Responsible Consumption and Production | Specialization in Bachelor Electrical Engineering-Automation

Global challenges need internationally minded engineers.

Whether through devices in households or heavy machinery - our society produces too much waste. That's why we founded the EURECA-PRO alliance with seven European universities. Our common goal is to change industry in such a way that resources are finally used responsibly in production and consumption. Together with our partners in Spain, Poland, Greece, Belgium and Austria, we are researching how this can be achieved.

However, it won't work without young people who take this knowledge into the economy and change the industry. With your studies in Responsible Consumption and Production in Mittweida, you will not only learn how a responsible industry uses automation to produce more resource-efficiently. Through an integrated semester abroad at one of the EURECA-PRO universities, you will expand your knowledge to include other topics of sustainable production and thus lay the basis for leading an intercultural team of engineers as a global player in the future.

Automation and Industry 4.0 combined with experience abroad.

Responsible production means no longer thinking only in economic terms. Engineers who work sustainably use their broad knowledge to find technical solutions that also take into account the impact on the environment and society worldwide. Resource conservation and energy efficiency are central aspects. To achieve this, industry must produce differently. In addition to the responsible use of raw materials, a higher proportion of automated processes helps because the precision of robots results in less waste.

We prepare you for planning and controlling this kind of responsible production with the electrotechnical modules in small groups. Robotics as a future topic of the networked Industry 4.0 is also included in your Bachelor's degree, as is the knowledge of how humans and machines can best work together.

The special thing about Responsible Consumption and Production is that you and your fellow students are not only trained to become full-fledged engineers. What makes it unique are the opportunities offered by the EURECA-PRO alliance: You will spend the fourth semester at one of our six international partner universities. You can decide which of their different specialisations you would like to complement your knowledge with, depending on your interests, because the different universities research and teach in different disciplines:

• Montanuniversität Leoben (Austria): Raw materials and recycling in the circular economy
• Silesian University of Technology (Poland): Management and Organisation of Industry 4.0
• Universidad de León (Spain): Economy and Consumer Behaviour Technical
• University of Crete (Greece): Sustainability Engineering and Circular Economy
• Hasselt University (Belgium): Mobility, Environmental Engineering and Materials Science
• Universitatea din Petroșani (Romania): Mining and Social Responsibility

One thing is for sure: The experience abroad will make you attractive in industry because it will help you to work in and lead intercultural teams. By the way, we don't leave you alone during your semester abroad: Organisation, financing, or paperwork - our International Office will support you.