Education
Drones Business Architect
We can no longer ignore it. The infinity of possible applications with drones will have a significant impact on our daily lives. Numerous industries, sectors and organizations are increasingly deployed to support their own processes. Drones are often faster, safer and cheaper than the traditional methods of, for example, performing inspections, deliveries or other repetitive or inefficient tasks.
The number of specialized courses in this domain is still very limited. With this post-graduate Drones Business Architect, we want to fill that gap between what the industry demands and education facilities offer today. The unique training consists of four modules: drone aviation and legislation, drone technology, drone business innovation management and drone cases. This unique postgraduate degree is supported by the Province of Limburg and DronePort.
Practical
The training starts on the 1st of October 2019, every Tuesday or Thursday from 6 pm to 10 pm (some modules are given on the same day, see calendar below). The registration fee for the entire course is 1,350 euros. You can also register for individual modules. The ‘Aviation’ and ‘Technology’ modules cost 300 euros, the ‘Business’ module costs 225 euros and the ‘Cases’ module costs 675 euros.
Calendar
In the ‘Aviation’ module, students explore the general regulations in the aviation sector and aircraft technology. Weather conditions are crucial for flying with drones, so meteorology is also covered extensively. We also zoom in on basic navigation in the airspace and learn to read aviation maps. We look at the law on privacy and the new European legislation on drones. And if you ever would like to become a drone pilot yourself, we will provide the correct guidelines in addition to an initiation flight with a drone.
| Group 1 | Group 2 | Topic | Teacher | Organisation |
| 1/10/2019 | 1/10/2019 | Air law | Michael Maes | EuroUSC-Benelux |
| 8/10/2019 | 8/10/2019 | Meteorology | Joeri Gerrits | PXL Digital |
| 15/10/2019 | 15/10/2019 | Meteorology | Joeri Gerrits | PXL Digital |
| 22/10/2019 | 22/10/2019 | Navigation and aviation charts | Joeri Gerrits | PXL Digital |
| 05/11/2019 | 05/11/2019 | Principles of Flight & Aircraft General Knowledge | Miguel Pittevils | MiPi Drones |
| 12/11/2019 | 12/11/2019 | The new European Drone Legislation | Michael Maes | EuroUSC-Benelux |
| 19/11/2019 | 19/11/2019 | Drones in action | Guy Verhoeven | DR-ONE |
A well-founded view of what drones are and what they are capable of now and in the near future is discussed in the ‘Technology’ module. The students are introduced to different types of drones, cameras, sensors, batteries, … The various applications and research programs are also extensively discussed. We zoom in on themes such as automatic and autonomous flying, drones and artificial intelligence, edge computing, end-to-end security, swarming, GDPR, etc. Together we visit a renowned drone trade fair in Amsterdam in December.
| Group 1 | Group 2 | Topic | Teacher | Organisation |
| 26/11/2019 | 28/11/2019 | Intro Drone types & drone hardware overview |
Tim Dupont Bart Theys |
PXL Digital KU Leuven |
| 03/12/2019 | 05/12/2019 | Fixed wing drones theory & practice | Bart Theys | KU Leuven |
| 04/12/2019 | 06/12/2019 | Amsterdam Drone Week | Marijke Sporen Seppe Oyen |
PXL Digital EUKA |
| 10/12/2019 | 12/12/2019 | Rotary wing drones theory & practice | Bart Theys | KU Leuven |
| 17/12/2019 | 19/12/2019 | Data Sensor Gathering, Sensor processing, SLAM, Lidar, Vision, people traffic streams | Nicky Eichmann | Cegeka & PXL SmartICT |
| 07/01/2020 | 09/01/2020 | Model training, AI, RL, edge computing/ Technological challenges and limitations in 5 well defined business cases in Construction | Nicky Eichmann / Bjorn Geuns | Cegeka & SmartICT/ Code Gorilla |
| 14/01/2020 | 16/01/2020 | Technological challenges and limitations in 5 well defined business cases in Construction | Bjorn Geuns | Code Gorilla |
| 21/01/2020 | 23/01/2020 | Oral exam module ‘Technology’ | / | / |
How to build a drone business? This question is answered within the ‘Business’ module. We help you to discover drone opportunities or better estimate the feasibility of using a drone solution. The transformation of business processes through the use of drones is also discussed extensively. And of course we thoroughly explain the translation to external and internal stakeholders.
| Group 1 | Group 2 | Topic | Teacher | Organisation |
| 28/01/2020 | 28/01/2020 | Business cases – pitch preparation + drink | Mark Vanlook / Marijke Sporen | EUKA / PXL |
| 04/02/2020 | 06/02/2020 | Offering value to the right customer: the value proposition canvas |
UHasselt DronePort |
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| 11/02/2020 | 13/02/2020 | Turning the business opportunity into a viable business model: the business model canvas |
UHasselt DronePort |
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| 18/02/2020 | 20/02/2020 | How to pitch your business opportunity |
Limburg Startup DronePort |
The concluding module ‘Cases’ comprises the discussion from a to z of several elaborated cases. There is sufficient space provided to elaborate your own idea in a small group under supervision of the teachers from the different modules. With DronePort as a unique location, you are in the ecosystem to work out your idea surrounded by inspiring experts and perhaps make it fly in the air …
| Group 1 | Group 2 | Topic/case | Teacher/speaker |
| 03/03/2020 | 03/03/2020 | Imec (2 cases) Unifly Senhive |
Jan Adriaenssens Andres Vanswalm Stijn Burm |
| 10/03/2020 | 10/03/2020 | DroneMatrix (2 cases) Flanders Make |
Frederik Winters Christophe Bruynseraede |
| 17/03/2020 | 17/03/2020 | Code Gorilla Skeyes |
Bjorn Geuns Tom Snyers |
| 24/03/2020 | 24/03/2020 | Lugus PC Fruit |
Kevin Haelterman Dany Bylemans |
| 31/03/2020 | 31/03/2020 | Own case | / |
| 21/04/2020 | 21/04/2020 | Own case | / |
| 28/04/2020 | 28/04/2020 | Own case | / |
| 05/05/2020 | 05/05/2020 | Own case | / |
| 12/05/2020 | 12/05/2020 | Own case | / |
| 19/05/2020 | 19/05/2020 | Own case | / |
| 26/05/2020 | 26/05/2020 | Own case | / |
| 03/06/2020 | 04/06/2020 | Final presentations | / |
Documents
DETAILED Course Content
In this document you can read a detailed overview of the course content per module.
Incentives
Here you can find information on practical and financial incentives that might apply to your personal situation.
