Shape your future Faculty of Engineering Bilbao Steel Programme

About Room4Steel

The Steel Programme, Room4Steel, focuses on areas of knowledge in the steel industry and promotes projects, activities in the field of steelmaking and internships doing the Final Project of the Degree/ Final Project of the Master’s Degree in a sector of historical relevance for the industry, with the aim of promoting specialisation and future employment. Are you in?

With the participation of:

Tubos Reunidos logo Celsa Nevarcero sidenor Arania Grupo-TR

OFFICIAL PROGRAMME

We help you enter the job market

This space offers you a training schedule divided into different thematic topics where projects will be offered so you can do your TFGs or TFMs linked to company internships.

All with the main objective of providing you with training and helping you to enter the job market.

Course details:

  • UPV/EHU University Extension Course on STEEL INDUSTRY- ROOM4STEEL.
  • Delivery of an official certificate at the end of the course.
  • Aimed at engineering students or people working in the sector who want to
    update their knowledge.
  • Registration will open in September.*
  • Course starts on 29 October 2025.
  • Price: 20 € + School insurance (4 €).*
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*Get more information through our LinkedIn or request more information so that
we can notify you when the exact enrolment date is published.

*Free course funded by SIDEREX for UPV/EHU students.

Session 1

Iron and steel processes and products

29/10/2025 9:30-12:30
This session offers an overview of the sector, covering the history of the Basque steel industry and the current landscape of the sector. It will delve into the steel production process, from raw materials to continuous casting, rolling and heat treatments, including the integral and electric routes.

Session 2

Products and sectors of application

19/11/2025 9:30-12:30
This session focuses on the classification of steel products by format (long, flat, tubes) and by type of steel (stainless, special, corrugated), examining their applications. Other manufacturing processes such as casting and the competition between steel and other metals will also be explored.

Session 3

Equipment, cutting tools and instrumentation

10/12/2025 9:30-12:30
This block addresses key process equipment, with a focus on steelworks, furnaces and process lines such as galvanising and pickling. In addition, cold and hot rolling processes will be analysed in detail.

Session 4

Sustainability and circular economy

21/01/2026 9:30-12:30
The session explores the sector's commitment to sustainability, addressing issues such as the environmental footprint and life cycle analysis applied to steelmaking. Circular economy strategies, alternatives to fossil carbon, and the management and recovery of waste such as slag will be discussed.

Session 5

Hydrogen and energy efficiency

25/02/2026 9:30-12:30
The crucial role of hydrogen (H₂) as an energy vector for climate neutrality in steelmaking will be explored, detailing new technologies and processes. Cutting-edge topics such as H₂ storage in salt caverns and its industrial-scale use as fuel in reheating furnaces will be analysed.

Session 6

Industry 4.0 and success stories and applied AI

18/03/2026 9:30-12:30
The focus is on the digital transformation of the sector, covering the automation and digitisation of processes. Practical examples will be presented, such as remote services, simulations, virtual reality and the use of Digital Twins in the steel industry.

Session 7

Project management, technological challenges and personal branding

15/04/2026 9:30-12:30
The final session combines aspects of management and innovation, analysing the magnitude of a steel project and the technological challenges, as well as the necessary professional training. It also includes cutting-edge topics such as additive manufacturing (3D printing) and key tools for professional development such as personal branding.

LAST YEAR'S FIGURES

Projects assigned

14

Attendance at sessions by students

13

Attendance at sessions together with company staff

25

Students who got their first job opportunity

8

Internships in companies

Projects you can join to complete your Final Project of the Degree/ Final Project of the Master’s Degree.

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    Testimonials

    Room4Steel students recount their experience...

    Room4Steel is a great initiative to bring the steel sector from all its aspects to engineering students who in the near future may be co-workers. From ArcelorMittal Global R&D Spain we have made 4 contributions to the steel programme, in diverse and varied topics, showing that there is room for all disciplines in our industry. We have had 3 students working on 3 projects with which we are highly satisfied, as we have been in previous editions. From ArcelorMittal Global R&D Spain we encourage any engineering student to approach us, with the conviction that they will find a topic of their interest. In particular, we encourage young women engineers to get to know this industry in which their contribution is increasingly sought after and valued.

    Arcelor Mittal
    ArcelorMittal Global R&D Spain Room4Steel partner company

    Room4Steel is a really positive initiative that helps us to make the iron and steel sector visible and bring it closer to the students of the Bilbao School of Engineering. Our experience receiving students for internship projects has been outstanding most of the time. We believe that it is a great opportunity for both, because future engineers can start working in an industrial environment and form an active part of a team, and they can also link their final year project to a real project that we are carrying out. On the other hand, for us as a company, this experience serves us as a breeding ground for future talent. So far, we have had 3 students in two editions and two of them have continued with us.

    Celsa Navarcertl
    Nevarcero Collaborating company in Room4Steel

    Room4Steel seemed to me to be a very interesting idea in terms of specialisation and career continuity. The steel programme allows us to get to know the steel sector from many points of view. The participation in Room4Steel has been very enriching personally and professionally, offering a complete training. Thanks to the training obtained in the company classroom, it has been easier for me to understand all the processes of a steel company, facilitating the implementation of the continuous improvement methodologies worked on in the final project of the master’s degree. Personally, some companies have contacted me to ask about my future in the short and medium term. Thanks to my participation in R4S, I believe that I will establish contact with companies in the sector, which will be valuable for future job opportunities.

    Maider Narbaiza Room4Steel 2023 student

    For me, Room4Steel has been a fantastic gateway to both the world of steelmaking and the job market, as well as a great help for my dissertation. Although the classroom and its steel programme are focused on the steel industry, other topics of current relevance are also covered, which are very enriching. My internship has focused on the creation of a carbon footprint calculator and I have carried it out at IDOM, where they have given me the opportunity to stay to continue training and gaining experience in this sector.

    Erik
    Erick Riloba Room4Steel 2023 student