European joint Masters Management and Engineering of Environment and Energy
European joint Masters
in Management & Engineering
of Environment & Energy
Experiences of managing and
teaching on an internationalised
course:
Gavin Walker
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Outline
•Who's who
•Master Struc.
•Life around
•Life outside
 Master structure and course content
– The three academic semesters
– Internship
– Master rules
 Life around an International Masters
– Discover (re-discover) industrial / academic world
– Learn languages and cultures
– ME3 alumni website and newspaper
 Advantages and Disadvantages
– School/University
– Academics
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The ME3 consortium
•Who's who
•Master Struc.
•Life around
•Life outside
 The ME3 Programme
– Consortium of 5 European prestigious higher education institutions
 Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM)
– Department of Industrial Organization, Business Administration and
Statistics
 DIOBA
 Ecole des Mines de Nantes (EMN)
– Department of Energy and Environmental Engineering
 DSEE
 Kungliga Tekniska Hogskolan (KTH)
– Department of Energy Technology
 EGI
 Queen’s University of Belfast (QUB)
– School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
 Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BME)
– Department of Energy Engineering
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ME3 consortium
Master Coordinator
1 semester in Basic Sciences
1 semester in Environment
1 semester in Energy
•Overview
•Consortium
•Program
•Pro Insertion
•EMN, BME
1 semester in Management
Lecturers in management
1 semester in Energy
Lecturers in Energy
Lecturers in Management
and Energy
1 semester in Energy
Lecturers in Environment
and Energy
1 semester in Environment
Coordination
•Who's who
•Master Struc.
•Life around
•Life outside
 Presentation of ME3 thematic semesters
– Detailed presentation of S1 in Madrid
Miguel Palacios
– Presentation of S2 and S3 in Nantes
Florent Chazarenc
– Presentation of S2 in Belfast
Gavin Walker
– Presentation of S3 in Stockholm
Andrew Martin
– Presentation of S3 in Budapest
Gyula Grof
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Student applications
1200
Number of application files received
Self Financed
1000
Cat B
Cat A
800
600
400
200
0
2007 - 2009
2008 - 2010
2009 - 2011
2010 - 2012
2011 - 2013
ME3 Year
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Application evaluation
Education background and Quality of University
(max 2 points)
Academic excellence (30% )
Bachelor grades & ranking
(http://www.wes.org/gradeconversionguide)
(max 1.5 points)
Quality of the university of origin
(http://www.webometrics.info)
(max 1.5 point)
Professionnal/academic
experience, extra scholar activities
(20% )
Professionnal objectives and
career project (15% )
Professionnal experience in the ME3 field (e.g.
energy/environment) in industry or in research
(max 3 points)
Professionnal experiences not related to the domain, social or
extra-scholar activities
(max 2 points)
Targetted jobs and career project presented in the motivation
letter
(max 3 points)
Objectives of learning or acquisition of complementary skills
thanks to the Master
(max 2 points)
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Application evaluation
Motivation for intercultural
experience, interest in European
countries and cultures (10% )
Intercultural experience and international mobility
(max 3 points)
Particular interest for Europe or ME3 country
(max 2 points)
English
(max 3 points)
Language skills (15% )
Spanish, French, Swedish or Hungarian
(max 1 point)
Other European language
(max 1 point)
Quality of the referees
(max 2 points)
Recommendation letters, quality of
Quality of the letters
the referees (10% )
(max 2 points)
Content well related to the ME3 Master
(max 1 point)
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Students enrolled
500
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Self Financed
EM Scholar.
Tot Students enrolled
30
300
200
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Students enrolled
Tuition fees (kEUR)
400
100
0
20
07-09
08-10
09-11
ME3 edition
10-12
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Financial Aspects
Criterion 7: Actions undertaken to improve the quality (4% )
Sustainability of the program
Amount for Criteria 7
22,800.00
Overall Balance
Partners
Amount
Partners
Amount
%
UPM Madrid
4,560.00
UPM Madrid
152,886.67
27%
KTH Stockholm
4,560.00
KTH Stockholm
95,760.00
17%
EMN Nantes
4,560.00
EMN Nantes
224,960.00
39%
BME Budapest
4,560.00
BME Budapest
48,893.33
9%
QUB Belfast
4,560.00
QUB Belfast
47,500.00
8%
Total
22,800.00
Total
570,000.00
100%
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Student cohort
 ME3 2011-2013 Edition
– 28 Students
– Gender 14 M 14 F (!)
