Erasmus Mundus International Master in Economics and Management of Network Industies (EMIN).
The EMIN Joint Master Programme offers the opportunity to acquire expertise in network industries management from a global perspective that covers both the economic/regulatory and technological/management issues. In these industries, teaching, training and research are typically carried out solely by focused specialists, which usually results in a skewed perspective. The purpose of this Master is to continue integrating specialists from different perspectives and nationalities, and to make them interact in an interdisciplinary program to address the main problems faced by network industries in the current context of economic crisis and environmental concern. Our master students will learn the relevant engineering, economics, policy and management principles in the network and infrastructure industries. These skills and knowledge will be acquired and used together in real-life problems, as this course is dedicated to training qualified professionals.
EMIN Joint Master Programme was awarded in 2006 with the Erasmus Mundus excellence label by the European Commission, award renewed for another 5 years in 2010. This excellence label has been granted only to 126 Masters and 22 doctorates in all disciplines and Universities across Europe so far. Comillas also coordinates the Erasmus Mundus Joint Doctorate in Sustainable Energy Technologies and Strategies (SETS Joint Doctorate).
Duration
The EMIN is a two-year joint programme (120 ECTS) with two separate phases:
Training period (90 ECTS): 3 semesters of lectures at the partner universities worth 30 ECTS each.
Master Thesis and internships (30 ECTS): to be carried by students at any of the EMIN partner universities, with the collaboration of the industry partners that will support the development of professional internship of EMIN students during the last stage of their studies.
Added value
The EMIN Joint Master Programme has an advantage over existing programmes in the added value stemming from its partners? joint expertise, the relevance of the subjects addressed, the participation of supporting industries and institutions, and the target of offering a joint degree once legal obstacles and national legislation so allow. All these advantages ensure an impact on European competitiveness in this area, and the development of cutting-edge education and collaboration between the academic and the industrial worlds. This added value of the EMIN Joint Master Programme can be summarised in the following points: international component, renowned partners, interdisciplinary approach, industry connection, experience of the programme, and research career opportunities.
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Datos del curso
- Tipo:Máster oficial
- Modalidad:Presencial
- Lugar:Madrid
- Precio:24.000 €
Category A scholarships, funded by the European Commission, are available for highly qualified third-country graduate students and scholars - Duración:2 Años
120 ECTS (2 AÑOS)
Centro donde se imparte
Destinatarios:
Common admission criteria
The selection of EMIN students will be based on the excellence of their studies.
Mandatory requirements
Previous studies
The criteria for previous studies include:
Candidates must have obtained a BSc diploma (or equivalent) of substantial quality and level corresponding to at least 3 years studies at University, equivalent to 180 ECTS.
Candidates must hold a degree in Engineering, Economics or Management (to study at TUDelft and KULeuven, these studies must be in a technological field or the natural sciences).
English proficiency
Students must take courses in English (Delft, Comillas and Paris XI), and possible courses are also offered in French (Paris XI), Spanish (Comillas) and Dutch (KULeuven and TUDelft). A high level of English is therefore required.
Students whose mother tongue is not English and who did not take all their secondary or tertiary education in English, must provide proof of their command of English, for instance the English Proficiency Certificate, International TOEFL score 80 (Internet-based test), IELTS (academic version) overall band score of at least 6.5, or a DIALANG European Test level B2.
Knowledge of French, Spanish and/or Dutch is not mandatory, but will be taken into account. If they are not the mother language of the student, understanding may be acknowledged in two ways: submitting official proof of language skill: Diplôme d?Etudes en Langue Française, Diploma de Español como Lengua Extranjera; or by passing the DIALANG European test.
2° Selection Procedure:
Application
The consortium will require each applicant to submit electronically, using an application tool that you can find here. On top of the application form filled online, the candidate will need to provide the following information:
A motivation statement (one page maximum)
Two recommendation forms from referees from his/her university (to be filled in online also).
Scanned copies of passport or identity cards
Scanned certified photocopies of University Diplomas (in English, Spanish or French)
Scanned certified photocopies of Transcripts (in English, Spanish or French)
Scanned copies of English Certificate (in English, Spanish or French)
Scanned copies of other language certificates (Spanish, French or others)
If available, scan of GRE Result (in English, Spanish or French)
A Curriculum Vitae (in Europass format).
