Mission

The Department’s activities cover the engineering, technological and economic competences needed to develop new products, materials, and production processes favouring technical management and economic profitability. Basic knowledge areas include industrial design and innovation; product, production, and materials development; micro- and nano-technology; energy, and organisation and management.

The Department is involved in the teaching programme of the School of Engineering and the master degree programmes in engineering and management, product innovation, and mechatronics.

It also hosts two PhD programmes: