5 PhD programmes offered by the university

The purpose of the EngD programme in Civil Engineering from University of Twente (UT) is to educate trainees who will be the 'new employees' in the field of civil engineering.

The EngD programme in Maintenance from University of Twente (UT) educates technological designers who are capable to design efficient and effective maintenance processes from a multidisciplinary perspective.

The Professional Doctorate in Engineering in Business and IT (EngD BIT) from University of Twente (UT) aims to raise the level of competence of professionals in IT to deal with the opportunities and challenges that IT-based innovations pose.

The EngD programme in Robotics from University of Twente (UT) focuses on creating technical solutions for the industrial sector (i.e. automatic welding robots), for maintenance and inspection (i.e. sewer inspection) and for medical use (like rehabilitation or surgical robotics).

The EngD programme in Energy and Process Technology from University of Twente (UT) focuses on creating technological solutions for products and processes in nutrition, energy and the process industry.