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Become a Sustainable Materials Engineer
Change society for the better
The Master Programme on Sustainable Materials gathers some of the best educational programmes in the field of Materials Science and Engineering in Europe.
Our curriculum covers all aspects of the materials life cycle, including materials production and transformation, materials degradation, and the development of new materials, materials substitution and selection – both for structural and functional materials. In addition to the solid technical and scientific training, the programme offers 30 ECTS of courses exclusively focused on innovation, entrepreneurship, and sustainability. Emphasis is given to topics like circular (eco)design and lifecycle engineering, energy-efficient production of materials, sustainable materials management in closed loops, and materials processing and recycling. At the same time, SUMA equips the students with the necessary, in-demand I&E knowledge and the transversal skills, attitudes, and competencies required on an engineering work floor.
The programme involves studies in two different institutions (depending on your selected track), an industrial internship and a Master thesis in collaboration with a company. Learn more about the course and partner university locations below.
The SUMA programme structure consists of the following parts:
- The backbone: a solid scientific and technical basis (60 ECTS), broadly covering aspects of:
- Materials and Processing
- Sustainability and Recycling
- Circular (eco)design and Life Cycle Engineering
- Materials Substitution
- Manufacturing
- The heart and brain: courses on Entrepreneurship and Innovation (30 ECTS)
- The arms and legs: an internship (6 ECTS) and the Master Thesis (24 ECTS)
SUMA aims to educate tomorrow’s materials engineers with:
- Up-to-date technical skills and state-of-the-art technological knowledge
- An entrepreneurial mindset, focused on the sustainability of industrial activities
All SUMA students develop their own research activities under the supervision of experienced mentors.
The proposed research areas are inspired by real-world industrial and technological challenges:
- Materials recycling and upcycling
- Industrial waste valorisation
- Assessment of environmental impact and reduction of the environmental footprint of the Materials and Metals industry
- Life cycle analysis of industrial products and consumer goods
- Energy production, storage and reduction of energy use
- Minimising environmental pollution
- Saving natural resources for future generations
Explore where and what you can study
Five high-level European universities offer you the chance to obtain a double Master’s degree. More information on their Master’s programmes can be found on their respective websites:
- KU Leuven Master of Materials Engineering
- Montanuniversität Leoben Master in Sustainable Materials
- University of Trento Master in Materials and Production Engineering
- INP Grenoble Master in Sustainable Industrial Engineering
- University of Milano-Bicocca Master in Materials Science
Choose your Programme Path
Click on each programme path below to find out more about the curriculum for each university combination. Make your selection for the first year of study, then scroll down to select the second year. Return to the first year to change your selection and create a new combination.
You can find more information about the individual courses by clicking on the links above, which will lead you to a more detailed description on the website of the university organising the course.
CHOOSE YOUR 1ST YEAR OF STUDY
KU Leuven
U. Trento
Montanuniversitaet Leoben
UNIMIB
CHOOSE YOUR 2ND YEAR OF STUDY
INP Grenoble
KU Leuven
Montanuniversitaet Leoben
U. Trento
UNIMIB
Your combined programme syllabus for...
KU Leuven – INP Grenoble
2023-2024 EEA Tuition fees
First year: €1,092.10 (See related link)
Second year: €1,473
2023-2024 non-EEA Tuition fees
First year: €7,099.10 (See related link)
Second year: €5,000
The student will pay tuition at KU Leuven for the first year and at INP Grenoble for the second year.
Curriculum
The first year at Leuven is mostly based on compulsory technical courses aimed at giving the general basic knowledge of materials science and engineering. Courses focus on different classes of materials (metals, ceramics, polymers, composites) jointly with courses on materials properties and characterisation techniques, materials modelling and materials processing. The students interact with industrial partners through company visits and lab sessions.
