About TU/e

The Technische Universiteit Eindhoven (TU/e) is a relatively young university. It was founded some 50 years ago and is situated in the southern part of The Netherlands in the city of Eindhoven, well known as the hometown of the giant in Electronics, the Philips Company, and the famous football club, PSV Eindhoven. In the past years the city of Eindhoven and its region have developed into a major centre for advanced technology. Numerous small and medium size enterprises have been established in the greater Eindhoven region in the area of electronics, materials engineering and communication technology.

The TU/e is playing an important role in this development. To this end it is looking for close interaction with industry by nucleating novel technologies and educating scientists and engineers who can master interdisciplinary R&D activities. As an example of this, the Dutch organisation for applied physics research, TNO-Industry has a research laboratory on the TU/e campus. Industrial orientation, and at the same time a recognised high quality of research, is evidenced by the establishment of top technological institutes (TTI's) and top scientific research schools in selected areas with a strong international profile. Indeed, one out of four technological institutes and two out five selected top research schools in the Netherlands have their main base in Eindhoven. Also the institute for stochastic research, EURANDOM, has chosen the TU/e campus as its location. More about the history and present day of the university you can find here.

The Department of Mathematics and Computer Science plays an active and essential role in developing new and innovative technology at the TU/E as well as in expanding its industrial profile. This is a natural consequence of the fact that solving technological and industrial problems has become so intimately intertwined with the use of computers and with the art of mathematical modelling. The department houses an institution that works with industrial partners, called LIME (Laboratory of Industrial Mathematics Eindhoven), where professional consultants work on improving industrial processes and products. Typically therefore the educational programme is geared towards Industrial and Applied Mathematics. In partiacular, the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science of TU/e is offering a two-year course in Computational Science and Engineering (CSE), on the master's level. The curriculum has a strong emphasis on applied mathematics, numerical/computational skills and engineering, the basic philosophy being to educate mathematically oriented students who will combine a thorough knowledge of industrial mathematics with a good knowledge of numerical and computational tools. Students, from all over the world, can apply for enrolment.

Like the deoartment, the university as a whole has a strong international orientation and all mater programmes are taught in the English language. The CSE Programme consists of a series of lectures, practical assignments and a final research project, about which a thesis is written. The courses are given in the English language. The objective of this Master's Programme CSE is to train students to obtain a good knowledge of numerical methods, computing skills and applied mathematics. The Programme allows for a substantial individual component. Students with a practical orientation may want to select a coherent package of engineering subjects as a minor in order to obtain both practical skills and a proper attitude to work in multidisciplinary teams.

A special role is played by the Centre of Analysis, Scientific computing and Applications (CASA). Its major research objective is to develop new and improve existing mathematical (both analytical and numerical) methods for a wide range of applications in science and engineering. The research aims at developing and integrating methods and ideas from mathematical modelling, analysis of partial differential equations and scientific computing. Due to its transversal character, mathematical research can concentrate on rather generic problems and be useful in a variety of applications. Contacts outside the mathematics community are important. This is reflected by extensive collaboration with researchers in the technical sciences. CASA has many and strong links with industrial partners. At present it consists of about 60 persons. It has strong international links with other institutes that are also focussed on teaching industrial mathematics and CSE and is involved in a variety of international programmes.