 16 different nationalities
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North-central America : 8
South America : 4
Europe/middle East : 9
Asia/Pacific : 7
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•Who's who
•Master Struc.
•Life around
•Life outside
Student cohort
Canada: 2
Germany: 3
France: 1
Italy: 2
Sri Lanka: 1
USA: 1
Spain: 2
India: 3
Costa-Rica: 1
Mexico: 4
Malaysia: 1
Turkey: 1
Brazil: 1
Colombia: 3
Indonesia: 1
Australia: 1
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Master structure
General presentation
•Who's who
•Master Struc.
•Life around
•Life outside
 Multi-cultural program
– Balanced education between various disciplines
 Management and Engineering
 Energy and Environment
 European and outside Europe Education
 ME3 Masters offer job opportunities in
– International applied research (Industrial / Academic)
– Local companies or International groups for
 Multi-cultural project management
– Engineering in Environment and Energy
 Technical projects in the field of energy and
environment
– Taking into account human, social and economic aspects
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The master structure
Semester presentation
•Who's who
•Master Struc.
•Life around
•Life outside
 ME3 program is composed of
– 4 semesters (lasting 2 academic years)
 Each Semester encompasses 30 ECTS
– Total sum of 120 ECTS
– European Credit Transfer System (ECTS)
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Program structure
Academic semester
 Academic semester are as follows
•Who's who
•Master Struc.
•Life around
•Life outside
Hosting
institution
Period
st
1 semester, from Sept. to Jan.
UPM (Spain)
Option A and C : Part 1 : Foundations of Management – 30 ECTS
Course
Contributor
ECTS
Competencies
UPM
5
A
UPM
3
A, E
UPM
6
A
UPM
4
A
UPM
6
A
UPM-BME
6
A
UPM
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F
•Who's who
•Master Struc.
•Life around
•Life outside
Introduction to Organizations & Corporate Strategy
Overall view of the organizational issues related to a company and its management
function
Innovation & Technology Strategy
Importance of technology as a key element for competitiveness, technological
innovation management
Accounting & Finance for Management
Techniques to collect, process and present the economic information generated by a
company/orga.
Intercultural Manag. and International Negotiations
Intercultural communication and how they affect global business
General Management Skills
Methods and practices required to manage a project within a complex and international
framework, how a team works
Energy and Environment Policy
How to match the required sustainable energy production with environ. limitations,
international pollution-trading markets
Spanish Language (extensive & intensive training)
EMN
(France)
Option B : Part 1 : Basic and Social Siences for Eng. – 30 ECTS
Course
Contributor
ECTS
Competencies
8
A
EMN
4
A, F
EMN
8
A, B
EMN
2
A, E
EMN
8
B, C
EMN
2*
F
Social Sciences for Project Managers
Understand the contemporary economic systems and their influence on the processes EMN-UPM
of managerial decisions
Integrated Scientific Project
How to set up an experimental methodology in order to solve an engineering or scientific
problem
Measure & Experimental Data Analysis
Experimental investigation, measurement methods and instrumentation, qualitative
methodology used in social sciences
Visits and Conferences
Illustration the scientific and technical courses with real industrial examples of operating
environmental and energy processes
Transport Phenomena
Fundamental knowledge and understand the terminology and the scientific concepts
used to describe mass and energy conservation
French Language (extensive & intensive training)
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Hosting
institution
Period
2nd semester, from Feb. to Jul.
EMN
(France)
Option A and B : Part 2 : Eco-Technologies & Environ. Process Eng. – 30 ECTS
Course
Contributor
ECTS
Competencies
EMN
7
B, D
EMN-QUB
7
B, C
EMN
4
B, D
EMN
4
A, F
Environ. and sustainability Manag., Risk analysis, Water strategies and innovation,
Ecological Engineering
EMN
8
D, E
French Language (extensive & intensive training)
EMN
2*
F
•Who's who
•Master Struc.
