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Workshop 3 01/12 Engineering, Environment, IT & Telecommunication MERIT. F. Torres (UPC-UKA-PdT-UCL). Developing a common identity: . Why MERIT MC? What is offered? How is developed? To whom is addressed? Where to disseminate?. MERIT Why?.
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Workshop 3 01/12Engineering, Environment, IT & TelecommunicationMERIT. F. Torres(UPC-UKA-PdT-UCL) Consortium: MERIT Speaker: F.Torres
Developing a common identity: • Why MERIT MC? • What is offered? • How is developed? • To whom is addressed? • Where to disseminate? Consortium: MERIT Speaker: F.Torres
MERIT Why? European Master of Research on Information and Communication Technologies Technical University of Catalonia (ES) Politecnico di Torino (IT) Université Catholique de Louvain (BE) Universität Karlsruhe (GE) Institutional relation: CLUSTER Research cooperation: NoE Social demand: job growing environment Within top 15 European regions for high and medium high tech manufacturing. Source EUROSTAT 20/Nov/06 Consortium: MERIT Speaker: F.Torres
MERIT MC What? MERIT is devoted to provide: A general background to develop a career in a changing life-learning environment. A complementary specialized education to launch an IT&Com research career in highly dynamic areas: IT & Communication Industry Automotive Industry Aerospace Industry Academic & research institutions Consortium: MERIT Speaker: F.Torres
MERIT MC How? Consortium web + LOGO Consortium intranet: document repository Unified procedures: admission (MEAT), dissemination, academic programme,… Erasmus Mundus seen as a key opportunity to mature and consolidate the MC in the frame of European IT& Communications educational area. Consortium: MERIT Speaker: F.Torres
MERIT MC Whom? Dissemination Common message with EM programme as a quality umbrella Message modulated to focus on target benefits: Potential applicants (students, scholars) Institutions, Agencies,.. (Quality label) Industry (International Hi-Tech job career) MERIT brochure Consortium: MERIT Speaker: F.Torres
MERIT MC where? A few grants, programmes, will have a strong impact in the perception of potential applicants Promotion of EM MC as a quality label National governmental departments in Europe e.g Spanish Ministry of Education Cooperation and development agencies Arab, Latino-American, Asian,… Industrial consortiums Promotion by EM consortiums but also as EACEA initiative. Promotion at sessions devoted to education in main research conferences and symposia Addressed to potential visiting professors as MERIT ambassadors worldwide Consortium: MERIT Speaker: F.Torres