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COMING UP
31
Aug
Kickoff JIP - Day 1
For enrolled JIP students only
8:45 - 18:30
1
Sept
Kickoff JIP - Day 2
For enrolled JIP students only
8:45 - 18:30
2
Sept
Kickoff JIP - Day 3
For enrolled JIP students only
8:45 - 18:30
ABOUT JIP
Real business cases, real experience
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Defining your team problem definition based on the company case study
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Connecting with stakeholders in both industry & academic world
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Experiencing your future professional environment
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Inspirational interacting with other JIP teams
The Joint Interdisciplinary Project is an exceptional opportunity to incorporate real interdisciplinary teamwork into your Master. You will work together with passionate fellow students and companies in technical innovation ‘in the niche’ on a business case to create innovative impact. Teams will be able to think beyond their field of expertise, deepen their analytic and creative skills all the while sharing their disciplinary knowledge. Students will get the guidance required to realize the change and get a taste of both success and failure to become resilient in the face of obstacles. The projects are focused on integrated design or research assignments, in addition to value adding, societal acceptance and engineering ethics.
In JIP 2026, more than 280 students will take part in the Joint Interdisciplinary Project. Interdisciplinary project teams of each four to six selected MSc students will work together full time for ten weeks (start August 31st 2026). Next academic year 2027-2028 a maximum of 300 students can start in Q1.
Learning Goals
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Cognitive abilities attributable to interdisciplinary thinking
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Scientific and intellectual development
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Research and design capabilities
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Collaboration and communication in an interdisciplinary team
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Self-adjustment and reflection capabilities
WEEK 1
Kick off days
week 2
Problem Statement Review
Week 3
Business Development & Blue Engineering
Week 4
Midterm review
Week 6
Midterm
Review
Week 9
Final Report
Week 10
Final Review & Public Poster Presentation
A general impression of the course of the project
TIMELINE
DO YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES?
Entry and Application Criteria
Curious to develop both technical knowledge and ‘generic’ skills such as management, interdisciplinary teamwork, design thinking, ethics, business models? Are you generous to share your experiences and motivated to inspire your fellow students with your own disciplinary knowledge? Passionate about the challenges in interdisciplinary high-tech innovation & business development in a real-life testing environment. Do you want to surprise professionals in the world of engineering with innovative, unexpected, transcending insights?
Entry criteria:
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You are a 2nd-year master student
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You have almost completed the first year of the master’s degree programme and will enroll in your second year of master’s degree programme at TU Delft on August 31st 2026
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You are full time available (40 hours per week) in Q1
Application criteria:
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JIP application form (Brightspace)
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JIP Motivation letter + Top 3 company cases
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CV
PRACTICAL INFORMATION
JIP is an interdisciplinary team internship
Programme JIP 2026-2027:
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Kick Off days: First three days of the programme: ‘managing the project’ courses: scrum, ethics, interdisciplinary teamwork, business models, finances, design thinking
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Additional company workshops: in depth lectures & workshops by the company coaches related to the team cases
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Team mentoring by a company coach and a staff member of TU Delft
Be prepared to apply and expand your knowledge and skills from day one. The interdisciplinary learning atmosphere will help you grow both personally and professionally
Francisco
JIP 2022 | KLM
JIP gave me the opportunity to learn new skills through a dynamic experience in addition to applying my prior knowledge in a real-life setting.
Hillary
JIP 2022 | NACO
Working towards a common goal often requires effective communication, commitment, and coordination. I've upskilled myself in these areas, thanks to the JIP experience
Nishanth
JIP 2022 | ROBOTICS INSTITUTE
Want to join JIP or simply have a question? Write us an e-mail:
Birgit de Bruin
Programme Director JIP
Hans Hellendoorn
Chair JIP
Martijn Verbeij
IT, Media & Event support
Jeronimo Caceres
Teaching Assistant
Polina Angelidou
Teaching Assistant
Joris Meijaard
Support staff Rotterdam School of Management)
Xolani Nghona
Support staff Rotterdam School of Management)
Miriam Blaauboer
Support Staff (QIST)
Pradeep Murrukannaiah
Support Staff (AI Labs)
Alexandre Artaud
Support Staff (QIST)
