Italy, France, Spain, Poland, Germany - 2009 / 2010 Erasmus Munus Scholarships: Master in Mathematical Modelling in Engineering

MATHMODS - Mathematical Modelling in Engineering: Theory, Numerics, Applications

Aims: Mathematical modelling lies at the heart of most current technological innovations and has become a fundamental tool in many fields of engineering. Essentially multidisciplinary in its applications, mathematical modelling and simulation is in its own right a key technology which is bound to increase its presence within efficient industries and business innovation departments. The proposed programme reflects this multidisciplinarity, drawing on the unifying mathematical aspects from the various and often separate engineering disciplines. This allows the development of an essentially unified methodological approach to modelling and simulation of real engineering challenges.

Consortium

The consortium is coordinated by the:

University of L’Aquila in Italy (UAQ)
and involves other four leading institutions in Europe:

University of Nice - Sophia Antipolis in France (UNSA)
Autonomous University of Barcelona in Catalonia (UAB)
University of Hamburg in Germany (UHH)
Gdansk University of Technology in Poland (GUT)

Language

The language of the course will be exclusively English. An introduction to local culture and language will also be offered to the students in each semester.

Structure

The MathMods Master’s degree course will be given in four semesters. Each semester will total 30 ECTS credits. Mobility scheme will provide for at least two locations. The first year will be common for all students. This will guarantee an equal knowledge platform for all of them. The second year will be divided into five tracks, which reflect the partners’ field of excellence. Students will spend their fourth semester on writing their Master’s Thesis.

SUMMARY AND STRUCTURE OF THE STUDY PROGRAMME

First semester:

-Theory (UAQ)
-Functional analysis in applied mathematics and engineering
-Control systems
-Dynamical systems and bifurcation theory
-Fluid dynamics
-Applied partial differential equations (PDEs)
-Italian Language and Culture for Foreigners

Second semester:

-Numerics (UNSA)
-Algorithms and data structures
-Numerical approximation of PDEs by finite differences and finite volumes
-Numerical methods for PDEs
-Optimization
-Training in industry

Third semester: Applications
-UAB: Stochastic modelling and optimization
-UAQ: Modelling and simulation of electronic devices
-GUT: Advanced computational methods in material science
-UHH: Modelling, simulation, and optimization of complex systems

Fourth semester:

Thesis (UAB / UHH / UAQ / GUT / UNSA)

Admission Criteria

Applicants must have obtained a recognized Bachelor’s Degree (BS, BSc, SB, etc.) – or a degree at the level of a Bachelor’s Degree, for instance its equivalent from a college, university, or technical school of high standing, or 180 ECTS credits in the European system – in Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, Physics, Engineering with a large background in Mathematics.

All applicants whose native language is not English are required to prove a satisfactory level of spoken and written English, certified by TOEFL (550 points), IELTS (6.0 points) or equivalent.

Erasmus Mundus Scholarships The European Erasmus Mundus programme provides scholarships of EUR 42,000.00 (EUR 21,000.00 per year) which will cover two year expenses, including EUR 10,000.00 for tuition fees. These scholarships are granted to the most talented applicants, according to the evaluation made by the Consortium Committee.

How to apply?

During the online registration process you will be asked if you are applying for a scholarship or not.
Who is eligible?
-General window: Applicants from all countries except for:- EU (27 European Union member states)- EFTA/EEA (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway)- Candidate countries (Croatia, Macedonia, Turkey).We expect to have at least 17 scholarships under this window.
-Western Balkan and Turkey window: Additional scholarships for applicants from Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Kosovo, Montenegro, Serbia, Turkey.We expect to have at least 1 scholarship under this window.

Please note that:
-No more than 4 students selected for scholarship should have the same nationality.
-No more than 2 students selected for scholarship should come from the same institution (i.e. the institution that has awarded the student’s last degree).
-Students that have already benefited from an Erasmus Mundus Scholarship are not eligible.
-Students who have carried out their activities (study, work, etc.) for more than a total of 12 months over the last five years in any of the EU, EFTA/EEA or candidate countries are not eligible. The reference date for this rule is 28 February 2009.
-In case of double nationality (EU + non EU) the non EU nationality determines eligibility for a scholarship, which is nevertheless subject to the previous rule.

The applications for Erasmus Mundus Scholarships will close on 15 January 2009.
For more information, please visit the Admission page of MathMods.