•Life around
•Life outside
Environment and Process Engineering
Solid Gas Process Eng., Incineration and combustion process, Waste Minimization and
process Integration, Chemical Reaction Engineering
Remediation and Purification Technologies
Flue gas treatment technologies, Biological gas treatment, Biological waste water
treatment, Drinking water treatment, Soil treatment
Process modelling, Simulation and Control
Process control, Process modelling and optimization
Integrated project
Engineering tools for process design and control, learn to optimize organization of work
in a project team
Environmental Manag. and strategies of sustainability
QUB
(UK)
Option C : Part 2 : Chemical & Environmental Process Engineering – 30 ECTS
Course
Advanced Catalysis and Reaction Engineering
Biological Process Engineering
Contributor
ECTS
Competencies
QUB
5
B, C
QUB-EMN
5
B, C
QUB
5
B, E
QUB-EMN
10
A, F
QUB
5
D, E
QUB
-
F
Analysis & Simulation of Chemical Processes
Introduction of the main methods to model and design chemical and complex chemical
processes
Design project
Engineering tools for process design and control, learn to optimize organization of work
in a project team
Environ. Eng., Safety and Management
English Language (extensive & intensive training)
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Hosting
institution
Period
rd
3 semester, from Sept to Jan.
KTH
(Sweden)
Option A2 and B1 : Part 3 : Sustainable Energy Engineering – 30 ECTS
Course
Energy & Environment
Overview of the impacts of large-scale energy conversion on the environment
Sustainable Energy Utilisation
Energy use in society in light of what is considered as sustainable practice
Renewable Energy Technologies
Most important renewable energy resources and the technologies for harnessing these
Sustainable Power Generation
Energy-efficient and environmentally compatible power generation systems
Swedish, French and Spanish Language
EMN
(France)
Contributor
ECTS
Competencies
KTH
6
C, D
KTH
9
C, D
KTH
6
B
KTH
9
B
KTH
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F
•Who's who
•Master Struc.
•Life around
•Life outside
Option A1 and C : Part 3 : Eco-Efficiency & Energy Process Eng. – 30 ECTS
Course
Contributor
ECTS
Competencies
EMN-KTH
8
B, C
EMN-BME
7
D
EMN
8
C, D
EMN
7
A, F
EMN
2*
F
Environment & Energy Production
Principles and thermodynamic cycles of energy conversion systems - Renewable
energy solutions
Rational Design of Energy Technologies
Technologies of energy systems - Simulation - Process integration
Eco-efficiency & Multiscale Analysis
Evaluate energy demand and implement strategies of energy savings taking into
account societal, environmental and economical features
Energy Management
Sustainable options for an efficient energy production/supply
French Language (extensive & intensive training)
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BME
(Hungary)
Option B2 : Part 3 : Engineering & Modelling of Energy Technologies – 30 ECTS
Course
Contributor
ECTS
Competencies
BME
6
A, B
BME
6
B, C
BME
6
B, D
BME
4
B, C
BME
4
B
Technologies of energy conversion - System planning and modelling - Environment
protection
BME
4
B, C
Hungarian culture and language
BME
-
F
Project in Thermal Engineering
Solutions for challenging issues of mechanical engineering
•Who's who
•Master Struc.
•Life around
•Life outside
Combustion Technology
Study of fuel technologies (various fuels) - Characterisation and analysis of combustion
processes - Modelling
Measurement in Thermal Engineering
Measurement methods and techniques of thermal processes.
Steam and Gas Turbines
Classification, characterisation and design of turbines
Simulation of Energy Engineering Systems
Dynamic models development for energy systems
Energy Conversion Processes and its Equipment
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Master structure
Master thesis
•Who's who
•Master Struc.
•Life around
•Life outside
 The Professional project
– 4th semester is part of the program
– Tutored by ME3 professors
Final report and Defence ~ July-2013
Part 4 : Master Thesis – INDUSTRIAL PROJECT - 30 ECTS
YEAR 2
The objective of the Industrial Internship, in response to an industrial need, is to allow the students to
experiment a real industry environment and the corresponding professional life.
