Civil Engineering

Overview

At Civil Engineering from University of Twente (UT) you also become an expert in the many important organizational and non-technical issues involved in such projects, from legal and administrative aspects to communication, project and process management.

Quick Facts:

• The fusion of hard technology – including subjects like mathematics and mechanics – with ‘soft skills’, such as management and communication, make our Bachelor’s unique, both in the Netherlands and internationally. It also fits in with the UT’s High Tech Human Touch philosophy. As a civil engineer from the UT, you will be perfectly equipped to come up with technically sound solutions. On top of that, you will have a keen understanding of vital organizational, societal and economic aspects. You will gain expertise in modelling and calculating, as well as in managing projects and risks, consulting with stakeholders, or balancing conflicting interests. This Bachelor’s will enable you to build up an all-round profile.
• Given the demand worldwide for civil engineers from the Netherlands and from Twente, we are eager to prepare you for an international career. The teaching language is English, about a quarter of the students and a fifth of the staff are non-Dutch, and the study programme is set in an international context. Throughout the first year, for example, you will follow a module about water management, in which you have to design a dam for the Blue Nile in Ethiopia. It goes without saying that this project is not just about technical aspects, but also about optimally managing all kinds of human and ecological interests in the area.