The second year in Grenoble aims, apart from optimisation skills, to give students the complete and big picture of the field of “sustainable materials management” with technical knowledge but also economical, organisational and managerial knowledge. It gives students a profound education in the field of sustainable industrial engineering, with particular regards to material efficiency (recycling, reuse, additive manufacturing, product design) and new value chains (reverse logistics, supply chain, economics, processes performance). In Grenoble the students will specialise in sustainability and industrial engineering and will be able to make sustainable decisions on industrial value chains or on specific new technologies/processes regarding the materials value chain.
| Course title | # of ECTS credits | KUL | KUL | INPG | INPG |
| Semester 1 | Semester 2 | Semester 3 | Semester 4 | ||
| Mandatory core courses (39 credits) | |||||
| Metals: Production and Recycling | 6 | 6 | |||
| Metals: Advanced Thermomechanical Processing | 6 | 6 | |||
| Ceramic Materials and Powder Metallurgy | 6 | 6 | |||
| Materials Modelling and Simulation Techniques | 6 | 6 | |||
| Materials Characterisation Techniques I | 6 | 6 | |||
| Design and Analysis of Experimentation | 3 | 3 | |||
| Project Work and Problem Solving I | 3 | 3 | |||
| Project Work and Problem Solving II | 3 | 3 | |||
| Mandatory courses for students 2nd year at INPG (15 credits) | |||||
| Physics and Mechanical Properties of Polymers | 3 | 3 | |||
| Metals: Shaping and Joining | 6 | 6 | |||
| Surface Science and Engineering | 6 | 6 | |||
| Electives (6 credits) | |||||
| Electives to be chosen freely from the offer of the school | 6 | 6 | |||
| Mandatory package Sustainability, Entrepreneurship & Innovation (24 credits) | |||||
| Sustainability in Industrial Engineering: 3 pillars | 3 | 3 | |||
| Basic Economics for Sustainable Development Engineering | 3 | 3 | |||
| Sustainable Design and Management | 3 | 3 | |||
| Intercultural Communication | 3 | 3 | |||
| Advanced Design and Manufacturing | 6 | 6 | |||
| Technical Product Life Cycle: | 6 | 6 | |||
| -Multidisciplinary Project | |||||
| -Life Cycle of Technology Objects | |||||
| Conditionally Electives (6 credits) | |||||
| Electives to be chosen freely from the offer of the school | 6 | 6 | |||
| Master´s Thesis (30 credits) | |||||
| Master’s Thesis including mandatory industrial participation and mandatory industrial internship | 30 | 30 | |||
| Total credits: at least 120 ECTS |
U. Trento – INP Grenoble
2023-2024 EEA Tuition fees
First year: Between €146 and €3,345 (per year depending on the applicant’s financial conditions. See related link)
Second year: €1,473
2023-2024 non-EEA Tuition fees
First year: Between €146 and €3,345 (per year depending on the applicant’s financial conditions. See related link)
Second year: €5,000
Curriculum
The first year at Trento is mostly based on compulsory technical courses aimed at giving the general basic knowledge of materials science and engineering. Courses focus on different classes of materials (metals, ceramics, polymers, composites) jointly with courses on materials properties and characterisation techniques and mechanical design.
The second year in Grenoble aims, apart from optimisation skills, to give students the complete and big picture of the field of “sustainable materials management” with technical knowledge but also economical, organisational and managerial knowledge. It gives students a profound education in the field of sustainable industrial engineering with particular regards to material efficiency (recycling, reuse, additive manufacturing, product design) and new value chains (reverse logistics, supply chain, economics, processes performance). In Grenoble students will specialise in sustainability and industrial engineering and will be able to make sustainable decisions on industrial value chains or on specific new technologies/processes regarding the materials value chain.
