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"Double Degree" at Fachhochschule Dortmund and KU Leuven

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Signing the double degree agreement: Prof. Dr. Stephan Weyers (left), Vice-Rector for Teaching and Studies at Fachhochschule Dortmund, and Prof. Dr. Bert Lauwers, Dean of the Faculty of Engineering Technology at KU Leuven.

Study once, graduate twice: In future, students on two Master's study programs at the Faculty of Computer Science at Fachhochschule Dortmund will benefit from a cooperation agreement with the prestigious Belgian KU Leuven.

The agreement enables a so-called "double degree": students who study Digital Transformation(Opens in a new tab)  or Embedded Systems Engineering(Opens in a new tab)  at Fachhochschule Dortmund and transfer to KU Leuven for a year can obtain either a "Master of Electronics & ICT" or "Master of Electromechanical Engineering" degree in addition to their Dortmund Master's degree. The same applies in return for KU Leuven students.

"A double degree agreement for two Master's study programs with the world-renowned KU Leuven, which is regularly ranked in the top 10 in the EU, is a special event for Fachhochschule Dortmund," commented Prof. Dr. Stephan Weyers, Vice-Rector for Teaching and Studies. "It is also the result of more than ten years of intensive collaboration in various projects. The students are getting a great opportunity." The first Dortmund students are expected to transfer to Leuven in the winter semester 2024/25.

Appreciating the new cooperation (from left): from Fachhochschule Dortmund, Dean of Computer Science Prof. Dr. Daniel Hamburg, Prof. Dr. Stephan Weyers, Vice-Rector for Teaching and Studies, and Prof. Dr. Sonja Kuhnt, Vice-Dean of Computer Science for Research and International Affairs, as well as from KU Leuven Prof. Dr. Koen Eneman, Dean of Studies of the Faculty of Engineering Technology, Prof. Dr. Bert Lauwers, Dean of the Faculty of Engineering Technology, International Representative Prof. Dr. Peter Arras and Hilde Lauwere. Koen Eneman, Dean of Studies of the Faculty of Engineering Technology, Prof. Dr. Bert Lauwers, Dean of the Faculty of Engineering Technology, International Affairs Officer Prof. Dr. Peter Arras and Hilde Lauwereys, Coordinator for International Affairs, as well as Prof. Dr. Carsten Wolff and Thorsten Ruben from Fachhochschule Dortmund as those responsible for the study programs.