Design solutions for a changing world - Engineering studies at Uppsala University
From sustainable cities and energy systems to digital technologies and advanced materials, engineering is at the heart of many of the solutions needed to address global challenges.
At Uppsala University, our research-driven Master's programmes in Engineering combine scientific knowledge with practical problem-solving. You will study in an international research environment and develop the skills needed to design, build and improve the technologies that shape society.
What challenges do you want to take on?
Engineering helps address some of society's most complex challenges. Explore the areas that interest you and find a programme that matches your goals.
Advance the transition to sustainable energy
Help develop the technologies, infrastructure and systems needed for a more sustainable energy future.
Research areas: Energy, Climate change
Programmes: All-Electric Propulsion Systems, Battery Technology and Energy Storage, Renewable Electricity Production, Wind Power Project Management (one-year), Wind Power Project Management (two-year)
Develop smarter technologies and data-driven solutions
How can data, computation and emerging technologies help solve complex problems and drive innovation?
Research areas: AI – Artificial Intelligence
Programmes: Data Engineering, Quantum Technology
Create the materials and products of tomorrow
Design and develop advanced materials and new manufacturing methods that enable future technologies.
Research areas: New materials
Programmes: Materials Science, Additive Manufacturing
Lead innovation and continuous improvement
How can organisations improve quality, efficiency and performance while adapting to a changing world?
Research areas: Social sustainability
Programmes: Leadership – Quality Management – Improvement
Explore all programmes in Engineering
Connect with research driving innovation
At Uppsala University, engineering research contributes to advances in areas such as energy systems, advanced materials, data-driven technologies and emerging fields like quantum technology.
As a Master's student, you will work with current research questions through projects, laboratory work and independent studies, gaining practical experience of the methods and technologies shaping the future of engineering.
What to expect
Uppsala University is academically demanding. That is not a disclaimer, it is the point. You will be expected to think independently, engage with competing theoretical frameworks, work across disciplines, and grapple with problems that do not have clean solutions. The classroom at Uppsala University is not a space where information is delivered to be absorbed. It is a space where knowledge is contested, examined, and sometimes produced. Faculty expect intellectual contribution, not just participation. Knowledge here is not something you receive. It is something you create.