Automotive Engineering at Ghent University

Education

Several Master programmes offer courses related to automotive:

• Master of Science in Electromechanical Engineering, with courses on Internal Combustion Engines, Automotive Technology, Manufacturing and Total Quality Assurance, Servo Systems and Industrial Robots, Electric Drives, Power Electronics, ...
• Master of Science in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research, with courses on Introduction to Management of Companies and Operations, Design of Manufacturing and Service Operations, ...
• Master of Science in Materials Engineering, with courses on Polymer Processing, Composites, Corrosion and Surface Technology, Mechanical Material Modelling, Metal Processing and Technology , ...

There is also a Minor "Automotive Production Engineering", which can be chosen from within the three master programmes listed above.

Finally, each year many master thesis subjects are offered related to automotive engineering.

Some pictures of a lab session during the course on Automotive Technology:

• Explanation of component location within the engine bay of a Volvo V50 donated by Volvo Cars Ghent
  

• "Reverse engineering" on the transfer case (central locking differential and low gears) of a VW Touareg donated by VDAB Anderlecht
  

• Explanation of working principle of a CVT gearbox, here an Audi Multitronic donated by D'Ieteren