MSc Systems and Control

Flying to the moon, monitoring and stabilizing the energy grid, using cruise control in a car, employing a crane to unload a container ship: these are typical examples of methods within Systems and Control.

Systems and Control is an engineering discipline that is concerned with analyzing and influencing dynamical systems that interact with their environment via inputs (influenced via actuators) and outputs (measured via sensors). It is highly multidisciplinary because the underlying mathematical models and methods cover many different domains. These include electronics, mechanics, chemistry, biology, medicine, economy, and social sciences.

The Master’s degree programme in Systems and Control at the University of Groningen focuses on complex systems and networks, which means systems are analysed and controlled by breaking them down into interconnections between simpler systems. Understanding how the interplay between simple systems can lead to novel emergent behaviours is important and highly relevant in many application fields.

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MSc Systems and Control

This is a 2-year master's programme, where in the first year you will follow 5 core courses and 7 elective courses (5 ECTS each), while in the second year you will participate in a design project (20 ECTS) and a research project (40 ECTS).

The majority of courses will be taught by staff members of the Jan C. Willems Center of Systems and Control which encompasses the following research groups:

Systems, Control and Optimization (SCO), Bernoulli Institute for Mathematics, Computer Science and Artificial intelligence

Discrete Technology and Production Automation (DTPA), Engineering and Technology Institute Groningen (ENTEG)

Smart Manufacturing Systems (SMS), ENTEG

Optimization and Decision Systems (ODS), ENTEG

Furthermore, the final research project will be carried out within one of these groups.

Study abroad is unaccommodated

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MSc Systems and Control

A Master’s degree in Systems and Control opens up many interesting job opportunities. Your ability to analyse complex systems or networks in a multidisciplinary environment and your knowledge of available methods to control such systems make you a highly sought-after employee in both established high-tech companies and technology start-ups. You could also deepen your theoretical knowledge by pursuing a PhD in Systems and Control at the University of Groningen or at another internationally-leading university in the field of systems and control

Examples of companies regularly hiring students with a systems and control background are ASML, Philips, Tennet, and many companies within the Innovation Center Drachten. Examples of research institutions are National Aerospace Laboratory (NAL) and TNO.

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MSc Systems and Control

Holders of a comparable diploma (as determined by the Admissions Board) from other universities are also admissible. They may request an individual admission decision. Students that enter the master's degree programme in Systems and Control should have sufficient knowledge of mathematics, basic control theory, and engineering, are expected to know some programming as well as a minimal level of English.

Registration procedure:
The Admissions Board is responsible for assessing the eligibility of students for admission to the educational programmes, including prospective international students, applicants from the Bachelor's programmes, pre-Master's programmes for students from the Dutch universities of applied sciences (HBOs), and students from Dutch universities.

Holders of an HBO degree from the Netherlands do not have direct access to Master programmes and need to complete a pre-master programme.

International diploma
language test:
IELTS (Academic) – 6.5, no less than 6.5 on each section
TOEFL IBT (internet based test) – 90
Cambridge English – CAE or CPE certificate with a minimum score of 180
More information: https://www.rug.nl/fse/education/admission-application/apply-msc/language-requirements-msc

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Student of MSc Systems and Control

I followed the Systems & Control track within the MSc in Applied Mathematics as the MSc in Systems & Control did not yet exist at that time. My interest in electrical circuits and the systems and control field as a whole developed during the courses I took as part of my Bachelor’s degree in Applied Mathematics.

During my studies, I had a lot of freedom to discover my own interests. What I also like about the field of systems and control is that it is multidisciplinary; it’s a combination of mathematics, physics, and computing science. This combination ensures that you stay aware of the practical implementations of the theory that is being discussed.

I did my internship at Philips, where my research was about making the trimmer, one of their electric shaving devices, consume less power. This experience gave me a clear picture of how my background in systems and control can be used within a company.

I am currently doing a PhD programme, in which I am studying the potential of a new type of computer, which could operate in a more energy-efficient way, like a human brain. For this, I am (among other things) analysing networks, implementing electrical circuits, and writing mathematical proofs. While this project will take several years to complete, I am looking forward to the potential outcomes.

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