Industrial Product Design
"Will you be the product designer of the future?"
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.
This programme is unique in Belgium.
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.
Located in the heart of Kortrijk, a UNESCO City of Design in Belgium, our Industrial Design Centre benefits from its position in a city characterized by the many international companies housed there and their reputation for fine craftsmanship, innovation, and quality design.
Year after year, our graduates are being recognized for the outstanding quality of their work: Textirama awards 2021, Ecodesign awards OVAM 2020, Salone del Mobile in Milano 2021, Designer of the Year 2020, Henry Van de Velde awards, Reddot Design Awards.
There is also a wide selection of international exchange opportunities to consider. There is the Erasmus programme with several schools to choose from, internships abroad, and the chance to go to DeTao in Shanghai for two semesters. Throughout the programme there are many opportunities to connect with professionals in the field. There is also great job security after graduation.
- Wypis ocen – jeśli wciąż się uczysz i dlatego nie masz jeszcze świadectwa ukończenia szkoły średniej, bardzo ważne jest załączenie wypisu. Szczegółowe informacje na temat sposobu wypełniania tego dokumentu znajdziesz tutaj.
- Świadectwo dojrzałości – w przypadku ukończenia szkoły średniej nie potrzebujesz wypisu ocen – wystarczy, że do formularza aplikacyjnego załączysz Świadectwo dojrzałości wraz ze świadectwem ukończenia liceum (bądź technikum).
- List motywacyjny (min. 250, max. 750 znaków ze spacjami) - wskazówki, jak napisać list motywacyjny znajdziesz tutaj. Możesz też tutaj zamówić darmową instrukcję, wraz z przykładami.
Ta uczelnia pobiera bezzwrotną opłatę administracyjną aplikacyjną w wysokości 50€.
Spełnienie wymagań w zakresie języka angielskiego można udokumentować w jeden z następujących sposobów:
- IELTS Academic - 6.5
- TOEFL - 79
- Duolingo English Test - 110
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.
