ERASMUS MUNDUS Master Course
SpaceMaster
Joint European Master
in
Space Science and Technology
The SpaceMaster Consortium
1. Cranfield University, UK
2. Czech Technical University, Czech Republic
3. Helsinki University of Technology, Finland
4. Julius-Maximilians Universität Würzburg, Germany
5. Luleå University of Technology, Sweden (Coordinator)
6. Université Paul Sabatier, France
The SpaceMaster Global Partnership
Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
Stanford Univerisity, USA
The University of Tokyo, Japan
Toronto University, Canada
Utah State University, USA
SpaceMaster’s overall aim
To combine the great diversity of space
expertise at six European and five non EU
universities to a common platform of
competence in a research oriented
environment
Stucture of SpaceMaster (1)
•Two years research oriented Master Course
•All teaching and textbooks in English (except at UPS during the
Second year where there will be a mixture of most French and some English)
•Double Master’s Degrees from two European Countries
Stucture of SpaceMaster (2)
The first year is common for all the European and Third
country students
Six engineering and two science tracks during the second year
Round 1 students
at JMUW,
October 2005
First Semester at JMUW, 30 ECTS
Start early September every year
A four weeks German language and cultural
courses
Two weeks of repeating Mathematics, Control
theory and some Electronics
First Semester at JMUW (2)
Events to experience Bavarian culture will be
organised
Excursions in the surroundings of Wuerzburg
First Semester at JMUW (3)
First two weeks in October 2008
Repeating Mathematics
Introduction to the course in Space Physics
First Semester at JMUW (4)
The official JMUW semester starts mid October 2008
1. Introduction in Space Physics (4.5 ECTS)
2. Spacecraft System Design (7.5 ECTS)
3. Space dynamics (7.5 ECTS)
First Semester at JMUW (5)
4. Programming, Embedded Control, Communication
(7.5 ECTS)
5. The CubeSat Project (3 ECTS)
The CubeSat
project (3 ECTS)
A good Team-work
project
Second Semester at LTU - Kiruna Space Campus, 30 ECTS
Start around February 15, every year
1. Spacecraft Environment Interaction (7.5 ECTS)
2. Electronics in Space (7.5 ECTS)
Second Semester at LTU - Kiruna Space Campus, (2)
Start around February 15, every year
3. Image Processing and Remote Sensing (7.5 ECTS)
4. Optics- and Radar-based Observations (7.5 ECTS)
Second Semester at LTU - Kiruna Space Campus, (3)
Testing the CubeSat’s during a balloon flight at Esrange Rocket base
Second Semester at LTU - Kiruna Space Campus, (4)
LTU will as well offer a language course in Swedish
Events to experience the Sámi culture and adventures in
Lapland will be arranged
Second Semester
at LTU - Kiruna
Space Campus, (4)
The Second Year, six engineering Tracks (1)
•E1- Engineering Track 1, CU, UK - Dynamics and Control of
Systems and Structures
•E2- Engineering Track 2, TKK, Finland – Space Robotics
•E3- Engineering Track 3, JMUW, Germany - Automation,
Control and Communication of Space Robotics
The Second Year, six Engineering Tracks (2)
E4 - Engineering Track 4, LTU, Sweden – Space Technology and
Instrumentation
E5 - Engineering Track 5, Czech Republic – Space Automation
and Control
E6 - Engineering Track 6, UPS, France – Space Technique and
Instrumentation, Professional oriented
The Second Year, two science Tracks (3)
S1 - Scientific Track 1, UPS, France – Astrophysics, Space
Sciences, Planetologi, Research oriented
S2 - Scientific Track 2, LTU, Sweden – Atmospheric, Solar
and Space Physics
5 students at
UPS, Toulouse
November,
2006
The Second Year, Semester 4
Master Thesis
Thesis work valued at a minimum of 30 ECTS
during Semester 4 (and quite often part of Semester 3)
The Second Year, Master Thesis
Thesis work at CU can be undertaken on campus, in
association with UK Space industry (Astrium,
Vega), at the RAL laboratory of the research
councils or in collaboration with the Open
University.
The Second Year, Master Thesis, (2)
Thesis work at CTU, HUT and JMUW can be performed
around the laboratories at the universities and/or in Space
related research projects with connection to the universities
The Second Year, Master Thesis, (3)
Thesis work at LTU can be performed around the excellent
facilities in the Esrange Base in Lapland area, Kiruna, in
close collaboration with the European Space Agency ESA and
other Space Agencies. Thesis work will also be done at the
Swedish Institute for Space Physics (IRF) located on Campus
and at NEAT- the North European Test Range at Vidsel.
The Second Year, Master Thesis, (4)
Thesis work at UPS in France can be performed in Toulouse
which benefits from a large support in industry and research
institutions. For instance applied thesis could be realised in
industries like ALCATEL SPACE or CNES (Centre National des
Etudes Spatiales).
Research thesis could be realised in the laboratories belonging
to Observatoire Midi Pyrénées.
The Second Year, Master Thesis, (5)
Some of the Thesis work will be integrated projects in telerobotics, remote operation, sensor data fusion and automatic
control where the participating students are located at
different institutions in Europe and other non-EU countries.
The Second Year, Master Thesis, (6)
Some of the EU students Thesis work will be performed at
one of the SpaceMaster Global Partnership universities in
a non-European country
Scholarships for Third-country students
•Ca 20 Third country students will bee selected
•EM grant of “21 000 Euros per year” per student
Tuition fees for students in SpaceMaster
•11 000 EUR/year for non-EU students
•We offer currently tuition waivers for EU students
Financial support for EU students in
SpaceMaster
•Erasmus mobility grants for EU students
•ESA scholarships to some EU SpaceMaster students
Admission criteria for SpaceMaster (1)
•A good quality Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Natural
Science, Mathematics or equivalent qualifications
•Admission on competitive basis; the students are assessed
on the basis of their previous academic record
Admission criteria for SpaceMaster (2)
Knowledge of English. Students from non-English speaking
countries are required to have passed one of the following
tests: TOEFL (score 580/237 or higher) or IELTS (score 6,5
or higher) or some equivalent test
Application
From November 2008:
We are using a central Swedish
On-line application system
See the Website
www.spacemaster.eu
Deadline
Non-EU students 15 January
EU students 15 May
SpaceDoctor
The SpaceMaster Consortium universities, together with
other institutions, currently offer PhD positions and are
building an international PhD network (Graduate School)
in Space Science and Technology
SpaceMaster Alumni
The first generation of SpaceMasters graduated in fall 2007
See, the Alumni section at:
www.spacemaster.eu
SpaceMaster Graduation Ceremony
SpaceMaster Graduation Ceremony
normally takes place in Würzburg around
25 October every year