Häme University of Applied Sciences (HAMK)
Information and Communication Technology, Bioeconomy
- Hämeenlinna, Finland
- Riihimäki, Finland
Bachelor's degree
DURATION
4 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* Direct application period is 1.11.2023-31.3.2024
Key Summary
About: The Bioeconomy Engineering programme at Häme University of Applied Sciences equips engineers to turn sustainable development goals into action. You’ll learn to integrate digitalization and data technology with biomass flow management across land, forest and waters. You’ll develop teamwork and communication skills linking bioproduction, processing, markets and consumers while applying circular economy principles and conserving resources. Keywords: bioeconomy, biomass management, digitalization, circular economy.
Career Outcomes: Graduates can work as bioeconomy engineers, biomass systems managers, digitalization specialists, or data analysts for bioindustries. They may join processing, supply chains or research, using skills in data-driven decisions, systems integration and stakeholder communication.
What Will You Learn?
Bioeconomy Engineering programme will equip you as an engineer with the knowledge and skills that put your sustainable development goals into action. You will achieve this by gaining the competences to integrate digitalization and data technology with biomass flows management of land, forest and waters. You will acquire teamwork skills to reshape communication between bioproduction, processing, business, markets and consumers. Principles of the circular economy and sparing use of natural resources are integral principles of the study programme.
Bioeconomy Engineering – Engineer for sustainable future
Bioeconomy engineering programme will equip you with information technology competencies to develop tailored data, technology-based solutions for the use of bioeconomy production and processing. The programme will familiarize you with knowledge of computer programming and software development, web-solutions, IoT, M2M, virtual and added reality, internet of services, industrial internet solutions, modeling and model simulations, 3-D printing, data-analytics and data networks. Your knowledge of data and technology will be used in new and innovative ways to create changes in an industrial praxis and the socio-economic framework of bioeconomy.
Your degree will comprise of the study modules like:
- Working in Bioeconomy
- Circular Bioeconomy
- Iot platforms
- Smart sensors
- Cloud services
- Smart Bioeconomy
- Mobile Applications
- GIS and smart logistics
- Data analytics
- 3D-modeling and printing
After graduation, you will be an engineer specialized in producing smart information and data-based solutions for the management of bioeconomy, the production and processing industry and supply chains. You are able to work with businesses and enterprises, engineering agencies, government, the public sector and non-governmental organisations. Your specific positions can be in projects, design, development, training, sales, consultancy, management, entrepreneurship and as a specialist.