| Course title | # of ECTS credits | Trento | Trento | INPG | INPG |
| Semester 1 | Semester 2 | Semester 3 | Semester 4 | ||
| Mandatory core courses (36 credits) | |||||
| Metallic Materials Engineering I | 9 | 9 | |||
| Physics and Thermodynamics of Materials (1st module – Thermodynamics of Materials) | 6 | 6 | |||
| Engineering properties of materials | 9 | 9 | |||
| Ceramic Materials Engineering | 6 | 6 | |||
| Polymeric and Composite Materials Engineering (1st module – Polymeric materials Engineering) | 6 | 6 | |||
| Corrosion and Degradation Control of Materials | 6 | 6 | |||
| Mandatory courses for students 2nd year at INPG (12 credits) | |||||
| Steelmaking and Foundry Technologies | 6 | 6 | |||
| Mechanical and Materials Engineering for Design | 6 | 6 | |||
| Electives (6 credits) | |||||
| Electives to be chosen freely from the offer of the school | 6 | 6 | |||
| Mandatory package Sustainability, Entrepreneurship & Innovation (24 credits) | |||||
| Sustainability in Industrial Engineering: 3 pillars | 3 | 3 | |||
| Basic Economics for Sustainable Industrial Engineering | 3 | 3 | |||
| Sustainable Design and Management | 3 | 3 | |||
| Intercultural Communication | 3 | 3 | |||
| Advanced Design and Manufacturing | 6 | 6 | |||
| Technical Product Lifecycle: | 6 | 6 | |||
| -Multidisciplinary Project | |||||
| -Life Cycle of Technology Objects | |||||
| Conditionally Electives (6 credits) | |||||
| Electives to be chosen freely from the offer of the school | 6 | 6 | |||
| Master´s Thesis (30 credits) | |||||
| Master’s Thesis including mandatory industrial participation and mandatory industrial internship | 30 | 30 | |||
| Total credits: at least 120 ECTS |
UNIMIB – INP Grenoble
2023-2024 EEA / non-EEA Tuition fees
First year: € –
Second year: € –
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Curriculum
The first year at Milano-Bicocca is based on mandatory courses characterised by three aims. i) Advanced knowledge in the physics and chemistry of materials. Aim of this part of the programme is the acquisition of a general scheme for the interpretation and the design of function vs. structure relationships in a wide class of materials. ii) Acquisition of competences in experimental techniques of material characterisation and synthesis, with activities in experimental laboratories interacting with research groups at the Department of Materials Science. iii) Specific classes of materials and function-related structures, giving also a basis for understanding the strategy for a sustainable technology.
The second year in Grenoble aims, apart from optimisation skills, to give students the complete and big picture of the field of “sustainable materials management” with technical knowledge but also economical, organisational and managerial knowledge. It gives students a profound education in the field of sustainable industrial engineering with particular regards to material efficiency (recycling, reuse, additive manufacturing, product design) and new value chains (reverse logistics, supply chain, economics, processes performance). In Grenoble students will specialise in sustainability and industrial engineering and will be able to make sustainable decisions on industrial value chains or on specific new technologies/processes regarding the materials value chain.
| Course title | # of ECTS credits | UNIMIB | UNIMIB | INPG | INPG |
| Semester 1 | Semester 2 | Semester 3 | Semester 4 | ||
| Mandatory core courses (63 credits) | |||||
| Production and Operations Management | 3 | 3 | |||
| Mandatory package Sustainability, Entrepreneurship & Innovation (15 credits) | |||||
| Materials and Sustainable Development | 3 | 3 | |||
| Electives (12 credits) | |||||
| Modelling & Optimisation in Product Development | 6 | 6 | |||
| Mandatory Internship (6 credits) | |||||
| Internship | 6 | 6 | |||
| Master´s Thesis (24 credits) | |||||
| Master’s Thesis | 24 | 24 | |||
| Total credits: at least 120 ECTS |
KU Leuven - Montanuniversitaet Leoben
2023-2024 EEA Tuition fees
First year: €1,092.10 (see related link)
Second year: €726.72
2023-2024 non-EEA Tuition fees
First year: €7,099.10 (see related link)
Second year: €1,453.44
Curriculum
The first year at Leuven is mostly based on compulsory technical courses aimed at giving the generalbase knowledge of materials science and engineering. Courses focus on different classes of materials (metals, ceramics, polymers, composites), jointly with courses on materials properties and characterization techniques, materials modelling and materials processing. The students are interacting with industrial partners through company visits and lab sessions.
