Eindhoven University of Technology (Netherlands)
- Sara Cavalieri
- Jul 22
- 3 min read
On what used to be the Philips company headquarters, nowadays you'll find the campus of Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e), a specialized STEM-focused research university.
It's also located in the heart of Brainport, the biggest high-tech hub in the Netherlands, and the Silicon Valley of Europe.
Here, there are 5,000 tech or IT companies, including one of the largest in Europe, ASML.
If you're interested in studying engineering, data science, architecture, physics or maths in the Netherlands, read below to learn more!
Eindhoven city
But first, a bit about the area:
Brainport is the ‘smartest region in the world’ (The Intelligent Community Forum)
‘The most inventive city with 22.6 patents for every 10,000 residents’ (Forbes)
One of the 7th best global cities for startups (Fortune)
Not bad, right?
Located in the south of the Netherlands, Eindhoven is a post-industrial city also known as the City of Philips, the City of Light and the City of Innovation.
With 235,000 people, it's the fifth biggest city in the Netherlands, and it regularly hosts festivals like Glow, Dutch Design Week, etc.
It's also home to the second biggest airport in the Netherlands, which makes it easy to travel around Europe.
And the campus is right next the train station, which makes it easy to travel around the Netherlands, too.
Campus and academics
With 13,000 students (30 percent international), TU/e was founded 67 years ago.
Demographically speaking, it's 69 percent male, and the staff to student ratio is 1 to 4.
This small-scale staff to student ratio has resulted in an informal atmosphere, where students are treated like colleagues.
TU/e's degrees have a focus on innovation and practical application.
This is achieved through challenge-based learning, where students work to find solutions for real-world, complex problems -- often in collaboration with industry partners.
For example, some of those partners include companies in the area that are particularly known for their production of semiconductors and microchips.
TU/e works on a quarter system, where students take three classes per term.
They can also take free language courses.
Outside of academics, there are so many opportunities to gain employment, attend lectures by guest speakers or participate in challenges.
In the Innovation Space, there are approximately 40 students teams working on interdisciplinary projects, many of which result in start-ups.
On campus, students can find everything they need -- from bars, to lounges, to bike parking, to food outlets, to supermarkets.
TU/e is also working with a private company to build more student housing on campus.
About 735 new rooms were opened this year, and students participate in a lottery system to access them.
In terms of admissions, many of the TU/e programs are Numerus Fixus (highly selective, with a fixed number of places).
These include computer science (the most popular), mechanical engineering and architecture.
The Numerus Fixus programs involve an entry test, designed to see if students can think quickly and correctly.
Every program requires a high level of math, and most applicants have taken AP Calculus BC.
Summary: Eindhoven University of Technology
Eindhoven University of Technology may be a Dutch research university; however, its students are trained to think practically and innovatively.
The campus is large, but the number of students is relatively small (13,000), allowing for close contact between students and staff.
Sure, from the outside, the campus buildings may look like they could be just about anything, but on the inside, students will find themselves surrounded by fantastic, modern and design-forward spaces.
It's the perfect place for the super motivated STEM-loving student, ready to take advantage of all of TU/e's industry partnerships, opportunities and prime location in the Brainport region.
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