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Master of Science in Photonics. Erasmus Mundus. European. Erasmus Mundus. Programme by the European Union Cooperation and Mobility programme Purposes: Enhance quality of European Higher Education Intercultural understanding through cooperation with third countries Boundary conditions
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Master of Science in Photonics Erasmus Mundus European
Erasmus Mundus • Programme by the European Union • Cooperation and Mobility programme • Purposes: • Enhance quality of European Higher Education • Intercultural understanding through cooperation with third countries • Boundary conditions • Master programme involves at least universities of 3 EU countries. • Mobility scheme for the students implies that they study in at least two different EU countries.
The EMSP Consortium Vrije Universiteit Brussel Brussels, Belgium Ghent University Ghent, Belgium Royal Institute of Technology Stockholm, Sweden University of St AndrewsSt Andrews, United Kingdom
A brief history: 2006-2011 • Started in 2006 • 5 starting classes with EM-scholarships • Sept. 2006 – July 2011 • Constant improvements • Based on students feedback • Based on reports of the Quality Committee
2011-…: New and improved program • Single mobility track • Improved course structure • New partnerships
EMSP: Single track mobility 30 ECTS 30 ECTS 30 ECTS 30 ECTS
EMSP: Course structure Sem 1 • fundamental basics of photonics in depth • introduction to the breadth of photonics 30 ECTS compulsory courses Sem 2 • engineering skills in photonics • applications of photonics 22.5 ECTS compulsory + 7.5 ECTS elective Sem 3 • advanced photonics • research skills in photonics 14 ECTS compulsory + 16 ECTS elective Sem 4 • master thesis 30 ECTS
EMSP: Course structure • Teaches students all the core photonics courses • Offers advanced and multidisciplinary photonics courses • With a focus on: • Photonics skills (measurement, engineering, research skills) • Employability: photonics in industry (business economics, internship, entrepreneurship)
Courses Semester 1- UGent/VUB Compulsory courses: • Photonics (5 ECTS) • Microphotonics (6 ECTS) • Optical Materials (6 ECTS) • Mathematics in Photonics (4 ECTS) • Laboratories in Photonics Research (6 ECTS) • Introduction to business economics (3 ECTS) total of 30 ECTS
Courses Semester 2 - KTH Compulsory courses: • Fibre-Optical Communications (7.5 ECTS) • Semiconductor- and Nano-Optics (7.5 ECTS) • Laser Engineering (6 ECTS) • Summer School (1.5 ECTS) total of 22.5 ECTS Elective courses: • Optical Networking (7.5 ECTS) • Photonics (7.5 ECTS) • Advanced Semiconductor Materials (7.5 ECTS) • Swedish Language (7.5 ECTS) total of 7.5 ECTS
Courses Semester 3 – USTAN Compulsory courses: • Advanced Photonics Laboratory (10 ECTS) • Research skills (4 ECTS) total of 14 ECTS Elective courses: • Biophotonics (5 ECTS) • Experimental Quantum Physics (5 ECTS) • Quantum Optics (5 ECTS) • Nanophotonics (4 ECTS) • Non-linear optics (via UGent teleclassing) (4 ECTS) • Entrepreneurship in photonics (5 ECTS) • Renewable energy (4 ECTS) • Internship (4 ECTS) total of 16 ECTS
Semester 4: master dissertation • 30 ECTS • Dedicated to the master thesis, no courses • About 5 months-time period • Students are free to choose a topic of interest • UGent • VUB • KTH • USTAN • NTU / EPFL / DTU / UPV
EMSP: New partnerships • Overseas Associated partner: National Taiwan University - NTU • Thesis exchange in 4th semester • NTU students join 2nd year of EMSP • Associated partners: Universidad Politecnica de Valencia – UPV Technical University of Denmark – DTU Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne - EPFL • Thesis exchange in 4th semester
EMSP 2011-2013 • Tuition fees • EU: 3k/year • non-EU: 7.5k/year • No EM-scholarships available • Other grants: • UGent Excellence Grant • 8k/year for 1 EU student • 12k/year for 1 non-EU student • EMSP Board Grant • 8k/year for 1 EU student • 12k/year for 1 non-EU student • Chimei Innolux-NTU Grants • 6k/year for 2 students • 4th semester at NTU is mandatory • EMSP Grants • 5k/year for 10 non-EU students
PhD EM-Alumni • About 70% start PhD • About 30% start in industry • Spread all over Europe and the rest of the world UGent, Belgium VUB, Belgium KTH, Sweden St Andrews, UK CREOL, USA Southampton, UK Yale, USA CUDOS, Australia EPFL, Switzerland AMOLF, Netherlands TU Berlin, Germany TU Wien, Austria Max Planck, Germany Twente, Netherlands Trondheim, Norway TU Eindhoven, Netherlands Uni Koln, Germany GSI, Germany UPM, Spain Orleans, France Institut Fresnel, France Heriot-Watt, UK Lancaster, UK