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eindhoven full-time fontysuniversityengineeringictcollege 2010 2011 bachelors engineering electrical electronic engineering business engineering mechatronics/robotics embedded systems bachelors ict information communication technology business information systems game design embedded systems masters msc in information systems msc international management of information systems

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about fontys university of applied sciences fontys university is a conglomerate of institutes of higher university education it has about 37.000 students and the number of staff members is 3.500 fontys is a `learning community that stands for craftsmanship the ultimate combination of theory and practical experience fontysuniversityengineeringandictcollegein eindhoven widerangeoffacilities the engineering and ict college is located in eindhoven students from all over the world are studying here in different disciplines of engineering and ict eindhoven is situated in the south-eastern region of the netherlands eindhoven is well-known for its high tech companies and knowledge of electronics ict philips mechanics daf and mechatronics asml within a radius of 10 km around eindhoven you can find many companies for internships graduation assignments and employment fontys university engineering and ict college in eindhoven offers a wide range of facilities for its students · international office 10 years of experience with visa and residence permit · accommodation agency to provide you with housing when you study in eindhoven · a documentation centre with computers for easy access to the internet study books literature video s disks cd-rom etc · a bookstore specialised in the specific books needed for the different educational programs · a cafeteria serving meals at student prices · student sport centre variety of sports walking distance of the campus · many different student associations including an international association · student counsellor and psychologist content about fontys university ing and ict college about fontys university engineer college fontys university engineering fontys university ict college exchange programme enrolment and tuition fees scholarship tion systems master of science msc in informa ional management of master of science msc internat information systems additional information 2 3 4 6 8 9 11 12 12 16 olivialumentha engineeringstudentfromindonesia i really like fontys and its 70 of practical sessions the practical sessions and the teachers have been really nice and very helpful i have learnt a lot here and all the facilities are provided the tools and how to work with them are explained in a good way i got a lot of nice friends here i like the teachers good sense of humor and that they mingle with the students i have no problems communicating with others and i feel comfortable here 2

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about fontys university engineering and ict college thebachelor-masterstructure the bachelor programmes at fontys university are practical-based university programmes over a period of four years you develop excellent professional skills and acquire the knowledge you need for your future profession after obtaining your certificate you may bear the title bachelor the majority of graduated bachelors join the labour market but further study in a master program either in the netherlands or abroad ­ is another possibility fontys university makes use of a variety of didactics lectures classes project based and competency based learning go hand in hand with practicals and self-study modules stimulating you as a student to become responsible for your own education and career planning of course a student is guided counselled and trained by excellent teachers to finally become an allround electrical mechanical or ict engineer ready to face the international market these bachelor degrees programmes offer you an excellent mix of theoretical and practical knowledge and skills fontys university offers a wide range of excellent bachelor programmes mainly in the dutch language but by establishing university engineering and ict college fontys has succeeded in further widening the choice for students looking for top quality university education in the netherlands fontys university engineering and ict college are meeting a demand within the netherlands and abroad for more bachelor-level programmes taught in english characteristics · you want to belong to the very best engineering or ict students · you are planning a future international career in engineering or ict · you want to develop your intercultural competences we offer you a strong foundation in engineering or ict based on · deep knowledge base in the chosen field of study academic skills interdisciplinary skills project management skills and communication skills · highly developed cognitive analytic and problem-solving skills · real-life experience during 2 internships in international companies the bachelor programmes have a clear and transparent structure with about 20 lessons per educational week students are placed in year groups which do not change and learning modules are given by qualified teachers each student will receive support and advice from a personal mentor no matter what you choose as your major you will improve your english and you will develop your abilities to interact effectively with people from other cultures and countries you will also have opportunities to study abroad and/or take up an international internship period do you want to get the most out of you are you looking for educational challenges do you want to get a strong foundation either in engineering or ict then come and study at fontys university engineering or ict college 3 d y s

