European Project Semester exchange programme full-time

The European Project Semester (EPS) is an international semester for third-year engineering and business students from different higher education institutes located predominantly in the European Union (EU).

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Location

Den Bosch

Starting month

February, September

Duration

20 weeks, 30 ects

Language

English

What is European Project Semester

EPS was originally developed by the Engineering College of Copenhagen (IHK) in 1995 and has run at Avans University of Applied Sciences since Autumn 2002. In addition to Avans University of Applied Sciences and IHK, EPS is also offered by the Engineering College of Oslo, the Technical University of Lodz (Poland), Fachhochschule Kiel and the Polytechnic University of Valencia.

The course

During the semester you will work on an integrated engineering design and real-life business project at a company. All course project work and lectures will take place in the English language. The course is part of the Avans Industrial Engineering study programme at the School of Engineering and Information Technology in 's-Hertogenbosch.

Certificate

This project has a study load of 30 ECTS credits. On successful completion of EPS you will obtain a special certificate. Foreign students have the option to spend a second semester studying at Avans University of Applied Sciences. This could lead up to a bachelor’s degree.

Promotional video

Check out the EPS promotional video, produced by our students.

The minor is part of the Industrial Engineering and Management bachelor programme at the Avans School of Technology and Design in Den Bosch.

Practical information European Project Semester

The programme starts with a brief introductory period in the first week. During the following 4 weeks students will attend lectures for short, intensive courses. This will be followed by project work over the next 15 weeks. The projectwork is 22 ECTS. The supporting courses to the project are in total 8 ECTS. The next courses are part of this minor:

Project management, planning & scheduling
Team building
Design Thinking
English language & communication skills
Dutch language
Cross-cultural behavior
Cultural & social activities

Groups

During the projects you will work in multi-disciplinary and multi-national groups of 4-5 students. You will learn how to cooperate, communicate and negotiate with students from different cultures and from different academic backgrounds.

Examples

Examples of projects that students have worked on are: ‘Analyse the effectiveness and efficiency of a garbage-handling system at an incineration plant’, ‘Develop a sales and service manual for a centrifugal liquid mixtures separator’. See the promotional video in the introduction of this page for more examples of projects.

Learning agreement

Contact information to put on your learning agreement:

E-mail address: bcm.bus@avans.nl
Contact person: Bob Bus
Phone: +31(0)651108206

You can participate in an exchange programme at Avans University of Applied Sciences if your home institution has concluded an agreement with Avans. Under this agreement you can be nominated to study with us.

Please read the details on the Applying page or contact your home institution's exchange coordinator for details. Alternatively, you can join us as a freemover.

Entry requirements

The programme is open for Dutch students as well as international students within the Erasmus Exchange Program. The requirements for enrolment are:

Propaedeutic (P) diploma
Minimum 45 EC’s from the second study year
English proficiency (this may be tested beforehand if deemed necessary)
Study programme relevant to the courses offered within the programme. Due to the multidisciplinary nature of the programme, we would consider students from study programmes outside the normal disciplines; please submit enquiries to the programme coordinator. We do offer multidisciplinary projects where skills from different backgrounds could be relevant and applicable; please make enquiries to the programme coordinator.

Exchange students

As an exchange student, you will continue to pay tuition fees to your home institution. This means you do not have to pay tuition fees to Avans.

Other students

If your university is not a partner of Avans University of Applied Sciences, you can join us as a full-fee paying student. For more details, please contact the Avans International Office on +31 88 - 525 80 01 or at internationaloffice@avans.nl.

Questions about studying at Avans

If you would like more information about studying at Avans, please contact our International Office: internationaloffice@avans.nl.

Location of this programme

Den Bosch

Onderwijsboulevard 215

5223 DE Den Bosch

Tel: +31 88 - 525 75 00

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European Project Semester exchange programme full-time

Location

Starting month

Duration

Language

What is European Project Semester

The course

Certificate

Promotional video

Practical information European Project Semester

Programme structure

Groups

Examples

Admissions requirements

Learning agreement

How to apply

Entry requirements

Tuition fees

Exchange students

Other students

Questions about studying at Avans

Location of this programme

Practical information European Project Semester

Programme structure

Groups

Examples

Admissions requirements

Learning agreement

How to apply

Entry requirements

Tuition fees

Exchange students

Other students