Fontys ICT Bachelor Thesis Template

NOTE: This template is not officially endorsed by Fontys University of Applied Sciences. Use of this template is at your own risk; the author assumes no responsibility for errors, omissions, or academic consequences.

A comprehensive (unofficial) Typst template for ICT bachelor theses at Fontys University of Applied Sciences (FTenL), Netherlands.

Quick Start

NOTE: You must follow these install steps, since the package is NOT public on "Typst Universe"

1. Install Typst
2. Clone the repository
3. Run make install to install the template to the correct location. This will create a symlink to this folder.
4. Now you can run typst init @local/fontys-ftenl-thesis-template:0.1.0 my-thesis where you want to your thesis to live

Features

• Cover page
• Information page with all required details
• Abstract page
• Fully automatic word counting - powered by the wordometer package!
• Automatic table of contents, list of figures, and list of tables
• Support for abbreviations and glossary
• Mermaid chart support - create professional diagrams using the oxdraw package
• Harvard citation style (Cite Them Right 12th edition)
• Statement of authenticity
• Customizable fonts (body text and monospace)
• Clean, modular structure with separate content files
• Proper page numbering following academic standards:
  • Roman numerals (i, ii, iii...) for front matter
  • Arabic numerals (1, 2, 3...) for main content, bibliography, and appendix
  • Roman numerals (continuing) for statement of authenticity

Project Structure

 ── thesis /
    ├── chapters/              # Your thesis chapters
    │   ├── 01-introduction.typ
    │   └── 0x-conclusion.typ
    ├── content/               # Separate content files
    │   ├── abstract.typ       # Your abstract
    │   ├── glossary.typ       # Glossary entries
    │   └── abbreviations.typ  # List of abbreviations
    ├── assets/                # Assets directory
    │   ├── charts/            # Mermaid chart files (.mmd)
    │   └── signature.png      # Your signature (optional)
    ├── appendix/              # Appendix files (optional)
    │   └── appendix.typ       # Appendix content
    ├── main.typ               # Main file (configure)
    └── references.bib         # Bibliography file

Complete Parameter Reference

Required Parameters

• title (content): Thesis title
• author (string): Author name

Thesis Information

• thesis-type (string): Type of thesis (default: "Bachelor Thesis")
• student-number (string): Your student number
• study (string): Your study program (default: "Software Engineering")
• period (string): Internship/thesis period (optional)
• date (string): Submission date (default: current date)

Company Information

• company (string): Company name
• company-address (string): Company street address (optional)
• company-postal (string): Postal code and city (optional)
• company-country (string): Country (optional)
• company-phone (string): Company phone number (optional)
• company-supervisor (string): Your supervisor at the company
• location (string): Location for the cover page (optional)

University Information

• university-supervisor (string): Your university supervisor
• examiner (string): The examiner (optional)

Content

• abstract (content): Abstract text (import from content/abstract.typ)
• acknowledgements (content or none): Acknowledgements text (default: none, disabled by default)
• glossary (array): Glossary entries (import from content/glossary.typ)
• abbreviations (array): Abbreviations list (import from content/abbreviations.typ)
• bibliography-file (string or none): Path to .bib file (e.g., "references.bib")
• appendix (content or none): Appendix content (include from appendix/appendix.typ)
• confidential (boolean): Whether the thesis is confidential (default: false)

AI Usage Declaration

• ai-used (boolean): Whether AI tools were used in the thesis (default: false)
• ai-tools (content or none): List of AI tools used (e.g., "ChatGPT, GitHub Copilot")
• ai-chapter-description (content or none): Description of where AI was used in the thesis
• ai-usage-explanation (content or none): Explanation of why and how AI was used

Styling

• font-body (string or array): Font(s) for body text (default: Linux Libertine with fallbacks)
• font-mono (string or array): Font(s) for code/monospace text (default: DejaVu Sans Mono with fallbacks)
• font-size (length): Base font size (default: 11pt)
• margin (dictionary): Page margins (default: 1.5in left/right, 1in top/bottom)