Document proving any other funding (the document must state the name of the payer or awarding authority, and the value of the award).
The aforementioned documents will be submitted by e-mail before the deadline, according to the instructions that will be provided by the online application tool itself. The application deadlines for the reception of e-mail applications for 2012-14 cohort are:
January 31st 2012 for students requesting a Category A or Category B Scholarship. APPLICATION 2012 IS NOW CLOSED
June 29th 2012 for the rest of the students. WAIT FOR ONLINE APPLICATION TO OPEN BY THE END OF APRIL, 2012
Selection TIME TABLE for 2012 Erasmus Mundus Scholarships:
Deadline: January 31st 2012
EMIN Admission Committee resolution: February 28th 2012
Final Resolution by the EACEA: Expected by the end of April 2012
Selection criteria
The Committee will classify candidates pursuant to the following criteria:
Academic record (35%)
English proficiency (20%)
Other languages (15%)
Curriculum vitae (15%)
Letters of motivation and recommendation forms (15%)
For the academic record, the candidates should have a minimum Grade Point Average (GPA) for the BSc study of at least 75% of the scale maximum.
For students whose previous instruction language is not English, if available, a Graduate Record Examination (GRE) General Test score of at least 450 in verbal reasoning, 4.1 in analytical writing skills, and 650 in quantitative reasoning.
In individual cases, a selection committee will decide whether there are exceptional circumstances that justify deviation from one or more of the selection criteria. Exceptional circumstances may result in conditional admission in which case final admission and enrolment will take place only after the condition(s) have been fulfilled.
Promociones
Javier García González
Instituto de Investigación Tecnológica
Universidad Pontificia Comillas
Alberto Aguilera 23
28015 Madrid, Spain
Tel. +34 915422800
Fax. +34 915423176
emin@upcomillas.es
Instituto de Investigación Tecnológica
Universidad Pontificia Comillas
Alberto Aguilera 23
28015 Madrid, Spain
Tel. +34 915422800
Fax. +34 915423176
emin@upcomillas.es
Temario del curso:
The EMIN is a two-year joint programme (120 ECTS) with two separate phases:
Training period (90 ECTS): 3 semesters worth 30 ECTS each of lectures at the partner universities.
Master Thesis and internships (30 ECTS): to be carried by students at any of the EMIN partner universities, with the collaboration of the industry partners that will support the development of professional internship of EMIN students during the last stage of their studies.
1° Training period
During the training period, the EMIN program must be bed from various disciplines. The training of EMIN students must combine, in a coordinated manner, the economics of network industries, the management and policy of infrastructures, the regulation of key sectors for the development of the European single market, and the technological aspects that characterise network industries from other sectors. This interdisciplinary nature is one of the most unique features of the EMIN joint programme, and it requires careful design in order to guarantee that students with different backgrounds (economics and engineering) are able to supplement their previous training with new concepts and areas of knowledge while keeping the cohesiveness of the whole programme. The structure of the training period can be represented as shown in the figure below, in which each box represents the main area of expertise of the degree-awarding partners.
Contents of the coursework period are detailed below in this same section, (see Tables 2-6).
2° Master thesis
Once students have passed the required 90 ECTS of training coursework, they will start a research period for their Master Thesis (30 ECTS)¹ . The university hosting students for their dissertations may offer them additional coursework required for the development of the master dissertation.
Students may write their theses either at a university department, laboratory or institute, or in a company placement, depending on the pathway and interest of the candidate. The EMIN Master has fostered the establishment of regular links and internship agreements with companies so that students willing to have a professional experience linked to their Master Thesis can be granted this opportunity.
Industries involved in the EMIN advisory committee as associated partners, will participate especially in this placement agreements, but a growing number of other companies with a looser relationship to the Master will also be involved.
In any case, students will submit Master Theses at the University where the thesis has been registered, and in front of an international committee, taking advantage of the yearly joint dedicated research seminar to be held at the Florence School of Regulation - Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies at the European University Institute in Florence (Italy).
