Student enrollment in MSc MPA drastically doubled
(11-09-2025) We made the news! Student enrollment in our Master of Science in Machine and Production Automation Engineering Technology has doubled.
UGent Campus Kortrijk kicks off this academic year with twice as many first-year students in the Industrial Engineering: Machine and Production Automation Engineering program.
Our beloved Prof. Johannes Cottyn shared more about this yesterday on the evening news at Regionale Media Maatschappij (Focus & WTV / Picstory). Check out the video report!
We are looking forward to guiding this growing group of future engineers on their journey at Universiteit Gent.
Check out the LinkedIn post and get involved!
AI, virtual models, autonomous production environments, robots, and cobots: these are innovative applications that spark the imagination of young people and are directly applicable in practice.
A heartfelt thank you to everyone – students, staff, lecturers, researchers, schools, and industry partners – who contribute to this success. The enthusiasm is clearly contagious, and together we make the opportunities of our programs and UGent Campus Kortrijk visible!
Slight adapted from UGent Campus Kortrijk LinkedIn.
Our beloved Prof. Johannes Cottyn shared more about this yesterday on the evening news at Regionale Media Maatschappij (Focus & WTV / Picstory). Check out the video report!
We are looking forward to guiding this growing group of future engineers on their journey at Universiteit Gent.
Check out the LinkedIn post and get involved!
A word from UGent Campus Kortrijk...
Young people choosing an engineering degree that is both future-oriented and versatile. The first year of Machine and Production Automation is part of the general first-year curriculum in Industrial Engineering. This allows students to start with a broad foundation and later branch out in multiple directions. Increasingly, young people are drawn to the relevance of automation and smart production processes – and are making a conscious choice for this path. UGent Campus Kortrijk is well known for its personal approach and close collaboration with industry. Students gain access to state-of-the-art infrastructure and acquire hands-on practical experience already during their studies. As a result, our students develop a profile that is highly valued by companies in the region. They are not only choosing an academic program, but also investing in a future full of opportunities – with career paths across a wide range of fast-developing sectors.AI, virtual models, autonomous production environments, robots, and cobots: these are innovative applications that spark the imagination of young people and are directly applicable in practice.
A heartfelt thank you to everyone – students, staff, lecturers, researchers, schools, and industry partners – who contribute to this success. The enthusiasm is clearly contagious, and together we make the opportunities of our programs and UGent Campus Kortrijk visible!
Slight adapted from UGent Campus Kortrijk LinkedIn.