Students of the Master's Degree in Intelligent Energy Systems visit ULMA Embedded's installations

Students of the Master's Degree in Intelligent Energy Systems visit ULMA Embedded's installations

The company's activity is very much in line with the profile of the Master's degree, as the cooperative specialises in offering specialised services for functional prototypes of electronic systems.

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The first year of the Mondragon Unibertsitatea master's degree in Intelligent Energy Systems is visiting leading companies in the field of energy and digitalisation, an academic activity that brings the reality of business into the classroom. At the end of April they visited the facilities of the ULMA Embedded cooperative in Oñati, a company that offers engineering and consultancy services throughout the life cycle of electronic products. The company, set up in 2009, offers services ranging from systems engineering and electronic product development to the development of measurement, test and control systems. In addition, it also develops innovative end-to-end IoT solutions.

During the first course, the students of the master's degree have dealt with topics such as digital twins, data acquisition, system prototyping and life cycle management. During the visit to ULMA, students were able to see how all this is transferred to the market and how the knowledge acquired in the master's degree is applied in sectors such as the automotive, aeronautics and rail transport industries.

The co-operative has 40 employees and also offers training courses on the subjects mentioned above. In fact, in recent years it has collaborated with Mondragon Unibertsitatea to give courses on the design of electronic systems, providing a practical approach from the company's point of view.

High demand for this profile

The academic programme of the Master's Degree in Intelligent Energy Systems focuses especially on innovative smart services, data analysis, machine learning and intelligent monitoring, among others. In recent years, these areas have been in high demand by industry and it is expected that in the coming years it will continue to increase exponentially, which will allow full employability to graduates of this profile.

In addition, the master's degree has a dual programme that allows students to combine studies and work. With a view to the 23/24 academic year, companies such as Cidetec, Orona, CAF Power and Automation and Ikerlan have already requested students from this master's degree to join their teams.