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fontys university engineering college the study programme is an international 4-year undergraduate programme leading to a bachelor of engineering our students are trained to become an all-round engineer in the field of engineering with specializations in electrical electronic engineering mechatronics/robotics business engineering or embedded systems the specializations majors are to be chosen in the core phase i.e.second third and fourth year topics for your future professional career will be a strong knowledge in engineering related subjects but also considerations like communicative and project leader skills ethics cooperation between several markets integration of engineering related knowledge and a focus on what the consumers need and want problem solving and innovative behaviour is essential structureoftheprogramme · skills e.g communication team leadership practical engineering skills · projects e.g industrial project traineeship and writing a business plan teachingmethods the curriculum uses a variety of didactics lectures classes and project learning go hand in hand with practicals and self study modules stimulating you as a student to become responsible for your own education and career planning of course a student is guided intensively during the four years you encounter an internship and a graduation term in which you have to prove that you are able to analyse tackle and solve problems in the field of engineering careeropportunities the total study programme of 4 years is split up in the propaedeutic phase 1 year and the core phase 3 years the first year programme offers you a range of subjects belonging to the wider field of engineering thus students have the opportunity to find out and explore what engineering is about after the first year you choose a specialization or major programme in electronic engineering mechatronics/robotics business engineering or embedded systems each phase consists of a number of semesters which are composed of theory practicals in laboratories and projects two internships of 100 days each including thesis writing in a company are part of the bachelor programme subjectsaredividedin as an engineer you constantly investigate together with other engineers from other disciplines the possibilities of new techniques and the usefulness for human beings the process of miniaturisation never seems to stop chips and microprocessors are becoming smaller and smaller it is a fascinating and creative world you enter of course you can also be interested in the managerial side and go to work as an engineering manager or project leader short-trackprogrammes students coming from a university with a profile in engineering might enter in year 2 3 or 4 depending on the match of curricula to find out more details about these programmes please contact the course director l.maessen@fontys.nl · knowledge e.g analogue and digital electronics programming telecommunications power electronics modelling of physical processes frequency analysis embedded systems mathematics production materials and many more 4

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curriculum overview fontys engineering college 1st year propaedeutic phase semester 1 period 1 programming in c mathematics 1 anal elec.1 production materials engineering skills step semester 1 period 2 programming in c mathematics 2 anal elec.1 production materials engineering skills personal devel.training semester 2 period 3 programming in c mathematics 3 anal elec.2 digital techniques 1 energy&conversions 1 communication skills semester 2 period 4 programming in c mathematics 4 anal elec.2 digital techniques 1 energy&conversions 2 management game curriculum overview engineering college 2nd 3rd 4th year core phase specializationsmajorselectrical&electronicengineeringeee mechatronics/robotics businessengineering,embeddedsystems semester 3 specialization major programme semester 6 internship semester 4 specialization major programme semester 7 specialization major programme semester 5 minor programme semester 8 graduation project minorprogrammeeee at fontys university engineering college your full-time bachelor study consists of the combination of one major and one minor the major is the main program of your programme encompassing in total 5880 study load hours of study 210 ec the minor is your selected supplement to the major and consists of 840 study load hours of study 1 semester 30 ec the major and minor together form your bachelor programme of 240 ec and qualifying you for your certificate of higher university education officially recognized bachelor degree in fact students are free in their choice for a minor also students may also opt to choose the pre-master programme in collaboration with university of technology eindhoven tu/e see www.tue.nl/hbo-doorstroomminoren to prepare you on following a master programme in engineering after graduation at fontys university normally rounding-off a master programme takes students 2,5 years of study students who have successfully rounded off the pre-master programme may complete related master courses in 2 years 5

