About - Master in Silicon Photonics

Focus on Professional Development

Within the program, both embedded in several courses and offered as extra-curricular activities, we focus on professional development through:

Guest lectures by industrial partners (Ligentec, Luceda, Sentea, HPE, imec, Indigo, …)
Company visits to imec, the UGent SiPhot ecosystem & the PhotonDelta ecosystem
ePIXfab training activities
Photonics Society Ghent activities

Adding these is crucial to provide students with:

Real-world insights
Networking opportunities to gain a local, European and global network
Exposure to industry practices
Enhanced readiness for careers in the silicon photonics industry

These activities complement the theoretical and practical knowledge gained through the courses, ensuring a well-rounded education that prepares students for the dynamic challenges of the field.

Job Prospects?

The rapid growth of the field has exposed a dramatic shortage in researchers, engineers and technicians with a background in integrated photonics or silicon photonics

in academia
there is a steady growing number of PhD positions in Integrated (silicon) Photonics at UGent, EU, worldwide
in industry
there is a booming demand for people with these skills at imec, within the PhotonDelta ecosystemEindhoven, at our local UGent spin-offs, and at many companies worldwide…