Master in Mechatronics Engineering
Trento, Italy
Master degree
DURATION
2 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2026
TUITION FEES
EUR 4,500 / per year **
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* *for non-EU citizens living outside Italy: 4 March 2026 |for EU citizens and non-EU citizens regularly living in Italy: rolling admission from June to November 2026.
** **EU 340€-3400€ (fee range based on personal income and merit); Non-EU: 1000€-4500€ (fee range based on merit only, i.e. score in the application evaluation).
Key Summary
About: Master in Mechatronics Engineering at The University of Trento trains you to implement R&D projects. You’ll study QFD, concurrent engineering, lifecycle management, automation and controls. The program gives a system-level view of mechatronic design and managerial skills for product lifecycles. It targets students with strong math, physics and industrial engineering. Course is two-year, full-time and taught in English.
Career Outcomes: Graduates gain career opportunities in manufacturing, R&D, engineering and consulting, quality and public institutions. It supports progression to doctoral study, including UniTrento PhD in Mechatronics Engineering and Control. Typical roles include systems, controls, robotics/automation, product development and research engineers.
The Master’s degree program in Mechatronics Engineering at the University of Trento is designed to enhance the prospects of future mechatronics engineers and efficiently enables them to plan, understand and implement R&D (Research and Development) projects for new products in the industry and beyond the traditional industrial domain.
Students will develop a range of modern methods, including Quality Function Deployment (QFD), for the design, development, and, more generally, management of the entire life cycle of new industrial products, which are composed of a physical-mechanical base integrated with automation technologies and new materials, and their related development and manufacturing resources, tools, and processes (Concurrent Engineering). On these grounds, students acquire the ability to create new mechanical/mechatronic industrial products and go beyond simple industrial implementation.
The Master’s degree program in Mechatronics Engineering is particularly addressed to students who demonstrate a thorough grounding in scientific disciplines (e.g. Mathematics, Physics) and basic knowledge of Industrial Engineering.
Program Overview
The Master’s degree program in Mechatronics Engineering is a two-year, full-time program taught in English.
Overall, students will be provided with a global system-level view of the design of mechanical systems and will acquire the ability to understand the impact of new technologies on products and production systems, as well as managerial skills to organize projects with a complete view of the entire life cycle of products.
The Master’s degree program in Mechatronics Engineering is designed to respond to the expanding demand of highly-qualified professionals who efficiently deal with the development of new products and new concepts, the periodic and increasingly frequent renewal of existing product lines, the renewal of methods and technologies of production and related capital goods for production.
The Master’s degree program in Mechatronics Engineering consists of 120 ECTS–credits for a two-year program. Students will undertake to demand full-time learning activities: attendance at lectures is strongly recommended. All courses are taught in English. The academic offer is organized into 3 Curricula:
- Mechanics
- Electronics and Robotics
- Intelligent Vehicles
Credits required to complete the Master’s degree program in Mechatronics Engineering: 120 ECTS.
Notes: According to the Sorbonne (1988) and Bologna (1999) declarations university-level study programs in the European Higher Education Area are structured in university credits (ECTS). One university credit corresponds to 25 hours of student workload, time for personal preparation included. The annual average workload for a full-time student is conventionally fixed at 60 credits.
Efrem Bertini
Scholarships and tuition fees for non-EU citizens living abroad
Top-scored candidates will be entitled to receive a UniTrento scholarship assigned by the Evaluation Committee based on the application score. Tuition fees are waived for students who receive a UniTrento scholarship.
The amount of tuition fees for Non-EU applicants living abroad is related to the application score obtained during the selection. For more information check the UniTrento scholarships web page and Tuition fees for Master’s degree in English.
Scholarships and tuition fees for EU Citizens and Non-EU citizens regularly living in Italy
DSU (Diritto allo Studio Universitario) Scholarships are available for EU citizens and Non-EU citizens living in Italy who meet the ISEE requirements based on the family income. Further information is available on Scholarships starting from June/July.
The Master’s degree in Mechatronics Engineering aims at shaping competitive mechatronics engineers who are increasingly demanded in the areas of innovation of products and production systems, intelligent mechanics, advanced design, planning and management of manufacturing processes and complex systems.
Students who have graduated with an MSc in Mechatronics Engineering are in great demand for a variety of careers, including manufacturing industries (for example, specializing in high-tech products), basic and applied research, engineering firms, consulting and services companies, business units at the level of corporate responsibility (for example, in production, logistics, quality control, marketing, etc.) and public institutions.
The Master’s degree program in Mechatronics Engineering has been tailored to allow students to progress to continue their studies at the Doctoral level abroad, elsewhere in Italy or within the UniTrento PhD program Mechatronics Engineering and Control.