The Institute of Engineering Assen is part of the Hanze University Groningen in the Netherlands. The Institute is based in Assen where it offers a Bachelor Programme in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and a Master Programme in Sensor System Engineering. It started in September 2008 as a European pioneer in the field of sensor technology education, and is working closely together with partners such as Astron and Nederlandse Aardolie Maatschappij (NAM) / Shell.