The second year at Montanuniversitaet Leoben has a strong focus on process- and business management as well as economics, building the base for an entrepreneurial mind-set and leadership skills. This is complemented by product development, production planning and logistics courses (innovation and sustainability). The master thesis and compulsory internship establish supplementary ties to industry.
U. Trento - Montanuniversitaet Leoben
2023-2024 EEA Tuition fees
First year: Between €146 and €3,345 per year (depending on the applicant’s financial conditions. See related link)
Second year: €726.72
2023-2024 non-EEA Tuition fees
First year: Between €146 and €3,345 per year (depending on the applicant’s financial conditions. See related link)
Second year: €1,453.44
Curriculum
The first year at Trento is mostly based on compulsory technical courses aimed at giving the general basic knowledge of materials science and engineering. Courses focus on different classes of materials (metals, ceramics, polymers, composites), jointly with courses on materials properties and characterisation techniques and mechanical design.
The second year at Montanuniversitaet Leoben has a strong focus on process- and business management as well as economics, building the base for an entrepreneurial mind-set and leadership skills. This is complemented by product development, production planning and logistics courses (innovation and sustainability). The master thesis and compulsory internship establish supplementary ties to industry.
| Course title | # of ECTS credits | Trento | Trento | MUL | MUL |
| Semester 1 | Semester 2 | Semester 3 | Semester 4 | ||
| Mandatory core courses (60 credits) | |||||
| Metallic Materials Engineering I | 9 | 9 | |||
| Physics and Thermodynamics of Materials (1st module – Thermodynamics of Materials) | 6 | 6 | |||
| Ceramic Materials Engineering | 6 | 6 | |||
| Engineering Properties of Materials | 9 | 9 | |||
| Polymeric and Composite Materials Engineering (1st module – Polymeric materials Engineering) | 6 | 6 | |||
| Mechanical and Materials Engineering for Design | 6 | 6 | |||
| Corrosion and Degradation Control of Materials | 6 | 6 | |||
| Steelmaking and Foundry Technologies | 6 | 6 | |||
| Characterisation | |||||
| Phase Transformations and Precipitates in Metals and their Characterisation | 1 | 1 | |||
| Simulation & Modelling | |||||
| Fundamentals and application of multiphase simulation | 2.5 | 2.5 | |||
| Metallurgy & Recycling | |||||
| Metallurgical Project | 2.5 | 2.5 | |||
| Electives (6 credits) | |||||
| Electives to be chosen freely from the offer of the school | 6 | 6 | |||
| Mandatory package Sustainability, Entrepreneurship & Innovation (12 credits) | |||||
| Sustainable Business Management | 4.5 | 4.5 | |||
| Mineral Economics | 3 | 3 | |||
| Simulation of production planning and logistics (production economy) | 2 | 2 | |||
| Product Development Seminar | 2.5 | 2.5 | |||
| Electives (6 credits) | |||||
| Electives to be chosen freely from the offer of the school | 6 | 6 | |||
| Mandatory Internship (6 credits) | |||||
| Industrial Internship | 6 | 6 | |||
| Master's Thesis (30 credits) | |||||
| Master's Thesis | 24 | 24 | |||
| Presentation of master thesis and exam | 6 | 6 | |||
| Total credits: at least 120 ECTS |
KU Leuven – U. Trento
2023-2024 EEA Tuition fees
€1,092.10 per year (See related link)
2023-2024 non-EEA Tuition fees
€7,099.10 per year (See related link)
Curriculum
The first year at Leuven is mostly based on compulsory technical courses aimed at giving a general base knowledge of materials science and engineering. Courses focus on different classes of materials (metals, ceramics, polymers, composites), jointly with courses on materials properties and characterisation techniques, materials modelling and materials processing. The students are interacting with industrial partners through company visits and lab sessions.
