The University of Mons is a Belgian university located in the city of Mons, founded in 2009 by merging the Engineering Faculty of Mons (FPMs) and the University of Mons-Hainaut.
Several “International Master” programs (all courses in English) were set up in collaboration with the Université Libre de Bruxelles within the Brussels-Mons Institute of Engineering:
- TELEMDIA
The TELEMEDIA programme is designed for telecom and multimedia aficionados willing to gain skills and knowledge in those applied fields. The degree is definitely an asset in leading sectors such as: satellites, phone services, cable broadcasting and telephony, multimedia applications, computer networks, data security, mobile phone and internet telecommunication technology.
- BIOSYS
BIOSYS is a specialized Master in Biosystems Engineering, focusing on methods and techniques for measurement, signal processing, system modelling, optimization and control with applications in medical signal and image processing, as well as process applications in the bio-industry, including red, green and white biotechnology.
- MATERIALS SCIENCE – FROM DESIGN TO APPLICATIONS
The master’s degree in Materials Science “From Design to Applications” aims at providing a multidisciplinary, research-oriented training in Materials Science. Note that this master benefits from a multidisciplinary collaboration between the Schools of Engineering and Faculties of Science. It also benefits from the participation of the Materia Nova and INISMa research centres.
Faculties
- Faculté Polytechnique de Mons (FPMs) – Faculty of Engineering
- Faculty of Economics and Management (Warocqué)
- Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences
- Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy
- Faculty of Sciences
- Faculty of Translation and Interpretation (FTI-EII)
- Faculty of Architecture and Town Planning (from 2010)
Institutes
- Institute for Social Sciences
- Institute for Legal Sciences
- Institute for Language Sciences
Research
- 20 research fields (grouping several labs per research field)
- 4 research centres:
- Dozens of Spin-offs, Start-ups, Patents …