MSc. / MPhil.
Mechatronic Engineering
Our program is educating engineers who will not only innovate and strengthen African industry—especially in production and automation—but will also be able lead teams and organizations at the forefront of this work.
Delivered by Ashesi and ETH Zurich at our campus in Ghana – this master’s in Mechatronic Engineering program integrates core areas of automation and production engineering while including modules from decision-making, economics, and management to help students build strong Engineering careers.
The program was developed with industry partners ABB, Barry Callebaut, Bühler, HPW, Holcim, Nestlé, and Tetra Pak, who are helping provide scholarships and career opportunities for students. Students will learn from and collaborate with leading faculty from both Ashesi University and ETH Zurich, at our beautiful campus in Ghana.
The program is also generously supported by the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs SECO, in addition to several private donors and foundations.
Partners
A program enabled through collaboration with industry partners and supporting partners.
Ashesi and ETH Zurich are both recognised for high quality instruction and outcomes. ETH Zurich is ranked 9th in the world for Engineering and Technology Education; and Ashesi is ranked among Africa’s top 10 universities in the Times Higher Education Sub-Saharan African University Rankings.
In this program, students will be taught by not only experienced academics, but also relevant industry professionals with years of experience. This allows for strong connection to some of the brightest minds for high quality global and regional engineering education.
Curriculum
Year One *
a. Control Systems I
b. Data Analysis and Machine Learning
c. Leading Teams / Reducing Societal and Environmental Footprint
d. Renewable Energy Technologies
e. Manufacturing Processes
f. Control Systems II and Optimal Control
g. Robotics and Mechatronics
h. Finance and Policy Making for Technology Innovation
i. Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability
j. Energy Systems and Mobility
k. Process Engineering
Year Two
a. Systems Identification and Modelling
b. Advanced Communication Systems and Internet of Things
c. Development Economics
d. Sustainable Engineering
e. Product Development
f. Reliability and Risk
g. Industrial internship
h. Master Thesis
Drawn by the global–local mix of the Ashesi–ETH program, Lily built her thesis around electrifying Ashesi’s shuttle fleet. As a Battery Management Technician at ARC Ride Global, she now supports the electric motorcycles and battery-swapping networks behind Africa’s electric-mobility ecosystem
“We will be with you every step of the way” — the line that brought Essel to Ashesi held true across seven years and two degrees. From a SCADA control room to ETH’s Risk and Reliability Lab, his research uses machine learning and weather data to predict power-system failures.