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fontys university ict college this 4-year study programme is an international programme leading to the international bachelor degree in ict it is a university programme conducted in english intended for the professional field of software engineering business information systems game design and embedded systems our students are trained to become an all-round ict-expert with the knowledge and skills collected at fontys university ict college students can work as high-level engineers in the ict sector in the first year ict offers theoretical subjects and practical laboratory training in several subjects like · programming in e.g c c and other higher programming languages · mathematics · computer systems · databases · networking · multimedia and many more if you pass the first year the so-called propaedeutic phase you are considered to complete the study programme successfully in the core phase i.e second third and fourth year you may choose a specialization or major programme in software engineering business information systems game design or embedded systems the third year consists of a minor of your choice and an internship in an international oriented company the fourth year offers you more in-depth subjects related to your specialisation and is concluded with a graduation project of one semester also conducted in an international oriented company rodriguekajio engineeringstudent fromcameroon commercialengineer and professional in my search of quality study electronic education i decided to university of applied engineering at fontys the method and sciences the planning atest achievements in results remain my gre all the theory clasthis institution where practical projects ses are synchronised to rcial skills in addii developed some comme ng background already tion to the engineeri nul to fontys who gra achieved i am gratef frame my future ty to ted me this opportuni engineer become a commercial and to a positive aspect is the nice relat ionship with the teachers they are socia l and quite informal it s po ssible to interac t during the lectures as well contact them out of the lesson s time the english cour ses in eindhoven are a good opportunity to meet new friends you will learn to unde rstand new cultures fr om the most varie d part of the world it will expand your horizon i would describe eindhoven saying that it has the atmosphe re of a village an d at the same time the se rvices of a city ictstudentfrom lucagasparini italy 6

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curriculum overview fontys ict college 1st year propaedeutic phase semester 1 period 1 programming in c mathematics 1 databases computer systems semester 1 period 2 programming in c mathematics 2 databases programming in c multimedia semester 2 period 3 programming in c mathematics 3 databases programming in c project management semester 2 period 4 programming in c mathematics 4 databases project low level programming curriculum overview ict college 2nd 3rd 4th year core phase specializationsmajorssoftwareengineering,businessinformationsystems,embeddedsystems gamedesign semester 3 specialization major programme semester 6 internship semester 4 specialization major programme semester 7 specialization major programme semester 5 minor programme semester 8 graduation project ict at fontys university engineering college your full-time bachelor study consists of the combination of one major and one minor the major is the main program of your programme encompassing in total 5880 study load hours of study 210 ec the minor is your selected supplement to the major and consists of 840 study load hours of study 1 semester 30 ec the major and minor together form your bachelor programme of 240 ec and qualifying you for your certificate of higher university education officially recognized bachelor degree in fact students are free in their choice for a minor also students may also opt to choose the pre-master programme in collaboration with university of technology eindhoven tu/e see www.tue.nl/hbo-doorstroomminoren to prepare you on following a master programme in engineering after graduation at fontys university normally rounding-off a master programme takes students 2,5 years of study students who have successfully rounded off the pre-master programme may complete related master courses in 2 years 7

