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European joint Masters in Management & Engineering of Environment & Energy. Experiences of managing and teaching on an internationalised course: Gavin Walker. Who's who Master Struc. Life around Life outside. Outline. Master structure and course content The three academic semesters
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European joint Mastersin Management & Engineeringof Environment & Energy Experiences of managing and teaching on an internationalised course: Gavin Walker
Who's who • Master Struc. • Life around • Life outside Outline • Master structure and course content • The three academic semesters • Internship • Master rules • Life around an International Masters • Discover (re-discover) industrial / academic world • Learn languages and cultures • ME3 alumni website and newspaper • Advantages and Disadvantages • School/University • Academics
Who's who • Master Struc. • Life around • Life outside The ME3 consortium • The ME3 Programme • Consortium of 5 European prestigious higher education institutions • Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM) • Department of Industrial Organization, Business Administration and Statistics • DIOBA • Ecole des Mines de Nantes (EMN) • Department of Energy and Environmental Engineering • DSEE • Kungliga Tekniska Hogskolan (KTH) • Department of Energy Technology • EGI • Queen’s University of Belfast (QUB) • School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering • Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BME) • Department of Energy Engineering
ME3 consortium • Overview • Consortium • Program • Pro Insertion • EMN, BME 4 4
Who's who • Master Struc. • Life around • Life outside Coordination • Presentation of ME3 thematic semesters • Detailed presentation of S1 in Madrid • Miguel Palacios • Presentation of S2 and S3 in Nantes • Florent Chazarenc • Presentation of S2 in Belfast • Gavin Walker • Presentation of S3 in Stockholm • Andrew Martin • Presentation of S3 in Budapest • Gyula Grof
Student cohort • ME3 2011-2013 Edition • 28 Students • Gender 14 M 14 F (!) • 16 different nationalities • North-central America : 8 • South America : 4 • Europe/middle East : 9 • Asia/Pacific : 7
Who's who • Master Struc. • Life around • Life outside Student cohort Canada: 2 Germany: 3 France: 1 Italy: 2 Sri Lanka: 1 USA: 1 Spain: 2 India: 3 Costa-Rica: 1 Mexico: 4 Malaysia: 1 Turkey: 1 Brazil: 1 Colombia: 3 Indonesia: 1 Australia: 1
Who's who • Master Struc. • Life around • Life outside Master structureGeneral presentation • Multi-cultural program • Balanced education between various disciplines • Management and Engineering • Energy and Environment • European and outside Europe Education • ME3 Masters offer job opportunities in • International applied research (Industrial / Academic) • Local companies or International groups for • Multi-cultural project management • Engineering in Environment and Energy • Technical projects in the field of energy and environment • Taking into account human, social and economic aspects
Who's who • Master Struc. • Life around • Life outside The master structureSemester presentation • ME3 program is composed of • 4 semesters (lasting 2 academic years) • Each Semester encompasses 30 ECTS • Total sum of 120 ECTS • European Credit Transfer System (ECTS)
Who's who • Master Struc. • Life around • Life outside Program structureAcademic semester • Academic semester are as follows
Who's who • Master Struc. • Life around • Life outside
Who's who • Master Struc. • Life around • Life outside
Who's who • Master Struc. • Life around • Life outside
Who's who • Master Struc. • Life around • Life outside
Who's who • Master Struc. • Life around • Life outside Master structureMaster thesis • The Professional project • 4th semester is part of the program • Tutored by ME3 professors • Final report and Defence ~ July-2013 YEAR 2
Who's who • Master Struc. • Life around • Life outside Master thesis placement
Who's who • Master skills. • Life around • Life outside ME3 targeted skills
Who's who • Degrees in ME3 • Life around • Life outside Degrees after ME3 • The ME3 institutions • Award a double/triple Master degrees
Who's who • Employability • Life around • Life outside ME3 employability
Who's who • Master Struc. • Life around • Life outside Master rules • Academic steering board • Composed of the 5 partner coordinators • Management of ME3 masters • ASB takes concerted decisions • Admission of candidates • Option orientation • Graduation • Quality enhancement • 2 Class representatives (voice of ME3 students) • Has to be elected by the group • Within 1 month • Represent students during several ASB meeting
Who's who • Master Struc. • Life around • Life outside ME3 rules and student duty • The ME3 Consortium is committed • To create a favorable environment • Good way to study in a culture of mutual respect • To give an unlimited access to knowledge • The ME3 students are expected to • Have professional behavior • On-time arrival to classes and presentations • Regular attendance • Respect deadlines for project reports and homework • Courtesy in the classroom…
Projects • During class • Supervised by ME3 lecturers
Develop projects outside classCo-funded by ME3 consortium • Projet d’Energie Renouvelable: Hurhudedanda, Népal
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Marathon challenge • Last spring ME3 at Nantes Marathon :
ME3 challenges • Biking Journey from Nantes to Stockholm • http://nantesstockholmbybike.blogspot.com/
Life outside ME3 • International dinners • Half marathon challenge • …
Who's who • Master Struc. • Life around • Life outside Advantages and Disadvantages • Advantages for School/University • Erasmus Mundus prestigious brand • High international visibility • Research collaborations • Advantages for Academics • International teaching experience • International programme management experience • Good practice • Research collaborations • Disadvantages for Academics • Challenging teaching environment • Time consuming for coordinator • International legislation • Report writing to European Commission!