They brought in seasoned professionals from the industry to share their stories and lessons with us. This was very inspirational and educational. The goal was to build a (fictional) start-up from scratch, covering all the important areas of the process.

I am very happy with my choice for this master programme, because I can study at two different universities and get a double degree. Moreover, there are plenty of extracurricular activities organized by the master school, in partnership with other universities in Europe.

At TU Delft, I very much enjoy the international atmosphere; sharing stories with people from all over the world. In the future, I would love to start my own company together with other motivated students, or work for a large company that impacts the world. The primary goal is to use my knowledge to help as many people as possible.

Robert Carosi

The people, including course responsible and assistants, motivated me to contribute in creating a better version of this world.

The success factors of EIT programme is the combination of research and entrepreneurial mindset. And TU Delft is the perfect natural place where this arrangement can be achieved because the courses of my Medical Visualization track are not only oriented on technical knowledge acquisition, but also on literature research and practical real-world applications.

I learned both how to write a scientific paper and to design amazing products, for example a GUI for Coronary Artery Visualization, a dancing NAO robot, recognize handwritten digits etc. Last but not least, I also got an internship related to my thesis project in one of the TUD industrial partner, and I am really excited about it as it could boost my career.

I chose this destination because I was really attracted by the Scandinavian way of life and renowned education system. The first year of DMT has a fairly broad programme that enhances your general knowledge: from web services to data processing, including digital signal processing or visualisation.

Summer school
Then I took my summer school in Eindhoven. The organisation was amazing, with a nice hotel, fun activities, interesting courses (of I&E), mind-opening talks from entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, the vice president of Philips… During this great two-week programme I also got to know some EIT students who were neither from my track nor my entry-university.

Exit University: TU Delft
I had trouble choosing my exit university but I eventually opted for TU Delft, not only for the medical imaging specialisation, but also for its reputation in term of computer vision, its large campus and its strategic place in Europe. The second year is more technically oriented. For me, this year was the most enriching part of my whole degree programme. I enhanced my skills in programming, I learned more about image/signal processing and I discovered machine learning and big data. Moreover, Anna Vilanova and Elmar Eisemann are extremely inspiring people, I learned a lot from them and I am grateful I had the opportunity to be under their supervision while working on my Master's thesis.

Internship
I completed my Master's programme with an internship at Philips Research in Eindhoven. The position was offered directly by EIT in a company from the partners' network. I spent seven months working on the diagnostics of sleep apnoea from endoscopic videos. Once I finished, Philips offered me either a position or a PhD in the continuation of the internship. The mix of research and industry orientation was something I was looking for. However, I decided not to accept their offer in order to find a job in a startup, since EIT has infected me with the spirit of innovation.