ERASMUS MUNDUS Master Course - Department of Aerospace ...

ERASMUS MUNDUS Master Course
Joint European Master
in
Space Science and Technology
Burak Yağlıoğlu

• Mission & Objectives
• Academical Structure
- Partner Institutions (EU & Non-EU)
- Modules, Research Fields
- CanSat Project
• Scholarships & Application Procedure

Overall Aim of the Program
• 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
• To obtain strong global links between prospective
space scientists and engineers

Stucture of SpaceMaster (1)
• The SpaceMaster Consortium
• 1. Cranfield University, CU, UK
• 2. Czech Technical University, CTU, Czech Republic
• 3. Helsinki University of Technology, TKK(or HUT), Finland
• 4. Julius-Maximilians Universität Würzburg, JMUW, Germany
• 5. Luleå University of Technology, LTU, Sweden (Coordinator)
• 6. Université Paul Sabatier, UPS, France

Stucture of SpaceMaster (2)
• The SpaceMaster Global Partnership
• Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
• Stanford University, USA
• The University of Tokyo, Japan
• Toronto University, Canada
• Utah State University, USA

Stucture of SpaceMaster (3)
• Two year 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 (LTU + Second year university)

Stucture of SpaceMaster (4)
• The first year is common for all students
• The first year is common for all students
(1st semester at JMUW and 2nd at LTU)
• Six engineering and three science tracks during
the second year

First Semester at JMUW (1)
• Start early September every year
- First four weeks in September
• A four weeks German language
• Cultural events and excursions to
surroundings of Würzburg

First Semester at JMUW (3)
- First two weeks in October
• Repeating Mathematics
• Basics of Control Engineering
• Introduction to the course in Space Physics

First Semester at JMUW (4)
- The official JMUW semester starts mid October
1. Introduction in Space Physics (8 ECTS)
2. Spacecraft System Design (8 ECTS)
3. Space dynamics (4 ECTS)
4. Java Programming, Advanced Data Bases,
Internet Technologies (3.5*2 ECTS)
5. The CanSat Team Project (3 ECTS)

CanSat – a satellite in a can

CanSat – a satellite in a can
• Performing temperature and pressure
measurements
• Position & Attitude determination (GPS + INS)

Second Semester at LTU (1)
- The official LTU semester starts mid February
1. Spacecraft Environment Interaction (7.5 ECTS)
2. Electronics in Space (7.5 ECTS)
3. Image Processing and Remote Sensing (7.5 ECTS)
4. Optics- and Radar-based Observations (7.5 ECTS)

Second Semester at LTU (2)
Kiruna Space Campus
Testing the CanSat’s during a balloon flight at Esrange Rocket base

Second Semester at LTU (3)
• LTU will offer a language course in Swedish as well
• Events to experience the Sámi culture and adventures
in Lapland will be arranged
ICE Hotel

Second Year Engineering Tracks
• 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
• E4 - Engineering Track 4, LTU, Sweden – Space Technology and Instrumentation
• E5 - Engineering Track 5, CTU – Space Automation and Control
• E6 - Engineering Track 6, UPS, France – Space Technique and Instrumentation,
Professional oriented

Second Year Science Tracks
• S1 - Scientific Track 1, UPS, France – Astrophysics, Space Sciences, Planetologi,
Research oriented
• S2 - Scientific Track 2, LTU, Sweden – Atmospheric, Solar and Space Physics
• S3 - Scientific Track 3, JMUW, Germany – Space Physics, Astrophysics

Second Year Master Thesis
Thesis work valued at a minimum of 30 ECTS during
Thesis work valued at a minimum of 30 ECTS during
Semester 4 (and quite often part of Semester 3)

Second Year Master Thesis
Thesis work at CU can be undertaken on campus,
in association with UK Space industry (Astrium,
Vega, ESA,…), at the laboratory of the research
councils or in collaboration with other universities.

Second Year Master Thesis
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

Second Year Master Thesis
Thesis work at LTU can be performed around the
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 NEATthe
North European Test Range at Vidsel.

Second Year Master Thesis
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.

Second Year Master Thesis
Some of the Thesis work will be integrated projects
in tele-robotics, remote operation, sensor data
fusion and automatic control where the
participating students are located at different
institutions in Europe and other non-EU countries.

Second Year Master Thesis
Some of the EU students Thesis work will be
performed at one of the SpaceMaster Global
Partnership universities in a non-European
country

Tuition Fees
• 11 000 EUR/year for non-EU students
• Currently tuition waivers for EU students

Scholarships for EU Students
• Erasmus mobility grants for EU students
• ESA scholarships to some EU SpaceMaster
students

Scholarships for Non-EU Students
• Ca 16 Third country students will bee selected
• Ca 2 students from the Western Balkan window
including Turkey will bee selected
• EM grant of “21 000 Euros per year” per student

• More than 20 Nations
• Backgrounds
Student Profile
- Aerospace, Mechanical, Computer, Electrical &
Electronics Engineering
- Physics & Mathematics

4th Round

Future Studies
• 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

Application
• Deadline for Non-Eu Students & Scholarships
15 January
• For details: www.spacemaster.eu