
As part of the four-year PhD training program offered by the Engineering Mechanics graduate school, a joint series of EM graduate courses is organized. PhD students of the EM Graduate School are required to obtain at least 8 credit points (EC) in EM courses (see EM certificate for details), which provides an opportunity to keep track of developments in the field outside of their own research focus.
The duration of a cycle in the EM course program is 2 years. The course program is closely aligned with the EM research themes and is composed of:
- Full courses (3EC): 6 day courses covering the wide scope of key areas in EM. Two such courses are organized every year. These courses include a rapid summary of basics followed by advanced topics that are beyond the MSc level.
- Topical courses (0.5 or 1EC): 1 or 2 day courses on specific subjects. These courses may either strengthen the generic basis or provide specific in depth knowledge. About 4 such courses are offered every year.
EM graduate courses follow a general framework, which consists of clusters of lecturing, alternated with (computer or lab) exercises to obtain hands-on experience. In principle, staff members of the participating universities lecture the courses, supported by invited (international) experts (acting as guest lecturers) where relevant.
Each EM course is closed with an assessment. The assessments are graded with pass or fail. Course participants have to pass the assessment to receive the credit points for that course. A resit opportunity is offered in the case that a course is failed. PhD students should consult their local graduate school to transfer their EM credits.
The EM courses are free of charge for EM students. Students from sister graduate schools like JMBC, DISC and GRASMECH may participate in the joint courses of the EM Graduate School, provided room for participants from the sister schools is left. Students from the EM Graduate School can participate in the courses of the sister graduate schools.

Upcoming courses
27-28 January 2022: Solving Structural Acoustic Couple Problems
Date | Postponed |
Location | University of Twente |
Coordinator | Ysbrand Wijnant |
Lecturers | Ysbrand Wijnant (UT), Ines Arteaga Lopez (TU/e) |
25 -26 April 2022: Mechanics in Microsystems
Date | 25 – 26 April 2022 |
Location | University of Technology Delft |
Coordinator | Hans Goosen |
Lecturers | Hans Goosen, Gerard Verbiest, Sabina Caneva, Murali Ghatkesar |
10-12 May 2022: Discontinuities interfaces, fluid-structure interaction and Multi-phase problems
Date | 10-12 May 2022 |
Location | Eindhoven University of Technology |
Coordinatior | Harald van Brummelen |
Lecturers | Harald van Brummelen (TUe), Clemens Verhoosel (TUe), Joris Remmers (TUe) |
2022 Experimental Engineering Mechanics
Date | September 2022* |
Location | Eindhoven University of Technology |
Coordinator | Johan Hoefnagels (TUe) |
Lecturers |
Tentative date*
2-4 and 8-10 November 2022: Multi-scale and Micromechanics
Date | 2-4 and 8-10 November 2022 |
Location | Eindhoven University of Technology |
Coordinator | Marc Geers |
Lecturers | I. Doghri (UCL), H. van Dommelen(TU/e), J. Hoefnagels (TU/e), M. Hütter (TU/e), V. Kouznetsova (TU/e), T. Pardoen(UCL), R. Peerlings (TU/e), O. van der Sluis (TU/e), R. Luttge(TU/e), C. Ayas (TUD), Y. van der Burgt (TU/e), F. Maresca (RUG), Y. Wang(TUe) |
8-9 December 2022: Mechanics of Large Deformations
Date: | 8-9 December 2022 |
Location | University of Twente |
Coordinator | Ton van den Boogaard |
Lecturers | T. van den Boogaard(UT), J. Hazrati Marangalou (UT) |
16 – 17 February 2023: Scientific Computing
