Master of Smart Operations and Maintenance in Industry
Bruges, Belgium
Master degree
DURATION
1 year
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
16 Sep 2026
TUITION FEES
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* for the most recent – and only official – information on application deadlines, please check the KU Leuven webpage
* to be announced| for the most recent – and only official – information on tuition fees, please check the KU Leuven webpage
Key Summary
With general information webinars on 29 January and programme-specific webinars from 2 to 12 February, these events are the ideal opportunities to ask our dedicated staff, professors and students all the questions you have in mind.
In this advanced master's programme, students will learn how both operational and maintenance processes can be optimised by making them ‘smart’, using new (I4.0) technologies, such as robotics, big data analytics, digital twins, cloud computing, etc.
About the programme
The programme covers technologies that facilitate an advanced digitalisation of product and process information (e.g., smart sensors), technologies that are used in production and maintenance (e.g., cobots), and technologies that connect production equipment/ assets and people (e.g., Industrial IoT platforms).
Students will be equipped both with a comprehensive understanding of the scientific techn(olog)ical knowledge in the – interdisciplinary – field of Smart O&M and with the ability to apply this knowledge in a real industrial setting, from a system approach. The master’s programme delivers ‘smart operations and maintenance specialists’, capable of implementing and deploying innovative technologies with a real added value for the industry. This programme is jointly organised by KU Leuven and Ghent University.