Erasmus Mundus Joint MSc Degree in Interdisciplinary Mathematics (EMJMD InterMaths)
University Of L'Aquila
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Campus location
L'Aquila, Italy
Languages
English
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
2 years
Pace
Full time
Tuition fees
EUR 700 / per semester *
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Earliest start date
Sep 2024
* Standard fee 4,500EUR/semester for non-EUs (2,250EUR/semester for EUs), reduced to 700/semester thanks to partial fee waiver (aka Consortium scholarships)
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Introduction
“InterMaths – Interdisciplinary Mathematics” is a 2-Year full-time Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree in Mathematical Modelling, with a special focus on biomedical Sciences and industrial engineering.
An Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree (EMJMD) is a prestigious, integrated, international study programme, jointly delivered by an international consortium of higher education institutions, and funded by the European Commission.
EMJMDs award EU-funded scholarships (up to 49,000 EUR) to the best student candidates applying under annual selection rounds.
The study takes place in at least two of the universities involved. InterMaths is in actual fact run by five European Universities:
- University of L’Aquila (UAQ) - Coordinating Institution
- Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH)
- Vienna University of Technology (TUW)
- Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB)
- University of Cote d’Azur in Nice (UCA)
“InterMaths” prepares for a career in research as well as in private enterprises, in particular in industrial engineering, manufacturing, pharmaceutics, biomedical industry. Our study plans develop mathematical skills that are relevant to a broad range of interdisciplinary fields:
- Mathematical modelling
- Scientific computing
- Control and optimization
- Stochastic modelling
- Image processing methods
Our programme is designed to meet the demand of advanced research in European enterprises and provides - at the same time - a unique, integrated, European advanced joint program in Applied Mathematics in line with innovative domains in science and technology.
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Ideal Students
The “InterMaths” graduate is a professional scientist equipped with advanced and innovative skills in mathematical modeling and scientific computing, who’s able to translate challenging real-world problems into complex models, to solve them in a reasonable time and at a reasonable cost, and to apply them in specific practical situations in a team with scientists coming from other disciplines.
"InterMaths" also prepares for access to Ph.D. programs in Mathematics with applications to biology, medicine, engineering, industry, social science, and finance.
Our program is directed to students with a wide range of previous Bachelor studies such as Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, Computer Science, and the like.
A group of private enterprises is associated with our Consortium as “industrial partners”.
- AIS Group (Financial services, logistics and industrial planning) - Barcelona
- Aslogic (Logistics, smart cities, mobility) - Cerdanyola
- Basler AG (Industrial cameras, CCD transition advisor, Lens selector) - Ahrensburg
- Capitank (chemical and pharmaceutical innovation Tank, biopharmaceutical R&D) - L’Aquila
- CERBSim (Automatic data processing, software development) - Vienna (Austria)
- Eurecat Technological Centre (Materials, robotics, audiovisual, big data) - Barcelona
- Fotonower (Imaging technologies, automated clustering, computer vision) - Paris
- Global TCAD Solutions (EDA/TCAD, software services) - Vienna
- Infineon ( Technological integration, chip card ICs, power electronics) - Neubiberg
- Jung Diagnostics (Clinical research, computerized analyses of neuro-radiological data) - Berlin
Our students have the opportunity to develop their Master's thesis in collaboration with them, taking advantage of their strong links with our reference research groups. The application of mathematical modeling skills to real-world problems arising from our industrial partners during the thesis semester will also require the development of advanced skills in computer programming, statistics and data analysis, intelligent systems, and logistic systems. Our interdisciplinary training covers topics from bio-medicine and industrial engineering. During the thesis semester, our students will also develop transversal skills such as communication, teamwork, and leadership.
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Curriculum
Our mobility scheme: 6 specializations on modern societal challenges.
InterMaths students follow the mobility paths sketched below:
Year 2
The second year of Interdisciplinary training in one of the five partner universities, devoted to one of our six specialization tracks:
- Modeling and Simulation of Infectious Diseases (L’Aquila)
- Computational Methods in Biomedical Imaging (Hamburg)
- Stochastic Modelling in Neuroscience (Nice)
- Cancer Modelling and Simulation (L’Aquila)
- Computational Fluid Dynamics in Industry (Vienna)
- Decision Making and Applications to Logistics (Barcelona)
These specialization paths have been designed on grounds of the fields of expertise of the five reference groups, often with links with groups in the same institutions from other applied disciplines. Most importantly, they address innovative methodologies and deal with societal challenges in nowadays society, in particular in medicine and in industry.
The mobility paths are assigned to the new cohort students at the beginning of the 2-year period. We try as much as possible to satisfy the students’ preferences. The mobility scheme is sketched in the following section.
Program Outcome
Students who have satisfied all the requirements of the degree program will be awarded a Joint Master Degree in Interdisciplinary Mathematics by the Universities where the student has spent at least one semester.
The joint degree delivered by the InterMaths EMJMD will be officially recognized in the countries awarding the degree.
The official titles of the Master degree awarded shall be in accordance with the national accreditations of the degree program of the universities involved:
- UAQ: Laurea Magistrale nella classe LM-44 “Mathematical Modelling”;
- UAB: Máster Universitario Erasmus Mundus en “Matemáticas Interdisciplinarias”;
- UCA: Master “Mathématiques”;
- TUHH: Master in “Computational Science and Engineering”
- TUW: Master in “Interdisciplinary Mathematics”.
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Career Opportunities
“InterMaths” addresses several fields of interest from applied disciplines, specifically in biology and medicine on the one side, and industry and manufacturing on the other side. Our students acquire modeling skills and computational expertise needed to tackle practical problems in those fields, with a wide range of modeling techniques. However, each specialization branch provides more specific skills that are best suited to face problems arising in a selected list of contexts.
A group of private enterprises is associated with our Consortium as “industrial partners”. Our students have the opportunity to develop their Master's thesis in collaboration with them, taking advantage of their strong links with our reference research groups. The application of mathematical modeling skills to real-world problems arising from our industrial partners during the thesis semester will also require the development of advanced skills in computer programming, statistics and data analysis, intelligent systems, and logistic systems. Our interdisciplinary training covers topics from bio-medicine and industrial engineering. During the thesis semester, our students will also develop transversal skills such as communication, teamwork, and leadership.
Our graduates are typically addressed to R&D positions in private enterprises, in particular in industrial engineering, manufacturing, pharmaceutics, biomedical industry.
Moreover, our graduates are suited to access PhD programs in mathematics and applications everywhere in the world.