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The Master Digital Technology Engineering is a 2-year master at Fontys in Eindhoven, EUR-ACE accredited and recognised at EQF level 7. You work on real challenges with companies like Signify, Canon and DAF, applying AI, data analytics and systems engineering where it actually matters.
You start with 'Me, myself and data': a data challenge that immediately puts engineering into practice.
Apply them using design thinking, systems engineering and practice-based research on real problems, not exercises.
Graduate with an EUR-ACE accredited MSc, recognised across Europe, in 2 years.
Are you a working professional, looking to obtain a Master's degree whilst working? We've got you covered.
In this master you join Fontys Pulsed, the innovative learning environment of Fontys Technology where industry challenges drive everything. Each semester you work on a real challenge with a real organisation, starting small and getting more complex as you go. Five learning lines shape everything you do.
Using Python, machine learning models and design thinking on real problems, not exercises.
You structure messy challenges, test your ideas and present your findings to the people who need to act on them.
From day one, a dedicated coach guides your development. Not just your grades.
In Year 1 you complete three hands-on challenges at real companies, from data analysis to digital transformation. Year 2 deepens your expertise in one challenge, followed by a 20-week graduation project at any company of your choice.
Graduates work as process analysts, project managers, systems engineers and data analysts at tech leaders like ASML, Philips, Signify, Canon, VDL and DAF, but also in hospitals, municipalities and logistics. Your master degree opens doors across every sector where digital transformation is happening.
Check the full admission requirements to see which qualifications allow you to enrol.
The exact requirements vary per programme—click the link to check the specific criteria.
Campus Rachelsmolen is a newly renovated, green campus in the heart of Eindhoven. Designed to meet and work together across disciplines. You study in well-equipped spaces, find a coffee corner when you need a break, and step outside onto campus squares where students from all over the world come together. Beyond the classroom, Eindhoven offers a full student life. As a Fontys student, you have access to the Student Sports Center Eindhoven (SSC) with over 70 sports, fitness programmes, and 36 student associations. Eindhoven itself is compact, international, and lively: home to Dutch Design Week, a vibrant city centre, and one of Europe's top tech and innovation ecosystems.
Taking care of your finances is an important part of student life. There are tuition fees, possible scholarships and (proof of) living expenses to consider.
More about financesGood to know: the Dutch Immigration Service (IND) requires non-EEA students to prove they have access to a certain amount of money per year/semester. Read more by clicking the link above.,
Starting a study in a foreign country is exciting. Discover how Fontys can assist you, especially with accommodation, amid the Dutch housing crisis.
September
English
2 year(s)
Master
Full-time
Eindhoven
Wondering what's to come after applying for this programme? Go over the entire admission process.
Please note! If you wish to apply for housing through Fontys, the housing application deadline is June 15.
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A master: just as recognised, differently focused
The Master DTE is EUR-ACE accredited and recognised at EQF level 7, the same level as a wo-master, with the same international standing. The difference is in how you learn.
A wo-master is built around academic research.
This master is built around doing: you work on real company challenges from your first week. That is not a lesser version. It is a different one, and for many people, the more useful one.
Coming from a university? You are welcome here, especially if you want to put your knowledge to work straight away.
The programme blends digital technologies and engineering to tackle complex challenges. Subjects like artificial intelligence, IoT, data analysis, and systems engineering are included, the T-shaped design allows you to decide your level of focus on each.
It prepares you for complex, real-world challenges, combining advanced tech skills with practical applications to boost your career prospects.
Yes. The master is connected to the research team Systems for Transformation and the lectorate Industrial Engineering and Entrepreneurship at Fontys. Together they explore how organisations can navigate complex digital change, in high-tech industry, healthcare and beyond.
As a student, you don't just learn from that research. You apply it in practice, such that companies will learn from it, too. Every challenge you work on is connected to live questions that your lecturers are investigating with real companies. You contribute to practice-based research in every challenge, working on live questions together with companies.
Active research projects connected to this master:
• Digital Industry Boost. With CoE HTSM: students work with a digital readiness tool in real high-tech companies
• KIEM MV. With lector Erik Puik: participatory design practices tested directly in the curriculum
• Integrative Care Challenge. With CoE Health: Year 2 students work on digital transformation in healthcare
• ECHO. With TU/e Information Systems: a PhD-level collaboration connecting the master to academic research
A small group. A big network.
You study in a group of 20 to 30 students from at least 10 different countries, from Mexico to Egypt, from Vietnam to the Netherlands. Around 20% of students come from the Netherlands; the rest bring perspectives from across the globe. Your lecturers come from industry themselves and know digital transformation from the inside. In a group this size, you do not get lost. You get known.
In 2024, this master achieved the highest student satisfaction score within Fontys Technology (National Student Survey). That is not a coincidence.
You work with AI, machine learning, data analytics, IoT, Digital Twins and systems engineering, applied to real challenges at real companies. Courses cover data pipelines, machine learning, human-technology interaction, data analysis and smart embedded systems.
Yes! Especially if you have hands-on project experience and want to apply your knowledge directly. This is not a theoretical master. You will work on real challenges from day one, which is exactly what many wo graduates find most valuable.