The second year at Trento is based on the curriculum of Industrial Processes Management and Optimisation. This curriculum is characterised by a set of disciplines crossing the fields of Operations Research and Industrial Management aimed at building useful skills for an efficient management of manufacturing processes and optimisation of materials, considering all aspects, i.e., scientific, technological, economic and organisational. For the achievement of such skills, special emphasis is devoted to models and methods of mathematical and reticular programming, systems for the simulation and management of tails, decisions and quality control supporting systems, informative systems for logistics and production. The final goal is to build a Materials Engineer that combines good technical skills (acquired during the first year at KU Leuven) and well developed entrepreneurial attitudes to successfully drive innovation in large companies and SMEs.
| Course title | # of ECTS credits | KUL | KUL | Trento | Trento |
| Semester 1 | Semester 2 | Semester 3 | Semester 4 | ||
| Mandatory core courses (39 credits) | |||||
| Metals: Production and Recycling | 6 | 6 | |||
| Advanced Metals Processing & Case studies | 6 | 6 | |||
| Ceramic Materials and Powder Metallurgy | 6 | 6 | |||
| Materials Modelling and Simulation Techniques | 6 | 6 | |||
| Materials Characterisation Techniques I | 6 | 6 | |||
| Design and Analysis of Experimentation | 3 | 3 | |||
| Project Work and Problem Solving I | 3 | 3 | |||
| Project Work and Problem Solving II | 3 | 3 | |||
| Mandatory courses for students 2nd year at Trento (15 credits) | |||||
| Physics and Mechanical Properties of Polymers | 3 | 3 | |||
| Properties of Composites A&B | 6 | 6 | |||
| Surface Science and Engineering | 6 | 6 | |||
| Electives (6 credits) | |||||
| Electives to be chosen freely from the offer of the school | 6 | 6 | |||
| Mandatory package Sustainability, Entrepreneurship & Innovation (24 credits) | |||||
| Recycling and Sustainable Materials | 6 | 6 | |||
| Quality and Innovation Engineering | 6 | 6 | |||
| Circular Economy for Materials Processing | 6 | 6 | |||
| Project Management | 6 | 6 | |||
| Mandatory Internship (6 credits) | |||||
| Industrial Internship | 6 | 6 | |||
| Electives (6 credits) | |||||
| Electives to be chosen freely from the offer of the school | 6 | 6 | |||
| Master's Thesis (24 credits) | |||||
| Master's Thesis | 24 | 12 | 12 | ||
| Total credits: at least 120 ECTS |
KU Leuven - UNIMIB
2023-2024 EEA Tuition fees
€1,092.10 per year (see related link)
2023-2024 non-EEA Tuition fees
€7,099.10 per year (see related link)
Curriculum
The first year at Leuven is mostly based on compulsory technical courses aimed at giving a general base knowledge on materials science and engineering. Courses focus on different classes of materials (metals, ceramics, polymers, composites) jointly with courses on materials properties and characterisation techniques, materials modelling and materials processing. Students also interact with industrial partners through company visits and lab sessions.
The second year at Milano-Bicocca comprises various courses on entrepreneurship and industrial aspects in the area of materials science – including nanotechnology, composites, microelectronics, and molecular materials – which may be composed in a personalised programme through mandatory and elective courses. A relevant number of credits are devoted to the research activity of master Thesis and internship in close connection with research groups and industrial partners, putting the student in contact with cutting-edge research topics and up-to-date methods of investigation. The full immersion in team activities within research groups and international networks stimulates specific awareness for managing research, applications and curiosity for new problems and ideas. Additional activities include seminars from experts of industry on management and innovation topics, along with laboratories on scientific language and an Italian language laboratory (together with a wide cultural proposal on transversal competences).