Date | 16-17 February 2023 |
Location: | Eindhoven University of Technology |
Coordinator | Clemens Verhoosel, Joris Remmers |
Lecturers | Clemens Verhoosel, Joris Remmers |

Past courses
3-4 November 2021: Solution Methods in Computational Mechanics (EM-JMBC)
Date | 3-4 November 2021 |
Location | Eindhoven University of Technology |
Coordinator | dr. ir. J.H.M. (Jan) ten Thije Boonkkamp |
Lecturers | M. Anthonissen, J. ten Thije Boonkkamp |
6-8 & 13-15 September 2021: Nonlinear Material Mechanics
Date | 6-8 September 2021 13-15 September 2021 |
Location | Online |
Coordinator | prof.dr.ir. A.H. (Ton) van den Boogaard |
Lecturers | Javad Hazrati (UT)Remko Akkerman (UT), Ton van den Boogaard (UT), Bert Geijselaers (UT), Stefan Luding (UT), Vanessa Magnanimo (UT), Semih Perdahcýoðlu (UT), Angelo Simone (TUD), Bert Sluys (TUD), Anthony Thornton (UT) |
Date | 23-25 June, 2021 29, 30 June and 1 July, 2021 |
Location | Online |
Coordinator | prof. dr. ir. F. (Fred) van Keulen |
Lecturers | Dr. Paolo Tiso (ETH Zurich), Prof.dr.ir. Patrick Onck (RUG), Dr.ir. Frans van der Meer (TUD), Dr. C.L. Walters (TUD), Dr.ir. Matthijs Langelaar (TUD), Dr.ir. Hans Goosen (TUD), Prof.dr.ir. Fred van Keulen |
20 & 21 May 2021: Optimization and parameter identification
Date | 20 & 21 May 2021 |
Location | Online |
Coordinator | dr. ir. M. (Matthijs) Langelaar |
Lecturers | P. Etman (TU/e), M. Langelaar (TUD), J. Havinga (UT) |
12-13-14 April 2021: Continuum Thermodynamics
Date | 12-14 April 2021 |
Location | Online |
Coordinator | dr. S.R. (Sergio) Turteltaub |
Lecturers | S. Turteltaub (TUD), A. Suiker (TU/e), V. Kouznetsova (TU/e) |
25-28 Januari & 2-3 Februari, Advanced Dynamics
Date | 25-28 Januari & 2-3 Februari, 2021 |
Location | Online |
Coordinator | Dr. F. (Farbod) Alijani |
Lecturers | Farbod Alijani (TUD) Alejandro Aragon (TUD) Peter G. Steeneken (TUD) Pierpaolo Belardinelli (University of Marche) Hassan HosseinNia (TUD) Dario Di Maio (UT) Marcel Ellenbroek (UT) Jurnan Schilder (UT) Peter Wellens (TUD) Gerard Verbiest (TUD) |
16 -18 December 2020: Mechanics of large deformations
Date | 16 – 18 December 2020 |
Location | Online |
Coordinator | Dr. Javad Hazrati |
Lecturers | prof. dr.ir. A.H. van den Boogaard (UT), Dr. ir. Bert Geijselaers (UT), Dr. Semih Perdahcıoğlu (UT), Dr. Javad Hazrati(UT) |
9-11 November & 23-25 November 2020: Multi-scale and micromechanics
Date | 9-11 November 2020 23 – 25 November 2020 |
Location | Online |
Coordinator | prof. dr. ir. M.G.D. Geers |
Lecturers | Can Ayas (TUD), Yoeri van de Burgt (TU/e), Issam Doghri (Université Catholique de Louvain), Hans van Dommelen (TU/e), Marc Geers (TU/e), Johan Hoefnagels(TU/e), Markus Hütter (TU/e), Varvara Kouznetsova (TU/e), Regina Luttge (TU/e), Franscesco Maresca (Groningen University), Thomas Pardoen (Université Catholique de Louvain), Ron Peerlings (TU/e), Olaf van der Sluis (Philips research, TU/e) |
30 September – 1 October 2020: Experimental Engineering Mechanics
Date | 30 September – 1 October, 2020 |
Location | Online |
Coordinator | Dr.ir. J. (Johan) Hoefnagels |
Lecturers | Johan Hoefnagels (TUe), |
11-13 May 2020: Discontinuities, interfaces, fluidstructure interaction multi‐phase problems
Date | 11-13 May 2020 |
Location | Online |
Coordinator | prof.dr.ir. E.H. van Brummelen |
Lecturers | Prof.dr.ir. Harald van Brummelen (TU/e) Dr. ir. Joris Remmers (TU/e) Dr. ir. Clemens Verhoosel (TU/e) |
April 2020: Mechanics in Microsystems
Date | April 2020 | ||
Location | Delft University of Technology | ||
Coordinator | Dr. ir. H. (Hans) Goosen | ||
Lecturers | Hans Goosen (TUD), |
