University of Applied Sciences Wildau
International postgraduate course “Technology of New Materials” at
University of Applied Sciences Wildau, Germany
This course is supported and financed by the DAAD (German Academic Exchange
Service, contact: www.daad.de) and ZIP (future investment program of the German
federal ministry of education and research) within the framework of the international
quality network program (IQN). It represents a brand new concept, based on
international cooperation between universities and research institutes, and is
designed for an international audience. The first run is planned for spring 2002.
The course runs over two semesters. An intensive language course is offered (for
non-native speakers of English) in a preparation phase. Subsequent to the course,
studies can be continued to an MSc degree at our partner universities. Collaboration
is possible with a number of different research projects to gain results which can be
published as a master’s thesis.
Access qualification: graduate (BSc, BEng) in a technical subject
A number of good reasons for you to take part:
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We offer technical competence
Know-how of innovative technologies reflects real market conditions and meets a
high level of demand in a large number of countries all over the world.
The technology of new materials covers prospective areas, such as biotechnology,
with its extensive potential for applications, and nanotechnology, the theoretical
number of applications of which is nearly unlimited. Modern semiconducting
processes are an example of industrial challenges.
Through international cooperation, we combine the competence of the experts from
our partner universities and partner institutes. Resource preserving techniques will
inevitably gain importance in the field of material technologies. Germany’s leading
role in environmental sciences is made possible by a broad consensus in the
population on the responsible handling of environmental resources. Germany is,
therefore, an optimal site for studies of new materials technology in both the context
of economical production processes and the promising context of ecologically sound
resource management.
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Improving soft skills
The international studies course will not only prepare you for the demands of the
global job market from a technical point of view; collaboration in an international team
will also provide insight into different mentalities. This facilitates the kind of
cosmopolitan outlook which is necessary to make use of your own chances in this
rapidly changing world.
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The course is more practical than you might think
The course is organized in modules according to ECTS (European credit transfer
system) to guarantee recognition of results.
The modules are scheduled as compact courses. Though we appreciate your
attendance for one or two terms en bloc, participation in single modules is also
possible. According to the conditions of financial support at least one month has to
be spent here, and must be documented through the official results of that minimum
period of study.
The language of instruction is English.
The finance supplied by DAAD grants covers the cost of living in Germany. Lodging
will be organized by the University of Applied Sciences Wildau.
You are welcome to individual consultation.
About the technology of new materials
Presently, one of the most interesting paths of development is focused on new
materials from plastics, metals, ceramics and composites of different basic materials
including renewable resources. The wide field of biomaterials alone provides a
variety of unforeseen applications from chip technology to elements for car
production. International research is very intensive in all of these areas, with the
number of solutions increasing every year, just like the number of new materials. In
future the evolving methods of nanotechnology will even allow molecular
manufacturing by rearranging atoms in a lattice and so a huge number of tailor-made
materials will become available. But many of the materials already in existence are
still subject to restricted use in certain sectors of industry.
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A lack of appropriate technology, machinery or apparatus often means that only a
small fraction of the full range of opportunities of new materials is available. The
optimized application of these materials in mainly automated production can only be
achieved with the support of well-trained engineers and technicians; people providing
their extensive experience and knowledge of technologies, material properties and
processes. The demand for them is not restricted to Germany, but is present in other
highly industrialized countries as well as threshold countries.
Focus of studies
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Properties and actual applications of different classes of materials: polymers,
composites, biomaterials, metals, ceramics and glasses
Techniques and instrumentation for generation and processing of new
materials
Practice in modern laboratories and innovative enterprises
Closed-loop economy of resources
Nanotechnology
Colloids and surfaces
Simulation of material structure
Management know how: projects, quality, technologies, cultures
The compact course structure
The lectures of the international postgraduate course “Technology of New Materials”
are carried out as compact modules, usually each of 24 hours, which can be realized
within two weeks of presence. A block consists of four of these modules, centering
around a major subject. It will take a month to attend the lectures of a block and in
return the block counts for eight credit points (ECTS), whereby one credit point is
charged for 15 hours of studies. Assessments are planned for the single modules;
therefore certification of obtained results will be possible in every case.
Though in principle participation is possible in singe modules, e.g. in the context of
life long learning, a block is the minimum unit which can be chosen by students
applying for a grant.
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Eight different blocks are offered, covering eight major subjects:
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Biomaterials
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Semiconductors
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Polymer materials
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Nanotechnology
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Management for material technologists
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Materials analysis
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Metals, ceramics and glasses
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Composite materials
Please, find the subjects of the single modules included within the diagram “Block
Structure of Modules”.
