Master of Engineering: Energy (Leuven)

KU Leuven's 'Master of Engineering: Energy' addresses the main issues of mechanical and electrical energy engineering in a balanced and integrated manner, together with an in-depth appreciation of the socio-economic preconditions that have an impact on the engineer’s sphere of action.

Strengths

• This masters is a unique interdisciplinary energy-based program in Belgium and has a pioneering role in Europe.
• The education is offered by a strong academic core team of a dozen full-time professors with large research expertise (all top researchers in their field, ‘embedded’ in a multitude of international research activities and collaborations), augmented with a diverse group of part-time guest professors from industry with specific knowledge on energy topics ‘from the field’.
• The master is supported in the fields of sustainable energy and intelligent energy systems by EnergyVille, a close research collaboration among the universities KU Leuven and UHasselt, and the research institutes VITO and imec.
• The program has a truly international scope and collaborates globally with partner universities that excel in the energy domain to develop and train the energy scientists and energy technologies of the future.

Program outline

The first year consists of electrical and mechanical engineering courses, as well as several techno-economic, energy-related subjects and integrated problem solving and project work.

In the second year, your specialization is developed by, amongst others, writing a master's thesis on a subject related to electrical energy, thermomechanical energy, techno-economic aspects, or a combination. You can also participate in an international exchange or do an internship.

Specialization options:

• Thermomechanical energy: emphasis on the mechanical aspects of energy supply and ‘energy machines and systems’.
• Electrical energy: emphasis on the electrical-power aspects of energy supply and energy conversion.
• General techno-economic energy: a broader specialization, with a focus on non-technical aspects (economy, markets, legal framework, environment)