Exchange programme in the Bachelor or Master Product Design
30 - 60 ECTS / 1 semester - 1 year / English
LUCA Genk
LUCA Genk
Product Design Exchange
Bachelor / Master
The Product Design course at LUCA School of Arts explores product design in response to societal and ecological challenges, with access to specialist tools and resources.
Product Design offers a bachelor's and master's programme focused on educating designers as future-makers. Students learn to design products, services and systems that respond to societal and ecological challenges, with a strong emphasis on responsibility, positionality and the tangible making of future scenarios.
The curriculum is structured around three interconnected modes of working: exploring, making and storytelling. Through exploring, students investigate contexts, communities and actor networks from a more-than-human perspective, developing an understanding of how design decisions affect humans, environments and material systems.
Exchange Students are welcome in our 3rd bachelor year in both Autumn and Spring Semester. So you can also apply for a full year exchange.
What will I learn during this course?
– Contextual and more-than-human design research
– Regenerative and circular design thinking
– Concept development and design storytelling
– Hands-on making, prototyping and digital fabrication
– Working within interdisciplinary and professional contexts
Please scroll down to discover your course selection.
Curriculum
We offer interesting design modules for international students in both Autumn and Spring semester. Modules which are theme directed accompagnied by assignments which are contextualized within a particular theme that poses a contemporary design challenge. Giving students insights into how design shapes a world in change and what the designer's role can be in this.
A detailed program and course selection is available and can be composed of the following courses (is personalised depending your year of study and competences):
Exchange Autumn Semester bachelor level (30 ects):
|
code |
title |
ECTS credits |
language |
|
Inclusive Design (bac2) |
9 |
English |
|
| N43870 | Multiple Design (bac3) | 9 | English |
| N43804 | Hybrid Making (bac2) | 6 | English |
| N43803 | Digital Fabrication (bac2) | 6 | English |
Exchange Spring Semester bachelor level (30 ects):
|
code |
title |
ECTS credits |
language |
|
N... |
Speculative Design (bac2) |
9 |
English |
| N... | Autonomous (bac3) | 9 | English |
| N43996 | Circular Design (bac3) | 9 | English |
| N43998 | Showcase (bac3) | 3 | English |
You also really get to know yourself and who you want to be as a designer.
Ilan, student
LUCA Product Design students Ilan and Margaux talk about their education and international experiences at LUCA School of Arts Genk / C-mine
Video
English subtitles available (check your Vimeo settings)
Student projects
©Kato Herbots
©Ward Bleus
©Saverio Sammartino
©Nathan Vrebos
©Arno Van Baelen / Kristof Vrancken
©Ward Van Baelen
©Berre Brans
©Beatrijs Van Hoof
©Kamiel Ceysens
Discover LUCA’s workshops
In the LUCAconstruct workshops you work with an extensive range of machinery for wood and metalworking. Together with the workshop technicians, you refine your ideas, choose the right materials and techniques, and translate your design into a physical object — from sculptures, installations and furniture to stage sets.
The workshops offers plenty of room for experimentation, with access to machines, tools and materials. You can also work with 3D printers, laser cutters and vacuum forming machines. Whether you want to design a sculpture, build an installation or develop prototypes, this workshop provides the technical and practical support for your project.
As a LUCA student, you have access to every workshop across all LUCA campuses.
Welcome!
What do you need?
A good understanding and speech of English (level B2) is required to make the most of your stay with us.
Our campus does not own student accommodation. Therefore, you will have to rent a room on the private housing market for the duration of your stay. To help you in your search, please contact our student support services.
Or snoop around on this webplatform (KotatLimburg).
We always ask our own outgoing LUCA students if they wish to swop their student room with you for the Semester. Our International Officer Jan Louis can tell you more about that.
Interested in this course?
Application & entry requirements
All Erasmus+ Exchange Students need to apply via the exchange application procedure of LUCA School of Arts. During your application process, you can indicate the LUCA campus of your choice and the exchange programme you wish to apply for. Notice that not all programmes are open for incoming exchange students in both semesters. An overview can be found here.
- The deadline for the Autumn Semester / full year is April 1
- The deadline for the Spring Semester is October 1
Outcome Exchange Application
The outcome of the application can be expected within 4-6 weeks after the application deadline. Both you and your international coordinator will be informed about the result of your application by e-mail. No need to inquire about the outcome yourself.
Where do you have class?
Facilities & campus life
The programme is based on a multidisciplinary, international campus located on a former post-industrial site transformed into a creative hub, offering close connections to industry, culture and an international design network. The presence of various international master's programs on LUCA campus C-mine strengthens the international character of the site and the Product Design program.
What facilities and resources are available?
– Wood and metal workshops
– Digital fabrication facilities with 3D printers, laser cutters and CNC tools
– Dedicated spaces for model-making and material research
– Shared studios, open workspaces and exhibition areas
– Creative disciplines, including film, game design and photography, fostering interdisciplinary exchange
– Specialised design library and media facilities
– Digital learning platforms
You're surrounded by nature, with the historic industrial center of Genk nearby.
Sophia, student
Students Michel and Sofia talk about their lateral entry into the Product Design program and the campus life on LUCA campus C-mine
Video
English subtitles available (check your Vimeo settings)
Contact
For specific information or questions about exchange in the Product Design degree, please contact:
Mr Wim Buts via email.
Campus Genk / C-mine
For general information on International exchange at campus C-mine, please contact:
Jan Louis De Bruyn via email.
Address
- C-MINE 5, 3600 Genk
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Further studies and career
With a history of more than 50 years, LUCA Product Design has built a strong international reputation. Alumni are active across a wide spectrum of design practice, ranging from autonomous and research-driven design to leading roles within multinational companies and organisations.
Graduates work as freelance designers, in-house designers or lead designers within international teams in sectors such as industry, design-driven manufacturing, fashion, care and social innovation.
Former students include internationally recognised designers such as Piet Stockmans, Raf Simons, Jan Boelen (Atelier LUMA), Michael Verheyden and Linde Hermans, as well as designers in leading positions at global companies, including Alexandra Fraraccio (Toyota), Jan Hoekstra (GreenPan) and Dirk Vanandenroye (Philips Healthcare).
Visit our campus
Get to know the courses, teachers and students of the LUCA campus C-Mine. We are happy to welcome and inform future students and their parents about the academic programs Animation Film, Communication & Multimedia Design (interaction design & game design), Photography, Product Design and Television Film.
Staff
Who teaches this course?
– Ben Hagenaars, course coordinator
– Frederik Aerts, tutor
– Koen Libens, tutor
– Frederik Deschuytter, tutor
– Lieke Lenaerts, tutor
– Han Decorte, tutor
– Heleen Van Loon, tutor
– Steven Lenaerts, tutor
– David Geraerts, tutor
– Bart Maesen, tutor
– Lieven Menschaert, tutor
- Barbara Kok, turor
- Steven Lenaers, tutor
– Wim Buts, tutor
– Jonathan Stuyven, tutor
- Annelies Thoelen, tutor
- Jenny Stieglitz, tutor
-...
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The formal quality framework for study programmes within LUCA was named KOPERA, which stands for: Critically Analyzing the Quality of Study Programmes with Peers in Self-Direction.
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During the six-year KOPERA cycle, each study programme receives a panel of critical friends who review the implementation of the quality characteristics and examine how the programme contributes to the general LUCA policy.
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