MSc

Materials and Energy Transition

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Key facts

  • Program
    Master's
  • Duration
    2 years
  • Program
    On campus
  • Pace
    Full-time
  • Annual tuition fee
    9,949EUR
  • Start date
    Sep

Program overview

What Avans University of Applied Sciences says about their program:

The Master of Materials & Energy Transition focuses on engineering solutions for the energy transition and the circular economy. You learn to implement these technologies and make impact as a professional. This master lets you explore the problems in the unsustainable use of materials and energy. You also discover engineering solutions to these problems, such as bioplastics, heat pumps, photovoltaics, data-driven technologies, and more. You will learn about the science behind these solutions, but also about their engineering state-of-the-art. This gives you a firm background for your future career.

Most of all, you learn how to implement such solutions in the real world. It's not just engineering: financial aspects, policy measures, acceptance by individuals, groups, and society, these all play their roles too. You will be able to identify the many stakeholders involved in transition processes, and how to take them along and make real impact in practice for a sustainable future.

During this master you will not only learn in-depth theoretical knowledge, but develop practical insights as well. The program contains 5 projects where you work on real-world issues, always in multi-disciplinary teams. You will be joining forces with people from different backgrounds. This master is taught in English.

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Admission requirements

Undergraduate academic requirements

  • Dutch higher general secondary education, pre-university level or intermediate vocational education diploma or equivalent international diploma

Graduate academic requirements

  • Bachelor's degree certificate

English requirements

  • IELTS

    6.0

  • TOEFL iBT

    80

  • TOEFL PBT

    550

  • TOEIC

    670 in Listening and Reading, 290 in Speaking and Writing

  • FCE Grade B scale

    173-175

  • FCE Grade C scale

    169-172

  • TOEFL iBT Home Edition Test

    80

  • CEFR

    B2

English proficiency waivers

  • Student's native language is English
  • You are exempt from the English language proficiency test or statement if you have obtained a diploma of secondary education in a country listed in the diploma list as published on the website of the Dutch Code of Conduct International Student
  • Have completed a degree that was taught entirely in English.

Documents required

  • Application form
  • Academic transcripts
  • Diploma of previous studies
  • Translations
  • Passport or front and back of national ID card
  • Proof of English proficiency
  • Nuffic certificate (if you are a Chinese citizen)
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Fees and funding

The following tuition fee amounts have been set for the 2020-2021 academic year. These amounts apply to new students.

Funding

Personal scholarships can be obtained from various organisations. Some offer scholarships within the framework of cultural agreements between the Netherlands and your home country. Information on how and where to apply for them is available at your nearest Royal Netherlands Embassy, or from Nuffic, the Dutch organisation for internationalisation in education.

Fee information

  • Undergraduate tuition (Non EU)

    €9,680 per year

  • Undergraduate tuition (EEA or Dutch)

    €2,530 per year

  • Graduate tuition (Non EU)

    €9,680 per year

  • Graduate tuition (EEA or Dutch)

    €2,530 per year

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Visa requirements for Avans University of Applied Sciences

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