MSc in Artificial Intelligence
Groningen, Netherlands
DURATION
2 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
01 May 2025*
EARLIEST START DATE
01 Sep 2025
TUITION FEES
EUR 24,200 / per year **
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* Dutch, EU/EEA and non-EU/EEA students
** for Non-EU|for EU/EEA EUR 2,530
Introduction
What is intelligent behavior? How can computers recognize faces and objects? In this program, you will learn how to design and implement intelligent systems.
The core topics in the Master's program Artificial Intelligence are autonomous perceptive systems, cognitive robotics, and multi-agent systems.
Autonomous Systems
A robot taking samples and collecting information on the moon is an example of an autonomous system. It operates and carries out missions independently. Regardless of its surroundings, it responds with a certain intelligence. While traditional AI focuses on cognition and reasoning as isolated abilities, we strongly believe in perception as an active behavior, which is integrated into general cognition.
Cognitive Robotics
The courses taught in the area of cognitive robotics are related to research in social robotics, the origin of robotic communication, and to the way in which robots recognize movement. Research is conducted at the Artificial Intelligence and Cognitive Engineering Institute.
Multi-agent Systems
When a team of robots plays football they have to communicate and cooperate with each other. This is an example of a multi-agent system. When designing these systems, techniques from computing science and logic are combined with knowledge about the interaction amongst humans and animals.
Why study this program in Groningen?
- Be part of a program with excellent reviews
- Awarded 'Top Rated program' label (Higher Education Guide 2017) and awarded best master's degree program AI in the Netherlands according to Elsevier
- Challenging graduation projects
- Our faculty is the home of the 2016 Nobel Prize Winner in Chemistry, Ben Feringa, and the Nobel Prize winner in Physics, Frits Zernike
Curriculum
2-year program; credits per year: 60 ECTS; most courses are 5 ECTS.
Program options
- Multi-Agent Systems (specialization)
- Computational Intelligence and Robotics (specialization)
- HTSM Honours Master (honors program)
Study abroad
- Study abroad is recommended
- For an average of 20 weeks
- Maximum of 60 EC
Exchange: All our science and engineering programs offer study abroad possibilities at a number of partner institutions. Our partners include top-100 universities in Europe (for example in Germany, UK, and Sweden) and in the USA, China, South-East Asia, and South America. Our exchange programs have a typical duration of one semester and count toward your final degree.
Admissions
Career Opportunities
Job prospects
Once you have obtained your Master's degree in Artificial Intelligence, you can apply your skills in research & development, for instance, air traffic and space labs, where you make sure that intelligent and innovative technologies are used during the design process. You could also choose to get a job at a research institute where you work as a researcher. This can be done at a university (Ph.D.) or at a research institute like TNO. About 50% of our students choose a career as a scientist.
Where do graduated master AI students work at the moment? Maarten van Grachten and Mathijs Homminga did the AI master in the old doctoral program and they specialized in very different directions. Mathijs works as a software engineer at the IT company Evermind. He programs and implements innovative IT projects for shops. Maarten is doing a Ph.D. in Barcelona where he investigates how a computer can compose jazz music.
Job examples
- Ph.D. research position
- Industrial Research & Development
- Software engineer
Program Admission Requirements
Show your commitment and readiness for Grad school by taking the GRE - the most broadly accepted exam for graduate programs internationally.