Industrial Product Design
This programme is unique in Belgium, and we have just been awarded as one of the best Product Design schools in the world!
Do you want to design products and services that are both meaningful and sustainable and that improve our living environment? Think of lighting, lawn mowers, smart devices, travel bags, wearables or kitchen tools, but also buses, machines, VR headsets, wheelchairs, and really all the products we use in our daily lives.
In the Bachelor of Industrial Product Design programme, you learn every step of the design process: from creative concept, design and technical development to the presentation of a production-ready design. Key concepts include circularity, creativity, material knowledge, prototyping and sustainability.
Practical experience is ever-present in this creative programme. In the design studios and prototyping workshops of the Industrial Design Center, you experiment with wood, metal and textile processing, 3D printing, laser cutting, water jet cutting, thermoforming, welding, ceramics, and more. You will also be challenged to test your concepts with real people, make them technically ready for production, and refine them in terms of shape, material, color and texture.
International opportunities
Do you like to look beyond borders? Then during the Industrial Product Design program at Howest, you will certainly get the chance to do so. During study trips, you will gather inspiration from designers in Europe, the US, and Asia and visit renowned companies such as Lenovo or Boeing. Occasionally, you will also receive lessons from foreign guest speakers or work with international students in thematic design weeks.
In the final year, you can spend a semester studying at a foreign design school or doing an internship in a foreign company.
- Pažymių išrašas - jei dar nesi baigęs mokyklos, būtina prisegti pažymių išrašą. Smulkesnę informaciją kaip pildyti išrašą ir kada jis reikalingas, rasi čia.
- Brandos atestatas – jei jau esi baigęs mokyklą, išrašo nereikia, užtenka anketoje prisegti savo brandos atestatą.
Pastaba!
- Motyvacinis laiškas yra privalomas dokumentas stojant į šio universiteto programas.
- Matematika - studijoms bus reikalingos geros matematikos žinios, todėl pageidautinas A lygis mokykloje.
- Howest taiko 50 EUR stojimo anketos adminstravimo mokestį.
Anglų kalbos žinias gali patvirtinti vienu iš šių būdų:
- turėti anglų kalbos pažymį brandos atestate ir išlaikyti anglų kalbos valstybinį egzaminą (egzamino rezultatas nėra svarbus, svarbiausia, kad jį išlaikytum)*
- IELTS - 6.5
- TOEFL - 79
- Duolingo English Test - 110
*Jeigu nori pasitikrinti ar tavo anglų kalbos žinios yra pakankamos studijuoti Belgijos aukštosiose – suteikiame galimybę laikyti Oxford anglų kalbos testą. Nors anglų kalbos testas nėra reikalaujamas, patartina žinoti savo galimybes ir kalbos lygį.
Where will you be able to work?
With a degree in Industrial Product Design, you can work in almost any sector: lighting, mechanical engineering, interior design, design agencies, etc. You will work in multidisciplinary teams with R&D managers, designers, technicians and experts from other fields. Of course, you could also work as an independent designer.
The jobs we prepare you for are diverse. This list gives a selection of possible careers:
- product designer
- industrial designer
- project planner
- materials specialist
- production supervisor
- visualiser
- CAM-programmer
- prototyper
- installation designer
- (re)designer
- CAD-drafter
- mechanical designer
94% of our graduates work as designers in manufacturing companies, design agencies or in their own studios. Their work wins awards regularly but at home and abroad.
