Starts September 2018
Joint Interdisciplinary Project
15 ECTS, instead of the electives for CoSEM, MoT & IE
September-November fulltime (Q1, 2018-2019)
The first five pilots will start in September 2018. The pilots of 2018 intend the participation of ± five interdisciplinary project teams of each 4 to 5 selected MSc students. The projects are focused on integrated design or research assignments, in addition to value adding, societal acceptance and engineering ethics.
– Working closely together with companies in business innovation ‘in the niche’ on a business case to create innovative impact.
– Broadening yourself out of your field of expertise and sharing your disciplinary knowledge, deepening your analytic and creative skills.
– To realise change and impact. Not afraid of getting a taste of success and failure to become resilient in the face of obstacles.
Submit to prepare yourself for a future professional engineering environment in a rapidly changing world with complex global challenges and professions which even don’t exist yet.
Students will be selected on basis of motivation, study progression and recommendation.
Intended learning goals:
– Cognitive abilities attributable to interdisciplinary thinking
– Scientific and intellectual development
– Research and design capabilities
– Collaboration and communication in a interdisciplinary team
– Self-adjustment and reflection capabilities
Context
The landscape of the challenges in society, technology and engineering and the research topics in the National Scientific Agenda (NWA) of the Dutch government differs dramatically from the past because of the many deep interconnections. Solving these challenges requires innovative solutions that balance technological innovation, economic competitiveness, environmental protection and social flourishing. Today’s problems are already of such complexity that they can no longer be solved in soloed engineering disciplines. Solutions ask for multi- and interdisciplinary approaches where specialized knowledge of several disciplines in engineering and humanities and social sciences are integrated into relevant solutions supported by technological advances. More elusive factors like ambition, creativity, patience, perseverance, international orientation, organisational sensitivity and social intelligence gain importance.
Projects
Jack-Up Barge - Self elevated platforms
Rolloos - Machine Learning
Huisman - Coastal Defense (unfortunately in Dutch, we requested an English version)
Huisman - Geothermal Energy
Feadship - Near-Shore Power
Allseas - Plastic Detection & Simulation
Innovative Solutions in Space - Air Quality Instrumentation for Small Satellites
Royal HaskoningDHV - Earthquake resistant buildings for Groningen with recycled materials
Interdisciplinary teamwork
Currently there is this increasing importance of interdisciplinary thinking in the engineering profession [1]. Some experts: Most graduates do not become discipline-based academics. In order to come up with valuable breakthroughs in the future, engineers must be able to combine specialist mono-disciplines, cross borders and respect other people’s views. This calls for expert thinking, but even more for collaboration and multi- and inter- disciplinary thinking that cross the borders of engineering. High-tech enterprises increasingly look for engineers who can develop the outline for an integral design, keep the overview and keep an eye on system design consistency. These system architects and integrators not only need solid fundamental knowledge, but must understand “the big picture”, have a sense of the multidisciplinary problem domain and a good awareness of the business side and human context. They must be able to reduce the complexity, uncertainty and ambiguity to workable concepts, and create value for the enterprise and customer.”
The new TU Delft Vision on Education reads “…we aim to strengthen education with multi- and interdisciplinary programmes”, and the chapter Students and Education of the TU Delft Strategic Framework 2018-2024 reads “We prepare students to contribute to solving societal challenges by providing students with a solid grounding in interdisciplinary skills, sustainability and entrepreneurial thinking. To this end we will increase the elective space in MSc programmes.”
“Multi- or Interdisciplinary teamwork as an option for the MSc thesis within the Faculty or interfaculty” and “Personalised learning paths – freedom of choice”.
Adventurous future engineering
Adventurous to seek for an integrated learning experience? To develop both technical knowledge and ‘generic’ skills (communication, teamwork, ethics, sustainability etc.). Are you generous to share your experiences and motivated to inspire your colleague students with your own disciplinary knowledge. Curious about the challenges in interdisciplinary business innovation development in a real-life testing environment. Do you want to surprise professionals in the world of engineering with innovative, unexpected, transcending insights?
Apply for the new curriculum pilot Joint Interdisciplinary Project.
How to apply for the Kick off
Send a mail to president@curius.nl.
Eligibility
You have almost completed the first year of the master’s degree programme and will enroll in your second year of the master’s degree programme at TU Delft in September 2018. And you are studying a master track at one of the participating faculties?
Application Documents
– A motivation for participating in the Joint Interdisciplinary Project
– Letter of recommendation of a supervising TU Delft professor
– Curriculum Vitae
– Transcript
Jury
The students will be selected by the director of her/his master track
Schedule
– Daedline for application has changed to the 17th of June!
– June selection of students and matching companies & student teams
[1] second Revised Edition “Engineering Education in a Rapidly Changing World” Aldert Kamp, June 2016 (pag. 30-34)