Smart Technologies for Sports and Health Free University of Bozen-Bolzano

Overview

The Smart Technologies for Sports and Health degree from Free University of Bozen-Bolzano students will benefit from an interdisciplinary education, including courses in computer engineering, biotechnology and biomedical sciences, electrical engineering, and automation and robotics, to address key societal challenges in sports and health. This programme is grounded in South Tyrol while maintaining a strong international outlook. This is guaranteed by being taught entirely in English with teaching staff as well as students coming from Italy, Europe and the entire world. 

Courses combine theory and engineering practice. Lecture halls are equipped with modern technology to enable hybrid and distance learning, and e-learning tools are used to complement and support lectures. Laboratory and project activities are seamlessly integrated into the programme and students have access to state-of-the-art software tools and equipment in the various laboratories associated with the programme at our Campus NOI Techpark.

Courses are taught by leading research professors from unibz, supported by experts from relevant industries. In-class learning is further enriched by experiential learning activities that build bridges between courses and between academia and industry.Upon graduation, students can take the Italian state examination for the profession of Ingegnere dell’informazione (Information Engineer) and after passing this examination to join the Ordine degli Ingegneri (Italian Chamber of Engineers) - Section A.

Career Opportunities:

Our graduates will be able to design, implement and validate embedded systems and cognitive robotic systems for sport and health, mastering technologies across hardware and software layers. They will integrate sensors and actuators with embedded artificial intelligence, address security and privacy, and interact with users based on human factors principles to enhance physical and mental health as well as performance.  The programme provides students with the tools for a career as an engineer or consultant in companies that provide products and services for health, rehabilitation, fitness and sport, or as a researcher in public and private research institutions working in the field of information technology for sport and health.

Well prepared and ready for the job market. On the website of AlmaLaurea you can check statistical data about graduates’ satisfaction and their employability.