Studying wood technology and fiber materials technology at TU Dresden

Whether innovative furniture construction, sustainable paper production or the development of new bio-based materials - on the Wood Technology and Fiber Materials Engineering degree program, you will learn how natural raw materials such as wood can be used efficiently and in an environmentally friendly way. As an interdisciplinary engineering course, it combines knowledge from the fields of mechanical engineering, chemistry, materials engineering and environmental sciences - and thus offers you a broad foundation for the sustainable process and material development of the future.

Tradition meets modern research at the Institute of Wood Technology and Fiber Materials Engineering. The Institute has been an integral part of the site for many years - and is now more active than ever. Four research groups and one working group are working on exciting topics relating to wood, fibers and sustainable materials.

For your studies, this means: lots of choice, lots of opportunities.
In addition to the basics of engineering, you can develop your skills in specialized courses - and experience research first-hand.
Whether you want to take a broader approach or focus in a targeted manner, you can design your own individual study path.

The degree course

Wood Technology and Fiber Materials Technology has long been an integral part of the Process Engineering and Natural Materials Technology degree course- and can also be completed with a Bachelor's degree.

The specialization is not only open to traditional process engineering students: Teacher Training - Vocational Schools or Industrial Engineering and Management students can also integrate content from Wood and Fiber Materials Engineering into their studies.

After a solid two-year foundation course in engineering, you can immerse yourself in the world of wood technology and fiber materials technology with us.
The first modules introduce you to exciting topics - accompanied by practical laboratory courses and a close connection to current research.
You will not only work theoretically, but will also be actively involved in projects that answer real questions from science and industry.

What do we do in wood technology and fiber materials technology?

Depending on what you are particularly interested in, you can follow the path of wood - from chipboard to chipboard to the finished piece of furniture. Or you can immerse yourself in the world of fibers and ensure maximum efficiency and quality in the paper production process.

There is also room for creative minds: for example in musical instrument making, where you can help to replace tropical woods by modifying local woods - a small step for the sound, a big one for the environment.

In bio-based lightweight construction, you will learn how wood, paper and natural fibers can be further developed into high-performance materials. No matter which topic grabs you - all projects have one thing in common:
The responsible use of renewable raw materials, the optimization of technical processes to save energy and resources - and the development of innovative products in the spirit of a sustainable bioeconomy.

And afterwards? A career with natural materials.

With a degree in wood technology and fiber materials technology, you have the best opportunities on the job market - in a wide range of industries:
Whether in the furniture and timber construction industry, the paper and packaging industry, in bio-based lightweight construction, in automotive supply, research, environmental protection or technology transfer - sustainable material solutions are in demand everywhere.

You can

• Optimize processes,
• develop products or make entire
• makeentire production chains more sustainable.

In short:
You combine technology, nature and the future - and make it your profession.