Why study Smart Mobility Data Science and Analytics at the EIT Urban Mobility Master School?
Data is central to our future and technological advancement. As we continue to urbanize and gather more data about our mobility patterns and urban systems, the challenge is not simply the amount of data but how we manage them, critically understand their quality, and utilize findings to address our cities’ most pressing challenges. Today, there is an expanding need to forge a new generation of data scientists capable of exploring our ever-increasing urban data and extracting meaningful insights. Such work is critical to supporting cities’ strategic decisions and pushing us towards a more sustainable future centred on efficient resource use, a clean environment, equitable citizen engagement, and a healthy, low-carbon society. The Smart Mobility Data Science and Analytics program is designed in an interdisciplinary fashion and emphasizes new and emerging transportation technologies and services for citizens, goods, and logistics. Furthermore, as an EIT Urban Mobility Master School program, it integrates entrepreneurship & innovation throughout the coursework and was launched to train future elite data scientists in urban mobility and innovation.
How is the program structured?
All programs at the EIT Urban Mobility Master School follow the same scheme:
Students study one year each at two different universities–the “entry” university and the “exit” university. All options are located at a leading university in Europe in the field of urban mobility.
Graduating students will be awarded two officially recognized Master of Science degrees, from each of the two universities. Moreover, the program is designed so that students may attain the qualifications for a certificate awarded by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology.*
During the first-year studies, students will be introduced to Innovation and Entrepreneurship and participate in an extended Challenge Project. During the same year, students will acquire essential technical skills for working with urban mobility challenges.
Between the first and second year, students will participate in a Summer School applying new skills to two different cities within Europe.
In the second year, students will choose from several more specialized courses in both technical content and innovation and entrepreneurship. Students will also participate in a shorter challenge project that includes an internship at a company or organization working to meet urban mobility challenges. To complete their degree, in the second year, students will carry out an independent master thesis, combining and demonstrating their full set of technical and entrepreneurial skills.
You will have a wide range of career opportunities, within the public and private sector, as well as the business know-how to start your own business or conduct rigorous research.
Where can I study Smart Mobility Data Science and Analytics?
The available universities for the Smart Mobility Data Science and Analytics program are**:
Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands
Gent University, Belgium
University of Tartu, Estonia
UPC Barcelona Tech, Spain
Politecnico di Milano, Italy
(please note, not all combinations may be possible)
Info for applicants to POLIMI
If you choose POLIMI as one of your preferences and you have a non-Italian degree (or you are completing your bachelor’s outside Italy), you need to submit an additional application on POLIMI’s Online Services for the Master of Science in “Mobility Engineering”, in parallel with your EIT Urban Mobility application.
In period 2 the local POLIMI portal for non-EU international applicants closes on March 2, before the EIT Urban Mobility deadline. If you are a non-EU applicant in period 2, consider the local deadline on March 2, 2023 for your POLIMI application. For more detailed instructions for POLIMI application, please refer to the dedicated website here.
Info for applicants to Ghent University
If you choose Ghent University as one of your preferences, you need to submit a separate application on Ghent University's Online Application Platform for the 'Master of Science in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research, Main Subject: Sustainable Mobility Analytics’, in parallel with your EIT Urban Mobility Application. Please note that the parallel application to Ghent University must also be submitted by February 1, 2023 for Period 1; and April 14, 2023 for Period 2.
EIT Urban Mobility Partner Universities
Applications Dates and Deadlines
The application process is divided into two periods and only one application per intake is possible:
Period 1 : 15 November 2022 – 1 February 2023, 17:00 CET.Period 2 : 15 February 2023 – 14 April 2023, 17:00 CET.
Please note that application period 2 is not recommended for applicants who require an EU study visa due to time constraints.
Participate in a programme webinar!
The Master School Office organizes master’s programmes webinars where prospective applicants can talk to the Programme Leads and university representatives; chat with the current students, and get answers to all their questions!
If you wish to receive the recording of a webinar on the Smart Mobility Data Science and Analytics master’s programme and/or if you wish to be alerted to participate in our next live webinar, please fill in the following form: https://forms.gle/XwsYE8Zf7JY2yd6w7
Meet our students
https://www.eiturbanmobility.eu/meet-our-students/
Study with us and start your journey of changing the world by creating better and more liveable sustainable cities.
