
Overview
This three-year, full-time programme in Industrial Product Design from Howest University of Applied Sciences is taught entirely in English and is offered at our Kortrijk campus to both local and international students. In our fully equipped workshops, students are immersed in a world of advanced prototyping, creativity and innovative problem solving, human-centered design techniques, materials and technology.
The students are encouraged to sketch, develop, build and test their ideas freely with the support of an experienced team of instructors and in close collaboration with the industry.
Have you always been an inventor at heart? Now is your chance to transform yourself into a professional designer by following the Industrial Product Design programme at Howest. You will learn how to invent new solutions and optimise existing ones to improve daily life today and tomorrow.
You will innovate, experiment, and design sustainable products that are beautiful, functional, and ready for production.
This hands-on programme combines state-of-the-art technology, technical skills and a solution-oriented approach together with your creativity. In our Industrial Design Center, you will experiment with a wide range of techniques: wood, metal and textile processing, 3D printing, laser and water jet cutting, welding, ceramics and more.
In our makerspace and studios, you will grow step by step into a true creator who invents prototypes, tests, and fine-tunes their designs until they are ready for production. After three years, you will have mastered each step of the design process and you will be prepared to start working in companies, design agencies or as a freelancer. Before you know it, you will have your first product on the market, and maybe even your first award ...
Career opportunities:
With an Industrial Product Design diploma, you can work in almost any sector: lighting, mechanical engineering, interior design, and more. You will be able to work in multidisciplinary teams with R&D managers, designers, technicians, and experts from other fields. You could also work as an independent designer.
The professions we prepare you for are very diverse: product designer, work planner, materials expert, industrial designer, production super visor, visualizer, CAM programmer, prototyper, stand designer, (re) designer, CAD draftsman, creative brain, mechanical designer, etc. 94% of our graduates work as designers in a self-creating company, a design agency, or their own studio. Their creations regularly win awards at home and abroad.
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Visit programme websiteProgramme Structure
Courses include:
- Design for Industry: focuses on engineering and production
- Design for Identity: focuses on style, form and visualisation
- Design for Impact: focuses on people and society
- Design for Identity
- Matching Furnishing
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Duration
- Full-time
- 36 months
Start dates & application deadlines
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- Apply before , EEA/EU
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Academic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
Student insurance
Make sure to cover your health, travel, and stay while studying abroad. Even global coverages can miss important items, so make sure your student insurance ticks all the following:
- Additional medical costs (i.e. dental)
- Repatriation, if something happens to you or your family
- Liability
- Home contents and baggage
- Accidents
- Legal aid
We partnered with Aon to provide you with the best affordable student insurance, for a carefree experience away from home.
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Remember, countries and universities may have specific insurance requirements. To learn more about how student insurance work at Howest University of Applied Sciences and/or in Belgium, please visit Student Insurance Portal.
Other requirements
General requirements
When applying to one of our bachelor's programmes, you need to send a copy of your eligible and correctly legalised diploma and its transcripts. If these documents are in a language other than Dutch, French, German or English, they must be translated by a sworn translator.
- Diploma that gives access to higher education
- English language certificate B2 level
- Motivation letter
Make sure you meet all requirements
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7157 EUR/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 7157 EUR per year during 36 months. -
EU/EEA
1157 EUR/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 1157 EUR per year during 36 months.
As a non-EEA citizen, you will need to have an additional 11.000 EUR/year for your visa application and to cover your cost of living in Belgium.
Living costs for Kortrijk
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Funding
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Scholarships Information
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