3° Mobility
The previous experience of the four groups of EMIN students already in progress show two different student profiles:
engineering graduates searching for a more global systemic approach that includes economic, management and policy perspectives, and
economics and management graduates requiring advanced tools in the technological layer to better understand the fundamentals of network industries.
Common to both these profiles is the focus on advanced tools for decision-making, regulation and policy analysis.
The co-existence of these two different disciplinary profiles requires a more specific framework for student pathways to follow through the universities of the Consortium. The flexibility of the course in terms of the mobility component is very attractive, but it must be very structured in order to define clearly what the expected outcome is once a student finishes the course.
This ?structured flexibility? has been made explicit in this proposed update by the definition of various pathways. Each pathway requires a different background, and some of the skills and abilities earned by the student can be pathway-dependent. From the point of view of career development and employability, this structure can help future employers to easily identify the expected abilities of EMIN graduates, and to differentiate the variety of profiles according to the pathway followed in such an interdisciplinary programme.
Using for each partner (C=Comillas, D=TU Delft, P=Paris Sud 11, L=KU Leuven, F=Florence School of Regulation, J=Johns Hopkins U, T=U. Texas at Austin, R = F. U. Rio de Janeiro, and for the associate member B=Lawrence Berkeley National Lab., and H=Harbin Institute of Technology), the table below summarises the main pathways:
Table 1 Main student pathways in the EMIN
Pathway Background Sem 1 Sem 2 Sem 3 Sem 4
1 Engineering D D C, [J] [C, D, L, P, F, J, T, R, B, H]
2 Engineering P P C, [J] [C, D, L, P, F, J, T, R, B, H]
3 Economics C C P [C, D, L, P, F, J, T, R, B, H]
The training period is established jointly by the EMIN partners, according to their respective areas of expertise. The different pathways offered are the result of the previous 4 years of EMIN experience, and have been designed responding to the student profiles, learning objectives and industrial needs. These pathways take advantage of the complementarities of the partners, but are designed in an integrated way to target different professional profiles. In particular, each student on our course is offered the chance to choose between 3 options to take on our Masters degree²:
A student with an engineering background may opt to acquire specialist training in policy analysis, and in regulation of the electric power industry. This student will select then Pathway 1.
An engineer graduate wishing to become an expert on economics and regulation, with an in-depth knowledge of the power sector, will study in Paris-Sud and Comillas via Pathway 2.
An economics graduate with this same economics and regulatory approach would follow Pathway 3.
The semester at Johns Hopkins U. is recognised at Comillas U. and it requires the student to spend another semester in Comillas (valid combinations will be C, J or J, C in the third and fourth semesters respectively, where the Master Thesis could be split trough the whole second year and combined with coursework in both Universities).
The structure of the pathways reflects the mandatory mobility of the students, who must visit at least two partners during the training period, and an optional third one while writing their Master Theses. The two partners where students spend semesters 1, 2, and 3 will determine the two master degrees awarded under the multiple-degree scheme until the joint-degree scheme is available.
Another improvement with respect to the current design is that students? mobility has been limited to avoid changes during the academic year. The experience of the last four years shows that allowing students to change their place of residence in the middle of the academic year (typically at the end of January) creates many practical difficulties that should be avoided if possible.
Scholar mobility
Between 2006 and 2010 the EMIN master benefited from the contribution of EM visiting scholars from the USA (6 visiting professors), Canada (3), Australia (3), China (3), Brazil (3), India (1) and Chile. The universities involved include the Universities of California at Berkeley, of Arizona, of Texas at Austin, of Queensland and of New Southwales. The U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has also participated in the programme and yet other visiting scholars have taken part in the course under arrangements that entail shorter visits and other sources of funding.
Pursuant to the new approach, short two-week visits can be arranged to benefit from the experience of highly regarded, top-of-the-field visiting scholars, as well as of (incoming and outgoing) professionals able to spend more time to address their areas of expertise in greater depth.
The scholars take part in teaching and tutoring activities at their hosting HEI, while also participating in joint research relevant to the EMIN. A number of them likewise participate in the joint events organised by the EMIN consortium, especially the annual closing event at the Florence School of Regulation. EMIN Scholars are encouraged to visit more than one EMIN partner or to participate in joint events and conferences.
