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High potentials on the job market

thanks to specializations and industry relevant projects

You will be a great value to international companies and organizations

Career Prospects The professional world is waiting for your skills

With a Bachelor's degree in Energy and Environmental Systems Engineering, you build the foundation for a career in a variety of organizations and companies with an energy and environmental focus. 
You will be ready for the business world of tomorrow and prepared to address global challenges such as climate change, water and air pollution, waste management, recycling and sustainability.

Testimonials of graduates

Lidia Gallego, Project Developer, Energie Zukunft Schweiz

Lidia Gallego, Project Developer, Energie Zukunft Schweiz

Interview with a graduate of the Bachelor of Science in Energy Systems Engineering about her work in the field of photovoltaic projects.

Looking back to the study program from a perspective as Entrepreneur, Researcher and Consultant.

Graduates study program Energy Systems Engineering 

Looking back to the study program from a perspective as Enterpreneur, Researcher and Consultant. 

Discover our alumni interactively

Learn more about our alumni, where they work and what their studies in energy and environmental engineering have brought them.

Alumni statements

EESE Absolventin Rosella Hutta

Rossella Huta, Elektroingenieurin Stromversorgung, Swiss Steel AG

"The collaboration with Siemens as an industrial partner gave me the chance to finally apply the theoretical knowledge. I could develop a broad set of analytical as well as soft skills, which I highly value in my current position as an engineer."

 

 

EESE Absolvent Marco Kunz

Marco Kunz

Masterassistent, Hochschule Luzern, Kompetenzzentrum Energiewirtschaft

"Collaboration with the industry resulted in practice-oriented objectives, for which I was able to apply theoretical knowledge in practice."

EESE Absolvent Reto Kaufmann

Reto Kaufmann, Student MSE – Energy and Environment

"Collaboration with the industry ensures projects that are of practical interest, as well as the possibility to establish useful contacts – all while applying and connecting a lot of the methods learned in class."

Cooperation with the industry

Thanks to your ability to link the various disciplines, you will be able to recognize the diverse features of an energy and environmental system as a graduate. In your profession, you will collaborate with specialists and system experts to implement top quality energy and environmental systems. The teamwork experience you gain during your studies will help you to consider the key technical, economic, ecological and social criteria in the depth required. You will be qualified to work as a system planner and project manager for smaller and larger engineering and consulting companies, general contractors and industrial companies. You will also be able to work as a researcher or in the implementation of energy and environmental protection laws for public administrations (energy and environmental offices) at national, cantonal or communal level. 

Increasing demand

Experts with your background are becoming increasingly sought-after by international companies and organizations as well as in development cooperation. Your English language skills and your understanding of complex energy and environmental systems are an excellent basis for a wide range of global tasks.

Industry collaboration

Your studies at the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts are characterized by close industry collaboration. Our applied research allows us to maintain a tight network of industry partners. We research specific challenges and develop innovative solutions. This close industry cooperation provides us with a large number of relevant case studies, some of which you will work on during your studies. You will often work directly with the relevant industry partner in these projects - this is how some graduates meet their future employers. Together with the federal government and various other organizations, the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts has developed a collaboration platform; a step that further intensifies the cooperation between universities and industry.

Support for start-ups

If you already have a business idea or an idea for your own start-up before graduation, the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts offers advice and support with its Smart-up program.

The university’s Career Service supports the launch of your professional career after graduation.