The Industrial Internship must respond to a real need in an industrial enterprise or in a
science/technology-oriented organisation, and is the work of a true engineer.
Part 4 : Master Thesis – RESEARCH PROJECT - 30 ECTS
The objective of the research project is to allow the students :
to experiment a real research environment and the corresponding professional/academic life
to actively participate in a research project, whether it is strictly scientific or development-oriented.
The reseach project is related to a real industrial problem or challenge addressed by a research team
in one of the ME3 hosting institutions. It allows the student to put into practice his/her achievements
and skills (knowledge, know-how, professional behaviour) and is the work of a true research-engineer.
Master thesis placement
R&D engineer
(industry)
19%
R&D engineer
(academic)
22%
Position during the master thesis
project
engineer
28%
exploitation or
production
engineer
1%
business or
consultant
engineer
30%
Sector (master thesis)
Other
Sustainability 1%
strategies
13%
•Who's who
•Master Struc.
•Life around
•Life outside
Ecotechnologi
es
1%
Environmental
studies &
management
14%
Energy
management
& policies
20%
Energy
technologies
51%
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•Who's who
•Master skills.
•Life around
•Life outside
ME3 targeted skills
Targeted specific skills
Field
Specific competencies
To manage complex project in the
Management Sciences, field of energy and/or environment
Environmental/Energy while taking into account
A
implementation of
intercultural aspects, sociointernational policies economical aspects and risk
analysis
Eco-technologies,
B Process Engineering
and Systems Modelling
To explain, design, model and
control processes for energy
production or for effluent/waste
treatment
Multiscale integrated
Energy Efficiency and
C
Environmental
sustainability approach
To design and implement mixed
optimized solutions for energy
supply and for enviromnental
strategies
D
Environmental
assessment, Energy
and Environmental
auditing
E
Innovation in the
Environment and
Energy sectors
F
Communication,
Interpersonnal and
intercultural capacities
Targeted specific knowledge
A1 : To understand the organisational issues related to a company and its management
functions
A2 : To master the techniques to collect and understand the economic information
generated by an institution
A3 : To understand international policies for sustainable energy production and
environmental legal framework
A4 : To be able to transpose skills gained to various international contexts
B1 : To understand and apply process engineering and control to optimize environmental
remediation processes (water, air,waste, soil)
B2 : To understand and apply process engineering and control to energy production
processes
B3 : To design energy/renewable energy production systems and remediation processes
C1 : To understand the utilisation of energy and the management of ressources/waste in
the present day society
C2 : To be able to evaluate energy demand and implement strategies of energy savings by
considering societal and environmental features
C3 : To be able to evaluate basic ressources management (water, air, waste, soils) and
implement strategies of ressources saving by considering societal and energy features
D1 : To master the tools and methodologies for energy and environmental auditing (LCA,
To understand existing multiscale
carbon footprint...)
enviromnental and energy systems
D2 : To understand and estimate ressources consumption in a given industrial fields (oil
enabling to perform audits and
and gaz, steel production etc.) and to develop optimization
optimization
D3 : To propose ways of solutions based on the audit
To orient research and develop
projects with innovative concepts in E1 : To be aware of the latest development in the field of energy and environment strategies
both Energy and Environment
for the future
sectors with a perspective of
E2 : To know how to manage technological innovation and to manage intellectual property
sustainability
Ability to communicate at any
levels using any means
F1 : To master at least 1 extra language after the master (French, Spanish, Swedish etc.)
F2 : To master teamwork and intercultural teamwork
F3: To master oral and writen communication with an emphasis on international and
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•Who's who
•Degrees in ME3
•Life around
•Life outside
Degrees after ME3
 The ME3 institutions
– Award a double/triple Master degrees
Name of the Degree awarding institution
(add rows if necessary)
A
Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Techniques
Industrielles et des Mines de Nantes (EMN –
France)
B
Escuela Tecnica Superior de Ingenieros
Industriales de Madrid from Universidad
Politecnica de Madrid (UPM – Spain)
C
D
E
Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan
(Royal Institute of Technology)
(KTH – Sweden)
Budapest University of Technology and
Economics, (BME – Hungary)
Queen’s University Belfast
(QUB – UK)
Name of the Erasmus Mundus
Degree awarded
Master of Science in Project Management
for Environmental and Energy Engineering,
mention Génie des Procédés Spécialité
Environnement-Energétique
Accreditation renewed by the French Ministry
of Education in 2009.