One important outcome of EMIN Scholar mobility is the reinforcement of links among universities of prestige. Most of the new EMIN third country partners and associates have participated in scholar mobility and exchange programmes in the past.
Although in previous editions of the EMIN, no outgoing scholar mobility from EU partners to third country institutions could be funded by the EM scholarships, such mobility was implemented and has also contributed to the expansion of the EMIN Partnership.
4° EMIN Master contents
The courses offered by the universities in the Consortium within this Erasmus Mundus Masters course are outlined in Table 2, Table 3, Table 4, Table 5, and Table 6. Courses offered in semester 4 can serve as additional training while developing the Master Thesis.
Table 2 Courses in TU Delft ? The Netherlands (Delft)
Course Professor ECTS
Semester 1
Principles of Policy Analysis A. de Haan 6
Data Analysis P.W. Heijen 3
Technology, Firm Behaviour and Market Regulation S.T.H. Storm 3
Continuous systems modelling E. Pruyt & J.H. Slinger 6
Cross-cultural Management W. M. de Jong 6
Project Management A. Verbraeck & H.G.Mooi 3
At least 3 ECTS of the following elective courses:
Policy and Decision Models S. Cinningham 5
Politics of Policy Analysis M. Leijten 4
Technology Dynamics W.Ravesteijn 4
Economics of Innovation C. Werker 4
E-business W. Bouwman 6
Management of ICT-Orientated Organizations W. Bouwman 5
Technology Dynamics for Sustainable Innovation U. Pesch 6
The Economic Foundations of Technology A. H. Kleinknecht 6
Leading the Corporation R. M. Verburg 3
General Methods and Techniques in Research L. Rook & Z. Kwee 5
Total 30 ECTS
Semester 2
Policy Analysis of Multi-actor systems B. Enserink 3
Impact Assessment & Project Appraisal J. Annema 3
Economics of Infrastructures J. J. Bouma 6
Discrete Systems Modeling M. D. Seck 6
Organization and Management S. A. Meijer 3
Inter-organizational Decision Making B. Broekhans 6
Multivariate Modelling P. W. Heijnen 3
Total 30 ECTS
Semester 4
Master Thesis 30
Total 30 ECTS
Table 3 Courses in U. Paris Sud 11 ? France (Paris)
Course Professor ECTS
Semester 1/3
Market Design Economics J. M. Glachant & V. Rious 5
Information society Economics A. Rallet 4
Political Economy of institutions and regulation E. Brousseau. 5
European Policy and Competition in the European Union Y. Perez 4
Public Private Partnerships E. Chong 4
At least 8 ECTS of the following elective courses:
Economics and Management of Innovation P. David & J-M Dale 4
Data Base Management A. Plunket 4
Competencies and Technologies Spillover A. Plunket 4
Economic Geography A. Torre 4
Economie Industrielle (Français) M. Bourreau 4
Firm Strategy in Network Industries (Français) P. J. Bengozi 4
Econometrics I (Français) Waelbroeck 4
Econometrics II (Français) Waelbroeck 4
Economics of intellectual property rights (Français) B. Deffains 4
Total 30 ECTS
Semester 2
Advanced Market Design J. M. Glachant & V. Rious 7
Networks, Organization & Markets Economics E. Chong 7
Industrial Economics Seminars Y. Perez & E. Chong 4
European Economy S. Poncet 4
At least 8 ECTS of the following elective courses:
Advanced course of Economics of Regulation (Français) J. Toledano 2
Advanced course of Economics and Management of innovations (Français) P-J Benghozi & J-M Dalle 2
Advanced course of Digital Economy (Français) E. Brousseau & A. Rallet 2
The regulation of the electricity sector M. Saguan 2
The new competitive mechanisms: Auctions and Contracts C. Staropoli 2
Total 30 ECTS
Semester 4
Training Course and Master Dissertation 30
Total 30 ECTS
Table 4 Courses in Comillas ? Spain (Madrid)
Course Professor ECTS
Semester 1
Introduction to electric power systems D. Laloux & M. Rivier 2
Regulation of the electric power industry J.I. Pérez-Arriaga 6
Decision support models in the electric power industry J. García-Glez. & A. Ramos 4
Environmental impact and renewable energy P. Linares 3
