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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 TABLE OF CONTENT:

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

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 THE NEED FOR 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 EDUCATION CONCEPT: LIBERAL ARTS & SCIENCES A DIFFERENT EDUCATION

6 TECHNOLOGY AND LIBERAL ARTS & SCIENCES A DIFFERENT UNIVERSITY COLLEGE 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 ACADEMY OF TECHNOLOGY AND LIBERAL ARTS & SCIENCES

Every semester has a real-world issue as a central theme for a project assignment : problem-based theory classes; cases and tutorials interactive classroom (intensive supervision and coaching) 50% international & 50% Dutch students 7 PROJECT-LED EDUCATION Themes for project assignments 1 st year1 st semesterHuman Movement 2 nd semesterAlternatives for Renewable Energy 2 nd year3 rd semesterMars Space Station / Nano-Robotics 4 th semesterSmart 3D printing/ Tracers for Personal Safety 3 rd year1 st semesterInternational exchange 2 nd semesterGraduation project

One of the aims of ATLAS is to empower students as self-regulated 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 FOCUS ON PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT

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 )all master’s programmes 9 OPPORTUNITIES AFTER ATLAS UNIVERSITY COLLEGE?

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

11 APPLICATION & SELECTION PROCEDURE Eligibility criteria: 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 deadline : 1 April Selection procedure: 1st selection round : Eligibility check 2nd selection round : a group selection day on campus/ Skype interviews Application documents: Curriculum Vitae (CV) Motivation letter Diploma and grade list English language test scores * Copy of your passport or ID 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.Studielink Step 2: Fill in the online application form on Studielink. Step 3: Send in your application documents via .

Are you ready for ATLAS? Preliminary eligibility check (online CV-check)online CV-check Experience ATLAS: Student for a Day (invited students) – choose your own date Student for a Day International BSc. Open Day (all students) – in November & March International BSc. Open Day Contact ATLAS: Connect to ATLAS: 12 EXPLORE ATLAS UNIVERSITY COLLEGE