The High-Tech Innovation master’s specialisation is Leiden University’s new special track within each of our core MSc programmes Astronomy, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and Computer Science that focuses on a research career in industry. Are you interested in exploring how cutting-edge technologies from various fields of expertise come together to transform fundamental discoveries and innovation into workable products in the high-tech industry and wish to learn more about Leiden’s HTI programme? Then join us at a special online information session on Tuesday, February 12th 2026, 16:00 hrs Dutch time.

16:00 hrs: Welcome and Introduction to the programme plus Q&A by Prof. Koenraad Schalm (Programme Coordinator Physics)

16:30 hrs: Example lecture High-Tech Innovation by professor Marco Beijersbergen (CEO Cosine B.V.)

17:15 hrs: Q&A 

You can sign up here.

Questions?

For more information about this specialisation, please visit the HTI website.
For specific questions about this specialisation or questions about this event, please email hightech@science.leidenuniv.nl .