Education

Within the EU-funded project QTIndu (Quantum Technologies courses for Industry), that aims to develop the nucleus for a harmonised pan-European short-term training programme in Quantum Technologies, tailored for companies and SMEs in different business sectors, we developed two online courses: Quantum Communication and Quantum Network Explorer (QNE), and Quantum Hardware and Quantum Inspire (QI). After completing the course, we offered a live online workshop to give learners a hands-on opportunity to practice their skills under the guidance of the course instructors.

Scholarships

QuTech offers scholarships for excellent, international applicants interested in a master programme or track in quantum at TU Delft. QuTech Scholarships cover full tuition fees and contribute to living expenses for two years. Students with outstanding performance are offered a PhD position at QuTech. As part of our efforts to achieve gender balance in our institute and in science, we strongly encouraged female students and members of other underrepresented groups in (quantum) sciences and engineering to apply. For the academic years 2024-2026, eight QuTech scholarships were awarded to four female candidates and four male candidates.

Tools from the Quantum Industry Workshop

In December we organised a two-day workshop for internal and external audiences interested in learning about the tools available in the quantum industry through practical, hands-on sessions, which hosted a total of 130 attendees. The event featured industry-leading companies, including Keysight, QuantWare, Intermodulation Products, Qblox, Zurich Instruments and Quantum Machines, and the QuTech demonstrators Quantum Network Explorer and Quantum Inspire. This workshop reflects QuTech Academy’s ongoing commitment to advancing education in quantum technology and supporting the growth of a skilled workforce in the quantum industry. There will be a next edition in December 2025.

Master programme

The MSc programme Quantum Information Science and Technology (QIST) is a multidisciplinary quantum-oriented master programme launched this year. All QuTech Academy courses are featured as core or elective courses of the QIST programme.

Apart from the QIST programme, QuTech Academy offers master courses at TU Delft for students with a background in Applied Physics, Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, Computer Science, or Computer Engineering and Embedded Systems enrolled in one of the selected master programmes in the Applied Sciences (AS) or Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science (EEMCS) faculties of TU Delft. The QIST programme is a cooperation between Leiden University (Faculty of Science) and TU Delft (Faculty of Applied Sciences, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics & Computer Science, QuTech).

Quantum education beyond QuTech

Some of our principal investigators/group leaders contributed their expertise to master and bachelor programs of the faculties of EEMCS (Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science) and AS (Applied Sciences).

Electronics for physicists

The QuTech Electronics team offered an ‘Electronics for Physicists’ course, which is of great value for PhD and postdoctoral students from the universities of Delft, Leiden, and Twente. In the course students study electronics, measurement techniques and equipment with a strong focus on practical applications. In 2024, 77 students participated in the course.