Making today a better tomorrow
The SUMA Master programmes aim to train tomorrow’s industrial engineers in collaborative work in a global world and gather some of the best educational programmes in the field of sustainable materials engineering in Europe.
They stimulate innovation, entrepreneurship and leadership and focus on circular (eco)design, materials substitution, life cycle engineering and circular economy design, materials processing and recycling, manufacturing, and innovation. They involve studies in two different institutions, an internship in a company and a master thesis in collaboration with a company.
The SUMA Master programs aim 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.
The SUMA Master programs aim to educate tomorrow’s materials engineers with:
- materials recycling and upcycling
- industrial waste valorization
- assessment of environmental impact and reduction of environmental foot-print of various processes and technologies from materials and metals industry
- life cycle analysis of industrial products and consumer goods
- energy production, storage and reduction of energy use
- minimizing environmental pollution
- saving natural resources for future generations
Former and current SUMA students impact
- Up-to-date technical skills and state-of-the-art technological knowledge
- An entrepreneurial mindset focused on the sustainability of industrial activities.
Lab research areas
- Recycling of nafion membranes from membrane electrode assemblies
- Use of additive and classical manufacturing techniques to reduce the environmental impact during re-manufacturing
- NiMeH batteries: Literature review of LCA and collection rate calculation
Master thesis topics
- Study of the assembly of wire diamond tools with numerical simulations and optical dilatometry
- Reduction of the energy consumption of an electrolysis cell
- Formulation and characterisation of polymeric ion exchange membrane for energy storage applications
The details
When
10 – 12 September 2018
Where
10 – 12 September 2018
Organisation
Novotel Leuven (Vuurkruisenlaan 4,
3000 Leuven – Belgium)
Co-organisation
Novotel Leuven (Vuurkruisenlaan 4,
3000 Leuven – Belgium)
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SUMA Master's Programme
The Sustainable Materials Master Programmes are two-year courses embedded in the engineering programmes of the participating universities (120 ECTS). They combine a high level of expertise in materials with competencies in sustainable materials engineering and sustainability to educate responsible materials-orientated entrepreneurs, innovators and leaders for the future.
Structure
The backbone of the Master programmes is a solid, technical basis broadly covering aspects of materials and processing, sustainability and recycling, circular (eco)design and lifecycle engineering, materials substitution and manufacturing (60 ECTS). This is completed with courses on entrepreneurship and innovation (30 ECTS), an internship (6 ECTS), and the Master thesis (24 ECTS). The internship and thesis are positioned in companies strongly related to the field of sustainable and raw materials.
Various Options
Five partner universities offer ten different tracks. Each track of the Master programmes on Sustainable Materials consists of one full year at an entry university, followed by a year in one of the other participating universities. All courses are taught in English. Depending on their background, some students might be invited to follow additional preparatory courses.
Each track has been granted the EIT-label, fostering students to become more creative, innovative and entrepreneurs. Thanks to this EIT Label, students are entitled to a student enhancement allowance.
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Students are selected and admitted to the programme and track, based on their academic results, prerequisite requirements, motivation and language skills. They must demonstrate an excellent command of spoken and written English. Candidates must meet the admission criteria of the Master’s Degree Programmes of both partner institutions of a track. The admission of students is always subject to final approval by the partner institutions involved in the track as they must meet the admission criteria of the Master’s Degree Programmes of both partner institution of a track.
All students should have
Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Engineering or equivalent. Candidates must have obtained* a BSc diploma (or equivalent) of substantial quality and level corresponding to at least 3 years studies at a university, equivalent to 180 ECTS.
English proficiency: the minimum for the SUMA master programmes is a TOEFL score of 86, with a minimum 20 on both speaking and writing, or an IELTS score of 6.5, with minimum 6.0 on both speaking and writing for non-EEA students who are no native speakers.
Some universities might have higher requirements (at KU Leuven, a TOEFL of minimally 94 or an IELTS of minimally 7 is required). You can chose between TOEFL or IETLS, both are accepted.
Students participating in the Dual Master’s Degree tracks will be entitled to participate in any introductory programme, including language courses, that may customarily be arranged for international students at the host institution.
To be admissible for the second year of a Dual Master’s Degree track, the student must have completed a minimum of 48 ECTS. In case if this minimum is not reached, the student can continue within the regular Master’s Degree programme at the entry institution, but not in the Dual Master’s track.
* obtained the Bachelor diploma, or demonstrate that they are less than 40 ECTS away of obtaining the BSc diploma. Depending on their background, some students might be invited to follow additional preparatory courses.
Scholarships
Because of the fact that the SUMA Master Programmes are EIT Labeled, we are able to support all enrolled students with an ‘Added value student activities grant’ (AVSA grant) and a ‘Travel and Subsistence Allowance’ (TSA). For students starting in September 2018, the AVSA equals 9.000 EUR (4.500 EUR per year) and is paid immediately to the student; the TSA is of 4500€ (2250€ per year) and covers travel and subsistence costs for mandatory components of the programme (summer schools, exchanges, internships etc.). Please note that the TSA allowance is not directly paid to the students.
EIT Raw Materials determines the payment modalities of these scholarships.
Living Costs
students are responsible for covering living costs during their stay, including accommodation, equipment, consumables, health and travel insurance, third party liability insurance, student union fee where applicable.
Accommodation
Each partner institution will render assistance to incoming students in finding appropriate accommodation for the duration of their studies at the institution.
An academic and administrative representative for the Dual Master’s Degree tracks is present at each institution. He/she is responsible to provide advisory, academic and administrative services to selected students.
Prerequisites for the mobility include that the student has successfully completed a sufficient number of credits at the entry partner institution. During the mobility, students are responsible for covering the travel costs to the host country and living costs during their stay, including accommodation, equipment, consumables, health and travel insurance, third party liability insurance, student union fee where applicable.
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