Overview
Key Facts
Maintenance is an essential part of daily life.. This is reflected in the economic importance that maintenance has: € 400 billion of invested capital, annual cost of € 18 billion and more than 150,000 workplaces (in the Netherlands).
In practice, maintenance is often carried out on the basis of empirical approaches and experiences from the past. As a result, maintenance is a static process, which currently heavily relies on empirical data.
Therefore, a leap forward in terms of efficiency and effectiveness must be made. This requires the right awareness among both the designer of the system as well the designer of the maintenance process regarding the physical principles behind the necessity of doing maintenance.
The Maintenance programme from University of Twente (UT) is a two year post master programme that consists of three blocks: a block professional development, a block with in-depth and broadening courses and the technological design project. These blocks with a total of 120 EC can run parallel to each other.
The block with in-depth and broadening courses can partly be tailored to the technological design project. Gained skills in professional development and gained knowledge from in-depth and broadening courses are employed in the design project. During the design project, you transfer results into technological innovation in industry or society.
Programme Structure
Compulsory courses
The compulsory block includes threecourses:
- Systems Design & Engineering
Two courses which can be chosen from a set of four courses: Failure Mechanisms and Life Prediction, Structural Health and Condition Monitoring, Design for Maintenance, and Maintenance Strategies and Engineering.
Some compulsory courses are Master courses that needs to be accompanied with assignments, specific for the EngD trainee. The compulsory courses will always be at a post-master level.
Elective courses
- The elective block of at least 18 EC allow you to extend your competences in a specific direction as a further preparation for the design project. For the composition of this elective block, together with your (daily) supervisors you can select courses which are of interest for the technological design project.
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 24 months
Start dates & application deadlines
Language
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Credits
Delivered
Disciplines
General Engineering & Technology View 8 other PhDs in General Engineering & Technology in NetherlandsAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
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- Accidents
- Legal aid
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Other requirements
General requirements
Candidates will be tested based on these selection criteria:
- CV candidate, with special attention to: results MSc; other diplomas, courses; and years and type of work experience (if applicable)
- Motivation candidate, with special focus on demonstrable affinity with design and multidisciplinary assignments
- Professional skills, such as English language skills, communication and interpersonal skills, teamwork, initiative and self-reflection
- Letter(s) of recommendation senior / graduate professor
Tuition Fee
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International
FreeTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 0 EUR for the full programme during 24 months. -
EU/EEA
FreeTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 0 EUR for the full programme during 24 months.
- As an EngD trainee, you will receive a salary from the university and will not have to pay a tuition fee.
Living costs for Enschede
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Funding
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Scholarships Information
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Available Scholarships
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