Ba. Industrial 
Product
Design

WHAT IS IT ABOUT

The transition to a circular economy calls for designers who look beyond products alone. Materials, production processes, usage, and value chains are all interconnected; every design decision sets off a chain reaction. In the Postgraduate Circular and Systemic Design, you will learn how to approach challenges from this integrated perspective. You will explore how processes, organisations, and value chains are linked, and how designers can contribute to new circular systems — from material choices to business models.

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The programme goes beyond the recycling economy, which primarily focuses on processing materials at their end-of-life. Instead, we focus on the next step: how products, processes, and systems can be designed so that materials retain their value for longer, and circular strategies are integrated from the very beginning of the chain.

 

In this programme you will:

• Learn to think in a circular and systemic way

• Analyse value chains and organisations

• Apply design methods to real-life cases

• Connect insights to leadership, collaboration, and finance

• Work with experts and companies driving the circular transition

 

The programme is aimed at designers from various disciplines and combines theoretical insights with practical experience. You will work on real business cases and receive input from guest speakers active in the field. In this way, you will learn how circular principles are translated into concrete design and innovation processes.

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FOR WHOM?

This programme is for designers who want to increase their impact and deepen their understanding of the transition to a circular economy.

• Are you curious about how materials, processes, value chains, and organisations are interconnected?

• Do you want to better understand how design decisions influence production, use, and value creation?

• Are you open to a broader view of design — interested not only in designing products but also the systems in which they function and how they can be made more sustainable?

 

Then this programme is for you! Check the admission requirements under the ‘Practical information’ section to see if you qualify for this programme.

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WHY?

As materials become scarcer and Europe becomes increasingly dependent on foreign resources, the circular transition needs designers who can see the bigger picture and drive change. This programme provides you with the insights, skills, and tools to help lead that shift.

 

We offer you:

• Systemic insight: understand how design choices create ripple effects across entire value chains.

• Practical experience: work on real business cases from across the industry.

• Leadership skills: learn to mobilise people and organisations.

• Financial insight: translate a circular vision into economic reality.

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