Microeconomics and Financial Analysis of the electric power industry M. Ventosa 6
Managerial Skills A. Wilson 2
Business Ethics A. Bajo 1
State of the art conferences and technical visits I T. Gómez (coord.) 2
At least 4 ECTS of the following elective courses:
Deterministic optimization A. Ramos 3
Fundamentals on electrical engineering and optimization techniques [³] J. García-Glez. 4
International experiences in the energy sector I P. García (coord.) 2
Service-quality analysis of the electricity supply: regulatory framework and technical solutions T. Gómez & P. García 4
Stochastic optimization A. Ramos 3
Total 30 ECTS
Semester 2
The electric power distribution business T. Gómez 3
The electric power transmission business M. Rivier 3
Wholesale and retail electricity markets C. Batlle 7
The natural gas industry and fuels markets R. Yunta 5
Law and Energy V. López-Ibor 2
Legislation of the EU and the Spanish electricity industry C. Sole 3
State of the art conferences and technical visits II T. Gómez (coord.) 1
At least 6 ECTS of the following elective courses:
Advanced analysis of electric power systems L. Rouco 4
Advanced topics in regulation of the electric power industry J.I. Pérez Arriaga 4
Models for risk analysis and management in energy markets J. Barquín & C. Batlle 3
Strategies in energy markets under Game Theory approach J. Barquín & J. García-Glez. 3
International experiences in the energy sector II P. García (coord.) 2
Decision methods (Spanish) P. Linares 4
Simulation Methods (Spanish) E. Centeno 3
Total 30 ECTS
Semester 4
Master Thesis 30
Total 30 ECTS
This Master Thesis could be could be split in semesters 3 & 4, 15 ECTS each in co-direction with Johns Hopkins U.
USA summer term Intensive course (part II) J. García-Glez (coord.) 2
International Policy and Sustainability for Network Industries
US Policy on Network Industries: Energy, Transport, Communications
Transnational Network Companies Management
Multilateral organizations and other United Nations bodies
Science and Policy Institutions
2 ECTS
[³]: This subject is compulsory for EMIN students without an engineering background as it was designed explicitly for them given the experience gain during the first edition.
Table 5 Courses in KULeuven ? Belgium (Leuven)
Course Professor ECTS
Semester 4
Master Thesis 30
Total 30 ECTS
Optional courses in Semester 4:
Electrical Transport Technology J. Driesen & R. Belmans 3
Industrial Automation and Control G. Deconinck & R. Belmans 6
Materials in Electrical Engineering J. Poortmans 3
Renewable Energy W. D'haeseleer & J. Nijs 3
Short-Circuit Calculations, Power Quality and Electromagnetic Compatibility K. Van Reusel 3
Thermal Systems and Energy Management W. D'haeseleer & L. Helsen 6
Electromagnetic Processing of Materials K. Van Reusel 3
Electrical Drives J.Driesen & R. Belmans 6
Regulatory Affairs R.Belmans & T. Van Craenenbroeck 3
Table 6 Courses at JHU ? US (Baltimore)
EU Academic recognition by Comillas as degree awarding partner
Course Professor ECTS
Semester 4
Master Thesis 30
Total 30 ECTS
This Master Thesis could be could be split in semesters 3 & 4, 15 ECTS each in co-direction with Comillas.
Optional coursework at JHU: B. Hobbs & J. Garcia?Glez. (coord.)
Environmental management & economics
Environmental process engineering
Water resources engineering
Contaminant fate & transport
For a detailed list of available optional coursework for EMIN students at JHU, please check
up to 30 ECTS
USA summer term Intensive course (part I): B. Hobbs (coord.) 2
Risk and Environmental Analysis of Network Infrastructures
Environmental and Resource Economics ?Regulatory Discourse
Risk Analysis Frameworks and Methods for Network Infrastructure
Environmental Engineering Systems Analysis
Communicating and evaluating tradeoffs among social, environmental, economic and other objectives of network infrastructure management
2 ECTS
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