In addition to the compact course there will be a special visiting program of places of
interest for material technologists, including research institutes, innovative
enterprises, congresses and cultural institutions.
Practical work in research labs and innovative enterprises can be offered under the
following conditions:
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Practical work should be specified in the application, because the applicants
will be supplied individually with placements.
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The results of the corresponding block have to be obtained before starting the
placement.
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Block Structure of Modules
adjourned
Biomaterials
08/04/02 - 07/05/02
Easter Semiconductors
08/05/02 - 07/06/02
Polymer Materials
10/06/02 - 05/07/02
Nanotechnology
Thin film technology
Polyurethane science Materials modelling I
Oszwaldowski
Xiao
BelBruno
Biotechnology &
Biomaterials
Hunger
Optical diagnostics
Industrial ecology
Materials modelling II
Valakh
Shutov
Smith
IR detectors
Bio-hybrid materials
Wildenauer
Biomedical materials
Wildenauer
Vacation
Polymer composites
Nanocomposites
Sizov (Metal containing
Gibson
polymers)
Molec. Bioelectron./
Behrendt / (Nizelsky) Thin films
Solar energy
Schultrich
Goc / Wrobel Polymer recycling
Behrend
20/08/02 - 20/09/02 23/09/02 - 18/10/02
Management f. M.T. Materials Analysis
21/10/02 - 20/11/02
Metals & Ceramics
21/11/02 - 20/12/02
Composite Materials
Industrial ecology
Scanning probe micr.
Shutov Superconductivity
Susla, Czajka
Quality management
Modrak Optical diagnostics
Valakh
Project management
Lorko Nanotesting
Gibson / Richter
Production
management
Chemical and
Lorko structure analysis
Gibson / Richter
Metals - Properties
Heterogenous
and applications
composites
Parilak
Hourston
Ceramics & Glasses
Polymer composites
Herrmann
Shutov, Nizelsky
Plasma, modified
Biocomposites
materials
Wildenauer
Richter, Rolle
Interpenetrating
Laser technology
Polymer Network
Schultrich
Behrendt
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Our lecturers:
Prof. Dr. Gerhard Behrendt
University of Applied Sciences, Germany
Faculty of Engineering and Industrial Eng.
Polymer composites
Polymer recycling
Interpenetrating Polymer Network
Prof. Dr. Joseph J. BelBruno
Dartmouth College, USA
Molecular Materials Group
Materials Modelling 1
Prof. Dr. Ryszard Czajka
Poznan University of Technology, Poland
Dept. of Technical Physics
Nanolithography and Atomic
Manipulations by Means of SPM
Prof. Dr. Ursula J. Gibson
Dartmouth College, USA
Thayer School of Engineering
Nanocomposites
Nanotesting
Chemical and structure analysis
Dr. Jacek Goc
Poznan University of Technology, Poland
Dept. of Technical Physics
Molecular Biotechnology, Molecular
Construction, Application of
Photosynthetic Organisms
Dr. Mathias Herrmann
Fraunhofer Society, Germany
Institute of Ceramics Technologies and Sinter
Materials
Ceramics and Glasses
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Prof. Dr. Douglas J. Hourston
Loughborough University, U.K.
Inst. of Polymer Technology & Materials Eng.
Heterogeneous composites
Dr. Hans-Dieter Hunger
University of Applied Sciences, Germany
Faculty of Engineering and Industrial Eng.
Biotechnology & Biomaterials
Prof. Dr. Martin Lorko
Technical University of Košice
Faculty of Manufacturing Technologies
Project management
Production management
Prof. Dr. Vladimír Modrák
Technical University of Košice
Faculty of Manufacturing Technologies
Quality management
Prof. Dr. Yuri M. Nizelsky
National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry
Metal containing polymers
Polymer composites
Prof. Maciej Oszwaldowski
Poznan University of Technology, Poland
Dept. of Technical Physics
Thin film technology
Prof. Dr. L’udovít Parilák
Technical University of Košice
Faculty of Manufacturing Technologies
Metals – Properties and Applications
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Prof. Dr. Asta Richter
University of Applied Sciences, Germany
Faculty of Engineering and Industrial Eng.
Nanotesting
Chemical and structure analysis
Plasma, modified materials
Prof. Dr. Siegfried Rolle
University of Applied Sciences, Germany
Faculty of Engineering and Industrial Eng.