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exchange programmes to international students studying at a university that belongs to the fontys network fontys university engineering or ict college can offer the opportunity to attend one semester of the engineering or ict bachelor programme as an exchange student exchange students who apply for an exchange programme have a strong interest to apply theoretical knowledge into practical assignments in other words exchange students should have a strong interest in applied courses the introduction of the european credit transfer system ects assures full recognition of the credit points you will get during a study at fontys university for more information contact your socrates coordinator or the international office at your home university for the academic year 2010-2011 several exchange programmes completely offered in english are available for detailed information on the content please visit our website www.fontys.edu/ictandengineering tuitionfees landrykemloh engineerinict at fontys you easily bond with fellow are always willing students the teachers their academic and to help students with blems the training is sometimes personal pro one i had to do definitely a practical ups of students of a lot of projects in gro as inter-disciplinary l the same field as wel king to simulate a real wor groups ineeships i could tra environment in three at school i the theory i learned apply e at fontys and in really had a great tim s up eindhoven two thumb herruperd studentfro ogramme at my study pr ing happy with i m we are be y eindhoven the ys universit font elves for prepare ours r we trained to t right afte ronmen working envi olland is real ng in h r me studyi i love to graduate fo europe as window to like an open eal spot nd is an id travel holla mindonesia ana classes are taug ht to small grou ps rather than lectures in front of hundre ds of students the te achers are frien dly and close to the stud ents always welco ming questions even outside the class hours eindhoven has ma ny things to offe r a sports centre a clean city with lots of parks a differe nt mentality an d a well kept school with a good teaching method eindhoven is a cit y with good care er possibilities being the home of phili ps electronics daf trucks and being near veldhoven home of asml ictstudentfrom andreialexand roemania rupatru exchange students are normally exempted from paying tuition fees for more detailed content information and accommodation conditions or for application procedures you can send an e-mail to mrs ellen de croon e.decroon fontys.nl or visit our website www.fontys.edu ictandengineering erasmus for students from europe i.e the countries of the european union austria belgium bulgaria denmark cyprus czech republic estonia finland france germany greece hungary iceland ireland italy latvia liechtenstein lithuania luxemburg malta the netherlands norway poland portugal rumania slovakia slovenia spain,turkey uk sweden erasmusgrants could be available but not for more than one year students should apply for these grants at the university in their own country 8

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enrolment and tuition fees admissionrequirementsforbachelorprogrammes bachelor courses in engineering ict · international baccalaureate with mathematics · general certificate secondary education with mathematics · havo or vwo certificate with mathematics if you have an equivalent education please send us your documents for those students who didn t follow their secondary school in the english language ielts 6.0 or toefl 550 score is required applicationandenrolment application itself is free of cost you can find an enrolment form on our website www.fontys edu/ictandengineering return the fontys enrolment form by regular mail also send us · a clear copy of your valid passport · originally certified copies of your diploma s and grade-lists in the original language and in english · ielts 6.0 or toefl 550 score in the english language · two photographs passport size after a positive comparison of certificates you will receive an admission letter fornon-eustudents we will apply for the `shortened visa procedure at the dutch immigration and naturalisation service after payment of the invoice your student residence permit is only valid for the duration of one year and has to be renewed every year 9

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studycosts2010-2011 bachelorcourses for non-eu students pre-universitycourse entryrequirements tuition fees departmental fees 3.700 7.200 3.500 visa application 438,for talented students we offer extra scholarships see page 11 fees are 7.200 euro per year students who meet the requirements can apply for a scholarship of 3.500 per year for eu-students one of the requirements for our bachelor and master programmes is ielts 6.0 if you don t fulfil this requirement yet fontys international studies in eindhoven offers students the possibility to follow a pre-course durationandfees tuition fees 1.672,departmental fees 45,additionalcosts entry requirements ielts 5.5 5 months course 4.250 starting in february deadline for application 15 december included are examination fees intake assessments and the fee for the ielts test all educational subjects and materials excluded are accommodation insurances and living expenses testing housing approximately 4.800,all-in insurance 442,books readers 400 at the end of the pre-course an official ielts examination will be given 10

