Furthermore, three studies at TU/e - Biomedical Engineering, Computer Science & Engineering and Applied Mathematics - received the accolade “top study”, making them the best in the Netherlands, while a further two, Electrical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering, are considered the best of their kind. 

“When it comes down to the quality of the education, ‘Eindhoven’ is clearly ahead of Delft and Twente. The lecturers get plenty of praise and there is a strong focus on competencies. The facilities can be termed very good. And, in contrast to its fellow TU’s, the program of study is reasonably ‘feasible’,” the guide’s editors say.

When assessing the studies, the Guide to Universities pays attention to the quality of the education. This differs from international rankings where the performance of researchers tends to be the leading criterion. The Center for Information on Higher Education (the guide’s publisher) is of the opinion that such aspects have little influence on Bachelor studies.

In making its assessment, the Guide to Universities looks at the grades and the quality of the program of studies, the lecturers, the communication with students and the practicality of the logistics - such as the facilities and study timetables. In addition, it is influenced by which universities give a student the best opportunity to find a study that is attractive, challenging and ‘doable’.

TU/e’s Rector Magnificus Frank Baaijens sees the assessment made by the Guide to Universities as confirmation that Eindhoven is on the right track. “This can be attributed to the introduction of the Bachelor College and the Graduate School, on the one hand, and by choosing a clear focus on excellence and small-scale education that emphasizes personal contact between student and lecturer, on the other. This is a great compliment for the whole university. We will continue striving to provide the best possible education.

The Guide to Universities 2016 is published by the Center for Information on Higher Education (CHOI) whose editorial board considers all kinds of aspects of the various studies, basing their assessment particularly on the students’ own evaluation (60%) in the National Students Survey concerning the program, lecturers and facilities of a study as well as the estimated number of weekly contact hours (10%) according to the survey. Other factors are figures taken from national educational statistics on study success rate (20%) and expert judgments from the accreditation of studies by the Dutch-Flemish accreditation council NVAO (10%).

For more information: www.keuzegids.nl.

Source: TU/e press team