Master ME3 – European joint Masters in
Management and Engineering of Environment
and Energy
Approved by the Governing Board of UPM on
nd
2 October 2008
Teknologie masterexamen = Degree of
Master of Science (120 credits) in Mechanical
Engineering
MSc in Energy Engineering Modelling
Offered by the (BME) Hungary
Degree of Master of Science in Process
Engineering (120 credits)
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ME3 employability
Targeted positions
Project
engineer
To be involved in projects of
construction or improvement of
industrial units, design and
optimization of clean manufacturing
processes, pollution, waste and water
treatment facilities, energy conversion
and distribution systems
A, B, F
Exploitation or
production
engineer
Runs and manages an industrial
production unit at different levels
(technical, financial, human,
regulatory) ; coordinates and
implements environmental
management activities in a company
A, C, F
Business or
consultant
engineer
Assesses new markets and develops
new activities for firms at an
international level, carries out audits
and consultancy for industry,
especially for sustainability, health and
risk management and transfer of new
technologies
A, D, F
Designs, carries out experimental
Research &
studies, develops models and
Development simulates innovative processes applied A, B, E, F
engineer
to air, water, waste treatments or
energy production or eco-efficiency
Entrepreneur
Undertakes innovations in the field of
Energy/Environment together with
finance and business to transform it
into economic goods. This may result
in new organizations or may be part of
revitalizing mature organizations in
response to a perceived opportunity
A, E, F
•Who's who
•Employability
•Life around
•Life outside
Master rules
•Who's who
•Master Struc.
•Life around
•Life outside
 Academic steering board
– Composed of the 5 partner coordinators
– Management of ME3 masters
 ASB takes concerted decisions
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Admission of candidates
Option orientation
Graduation
Quality enhancement
 2 Class representatives (voice of ME3 students)
– Has to be elected by the group
 Within 1 month
– Represent students during several ASB meeting
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ME3 rules and student duty
•Who's who
•Master Struc.
•Life around
•Life outside
 The ME3 Consortium is committed
– To create a favorable environment
Good way to study in a culture of mutual
respect
To give an unlimited access to knowledge
 The ME3 students are expected to
– Have professional behavior
On-time arrival to classes and presentations
Regular attendance
– Respect deadlines for project reports and
homework
 Courtesy in the classroom…
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Projects
 During class
 Supervised
by ME3 lecturers
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Develop projects outside class
Co-funded by ME3 consortium
 Projet d’Energie Renouvelable:
Hurhudedanda, Népal
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 DAIS Global: ME3 Students Initiative
 Mission: Connect ideas, people and Markets in Energy & Environment field
 Competency: Platform for knowledge sharing and technology transfer
 Scope of Services: Consultancy, Trading & Project Development
PLATFORM
Structural Pillar (Supporting Activities)
Technology
Providers
Operational Pillar (Cooperators and Associated companies)
Investors
Freelancres (Academics, Researchers, Industry Professionals)
Clients
Visit us: www.daisglobal.com
Contact Us:
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info@daisglobal.com
Marathon challenge
 Last spring ME3 at Nantes Marathon :
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ME3 challenges
 Biking Journey from Nantes to Stockholm
– http://nantesstockholmbybike.blogspot.com/
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Life outside ME3
 International
dinners
 Half marathon
challenge
…
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Advantages and
Disadvantages
•Who's who
•Master Struc.
•Life around
•Life outside
 Advantages for School/University
– Erasmus Mundus prestigious brand
– High international visibility
– Research collaborations
 Advantages for Academics
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International teaching experience
International programme management experience
Good practice
Research collaborations
 Disadvantages for Academics
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Challenging teaching environment
Time consuming for coordinator
International legislation
Report writing to European Commission!
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