Bachelor Degree Program in Electrical and Electronics Engineering (in collaboration with Saxion University – The Netherlands)

I. Introduction to Saxion University of Applied Sciences and the 2.5+1.5 double degree program

Saxion University of Applied Sciences (SaxionU) is a public institution, one of the largest institutions of higher education in the Netherlands, with more than 24,000 students. SaxionU is located in the east of the Netherlands with 3 branches located in three lively Dutch cities: Deventer and Enschede and Apeldoorn. Currently, the University has over 24,000 students, of which 3,500 are international students from different countries and are enrolled in the Foundation, Master's and Master programs. The SaxionU curriculum now offers over 30 courses ranging from economics to engineering.

The international training program at Saxion has been internationally recognized. Graduating at SaxionU allows you to easily find jobs in many other countries around the world.

SaxionU offers bachelor and master courses taught entirely in English for many years and its programs have proven to be very popular with international students all over the world. SaxionU has been attracting a diverse international student population from more than 80 different countries around the world, including Indonesia, Germany, India, Norway, China, Taiwan., Russia, Bražil, Rwanda, Japan, Bulgaria, Poland, Lithuania, Vietnam, Romanians and Turks and other countries.

The joint training program in Electrical and Electronics Engineering between TDTU and SaxionU consists of 2.5 years studying in Vietnam and final 1.5 year studying in The Netherlands. 

Graduates from the program get two degrees:

- TDTU issues one of the following three degrees (depending which one the students selected to enroll in): Bachelor of Electrical Engineering, Bachelor of Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering, Bachelor of Automation and Control Engineering.

- SaxionU issues the Bachelor of Electrical and Electronics Engineering.

II. Program objectives

1. Knowledge: Graduates from this program should be able to:

Demonstrate basic knowledge about electric and electronic circuits, power electronic circuits, electric machines, programming knowledge on microcontrollers and PLC, knowledge on process control and automatic control systems, physical properties of semiconductor devices, principles and technologies for manufacturing of analog and digital integrated circuits.

Demonstrate specialized knowledge in one of three areas:

Electrical engineering:

 - Knowledge about power plants and substations, transmission grid, distribution drid for industrial factories, urban areas, and buildings

- Knowledge about renewable energy sources and energy saving solutions.

Automation and control engineering:

- Basic and advanced knowledge on designing, building, exploring, operating, and maintaining the automation and control equipment, electrical drive systems, and intelligent measuring systems.

- Knowledge on control and automation in manufacturing processes (mechanical manufacture automation, automobile assembling, oils and gas exploring, textile, metallurgy, chemical processes, concrete manufacturing, food industry such as milk, candy, etc.). 

Electronics and telecommunications:

- Necessary knowledge to analyze the structure, functionality, and understand the operating principles of current communication systems, including mobile communication networks from 2G to 5G (GSM, UMTS, LTE, NR …), optical communication systems, and computer networks.

- Knowledge about the physical properties of electronic devices and equipment, about the methods to analyze and design electronic circuits.

- Knowledge about the physical properties of semiconductors, principles and technologies for designing analog and digital integrated circuits or microelectronic circuits with low power consumption (FPGA, ASIC).

- Knowledge to analyze, design, program the digital signal processing algorithms for image, audio, or video signals.

2. Skills:

Professional skills: graduates from this program should have acquired one of the following sets of skills:

Electrical engineering:power plant and substation designing skills,  transmission line and distributing grid designing for industrial zones and urban areas; skill of designing electric machines and industrial drive systems, refrigerators and lighting systems in a building.

Automation and control:skills to design, assembly, maintain, and fix the automatic control equipment and systems, specific application sensors to automize the manufacturing processes and life activities; programming skills for industrial control equipment such as microcontrollers, PLC, sensors and data acquisition devices (DAQ), robots, etc.

Electronics and telecommunications engineering:skills of computation, designing, manufacturing, installation, operating, maintaining, and fixing telecommunication equipment and systems; skills to design and build the applied electronic circuits, micro and nano electronic circuits.

Soft skills: graduates from this program are able to work collaboratively in a group whose members are from different disciplines; English communication skills, presentation and report writing skills; negotiation skills with colleagues, employers, and partners to obtain highest possible benefits.

3. Attitude and professional ethics:

- Have morality, solidarity, support others.

- Have responsibility, conscience, discipline, good and productive manner.

- To be a responsible citizen with appropriate manner, following social rules and government laws.

III. Program information

1. Recruitment criteria:

Candidates of the Program are whoever having received the High School diploma or equivalent in Vietnam or foreign countries, satisfied all TDTU’s and SAXION’s entry criteria and in good health condition. Candidates who do not have the certificate of English at B2 level (by European standard) or equivalent will need to study English preparation classes before being enrolled in the program.

