BSc Industrial Design

About the course

A design engineering degree in which you turn new technology into meaningful products, systems and services. The programme combines five areas: business and entrepreneurship, creativity and aesthetics, maths, data and computing, technology and realisation, and user and society, taught mainly through design projects.

Entry requirements for Irish students

• TU/e requires a Leaving Certificate in 6 subjects, with at least 2 at Higher Level at grade H5 or better. Any other Higher Level subjects need at least H7 and Ordinary Level subjects at least O6, and you need at least 350 CAO points.
• Higher Level Mathematics and Higher Level Physics, each at H5 or better (the Dutch requirement is VWO Mathematics B and Physics). TU/e’s Irish rule also mentions Chemistry ‘depending on the program’, so confirm with admissions whether Chemistry is needed.
• Irish nationals, and anyone who did their last 3 years of secondary school in Ireland, do not need an English test.

How to apply

1. Apply in StudielinkApply from 1 October 2026 in Studielink. TU/e then emails you login details for its Osiris application form, usually within 2 days.
2. Complete application by 1 MayPay the €100 non-refundable application fee by bank transfer and upload proof of payment, your Leaving Cert results or predicted grades and other documents by 1 May 2027, 23:59 CET.
3. Admission decisionTU/e assesses your application within about 4 to 6 weeks and tells you the outcome by email. Later you send your final diploma and transcript for verification.
4. Study choice checkCompulsory before you can start: an online questionnaire, advice report and interview (online for applicants living abroad). Invitations are sent from mid-May.

Costs

• Standard Dutch EU fee: €2,694 (2026/27). The 2027/28 fee is set by the Dutch government each year (expected to be close to €2,800).
• EU students may be eligible for a Dutch tuition-fee loan (DUO).

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