Electromechanical Engineering

Overview

This master's programme offers a broad range of scientific knowledge and combines a multidisciplinary engineering training with in-depth specialisation (you can choose between four options). As a student, you'll be in close contact with highly qualified academic staff and specialists from industry and research institutes, all within a highly international context in Brussels, the capital of Europe. Start your career in engineering practice or research, and prepare yourself for a challenging and exciting future.

• Aeronautics: Study the versatile aspects of state-of-the-art technology in aeronautics and spin-off possibilities in other industries and gain insight into all aspects of the design, construction, exploitation and maintenance of spacecraft and aircraft.
• Energy: Investigate the current and future issues associated with sustainable energy supplies and explore all aspects of energy: from primary sources to the smart energy carriers used in industry, transportation, and domestic applications. By the end of this program, you'll have a profound understanding of the main challenges in the energy supply and renewable energy sources and the important links between energy policies and energy savings.
• Robotics and mechanical construction: Discover and put into practice all the aspects of the conception, design, manufacturing, and control of mechanical and electromechanical devices. The two main pillars of this major are:
  • Mechanical design and manufacturing
  • Robotics, automation, and control
• In this major, you'll get all the necessary tools for developing integrated electromechanical systems and stand-alone machines (sensors, actuators, controllers and mechanical systems). In addition, you'll become familiar with methods for designing and constructing machines and structures, as well as with modern design and manufacturing techniques, including micro-manufacturing and micro-systems.
• Sustainable transport and automotive engineering: Transportation systems, whether they’re designed for humans or goods, require specialised engineers for their design, control and maintenance. In this major, we'll take a deep dive into all aspects of land-based means of transportation: structure, materials, sources of energy, propulsion, electronics, and lighting. In addition, you'll explore rail infrastructure and logistics, with a focus on sustainable mobility.

Thanks to the large number of projects - 50% of the training is project based - students acquire the appropriate skills, knowledge and work culture for their future careers.

Accreditation

All degree programmes offered by VUB are accredited by the Dutch-Flemish Accreditation Organisation (NVAO), ensuring that they meet the highest predefined quality standards. Alongside this official quality control system, VUB has an internal Quality Control Commission in charge of permanently monitoring the quality of education.