Embrace Technology, Entrepreneurship & Creativity
Are you ready to find
your purpose, discover your top talents and how to utilize them? Jump into this power-packed 20-week programme. You'll get real hands-on experience in solving meaningful challenges, designing prototypes, taking field trips, connecting with industry experts, and working in multi-cultural, cross-disciplinary teams.
About the exchange programme
The programme consists of group challenges and personal project track work. The group challenges are always around a meaningful topic that impacts society. During the track work you get the time and tools to work on a project you are excited about. We give you the time and opportunity to explore your personal interests and work on your personal passion. You learn a lot about self-reflection, design-based working methods, and technologies like programming, 3D printing, woodwork, and laser cutting to get you started with your project.
Why this programme?
- Transform your ideas into reality with cutting-edge technology and creative entrepreneurship.
- Get the time and help to work on a project you have always wanted to do, but never had time to do.
- Join a vibrant, multicultural community committed to shaping the future of tech and business.
What we expect from you
- You are open to discover your personal and professional purpose
- You are keen to learn what are your top talents and how to best use them
- You have an open mind to jump in a programme where your performance is not measured with exams and grades
- You can take responsibility in a return for freedom and flexibility we offer
What you can expect from us
- We make you part of a multicultural and multidisciplanary group of students
- We provide you with meaningful real-life challenges to work on during your minor
- We offer a lot of personal and professional coaching possibilities
- We take you in our strong community where you can feel like home
We are Pulsed Academy
Take a look at our culture and what it's like to study at Fontys Pulsed!Content of the programme
You will detox! The idea is that you detox from the traditional way of learning and adjust to a Pulsed learning style which is challenge-based and student-centered. You get raw and dirty with emerging technologies and creative tools, work together and individually, and take the first steps to figure out what you want to get out of this minor and how we can uncover your true identity and personal purpose together.
With the whole minor group, you start working on a longer, meaningful Pulsed for Good challenge that includes mini-challenges and active group work. During these weeks and challenges, you have the freedom to decide what kind of role you want to take and what you would like to learn during the process. You also choose a unique track to further work on your personal purpose or developing your entrepreneurial skills or business.
In the educational programme, we often work together with young entrepreneurs. They are starting their own company and can share their fuck-ups with you and of course they can inspire you to start your own company. Some of them started their own business during the Embrace TEC program.
INSPIRING TEC EXPERTS
Who is more up-to-date than an expert who helps organisations all over the world in their field of expertise? Indeed, our TEC fellows! These experts are nationally or internationally acclaimed experts who will give you in-depth workshops in our programme.
At home feeling
We believe it is important to create a dynamic and open learning environment in which students from different cultures, nationalities and disciplines come together. A place where everyone feels at home. In order to achieve this, we (re)shape and (re)create this unique and modular/flexible environment together with our students.
Students are taking a break in between the hard work at our chill area.
Fail forward
Failing forward requires support, guidance, and most importantly, the time and space to reflect on you fantastic fails. This subtle shift from failure to failing can reduce the fear of failure that discourage students from exploring.
“We want you to revise and iterate based on what you learned from failing – all on a path to real success.”
Laure explains design-based working and teaches students how this method helps to fail forward.
Spark your fascination
We believe that good ideas start with your own fascination. This creative spark can start from empathy, but sometimes It is also the problem or the process that is close to you that gets you started.
A modular pedal board for guitarists, which is the result of a project that started from someones fascination with guitar playing and the struggles with existing pedal boards.
Personal coaching
As a student you will have your own personal coach during this educational programme. We believe that if you are comfortable with yourself, you will achieve and learn more. Together with your coach you will work on discovering and forming your personal identity.
Admission requirements
English language proficiency
For each program, the minimum level of English required will equate to the level of IELTS 6.0 (International English Language Testing System) or TOEFL iBT 80 (Test of English as a Foreign Language) or CEFR B2 (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages).
Motivation
You will be asked to hand in a motivation piece for this minor. In this piece (the form is completely yours to choose, video, moodboard, text, a combination of all) you will indicate what your expectations are of this minor and why you think you should be in the programme. Your level of English will be assessed simultaneously.
How to apply as an exchange student
Applications should always be submitted via the International Exchange (or Erasmus) Officer at the home university. If several versions of the programme are offered, please indicate for which version you would like to apply to (Programme I, Programme II, Programme III, etc.) This officer will send your application request (nomination) to Fontys. Once Fontys has accepted the application, your Fontys study department will send you a link to a web application called Mobility Online.
Deadline for application
Fall semester: 15 May
Spring semester: 15 November
Note: Not all exchange programmes are available every semester. To find out when this programme is offered, please check its specific details.
How will your course programme be recognised by your home university?
Fontys will provide you with a so-called ‘Transcript of Records’, which will clarify the results that you have achieved. Depending on your results, you will receive a maximum of 30 ECTS credits. ECTS credits are recognised throughout Europe. The agreement between your home university and Fontys University of Applied Sciences will usually include a condition whereby the credits that you obtain will be recognised and transferred into the records kept by your home university.
Register here for one of our activities. This way you can be sure whether this is the minor for you. We hope to see you soon!
There are currently no activities planned for this study programme. Please contact us if you have any further questions.
Practical information
- Start moment(s)
- September, February
- Location
- Eindhoven
- ECTs
- 30
- Language
- English
- Duration
- 1 semester, 20 weeks
- Contact hours
- 20-25 hours per week
Watch the videos to get a feel of how it is to study at Pulsed. You will also learn why love to wear slippers in our Pulsed space!
It is not always easy for exchange students to find accommodation in the Netherlands. Therefore, Fontys offers a service to provide students with assistance in securing suitable accommodation (i.e. a student room) for their exchange at Fontys. For information go to the Fontys accommodation page.
Application procedure
- After nomination by your university for an exchange programme at Fontys Pulsed you will be asked to apply through Mobility Online (our online application system).
- Once you’ve been accepted in Mobility Online you can continue the application steps, including filling in the accommodation form before June 15 (for Fall semester) or December 8 (for Spring semester).
- You can give your preference for a basic student room or a more luxurious student room with services included.
- The accommodation officer will send you detailed information about the housing agency after the housing deadline.
- The housing agency will get in touch with you and you'll have to transfer two months of rent + deposit before arrival to housing agency (no payment = no entrance accommodation, but still the obligation to close rental contract).
- Accommodation is available on the agreed date.
- You are obliged to accept and pay for the offered room for the whole period.
Please note that the expenses noted below are estimates only for a semester abroad at Fontys and that the actual expenses will depend on your personal lifestyle. If excursions are included in the curriculum, the costs are for the student him/herself. The study programme is obligated to offer a free option as well. You will receive more information about extra costs if applicable in the course descriptions you’ll receive once accepted to the programme.
Tuition fees
Students on exchange from Fontys Pulsed partner universities will not be obliged to pay tuition fees.
Living expenses
Students can expect general living expenses to amount to approximately € 700 to € 1,000 per month. This amount includes accommodation (i.e. approximately € 500 to € 600 per month all inclusive), food, transport and personal expenses.
Visa expenses
These costs vary depending on your country of origin. EEA students do not require visas and as such, no expenses will be applicable. Students requiring Entry Visas and/or Residence Permits can expect to pay charges of approximately € 600.
Grants
In theory, students hailing from the European Union, Norway, Switzerland, Iceland and Turkey may be eligible for Erasmus Study Grants. Please refer to the International Office at your home university for further information.
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