Circular Engineering

Overview

Do you want to save our planet? As the world's population continues to grow, we must drastically rethink the way we produce and consume. Our throw-away society must be radically changed so that we do not deplete the earth and burden the environment. Simple solutions, such as recycling, are not enough: we must prevent pollution from occurring in the first place. 

What if all products could be repaired, reused, remanufactured, or eventually recycled? What if production processes only used renewable energy and non-toxic substances? Products and production processes are designed by engineers. Therefore, the transition to a sustainable future starts with training a new type of engineer: the circular engineer. A professional with in-depth knowledge and the technical know-how to apply principles of circularity in product and process design. In a circular economy, products and materials are kept in use for as long as possible, thus greatly reducing waste and harmful emissions to soil, air and water 

Circularity and sustainability are interwoven throughout the entire curriculum of the bachelor’s in Circular Engineering , and you research real-world cases in small working groups of fellow students. In this way, the programme offers a motivating and unique approach to engineering education, with much practical training and fewer lectures. Will you help to build a greener future? 

Your Future

After graduating from the Circular Engineering at  Maastricht University , you will have a solid background in engineering, combined with in depth knowledge of chemical engineering, biotechnology or engineering physics, depending on your concentration in year 3. You also know how to apply the principles of circularity and sustainability within these fields. You are able to look beyond existing boundaries and connect different disciplines and stakeholders. In short, a graduate of the bachelor’s in Circular Engineering is a technical professional who can make a difference for a sustainable future.

Circular Engineering is one of the first engineering programmes in the world with a partially open curriculum, designed to give you many choices in pursuing a master's degree. You can shape your own curriculum with the elective courses in the second year and the concentration of courses in the third year. An academic advisor guides you in these choices, to ensure you meet the entry requirements of the master’s programmes you are interested in. Some examples of master's programmes that graduates can pursue are:

• Chemical engineering
• Applied physics
• Industrial ecology
• Sustainable energy technology
• Water technology
• Biotechnology
• Environmental engineering