EC delivered over 10 full-time weeks in quartile 1 (September–November). All sessions take place on the University of Twente campus.

The detailed schedule will be published a few weeks before the start of the programme.

The programme includes the following summative assessments }graded]:

Minor: Fundamentals of Humanitarian Engineering (12 ECTS)

• Group Assignment Presentation & Report
• Individual Assignment Report

Academic Research Skills (3 ECTS)

• Literature Review Report
• Research Proposal Report

To be admitted to the MSc Humanitarian Engineering, you must complete this programme within one year, and subsequently obtain your HBO degree.

For more information, please contact E.C.M. Luijkx: premastercoordinator-et@utwente.nl  The Learning Agreement signed by the student and his Examination Board must have reached the UT-contact person before the enrolment ends.