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scholarships generalinformation hsphuygensprogramme the dutch government is attempting to make dutch higher education as accessible as possible to students from other countries higher education is subsidized which means that tuition fees can be kept relatively low especially compared with countries like the united kingdom and the united states studentswhostarttheireducationfirstenrolmentatfontysuniversityengineeringorict collegefromseptember2010thefollowing fontys cholarshipsareavailable s the hsp huygens programme is open to students from all countries of the world it is aimed at talented students who want to study in the netherlands during the final phase of their bachelor s studies or during their master s studies study can include research and/or practical training check the website for an application-form and all requirements www.nuffic.nl/hsp grantfinder for students who start their bachelor program at fontys university engineering or ict college 2010/2011 fontys offers talented non-european students an extra scholarship of 2000 euro together with the `standard scholarship of 3500 euro this will reduce your tuition and departmental fees to 1700 euro talented means you must have achieved good secondary school study results with an average mark of 70 or higher for the science-related subjects tuition fees for the complete bachelor programme · in the first year tuition fees will be lowered to 1700 euro 7200 regular fee 3500 standard scholarship 2000 extra scholarship · if you achieve your propaedeutic certificate in the first year then you will also receive this extra scholarship for the second year so again you will only pay 1700 euro tuition fees · in the 3rd and 4th year the tuition fee will be 3700 euro but this will be compensated with an internship allowance of about 1500 euro eu students do not receive fontys scholarships but are treated as dutch students and therefore pay the low tuition fees see study costs grantfinder is the first search engine specifically designed to bring together all sources of funding available to international undergraduate and postgraduate students looking to study in the netherlands the grantfinder is quite simple to use after logging on just enter a few search criteria such as your home country and your intended field of study and then select the scholarships that you re interested in each scholarship available is presented together with details of the qualification criteria and other relevant information www.grantfinder.nl employmentpossibilities during your study employment possibilities for foreign students in the netherlands especially for those from outside the eu are limited not more than 10 hours a week or full-time seasonal work in june july and august see www.studyin.nl for more information after graduation a lot of our students find a challenging job in eindhoven or continue with their masters in eindhoven 11

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master of science msc in information systems master of science msc international management of information systems fontys university ict college offers master programmes in collaboration with roehampton university london u.k both master s degree programmes can be taken in full-time or in part time mode contentoftheprogrammes both programmes offer you a curriculum allowing to build a solid foundation in information systems project management international management e-business and marketing the programmes aim to · enhance career prospects in the labour market by developing skilled managers who can contribute effectively to organisations with an information systems dimension · provide recent graduates from a variety of disciplines with a broad range of knowledge and understanding of information systems the business environment and research techniques during the programme of both masters you will follow for 50 ec s the same modules in the msc in information systems the programme is completed with a module on database management systems and for the msc international management of information systems the module international business environment is added in both programmes some optional modules are offered like business intelligence or software engineering 12

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structureoftheprogrammes coremodulesforallstudents at the start of each module students will receive a booklet giving full details of the aims learning outcomes teaching programme assessment and reading each student will be allocated a personal academic dissertation supervisor selected from among the programme teaching staff students will be taught by a combination of methods including lectures seminars and tutorials assessments will be done via coursework exams and presentations for full-time students classes are normally planned on monday and thursday 08.45h ­ 17.00h from september until june for part-time students the first year classes are given on monday 08.45h 17.00 h from september until june the second year classes are given on thursday 08.45 h 17.00 h from september until june per week you have to reserve 12 hours for coursework self study etc · research methods skills · project management · information systems organisation management · international management · e-business commerce · international marketing coremodulemscininformationsystems · database management systems coremodulemscinternationalmanagementof informationsystems · international business environment optionalmodules · software engineering · business intelligence 13

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professionalperspectives national trends show that there will be a steady demand in the future for employment in the it sector the predictions are that employers will want to hire people with computing and business knowledge clearly the modern economy requires a new breed of managers and leaders equipped with flexible transferable skills and a global vision our master s degree programmes aim to produce managers and leaders who have a practical and theoretical understanding of business information systems and technology within strategic and operational context tuitionfee2010-2011 for full-time students tuition fees are 8.900,for the complete program for part-time students tuition fees are 4.700,in the first year and 4.700 in the second year so 9.400 for the complete programme an extra amount of ± 700 needs to be reserved for books readers etc department fee 45 mastercourse candidates should demonstrate the ability to study successfully at postgraduate level this will normally mean at least a bachelor degree or an equivalent evidence of basic skills in using software packages for word-processing spreadsheets and powerpoint for those students who didn t follow their secondary school in the english language ielts 6.0 or toefl 550 is required 14

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mr.l.j.h.maessen head fontys university engineering college ms.p.m.vandersanden head fontys university ict college staffmembers ict&engineering mrs patricia scheepers mrs hetty tegenbosch exchange&masters mrs ellen de croon 15

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