In the master's course Product Development Project, students tackle real-world challenges from industry. The result? Creative solutions, prototypes, and new insights into what engineering work truly involves in practice.
Volvo Penta – Rangering of E-trailer
Throughout an entire semester, student teams work on developing solutions to current challenges presented by industry partners or other societal stakeholders. The projects span a wide range of topics – this year, from efficient carbon capture and robust drone launchers for sea rescue to next-generation micro mobility for young teenagers. In addition to writing project reports, students also create models and prototypes, which are showcased in an annual exhibition in the study hall of the M-building.
The project course builds on a course in product planning, meaning students work on their projects for nearly eight months. This gives them a deep understanding of the full development process, including iteration and product maturity.
The companies involved contribute projects directly related to their operations, but there is no requirement to deliver finished products. Instead, the focus is on exploring different solutions through an engineering approach and learning how to collaborate. Each project is guided by supervisors from both academia and industry, and students contribute their unique perspectives. Many companies take the ideas and concepts further in their own development work, and several return year after year with new projects.
“This year’s projects showcase an incredible diversity of companies and product types. I believe it has given the students a broader view of what product development can be,” says Lars Almefelt, the course examiner.
All projects 2025
- Volvo Penta – Rangering of E-Trailer
- Volvo Cars – Investigation of Luggage Load Cover
- Korall Carbon Capture – Efficient CO₂ Capture
- Modul-System – Load Platform for Light Commercial Vehicles
- Lamera – Light Weight Multifunctional Shelter
- GKN Aerospace – Support for Actuators on Commercial Jet-engine Firewalls
- GKN Aeropspace – Efficient Anti-icing System for a Jet Engine
- Vässla – Next Generation of Micro Mobility for Young Teenagers
- Everdrone – Skybase for First Responder UAV
- Svenska Sjöräddningssällskapet – Robust Drone Launcher
The Product Development Project course is compulsory for students at the Master’s programme Product development, and is also open to students from Industrial design engineering and Quality and operations management.
Lars Almefelt
- Assistant Head of Department, Mechanical Engineering
Lars Almefelt
- Assistant Head of Department, Mechanical Engineering