Erasmus Mundus Action 1 Compendium 2009 - EACEA - Europa

Erasmus Mundus Masters Courses
Duration: 2 years
M.E.S.C.
Materials for Energy Storage and Conversion
Course description:
The M.E.S.C. Master’s Course is a two-year programme in materials science and
electrochemistry involving five universities in three European countries (France, Poland and
Spain). It is run by a number of world-renowned leading research laboratories in the field of
energy-related materials. The Course is taught by distinguished professors and researchers, who
work closely together in the European Research Network of Excellence known as ALISTORE.
The universities offering the M.E.S.C. Master’s Course are the University of Picardie Jules Verne,
Amiens (France), the University of Toulouse 3 Paul Sabatier (France), the University of Provence
Aix Marseille I (France), the Warsaw University of Technology (Poland), and the University of
Cordoba (Spain).
The Master’s Course is composed of three semesters of classes plus a fourth semester in a
European research laboratory working on a Master’s Thesis. Students will study in two, three or
four different European countries according to their preference. The first semester is spent in
France (Marseille or Toulouse), the second in Poland (Warsaw), the third in Spain or France
(Cordoba or Amiens) and the fourth in one of the sixteen laboratories of the European Network of
Excellence ALISTORE.
Core courses include the basics and fundamentals of electrochemistry, materials science, solid
state chemistry and energy storage, materials technology and processing, electrochemical
storage and conversion energy, conducting polymers, and synthesis of Nano-Materials. During
semesters one and three, students can also choose specialised units to gain deeper insight into
areas where the participating universities have world-class expertise. These specialisation topics
are applied material science for battery applications (Toulouse, semester 1), materials surfaces
and point defects (Marseille, semester 1), Battery technology, assembly, tests and physical
analysis (Amiens, semester 3) and Nano-Materials for energy applications (Cordoba, semester
3). The language of instruction for all modules will be English.
The Master’s Course will ensure intensive and innovative training for around forty-five
international and European students After successful participation in the Course, students will
graduate with a multiple Master’s degree awarded by the universities of the consortium and
recognised in each of the countries visited. Students may go on to pursue further PhD research
or work in industrial research and development.
The admission criteria for this Course are highly competitive. Candidates should possess a
Bachelor of Sciences, preferably in the fields of chemical engineering, physical chemistry,
materials science or electrochemistry. Students’ academic records will be rigorously scrutinised
and applicants will be asked to explain their goals and interests in coming to Europe.
Website: http://www.u-picardie.fr/mundus_MESC/
Partners:
University of Picardie Jules Verne, France (Co-ordinating Institution)
University of Toulouse 3 Paul Sabatier, France
University of Provence Aix-Marseille I, France
Warsaw University of Technology, Poland
University of Cordoba, Spain
Contact:
Christian Masquelier
Université de Picardie Jules Verne
33, rue Saint-Leu
80039 Amiens Cedex, France
christian.masquelier@u-picardie.fr; frederic.bouton@u-picardie.fr
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