Delft University of Technology - TU Delft
speciality: Mineral & Mining Engineering

TU Delft is seen as one of the most prestigious technical universities in the world. However, the conditions in real life differ much from the appearances online. There is no actual, coherent structure for the university overall; each faculty can choose their rules. Hence, many things could be improved for the Materials Science and Engineering faculty. They advertise a very diverse curriculum and many options regarding courses. However, you are limited in the courses you can take and the time in which you can do that, as graduation within 2 years is quite unlikely. There are about 45 ECTS of mandatory courses, unevenly distributed through courses, which do not reflect the actual workload expected to be put in to pass the classes. Overall, I would say it is important to research the faculty you want to apply to well before deciding to come here. (Also, watch out for the very real housing crisis in The Netherlands and especially in Delft)