Professional Doctorate in Engineering
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The Professional Doctorate in Engineering (PDEng) is a name awarded to graduates of engineering
programs that develop their students' capabilities to work within a professional context. These programs focus on applied techniques in their respective engineering fields. Participation in a program that awards the abbreviation PDEng requires at least a Master's degree
in a related field .
The main schools currently awarding this name are the Eindhoven University of Technology
, Delft University of Technology
, and University of Twente. Among these schools are interscholastic cooperation programs like the 3TU
Federation and its Stan Ackermans Institute.
(Ba/Ma) degree system after the Bologna Process
. While most Dutch universities adopted the Ba/Ma system in 2001, the PDEng was known as the official Master of Technical Design (MTD) degree until 2004. It was then that the Dutch Certification Committee for Technological Design Programmes finally ratified the new degree to separate it from the conventional Master's degree
. One university program awarding the PDEng is User System Interaction (USI)
in Eindhoven
, Netherlands.
Engineering
Engineering is the discipline, art, skill and profession of acquiring and applying scientific, mathematical, economic, social, and practical knowledge, in order to design and build structures, machines, devices, systems, materials and processes that safely realize improvements to the lives of...
programs that develop their students' capabilities to work within a professional context. These programs focus on applied techniques in their respective engineering fields. Participation in a program that awards the abbreviation PDEng requires at least a Master's degree
Master's degree
A master's is an academic degree granted to individuals who have undergone study demonstrating a mastery or high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice...
in a related field .
The main schools currently awarding this name are the Eindhoven University of Technology
Eindhoven University of Technology
The ' is a university of technology located in Eindhoven, Netherlands. The motto of the university is: Mens agitat molem . The university was the second of its kind in the Netherlands, only Delft University of Technology existed previously. Until mid-1980 it was known as the...
, Delft University of Technology
Delft University of Technology
Delft University of Technology , also known as TU Delft, is the largest and oldest Dutch public technical university, located in Delft, Netherlands...
, and University of Twente. Among these schools are interscholastic cooperation programs like the 3TU
3TU
3TU is a federation of three leading Dutch technical universities: TU Delft, TU Eindhoven, and University of Twente. The federation aims at maximizing innovation by concentrating the strengths in research, education and knowledge transfer of all technical universities in The Netherlands.-Stan...
Federation and its Stan Ackermans Institute.
Accreditation
The PDEng is certified by the Dutch Certification Committee for Technological Design Programmes (CCTO or Dutch: Nederlandse Certificatiecommissie voor Opleidingen tot Technologisch Ontwerper), which represents the interests of the Dutch Employers' Collective (Dutch: Raad Centrale Ondernemingsorganisaties) and the Royal Institution of Engineers in the Netherlands (KIVI NIRIA or Dutch: Koninklijk Instituut Van Ingenieurs) . The CCTO's main goal is to ensure that such degrees hold to the high standards established by both academia and industry. The committee reviews these degree programs every five years to ensure continued standards compliance . Discussions have recently started in order to extend the recognition of Engineering Doctorate diploma across Europe .History
The Professional Doctorate in Engineering (PDEng) name owes its existence to the adoption of the Bachelor/MasterAcademic degree
An academic degree is a position and title within a college or university that is usually awarded in recognition of the recipient having either satisfactorily completed a prescribed course of study or having conducted a scholarly endeavour deemed worthy of his or her admission to the degree...
(Ba/Ma) degree system after the Bologna Process
Bologna process
The purpose of the Bologna Process is the creation of the European Higher Education Area by making academic degree standards and quality assurance standards more comparable and compatible throughout Europe, in particular under the Lisbon Recognition Convention...
. While most Dutch universities adopted the Ba/Ma system in 2001, the PDEng was known as the official Master of Technical Design (MTD) degree until 2004. It was then that the Dutch Certification Committee for Technological Design Programmes finally ratified the new degree to separate it from the conventional Master's degree
Master's degree
A master's is an academic degree granted to individuals who have undergone study demonstrating a mastery or high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice...
. One university program awarding the PDEng is User System Interaction (USI)
User System Interaction (USI)
User-System Interaction is a multidisciplinary, post-Master educational program which provides practical training in the field of human-computer interaction and user interface design...
in Eindhoven
Eindhoven University of Technology
The ' is a university of technology located in Eindhoven, Netherlands. The motto of the university is: Mens agitat molem . The university was the second of its kind in the Netherlands, only Delft University of Technology existed previously. Until mid-1980 it was known as the...
, Netherlands.