EXPLORE ATLAS HONOURS UNIVERSITY COLLEGE TABLE OF CONTENT

EXPLORE ATLAS HONOURS UNIVERSITY COLLEGE

TABLE OF CONTENT: • • Education concept: Liberal Arts & Sciences Technology and Liberal Arts & Sciences (ATLAS) Project-led education Focus on personal development Opportunities after ATLAS Financial matters Application and selection procedure Explore ATLAS 2

IMPRESSION: WHAT IS ATLAS? STUDENTS TELL ABOUT ATLAS UNIVERSITY COLLEGE 3

EDUCATION CONCEPT: LIBERAL ARTS & SCIENCES THE NEED FOR A DIFFERENT EDUCATION Need of society • responsible citizens – reaching out beyond the community • complex problems have no simple – mono-disciplinary– solution • innovation emerges at crossings of disciplines • majority of decisions have technical component • policy making requires knowledge of technology Need of students Talented students choose… … not to choose to limit him/herself to one discipline … to be stimulated by other ambitious students, top teachers and peers of different backgrounds … to develop themselves beyond the traditional education systems 4

EDUCATION CONCEPT: LIBERAL ARTS & SCIENCES A DIFFERENT EDUCATION Liberal Arts & Sciences • wide range of subjects in social science, science and humanities • provide solid foundation for many different career paths Liberal Arts & Sciences in the Netherlands • Liberal Arts & Sciences degrees are provided by University Colleges, which are connected to prominent local research universities • There are three main features that all University Colleges have in common: 1. Excellence: selective & prestigious honors programme 2. Small scope learning: less people in a class and more teacher-to-student contact hours 3. Residential campus: living and studying together creates a binding culture amongst the students 5

TECHNOLOGY AND LIBERAL ARTS & SCIENCES A DIFFERENT UNIVERSITY COLLEGE ACADEMY OF TECHNOLOGY AND LIBERAL ARTS & SCIENCES • ATLAS University College is the only University College to combine technology with Liberal Arts & Sciences • Our objective is to train new engineers: having a thorough understanding of new technologies and be able to fully grasp on their implications on society • Within ATLAS we concentrate on three domains: Physics, Math and Social Science 6

PROJECT-LED EDUCATION • Every semester has a real-world issue as a central theme for a project assignment: Themes for project assignments 1 st year 2 nd year 3 rd year 1 st semester Human Movement 2 nd semester Alternatives for Renewable Energy 3 rd semester Mars Space Station / Nano-Robotics 4 th semester Smart 3 D printing/ Tracers for Personal Safety 1 st semester International exchange 2 nd semester Graduation project • problem-based theory classes; cases and tutorials • interactive classroom (intensive supervision and coaching) • 50% international & 50% Dutch students 7

FOCUS ON PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT • One of the aims of ATLAS is to empower students as selfregulated learners: with the regular guidance of tutors and mentors, ATLAS students are responsible for what, how and when they learn, and the evidence they want to provide of this learning • There are no grades and typical tests, but instead - self assessment, peer assessment and expert assessment. Nevertheless, after completing the programme, everyone is expected to finish ATLAS with Honours Bachelor of Science degree • Personal Pursuit (10% of all ECs): In the Personal Pursuit, you master a certain topic that you find interesting and that you consider important for your personal development. 8

OPPORTUNITIES AFTER ATLAS UNIVERSITY COLLEGE? • During studies ATLAS mentors provide intensive guidance in order to form your schedule in a way to prepare you for the master’s programme of your choice • Depending on the choices you make along the way you will be eligible for both technical and social master’s programmes • ATLAS students are directly admissible to all master’s programmes of the University of Twente (from Applied Physics, Biomedical Engineering and Computer Science to Nanotechnology, Business Administration and Psychology) 9

FINANCIAL MATTERS • Tuition fee per academic year: Nationality Tuition fee/ year (20142015) European Union/ European Economic Area/ Switzerland € 3, 812 non-European Union/ non-European Economic € 10, 370 Area/ non-Switzerland • Financial aid: ATLAS Scholarship Fund Dutch government’s tuition fee loan • Deadline: 1 April • Amount: about: € 4000/ year • Duration of scholarship: about 3 years • Requirements: excellence • Amount: tuition fee • Requirements: EU citizen • Payback: after 2 years of completing the study 10

APPLICATION & SELECTION PROCEDURE Eligibility criteria: Application deadline: 1 April English language test scores* High final exam grades in: • IELTS (min 7. 0) • TOEL IBT (min 100) • Cambrige CPE/CAE • Mathematics • Physics or Chemistry Application documents: • Curriculum Vitae (CV) • Motivation letter • Diploma and grade list • English language test scores* • Copy of your passport or ID Application procedure: Step 1: Create your account on Studielink. Step 2: Fill in the online application form on Studielink. Step 3: Send in your application documents via email. Selection procedure: 1 st selection round: Eligibility check 2 nd selection round: a group selection day on campus/ Skype interviews 11

EXPLORE ATLAS UNIVERSITY COLLEGE Are you ready for ATLAS? • Preliminary eligibility check (online CV-check) Experience ATLAS: • Student for a Day (invited students) – choose your own date • International BSc. Open Day (all students) – in November & March Contact ATLAS: atlas@utwente. nl Connect to ATLAS: www. facebook. com/Atlas. University. College 12