| Course title | # of ECTS credits | KUL | KUL | UNIMIB | UNIMIB |
| Semester 1 | Semester 2 | Semester 3 | Semester 4 | ||
| Mandatory core courses (72 credits) | |||||
| Metals: production & recycling | 6 | 6 | |||
| Materials Characterisation Techniques I | 6 | 6 | |||
| Design and Analysis of Experimentation | 3 | 3 | |||
| Ceramic Materials and Powder Metallurgy | 6 | 6 | |||
| MaterialsModelling & Simulation Techniques | 6 | 6 | |||
| Physical and Mechanical Properties of Polymers | 3 | 3 | |||
| Surface Science & Engineering | 6 | 6 | |||
| Project Work & Problem Solving: Part I and Part II | 6 | 3 | 3 | ||
| Metals: Advanced Thermomechanical Processing | 6 | 6 | |||
| Materials Physics and Technology for Nanoelectronics | 6 | 6 | |||
| Engineering and Entrepreneurship | 6 | 6 | |||
| Mandatory Internship (6 credits) | |||||
| Internship | 3 | 3 | |||
| Additional communication skills | 3 | 3 | |||
| Electives (12 credits) | |||||
| Master's Thesis (30 credits) | |||||
| Master's Thesis | 30 | 6 | 24 | ||
| Total credits: at least 120 ECTS |
Montanuniversitaet Leoben - KU Leuven
2023-2024 EEA Tuition fees
First year: €726.72 (see related link)
Second year: €1,092.10 (see related link)
2023-2024 non-EEA Tuition fees
First year: €1,453.44 (see related link)
Second year: €7.099.10 (see related link)
Curriculum
The first year at Montanuniversitaet Leoben is mostly based on compulsory technical courses giving students a basic knowledge in characterisation techniques, classes of materials (building materials, ceramics, and metals), material processing and recycling complemented by simulation and modelling courses.
The second year at Leuven has a strong focus on science based knowledge as a basis for innovation (master thesis), exposure to industry (through thesis and internship) and modules aimed at developing an innovative and entrepreneurial mind-set, as well as leadership values.
| Course title | # of ECTS credits | MUl | MUL | KUL | KUL |
| Semester 1 | Semester 2 | Semester 3 | Semester 4 | ||
| Mandatory core courses (53 credits) | |||||
| CHARACTERISATION topics | |||||
| Physical metallurgy and application of steel | 3 | 3 | |||
| Introduction into Synchrotron Radiation | 1 | 1 | |||
| Scanning Probe Techniques for the Characterization of Solid Surfaces | 2 | 2 | |||
| CERAMICS topics | |||||
| Fundamentals of building materials and ceramics | 3.75 | 3.75 | |||
| Testing methods and application of building materials | 2.5 | 2.5 | |||
| Laboratory exercise in building materials and ceramics 1 | 3 | 3 | |||
| DOWNSTREAM-METALLURGY topics | |||||
| Metallurgy of Continuous Casting of Steel | 2 | 2 | |||
| Casting microstructure and properties | 3 | 3 | |||
| Practicals for casting microstructure and properties | 2 | 2 | |||
| Formability of metals | 2.5 | 2.5 | |||
| Foundry Technology / Technology of casting processes (Shape Casting) | 3 | 3 | |||
| SIMULATION & MODELLING topics | |||||
| Fundamentals and application of multiphase simulation | 2.5 | 2.5 | |||
| Applied computational thermodynamics for metallurgists | 1.5 | 1.5 | |||
| Simulation in casting technology | 3 | 3 | |||
| METALLURGY & RECYCLING topics | |||||
| Special metallurgy of nonferrous metals | 2.5 | 2.5 | |||
| Special metallurgical process technology | 4.5 | 4.5 | |||
| Refractory metals and ferro-alloys | 3 | 3 | |||
| Lab in ferrous metallurgy - processes | 2 | 2 | |||
| Corrosion | 3 | 3 | |||
| Seminar on steel process technology | 2.5 | 2.5 | |||
| Electives (6 credits) | |||||
| Electives to be chosen freely from the offer of the school | 6 | 6 | |||
| Mandatory package Sustainability, Entrepreneurship & Innovation (24 credits) | |||||
| The art of scientific writing | 1 | 1 | |||
| Sustainable Materials Management | 3 | 3 | |||
