Application PDEng Data Science


​Candidates can enter the PDEng program Data Science after having successfully passed the full admission procedure. The procedure has three steps and involves a thorough assessment by means of a Data Challenge Week and an application interview. Learn more...

The first step is to provide the necessary information for the program management to assess your eligibility for the program.

​Important note: Due to COVID-19 the application process has been delayed until further notice – Instead of a physical Data Challenge Week we are orgazing an Online Data Challenge week (DCW) from Sept 28 up to and including Oct 2, 2020. The online DCW consists of a 4-day online teamwork assessment concluded with an online interview. You can use the application form to apply.

How to apply for the program

Download and fill out the attached application form and send it back to the secretary at DPdatascience@tue.nl , together with the following information and documents:

  1. The PDEng Data Science application form;
  2. A motivation letter;
  3. A copy of the original certificate of your Master degree from your university;
  4. The (informal) translation into English of this certificate;
  5. A copy of the list of marks that you obtained in order to fulfill the requirements for the Master degree;
  6. The translation of the list of marks, validated by your university administration;
  7. A Curriculum Vitae including your personal data, complete description of your education, additional;
  8. Other relevant experience, publications and reports, etc.  ;
  9. Proof of level of English language (for example IELTS);
  10. A copy of your passport/ ID;​

Important documents

Please consider all documents below before applying.
Application form download
First of all you need to download the application form to start your application procedure:
More information about the program
The following documents provide downloadable information about the program, candidate profile and assessment procedure:

Sending in all your documents

You can send the requested documents by e-mail to DPdatascience@tue.nl (pdf, no RAR please).

​If you are elected for the next step, i.e. participation in the Data Challenge Week, you will receive detailed information about this week and a formal invitation letter.

Application deadlines

The application deadlines are linkedin to the next step in the assessment: our data challenge week. Data Challenge Weeks are organized twice a year in the months September/October and March/April/ May. 

More information

For more information about the Data Science PDEng program or the application procedure, please contact us at DPdatascience@tue.nl