ABOUT-STUDIES

KNOW-HOW

Graduates of the Product Lifecycle Engineering course will gain the knowledge and skills necessary to coordinate activities throughout the phases of a product’s lifecycle. The course covers design, prototyping and testing, preparation and testing of the production process, production of a pilot series, and the full launch of a product, with consideration of technical, environmental, and economic aspects. The knowledge acquired will be general enough for the graduate to confidently coordinate and supervise the processes of preparation and implementation for production of products in various industries producing, for example, cars, household appliances, furniture, interior furnishings, personalized medical products, toys, packaging, stationery and more.

OUTCOME

Graduates will be prepared to independently carry out comprehensive implementation of a product in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and to work in research and development, production, marketing, or sales departments, or in a production manager position.

REQUIREMENTS

The course is available to students with a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, production engineering, production management, or similar fields. The student must have the knowledge and skills necessary to study product lifecycle engineering, which include the basics of mathematics, product design, materials and production engineering, and the ability to use basic CAD and CAE tools.

INDUSTRY 4.0

The content of the course includes topics connected with Industry 4.0 technologies, including virtual design systems, the Internet of Things and product personalization. Much emphasis will be placed on the relationships between the processes in subsequent phases of a product's life, especially in the context of sustainable development. The course also includes interactive visits to manufacturing companies.

STUDY PROGRAM

Bachelor of Science degree (or equivalent) in mechanical engineering, production engineering, production management, or similar fields

Lectures, classes, laboratory classes, projects, visits in companies

SEMESTER 1
Product Life-Cycle
Sensing customer expectations
Product design
Product prototyping
Product manufacturing
Product design systems
3D Printing
Virtual and Augmented Reality
Product quality planning
Product Data Management Systems
PLE project
Foreign language
Elective humanistic and social subjects I

SEMESTER 2
Product design (cont.)
Materials
Product quality inspection
Data analysis
Product safety
Product ecology
Production management for product manager
Project management
PLE project (cont.)
Elective subjects I (e.g. Polymer processing)
Elective subjects II (e.g. Robust design)
Elective humanistic and social subjects II

SEMESTER 3
Product maintenance
Product recycling and disposal
Costs in the Product Life-Cycle
Elective subjects III (e.g. Industrial project for product manager)
Elective subjects IV (e.g. Joining and assembly)
Elective subjects V ( e.g. Internet-of-Things)
Elective humanistic and social subjects III
Diploma seminar
Preparation for Diploma Work

Enrollment schedule for foreign candidates applying for full -time studies beginning from summer semester 2021/2022
Date	Enrollment steps
15.09.2021 (Wed)	Beginning of the electronic registration of candidates
30.11.2021 (Tue)	End of the electronic registration of the candidates (deadline)
31.01.2022 (Mon)	Publication of lists of accepted candidates