| Resource Recovery and Recycling | 3 | 3 | |||
| Engineering and Entrepreneurship | 6 | 6 | |||
| Engineering Economy | 3 | 3 | |||
| Industrial Organisation: Theory and Applications | 6 | 6 | |||
| Project Management | 3 | 3 | |||
| Mandatory Internship (6 credits) | |||||
| Industrial Internship | 6 | 6 | |||
| Electives (6 credits) | |||||
| Electives to be chosen freely from the offer of the school | 6 | 6 | |||
| Master's Thesis (24 credits) | |||||
| Master's Thesis | 24 | 24 | |||
| Total credits: at least 120 ECTS |
U. Trento – KU Leuven
2023-2024 EEA Tuition fees
First year: Between €146 and €3,345 (depending on the applicant’s financial conditions. See related link)
Second year: Between €146 and €3,345 (depending on the applicant’s financial conditions. See related link)
2023-2024 non-EEA Tuition fees
First year: Between €146 and €3,345 (depending on the applicant’s financial conditions. See related link)
Second year: Between €146 and €3,345 (depending on the applicant’s financial conditions. See related link)
Curriculum
The first year at Trento is mostly based on compulsory technical courses aimed at giving the general basic knowledge of materials science and engineering. Courses focus on different classes of materials (metals, ceramics, polymers, composites) jointly with courses on materials properties and characterisation techniques and mechanical design.
The second year at Leuven has a strong focus on science based knowledge as a basis for innovation (master thesis), exposure to industry (through thesis and internship) and modules aimed at developing an innovative and entrepreneurial mind-set as well as leadership values.
| Course title | # of ECTS credits | Trento | Trento | KUL | KUL |
| Semester 1 | Semester 2 | Semester 3 | Semester 4 | ||
| Mandatory core courses (36 credits) | |||||
| Metallic Materials Engineering I | 9 | 9 | |||
| Physics and Thermodynamics of Materials (2nd module – Thermodynamics of Materials) | 6 | 6 | |||
| Ceramic Materials Engineering | 6 | 6 | |||
| Polymeric and Composite Materials Engineering (1st module – Polymeric materials Engineering) | 6 | 6 | |||
| Engineering properties of materials | 9 | 9 | |||
| Corrosion and Degradation Control of Materials | 6 | 6 | |||
| Mandatory courses for students 2nd year at KUL (18 credits) | |||||
| Steelmaking and foundry technologies | 6 | 6 | |||
| Mechanical and Materials for Engineering Design | 6 | 6 | |||
| Electives (6 credits) | |||||
| Electives to be chosen freely from the offer of the school | 6 | 6 | |||
| Mandatory package Sustainability, Entrepreneurship & Innovation (24 credits) | |||||
| Sustainable Materials Management | 3 | 3 | |||
| Resource Recovery and Recycling | 3 | 3 | |||
| Innovation Management and Strategy | 6 | 6 | |||
| Engineering Economy | 3 | 3 | |||
| Engineering & Entrepreneurship | 6 | 6 | |||
| Project Management | 3 | 3 | |||
| Mandatory Internship (6 credits) | |||||
| Industrial Internship | 6 | 6 | |||
| Electives (6 credits) | |||||
| Electives to be chosen freely from the offer of the school | 6 | 6 | |||
| Master's Thesis (24 credits) | |||||
| Master's Thesis | 24 | 12 | 12 | ||
| Total credits: at least 120 ECTS |
UNIMIB – KU Leuven
2023-2024 EEA Tuition fees
First year: €456 – €3,756 depending of the country of residence. See related link. (For Italian citizens, the fee varies depending on the applicant’s financial conditions. See related link)
Second year: €456 – €3,756 depending of the country of residence. See related link. (For Italian citizens, the fee varies depending on the applicant’s financial conditions. See related link)
2023-2024 non-EEA Tuition fees
First year: €456 – €3,756 (depending of the country of residence. See related link.)
