The programme offered by the ?features small groups, personal guidance and gives you the opportunity to broaden your horizons internationally. Embedded Systems at the University of Twente is also the highest rated Embedded Systems programme in the Netherlands.

An embedded system is a combination of hardware systems (electrical engineering) and software systems (computer science) built into equipment that we don?t always recognize as being computerized, such as the systems that control a car?s anti-lock brakes, the automatic pilot of an aircraft or the sensors and filters used in processing plants.?

Embedded systems call for real-time operation, reliability, maintainability and cost-effectiveness, which places heavy demands on software (user interfaces, data processing, machine control) and hardware (I/O, Asics, DSP, FPGA).

Careers

Graduates have excellent career prospects. There?s a great need for engineers with skills that bridge the gap between hardware and software.