Apply for the 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: The next Data Challenge Week is from September 21 - 28, 2018. We have 20 spots on a first come, first served base.​

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