5-6 March, 2020: Solving Structural Acoustic Coupled problems
Date | 5-6 March, 2020 |
Location | Eindhoven University of Technology, University of Twente |
Coordinator | Dr.ir. Y.H. Wijnant |
Lecturers | Dr. ir. Ysbrand Wijnant (UT), Prof.dr.ir. Ines Arteaga Lopez (TU/e) |
5-6 December 2019: Solution methods in computational mechanics (EM-JMBC)
Date | 5-6 December 2019 |
Location | Eindhoven University of Technology |
Coordinator | dr. ir. J.H.M. (Jan) ten Thije Boonkkamp |
Lecturers | M. Anthonissen, J. ten Thije Boonkkamp |
9-10 July 2019: Reliability, Lifetime and System Health
Date | 9-10 July 2019 |
Location | University of Twente |
Coordinator | Prof. dr. ir. T. (Tiedo) Tinga |
Lecturers | Prof. dr. ir. Tiedo Tinga, Dr. ir. Richard Loendersloot, Dr. Alberto Martinetti, Prof. dr. Marielle Stoelinga |
13-15 May & 3-5 June 2019: Stability of Structures
Date | 13-15 May 2019 3-5 June 2019 |
Location | Delft University of Technology |
Coordinator | prof. dr. ir. F. (Fred) van Keulen |
Lecturers | Dr. Paolo Tiso (ETH Zurich), Prof.dr.ir. Patrick Onck (RUG), Dr.ir. Frans van der Meer (TUD), Dr.ir. Matthijs Langelaar (TUD), Dr.ir. Hans Goosen (TUD), Prof.dr.ir. Fred van Keulen |
6-7 December 2018: Mechanics of large deformations
Date | 6-7 December 2018 |
Location | University of Twente |
Coordinator | prof.dr.ir. A.H (Ton) van den Boogaard |
Lecturers | Prof. dr. ir. Ton van den Boogaard, Dr. ir. Bert Geijselaers, Dr. Semih Perdahcıoğlu, Dr. Javad Hazrati |
12-14 November & 19-21 November 2018: Multi-scale and micro-mechanics
Date | 12-14 November 2018 19-21 November 2018 |
Location | Online |
Coordinator | prof.dr.ir. M.G.D. (Marc) Geers |
Lecturers | Can Ayas (TUD) Yoeri van de Burgt (TU/e) Issam Doghri (Université Catholique de Louvain) Hans van Dommelen (TU/e) Marc Geers (TU/e) Johan Hoefnagels(TU/e) Markus Hütter (TU/e) Varvara Kouznetsova (TU/e) Regina Luttge (TU/e) Patrick Onck (Groningen University) Thomas Pardoen (Université Catholique de Louvain) Ron Peerlings (TU/e) Olaf van der Sluis (Philips research, TU/e) |
10-11 September 2018: Experimental engineering mechanics
Date | 10-11 September 2018 |
Location | Online |
Coordinator | dr.ir. J.P.M. (Johan) Hoefnagels |
Lecturers | Prof. Vikram Deshpande, Dr. Benoit Blaysat, Dr. ir. Matthijn de Rooij, Dr. ir. Wouter Grouve, Dr. ir. Mark van Turnhout |
25-27 June & 2-4 July 2018: Advanced Dynamics
Date | 25-27 June 2018 2-4 July 2018 |
Location | Delft University of Technology University of Twente |
Coordinator | dr. F. (Farbod) Alijani |
Lecturers | Farbod Alijani(TUD), Peter G. Steeneken (TUD), Peter Wellens (TUD), Dennis de klerk (TUD), Maarten van der Seijs (TUD), Rob Fey (TU/e), Jurnan Schilder (UT), Marcel Ellenbroek (UT), Dario Di Maio (UT), Sebastian Schafhirt (Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy) |
14-16 May 2018: Discontinuities, interfaces, fluid-structure interaction and multi-phase problems
Date | 14-16 May 2018 |
Location | Eindhoven University of Technology |
Coordinator | prof.dr.ir. E.H. (Harald) van Brummelen |
Lecturers | Harald van Brummelen, Joris Remmers, Clemens Verhoosel |
10-11 April 2018: Mechanics in micro-systems
Date | 10-11 April 2018 |
Location | Delft University of Technology |
Coordinator | dr.ir. J.F.L. (Hans) Goosen |
Lecturers | Hans Goosen, Merlijn Sprengen, Banafsheh Sadjadi, Murali Ghatkesar |
25-26 January 2018: Solving Structural Acoustic Coupled Problems
Date | 25-26 January 2018 |
Location | Eindhoven University of Technology |
Coordinator | prof.dr.ir. I. (Ines) Lopez |
Lecturers | Ines Lopez (TU/e), Ysbrand Wijnant (UT) |