Plasma, modified materials
Dr. Bernd Schultrich
Fraunhofer Society, Germany
Institute of Material and Beam Technology
Thin films
Prof. Dr. Fyodor Ted Shutov
University of Minnesota, USA
Dept. of Chemical Engineering
Industrial Ecology
Polymer composites
Prof. Dr. Fiodor Sizov
National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
Institute of Semiconductor Physics
Infrared Detectors
Prof. Dr. Roger Smith
Loughborough University, U.K.
School of Mathematics and Physics
Materials Modelling II
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Prof. Dr. Mykhaylo Valakh
National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
Institute of Semiconductor Physics
Optical diagnostics
Prof. Dr. Franz Wildenauer
University of Applied Sciences, Germany
Faculty of Engineering and Industrial Eng.
Bio-hybrid materials
Biomedical materials
Biocomposites
Prof. Dr. Danuta Wrobel
Poznan University of Technology, Poland
Dept. of Technical Physics
Solar Energy
Prof. Dr. Han-Xiong Xiao
University of Detroit-Mercy, USA
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Polyurethane Science
Our partners:
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University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA
Sts. Cyril & Methodius University, Skopje, Macedonia
Technical University Košice, Slovakia
Loughborough University, Leicestershire, United Kingdom
Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, National Academy of Sciences of
Ukraine, Kiev, Ukraine
Institute of Semiconductor Physics, National Academy of Sciences of
Ukraine, Kiev, Ukraine
Dartmouth College, Hanover, USA
Poznan University of Technology, Poland
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Institute of Applied Polymer Research, Fraunhofer Society, Potsdam-Golm,
Germany
Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing, Berlin, Germany
Brandenburg Technical University, Cottbus, Germany
Institute of Closed Loop Economy, Wildau, Germany
Institute of Ceramics and Sinter Materials, Dresden, Germany
Institute of Material and Beam Technology, Dresden, Germany
About the location
Access to the center of Berlin: about 40 minutes by public rail transportation.
Wildau today is an evolving high-tech location on the green outskirts of Berlin, with its
promising development rooted in heavy industry, especially locomotive construction.
The University of Applied Sciences continues the engineering tradition at this site, but
with new studies designed to meet future requirements. It was founded in 1991 and
is a familiar alternative to the anonymous masses of other universities and the
negative effects on availability of equipment and study conditions.
Contact
Interested? For further information please contact us at the University of Applied
Sciences Wildau (www.tfh-wildau.de/iqn/index.html).
Technische Fachhochschule Wildau / University of Applied Sciences
Bahnhofstr.
D-15745 Wildau
Germany
project coordinator:
Dipl.-Phys. L. Cordis
Phone: +49 (0)3375 508 526
lcordis@igw.tfh-wildau.de
project manager:
Prof. Dr. A. Richter
Phone: +49 (0)3375 508 219
richter@pt.tfh-wildau.de
or ask your local IQN partner: _________________
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How to Apply for
International Post Graduate Course “Technology of New Materials”
Spring Semester 2002 / Autumn Semester 2002
Access requirements for students:
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Graduate in a technical subject (BSc, BEng)
Adequate knowledge of English language
Documents for application:
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Application including period of participation and a CV
At least one of the eight blocks (Biomaterials, Semiconductors, Polymer
Materials, Nanotechnology, Management, Materials Analysis, Metals &
Ceramics, Composite Materials) has to be chosen. Please indicate also if you
are interested in a placement or in a research project for a master’s thesis. In
that case we need to know your special interests.
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Certificate / letter of recommendation
Usually students fulfilling the access requirements have a certificate.
A letter of recommendation from a professor is especially important if your
home university does not offer graduation as BSc or BEng. In that case the
necessary technical basic knowledge should also be available after three
years of studies, but that has to be certified by the recommending professor.
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Certificate of English language
An adequate knowledge of English is required, sufficient to participate in
scientific communication. This should be confirmed at least by a certificate of
the home university, or better by an international certificate, e.g. the TOEFL
test. A basic knowledge of the German language is also recommended.
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Learning agreement, signed by the home university
The learning agreement is the contract regulating the recognition of results,
achieved during the course. It will be signed for specified modules.
Please send your application to:
L. Cordis, IQN project coordinator
University of Applied Sciences
Bahnhofstr. 1
D – 15745 Wildau
email: lcordis@igw.tfh-wildau.de
phone: +49 - 3375 508 526