Sustainable and Autonomous Systems is a new master's programme to educate experts who can consider the needs and opportunities of sustainable development in autonomous systems.

The master's programme combines computer science, real-time embedded systems, wireless communications, computer vision and other environmental sensing, and location awareness. Moreover, aspects of sustainable development related to autonomous systems, energy harvesting, smart cities and communities, as well as cyber security of systems form an integral part of the programme content.

Top reasons to study Sustainable and Autonomous Systems:

• Be at the forefront of enabling a world of sustainable living and more autonomous systems.
• Widen your expertise with complementary and advanced studies, such as electronics, AI, and machine learning.
• Graduates can build robotised solutions for various industries such as production, energy, transportation, and logistics.
• Broaden your opportunities for practical training and employment by utilizing the business networks of both the University of Oulu and University of Vaasa.
• The programme is based on the strengths of the two universities. The University of Vaasa has the knowledge for building sustainable energy systems and the University of Oulu has the expertise in smart and autonomous systems.

Career outcomes:

As a student of Sustainable and Autonomous Systems you can build a unique study path by combining courses from both University of Oulu and University of Vaasa, and thus take on two Finnish universities strong in the field of engineering at the same time.

Graduates can build robotised solutions for various industries such as production, energy, transportation, and logistics. 

Occupational profiles of the graduates include: Project Manager, Research Scientist, Product Developer, R&D Engineer, etc.