Master's in Fire Safety Engineering

Ghent University is a public university in Ghent, Belgium. It was founded in 1817 and is one of the largest universities in Belgium. The university has over 40,000 students and 6,000 staff members. It offers a wide range of undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs in the fields of humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, medicine, and engineering. Ghent University is ranked #121-130 in the QS World University Rankings 2024. It is also a member of the League of European Research Universities and the Coimbra Group.

The Master of Science is an ideal specialisation programme for holders of a bachelor’s or master’s degree in (electro-)mechanical or civil engineering. There is a strong European tendency to move from prescriptive towards performance-based fire safety designs. This goes hand in hand with a strong need for advanced knowledge in the multidisciplinary field of Fire Safety Engineering (FSE). Master students will be well prepared for professional activities within this evolving field of FSE. The MFSE students will learn how to: master the scientific knowledge to understand, critically evaluate and analyse the phenomenon fire and its consequences, in particular with respect to structures (structural fire engineering); critically evaluate and judge risk with respect to fire and explosions, compute and design different types of fire protection concerning structures, passive fire protection, detection and suppression; judge the human behaviour in case of fire; communicate and collaborate with colleagues within the multidisciplinary domain of Fire Safety Engineering.