Power-up your future. Study Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

Bachelor
Full-time
4 years

Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Level: bachelor
Form: full-time
Duration: 4 years
Language: English
Locations: Groningen
Degree: Bachelor of Science
Credits: 240 ECTS
Startmonths: Start: September

Science and Engineering

Do you want to make everyday life smarter, more sustainable and more efficient through technology? In the Bachelor Electrical and Electronic Engineering, you learn to design, build and programme innovative solutions. Discover how you can become a next-generation engineer and choose the major that matches your interests.

✔ Learn by doing
✔ Choose your own direction
✔ Study in an international environment

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What will you be studying?

During the first two years of the programme, you build a broad foundation for a future in electrical engineering. You learn to design, build and programme electronics and work with fellow students on hands-on projects, such as developing an electronic game or building a robot. You discover where your interests and strengths lie. From the third year onwards, you specialise in Mechatronics, Sensors & Smart Systems or Energy & Power Electronics. Below, you can explore each of the three majors.

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Projects with impact

What makes studying at Hanze UAS unique is that you will work on projects for real clients and contribute to concrete solutions for current issues impacting society. Below, you can find some examples of projects our students engage in.

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Arnette Overweel-Vogelaar

Lecturer and mentor
Miriam Bergstra

Lecturer and Internship Coordinator
Julian Wilson

Lecturer and mentor
Felipe Martins

Lecturer

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About Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Electrical engineering is all around you, from robots and smart sensors to sustainable energy systems and industrial automation. During the Bachelor Electrical and Electronic Engineering, you learn to design, build and program technology that makes the world smarter, more sustainable and more efficient.

From your first year onwards, you work on hands-on projects and real-world challenges. You learn how electronics, software and control systems come together to create innovative solutions. You put theory directly into practice and build the knowledge and skills you need as an engineer.

During the first two years, you build a broad foundation in electrical engineering and discover where your interests and strengths lie. You then choose one of three majors:

Mechatronics – Build robots and smart machines that combine mechanics, electronics and software.
Sensors & Smart Systems – Design smart systems that use sensors to detect their surroundings, process data and respond accordingly.
Energy & Power Electronics – Create technology for sustainable energy, from charging solutions to smart energy grids.

Study alongside students from all over the world, learn from different perspectives and prepare for an international career. This programme is also available in Dutch.

Electrical and Electronic Engineering

During the Electrical and Electronic Engineering programme, you learn not only how technology works, but more importantly how to apply it. You work with fellow students, researchers and companies on real-world challenges. This gives you valuable hands-on experience while working on innovative solutions for real clients.

Year 1 and 2: build your foundation as an engineer
You build a broad foundation in electrical engineering. You learn to design, build and program analogue and digital electronics and explore embedded programming, programmable logic controllers (PLCs), robotics, data communication, drive systems and control systems. You apply this knowledge directly in hands-on projects. Electives help you discover which major best matches your interests.

During your first year, you will follow a compulsory 5-credit Dutch Language module. This module provides you with valuable language skills that enrich both your studies and daily life in the Netherlands.

Year 3: choose your direction
In Year 3 and the first semester of Year 4, you deepen your knowledge and skills in your chosen major: Mechatronics, Sensors & Smart Systems or Energy & Power Electronics. You also complete an internship and take a minor. You decide in which order you complete these parts of the programme.

Year 4: graduate in the professional field
In the second semester of Year 4, you complete your graduation project at a company or organisation. You work on an innovative real-world challenge and demonstrate that you are ready to start your career as an electrical engineer.

For his graduation project, Navod worked on the Heat House. Curious to find out how he turned his ideas into a working solution? Read his story.

Curious about the courses you'll take each year? Search for Electrical and Electronic Engineering in the Course Catalogue and check-out the programme.

After your Electrical and Electronic Engineering studies

After completing the Bachelor Electrical and Electronic Engineering, you will receive a Bachelor of Science degree. You can start your career as an engineer or continue your studies with a master's degree.

Career prospects

With a degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, you can work at a wide range of national and international companies. The programme prepares you for a career in fields such as electronics, robotics, embedded systems, industrial automation and energy technology. Graduates can work at a wide range of national and international companies, including technology companies such as ASML and Philips. Hanze helps you prepare for the job market through Dutch language courses, career services and support in developing the skills you need to start your career.

For example, you could work as:

Electrical Engineer
Automation Engineer
Embedded Software Engineer
Hardware Engineer
Mechatronics Engineer

Pursue a master's degree

Want to continue your studies? After completing your bachelor's degree, you can pursue a master's degree. Popular options include:

Master Smart Systems Engineering (Hanze)
Master Renewable Energy (Hanze)
Biomedical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering (University of Groningen)

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To enrol for a 4-year programme, you will need a secondary school diploma comparable to a Dutch HAVO (General Secondary Education) diploma and proof of English proficiency. If we are not familiar with your foreign diploma, we will have it verified by our national agency, NUFFIC, or by ECCTIS.
If you want to know more about the value of your own diploma, you can also check the diploma comparison site of our national agency NUFFIC. Mathematics is required for entry.

A minimum level of English language proficiency is required. The English language proficiency must be proven by submitting a test score (not older than two years) from IELTS, TOEFL, Cambridge ESOL or TOEIC. For the Electrical and Electronic Engineering bachelor's programme an average IELTS score (not online) of 6.0 is required with no subscores below 5.5 and no more than 2 sub scores of 5.5.

For more information and possible exemptions, please check the general Hanze page on language requirements here.

In order to apply for Applied Computer Science you will need to register via our national registration system Studielink. After this, we will start the admissions process through our own application system 'Hanze Apply'. In Studielink, you need to fill in your personal details and choose the programme with start date 1 September 2027.

The general application deadline

for EU students is 15 August
for non-EU students is 1 June

You can find the most updated information and exceptions here.

The Study Choice Check allows us to assess if you and the study programme are a good match. The test will result in an individual advice. The check consists of a short multiple choice test (mandatory for those students who applied after the 1st of May) and the option to watch two online lectures.

The Study Choice Check is non-binding. You have the final say in whether or not you wish to start the programme. If the test results conclude that this programme does not suit you, Hanze Study Choice Support can help you make a better choice.