2. Fields of program:

- Electrical engineering

- Electronics and telecommunications engineering

- Automation and control engineering

3. Duration of program: 4 years

2.5 years at TDTU + 1.5 years at SaxionU

4. Mode of training: regular, joint training 2.5+1.5.
5. Teaching language: English (except general knowledge courses at TDTU)
6. Fees:

• Tuition phase 1: 18.000.000 VND/semester
• Tuition phase 2: 2.250 EUR/ semester, students of the joint training program between TDTU and SaxionU will be considered for a cholarship of 3.300 EUR.
• Estimated living expenses in during phase 2: about 2.000-3.000 EUR/semester

7. Time to transfer to Phase 2: September every year
8. Conditions for transferring: 

- Finish all required courses in first 2.5 years at TDTU (except some general knowledge courses required for TDTU degree only).

- Get the IELTS 6.0 or above certificate.

IV. Benefits of the program:

- Get two internationally recognized Bachelor degrees

- Save 30% of the cost compared to full-time studying overseas.

- Job opportunities at South Korea and other Korean companies in Vietnam after graduation.

V. Job opportunities:

Graduates from this program can get the job in following positions:

- Technician and engineer in R&D department or designing, operating, maintaining the automatic control systems or automatic production lines in industrial factories; design and manufacture the industrial robots to serve in industry or human life.

- Technical consultant or design and analysis engineer or technical manager in industrial corporations, technical service companies in electronics and telecommunications engineering.

- Technical consultant or design engineer, or supervisor for power systems in industrial factories, technical service companies related to electrical equipment, etc.; technical manager, consultant, or support for electric products in electric product distributed companies or corporations (Siemens, ABB, Schneider Electric, Điện Quang, CADIVI, LIOA, etc.).

- Pursue Master or PhD degree in Mechatronics or Mechanical Engineering or being lecturer/researcher in universities and research institutes.

VI. Curriculum

Course ID	Course title	Mandatory	Credits
	PHASE 1 - TDTU
6.1.1	General knowledge
6.1.1.1	Political sciences		11
306102	Philosophy of Marxism and Leninism	X	3
306103	Political Economics of Marxism and Leninism	X	2
306104	Scientific Socialism	X	2
306105	History of Vietnamese Communist Party	X	2
306106	Ho Chi Minh Ideology	X	2
6.1.1.2	Social sciences		2
302053	Introduction of Laws	X	2
6.1.1.3	Natural sciences		11
C01129	Mathematics 1E1	X	3
C01130	Mathematics 1E2	X	3
C01144	Mathematics 2E1	X	3
402064	Engineering Analysis	X	2
6.1.1.3	Foreign languages		15
001324	Influencer English	X	5
001325	Researcher English	X	5
001326	Master English	X	5
6.1.1.4	Physical education		0
D01001	Swimming	X	0
	Physical education 1		0
	Physical education 2		0
6.1.1.5	National defense education		0
D02031	National Defense and Security Education - 1st Course	X	0
D02032	National Defense and Security Education - 2nd Course	X	0
D02033	National Defense and Security Education - 3rd Course	X	0
D02034	National Defense and Security Education - 4th Course	X	0
6.1.1.6	Supporting skills		4
400001	Industrial Safety Skills	X	1
L00042	Essential Skills for Sustainable Development	X	3
6.1.1.8	Informatics		8
503021	Fundamentals of Informatics 1	X	2
503022	Fundamentals of Informatics 2	X	2
503034	Fundamentals of Informatics 3	X	1
501046	C Programming	X	3
6.1.2	Specialization knowledge		49-53
6.1.2.1	Fundamental knowledge		21
403033	Measurements and Analytical Software	X	2
403034	Measurement Lab	X	1
403035	Simulation Lab	X	1
402057	Electronic Materials	X	2
401058	Circuit Analysis 1	X	3
401059	CAD in Electrical and Electronics Engineering	X	2
401060	Electric Safety	X	2
401061	Electric Practice	X	2
401062	Circuit Analysis 2	X	2
401063	Electric Circuits Lab	X	1
401064	Electromagnetic Field	X	3
6.1.2.2	Specialized knowledge		28-32
6.1.2.2.1	General specialization knowledge		24
401065	Electric Machines	X	3
401066	Electric Machines Lab	X	1
402058	Electronic Circuit Design 1	X	3
402059	Electronic Circuits Lab	X	1
402061	Digital System Design 1	X	3
402062	Digital System Design Lab	X	1
402063	Electronic Project	X	1
402065	Microcontroller Engineering 1	X	3
402066	Microcontroller Lab	X	1
403036	Control System 1	X	3
403037	Power Electronics	X	3
403038	Power Electronics Lab	X	1
6.1.2.2.2	Advanced specialization knowledge (depend on which specialization students selected)		4-8
	Electrical engineering		8
401068	Electrical Supply	X	3
401069	Generation and Transport of Electrical Energy	X	3
401067	Electromagnetic Transient Process	X	2
	Electronics and telecommunications engineering		7
402060	Electronic Circuit Design 2	X	2
402067	Signals and Systems	X	2
402068	Digital System Design 2	X	2
402069	FPGA Lab	X	1
	Automation and control engineering		4
402067	Signals and Systems	X	2
403039	Control System 2	X	2
	Total		100 - 104