EIT RawMaterials Academy - SINReM
SINReM – International Master of Science in Sustainable and Innovative Natural Resource ManagementDURATION
2 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
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EARLIEST START DATE
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TUITION FEES
EUR 6,000 / per year **
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* for European EEA | non-European: until 28th February 2024
** for European EAA students | 12000€/year for non-European students
Key Summary
Introduction
The Challenge
Sustainability is more than just a buzzword. Raw materials are one of the fastest-depleting resources on Earth. A steady and sustainable supply of many of these materials is vital for a decarbonizing society, renewable energy infrastructure, electric mobility, and also consumer products and electronics. The outdated make-take-use-dispose model is no longer valid in a world of finite resources. In order to deal with this challenge, three leading European universities cooperated to develop a new Erasmus and master’s program — the International Master of Science in Sustainable and Innovative Natural Resource Management (SINReM). SINReM was created to educate a new generation of professionals who can engineer technology to reinvent materials science and gain competence, expertise, and confidence in developing solutions in the sustainable use of materials.
Participating Universities
- Ghent University - Belgium
- TU Bergakademie Freiberg - Germany
- Uppsala University - Sweden
Ideal Students
Are you a student who is:
- Interested in exploring how to use engineer technologies to improve the use of finite raw materials?
- Keen to learn how innovation and entrepreneurship competence and skills can position you to contribute both to current industries and create your own start-up?
- Motivated to work closely with industry and research on developing science-based solutions to pressing challenges?
Curriculum
SINReM graduates are trained to excel in creativity, have an entrepreneurial mindset, a multidisciplinary view, and have innovative problem-based technology development skills.
Several integrated courses throughout the program stimulate the exchange of knowledge and experience between the students, lecturers, and non-academic stakeholders who are active in the value chain, and challenge students to develop and apply multi-disciplinary and creative problem-solving techniques.
The SINReM program also provides complementary skills training to teach students to assess the environmental and societal impact of interventions in the value chain (e.g. resource assessment) and to be creative and innovative not only in an academic research environment but also in business environments.
These courses include modules on innovation management, entrepreneurship, and business plan development that prepare the students for their master thesis research and for the start of a future start-up or spin-off.
Program Structure
SINReM gives its students a broad view of the entire value chain and its varying aspects, but also its opportunities and limitations. SINReM students acquire knowledge on the different (technological) options for optimizing flows of natural resources in the different parts of the value chain, ranging from resource exploration to sustainable materials use and use of resources in production processes to recovery/recycling of resources from end-of-life products. As part of SINReM, students will work together with peers from diverse backgrounds to carefully assess how to manage the Earth’s resources in an economically sustainable way, with no negative environmental and societal impact. Students will instigate a paradigm shift in the industry by developing a holistic view of raw materials processing.
Admissions
Program Tuition Fee
Scholarships and Funding
For students enrolling in September 2023, EIT Label scholarships from EIT RawMaterials of €13,500 per eligible student are available. European EIT RawMaterials scholarship holders receive a partial tuition fee waiver down to €2,000 per year. Additionally, a number of Erasmus Mundus full scholarships of up to €49,000 for the two years are available, covering full tuition fees and living expenses. For information on how EIT Label and Erasmus Mundus scholarships will be awarded and who is eligible, please contact the coordinating university directly.
Career Opportunities
Entrepreneur: SINReM prepares you to start your own business. You will interact with company founders from the raw materials sector, gain the necessary knowledge and skills for innovation management and IPR, learn to develop and analyze business models and plan how to implement research results into application. Industrial partners and the research transfer/ business development departments of the three partner universities are also there to support you.
Work in the Industry: Create a spin-off from an existing company or become a resource engineer in research departments or technological departments of small, medium and large companies worldwide.