Second year: €456 – €3,756 (depending of the country of residence. See related link.)
Curriculum
The first year at Milano-Bicocca is based on mandatory courses characterised by three aims. i) Advanced knowledge in the physics and chemistry of materials. The aim of this part of the programme is the acquisition of a general scheme for the interpretation and design of function vs. structure relationships in a wide class of materials. ii) Acquisition of competences in experimental techniques of material characterisation and synthesis, with activities in experimental laboratories interacting with research groups at the Department of Materials Science. iii) Specific classes of materials and function-related structures, giving a basis for understanding the strategy for a sustainable technology.
The second year at Leuven has a strong focus on science based knowledge as a basis for innovation (master thesis), exposure to industry (through thesis and internship) and modules aimed at developing an innovative and entrepreneurial mind-set as well as leadership values.
| Course title | # of ECTS credits | UNIMIB | UNIMIB | KUL | KUL |
| Semester 1 | Semester 2 | Semester 3 | Semester 4 | ||
| Mandatory core courses (78 credits) | |||||
| Metals Science and Sustainability | 6 | 6 | |||
| Physical Characterization of Materials with Laboratory | 8 | 4 | 4 | ||
| Applied Physical Chemistry with Laboratory | 8 | 4 | 4 | ||
| Solid State Physics | 8 | 2 | 6 | ||
| Physical Chemistry of Solid State and Surfaces | 6 | 6 | |||
| Functional Analysis | 6 | 6 | |||
| Thermodynamics and Kinetics of Materials | 6 | 6 | |||
| Physics of Homogenous and nanostructured dielectrics | 6 | 6 | |||
| Surfaces and Interfaces/Materials and Devices for Energy Engineering | |||||
| Sustainable Materials Management | 3 | 3 | |||
| Resource Recovery and Recycling | 3 | 3 | |||
| Engineering Economy | 3 | 3 | |||
| Project Management | 3 | 3 | |||
| Materials Physics and Technology for Nanoelectronics | 6 | 6 | |||
| Innovation Management and Strategy | 6 | 6 | |||
| Mandatory Internship (6 credits) | |||||
| Industrial Internship | 6 | 6 | |||
| Master´s Thesis (24 credits) | |||||
| Master’s Thesis | 24 | 24 | |||
| Total credits: at least 120 ECTS |
Atlantic Copper Chair SUMA Summer School, July 2023, Spain
The SUMA Summer school 2023 is organised by the Polytechnic University of Madrid and Atlantic Copper.
Atlantic Copper is a Spanish Company whose sole shareholder is the US global conglomerate Freeport-McMoran, one of the leading natural resources companies in the United States that produces copper, gold and molybdenum. Their main base of activity is in the Huelva Metallurgy Complex, which produces high-grade refined copper from ore mined in several places around the world. The production plant is formed by the smelter (producing anodes), and the refinery (producing cathodes), and three sulfur acid plants.
We will be hosting the summer school in person, with courses and field visits in Madrid, Córdoba, and Seville.
Applications will open in January 2024.
In the 2022 Summer School, our students participated in keynote lectures, visited a copper and aluminum cable factory, spent a day in the largest open-pit mine in Europe, explored a hydrometallurgy plant and were welcomed at the Atlantic Copper Metallurgical Complex . Of course, there was also time to relax and enjoy the Spanish culture, gastronomy and landscapes!
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