Programme Overview:
- Duration:
- 2 Years
- Attendance:
- Full Time
- Next Intake:
- 2024/2025 September
- Contact Name:
- Katie O'Neill
- Contact Number:
- +353 (0)1 716 1781
- Fees:
- Fee Information
This Master's merges manufacturing technical and technological aspects with innovation and entrepreneurship teaching, in the context of global societal challenges, such as circular economy, industrial innovation and sustainability. It is a double degree programme, coordinated by EIT Manufacturing Master School, between UCD and other universities around Europe i.e. Aalto University, Finland, Ecole Centrale de Nantes (ECN), France, Politecnico di Milano (POLIMI), Italy, University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Italian Switzerland (SUPSI), Switzerland, Institut Polytechnique de Grenoble (Grenoble INP), France, University of Trento (UNITN), Italy and Vienna University of Technology (TU Wien), Austria. The first year is spent at UCD (entry university) and the second year is spent at another (exit) university as listed above. Students choose one of four majors offered as part of the programme i.e. Additive manufacturing for Full Flexibility, Zero-Defect Manufacturing for a Circular Economy, Platforms for digitalized value networks and Data Science and AI for Competitive Manufacturing.
Module Information:
Under the "What modules can I take?" section below you will see general module information, for a more detailed description including module selection rules click here.
See the EIT Manufacturing Master School Website for further details.
This is an EIT Labelled programme
Curricular information is subject to change
Full Time option suitable for:
Domestic(EEA) applicants: Yes
International (Non EEA) applicants currently residing outside of the EEA Region. Yes
Applicants must hold a bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 180 ECTS credits or equivalent academic qualifications from an internationally recognized university with a minimum 2:1 degree GPA. B.Sc, in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology or Industrial Engineering, depending on the major that the applicant wants to pursue.
The first year is spent at UCD and the second year at another university in a different European countries. The following universities provide an exit year (second year):
At the end of the EIT ME Manufacturing Eng w Data Science & AI Competitive Manufacturing programme of 120 ECTS, students will get two degrees from each entry and exit university, according to the following list:
In addition to the National Accredited degrees, the students receive the EIT Label Certificate, documenting the EIT accreditation and high quality of the programme.
This EIT-Manufacturing Masters programme (UCD ME Manufacturing) aspires to be Europe’s pre-eminent taught programme for graduates seeking to pursue careers in the manufacturing industry. The unique factors that this programme offers to all students include
Data Science and AI for Competitive Manufacturing is a combination of manufacturing science and Information and communication technology including the usage and adoption of advanced digital solutions and platforms. During the programme, students will gain new skills in relevant fields including modelling and simulation of production systems, manufacturing engineering, service and system engineering, machine learning and data mining.
A student who graduates from the ME Manufacturing Engineering with “Data Science and AI for Competitive Manufacturing” major shall:
There is strong demand throughout Europe for graduates of manufacturing degree programmes to be better equipped for the marketplace than their predecessors have been. There is a strong need for graduates to have direct experience in industry, to have a practical awareness of important developments within the sectors of Europe’s manufacturing industry (e.g., increased digitalisation, demands of Industry 4.0, growth of additive manufacturing and manufacturing data analytics, etc.), to have a greater awareness of innovation & entrepreneurship, combined with an international perspective that is the direct result of personal experiences. The ME Manufacturing Engineering will prepare you for high-level technical positions, Innovation roles and business profiles, including the capability to create your own start-up. It will also allow you to create a professional network at the national and international level through several initiatives and the EIT alumni communities.
The two years programme (120 ECTS) includes an Innovation and Entrepreneurship (I&E) Module (30 ECTS) and a Technical Major Module (90 ECTS) structured as follows:
Students are committed to collect a total of 40-50 ECTS related to the Technical Major and of 10-20 ECTS related to the I&E Module in the first year (60 ECTS total) whereas in the second year they are committed to collect 10-20 ECTS for the Technical Major, 10-20 ECTS for the I&E Module and 30 ECTS for the Master Thesis Project (60 ECTS total). The total of technical courses and specialization courses must be 60 ECTS, within the boundaries above. All Master School education will be held in English and all partner universities are assumed to use ECTS units.
Tuition fees for EU/EFTA citizens: € 8,000 per year
Tuition fees for Non-EU/EFTA citizens: € 15,000 per year
For more information regarding available financial support please refer to Apply online! - EIT Manufacturing
Dr Pezhman Ghadimi, Programme Director
This European and intersectoral mobility postgraduate programme is strongly oriented towards innovation and entrepreneurship. The strong industry component is reinforced by industry projects, the Industrial Master thesis and a potential internship (self-secured). The objective of the Master School is to train future European leaders in manufacturing, combining digital and technical manufacturing skills to meet the needs of European SMEs and multinationals alike. Students will be delivered a double Master degree after spending one year in two of the seven universities which shaped this ambitious and prestigious training programme, along with an EIT Manufacturing certificate. UCD will welcome students participating in this programme next September 2023 for the first year of their Master's studies. The students will spend their second year at other partner universities.
Applications are made through the EITM Master School applications portal https://apply.eitmanufacturing.eu/
For more details regarding the application deadline please refer to Apply online! - EIT Manufacturing
All requirements, requested documents and universities/technical majors offered are available on the EIT Manufacturing Master School website