Bachelor in Circular Engineering

Bachelor in Circular Engineering is one of 4 English-taught Engineering programmes at bachelor’s level in the register, offered by 4 institutions. 4 of them list an annual fee for students from outside the EU, EEA and Switzerland, from EUR 727 to EUR 1,453; this programme lists EUR 1,453 a year. 1 is at a public university, where EU, EEA and Swiss students pay no tuition within the standard duration plus two semesters.

Circular Engineering at Montanuniversität Leoben is a 210 ECTS bachelor's degree taught in English. It takes 3.5 years (7 semesters), including one practice semester. The degree awarded is a Bachelor of Science (BSc).

What you study

The programme sits in the field of Processes. You learn how material flows work from primary raw materials through processing to the finished product, and then back again through recycling. The page describes the path as "from ore to function-oriented materials, optimal products and back to recycling".

You build knowledge in four areas: technology, natural sciences, ecology and economics. The aim is to understand how the economy, the environment and society connect, so you can optimise production and material flow systems. You also learn to plan and run the production of secondary raw materials from end-of-life products using recycling processes.

How the programme is organised

The degree runs over six semesters of coursework plus one semester of practice. That practice semester is built into the programme, so you spend time applying what you have learned outside the lecture hall. Teaching combines theory and practical work across the technical, scientific, ecological and economic subjects. The programme page points to a semester plan and a curriculum for the module details.

Who it suits

This is for students who want to work on resource use and the circular economy from an engineering angle. If you are interested in how products are made, how materials are recovered, and how production can be organised with less waste, the programme is built around those questions. It also suits people who like working across subjects, because the degree mixes technology and natural sciences with ecology and economics. The page frames circular engineers as people who can work anywhere along the value chain and whose decisions help use resources in a sustainable and environmentally friendly way.

Admission, language and next steps

The teaching language is English, so you should be ready to study entirely in English. The programme page offers a preregistration link and an online study counselling service. There is no central application portal: you apply directly to Montanuniversität Leoben, and the institution's own page gives the application period. As a public university, EU/EEA and Swiss students pay no tuition within the standard duration plus two semesters; other students pay a fee per semester. The page also lists contact details for the programme director and for marketing and communication if you have questions.

After the bachelor's, you can continue to the Master's programme in Circular Engineering at Leoben, which covers the full value creation cycle and offers elective modules in Business Management and Logistics, Mining, Minerals, Polymers, Materials Science, Metallurgy, Plant Design and Optimisation, and Digital Waste Treatment and Analytics.

Circular Engineering pursues the goal of further developing circularity of products and systems across the entire value chain, increasing resource efficiency and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Circular engineers will thus master the concept of circularity of material flows, especially on the production side: from primary raw materials, production systems, and the product itself to the production of quality-assured secondary raw materials by means of technical and technological recycling processes.

verpflichtende Praxis mit Arbeitsaufwand im Ausmaß von 30-ECTS ist zu absolvieren (Praxissemester)

There is no central application portal in Austria: you apply to the institution, here Montanuniversität Leoben. For most bachelor’s programmes at public universities the general application period ends on 5 September for the winter semester and on 5 February for the summer semester. The dates are earlier for applicants from outside the EU/EEA and for programmes with an entrance procedure, so confirm the exact date on the programme page. Entrance examination, as the register states it: No. Entry requirements and language tests are set by the institution, so start from the official programme page. Our guides cover tuition fees, the student residence permit and housing.