Welcome to the MSc Timber Industry Engineering

The Faculty has come a long way from its roots in Selmecbánya in 1735. Building on our long experience, the Faculty of Wood Engineering and Creative Industries is heading to the high tech world in the fields of our competencies and has become one of the leading University centres in the Central European Region.
The Faculty focuses on three main areas of training: technical, arts, and IT education. Our high-quality work is well-demonstrated by the fact that our art students and Faculty have won several national and international awards, and year after year, our wood engineering students consistently win podium places and special awards at a national competition.
Career opportunities
Timber industry engineers are welcome in the primary and secondary processing of wood (sawmills, furniture factories, wood construction companies, etc.), in research institutes and universities globally.
Master thesis project opportunities (examples)

• utilization of fast growing plantation wood species (poplar, pawlonia, robinia, etc.) for high value added products
  
• modification of wood’s properties (acetylation, thermal, hygro-thermal and other methods)
  
• technology development for pencil manufacturing
  
• product and technology development for outdoor furniture (incl. play grounds)
  
• NDT (non-destructive testing of wood), NIR spectra for moisture measurements
  
• colour stability of wood
  
• surface stability of hardwoods treated by different finishing materials