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Erasmus Mundus Master Program in Advanced Robotics (EMARO)
Warsaw University of Technology
Erasmus Mundus| Application Deadline: | non-EU applying scholarships–December 5;non-EU not applying scholarships–15th May,EU (not eligible scholarships)–July 10 | ||
| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 2,000 ≈ € 6,000 (non-EEA) | ||
| Location: | Warsaw / Poland / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 24 months | Start Date: | October |
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| Credits (ECTS): | 120 | ||
| Languages: | English | ||
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The Erasmus Mundus programme is a cooperation and mobility programme in the field
of higher education which promotes the European Union as the centre of excellence in learning around the world. It supports European top-quality master´s courses and enhances the visibility and attractiveness of European higher education in the third countries. It also provides EU-funded scholarships for the third country nationals participating in these master´s courses, as well as scholarships for EU-nationals studying at partner universities throughout the world.
Currently, Erasmus Mundus supports about 100 Erasmus Mundus 2-year master´s courses of outstanding academic quality: all programs are conducted in English, the candidates are expected to have good study results, and confirmed knowledge of the English language.
The courses aim at fostering cooperation between higher education institutions and academic staff in Europe and Third Countries, enhancing the mobility to another university and another region of Europe, and at making students benefit linguistically, culturally and educationally from studies in the countries of the EU. Scholarships are offered to higher education students and academics from all over the world.
EMARO is an Erasmus Mundus Master Program in Advanced Robotics for graduate students holding B.Sc., B.Eng. or equivalent degrees in the fields related to robotics (e.g. electrical engineering, electronics, mechanical engineering, computer science and engineering).
The teaching program covers the issues of advanced and intelligent robotics, and in that, mathematical modeling, control engineering, computer engineering and mechanical design in order to prepare students to deal with novel robotics systems.
The consortium conducting the program is composed of three institutions:
* Ecolé Centrale de Nantes (France)
* Università di Genova (Italy)
* Warsaw University of Technology (Poland).
EMARO students who are EU citizens are eligible for 6-month grants for the research stay in one of 3 selected universities: Asian Institute of Technology (Thailand), Keio University (Japan), Shanghai Jiao Tong University (China).
The Masters is designed to promote a high-quality educational offer in the area of advanced and intelligent robotics. After graduation the students will have mastered the different areas of robotics (Mathematical modeling, Control Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical design) in order to be able to deal with Robotics systems as a whole rather than just to concentrate on one particular area.
The career prospects for EMARO graduates are very good as the proposed courses are relevant to today´s high technology society and because the current output of universities is insufficient to meet the demands of industry and research programmes. Students may take the master as a professional terminal degree, or join PhD programmes afterwards.
Students that graduate from the EMARO masters course will obtain two masters degrees from the institutions where they studied. The obtained degrees are officially recognised and give full access to PhD study programmes.
The Consortium will deliver Diploma supplement describing the nature, level, context, content and status of the studies that were pursued and successfully completed by the student.
Application deadlines
* For non-EU students applying for Erasmus Mundus Grants: from October 5, till December 5.
* For non-EU students not applying for Erasmus Mundus Grants: from January 5, till May 15.
* For EU students applying for Erasmus Mundus Grants: from January 5, till April 30.
* For EU students not applying for Erasmus Mundus Grants: from January 5, till July 10.
Contents
The duration of the EMARO Masters course is two academic years (120 ECTS credits). Each year is split into two semesters with 30 ECTS credits for each. The language of instruction and examination is English. The student will stay the first year in one institution and the second year in an another institution.
The first year (60 ECTS credits)
The aim of the first year (M1), is to provide the students with a solid interdisciplinary background across the main areas of robotics: Perception (vision, sensors, signal processing), Cognition (computer science, artificial intelligence, and neural networks), Action (kinematics, dynamics, automatic control), and Mathematical Foundations (modelling, simulation, and optimisation).
The first year will be opened simultaneously in the three institutions with the same programme. To exploit the fullpotential of the complementary areas of the expertise available in the consortium, more than 30% of the modules in each institution will be taught by staff from the other institutions.
It consists of two semesters S1 (from September till the end of January) and S2 (from February till the end of June). The first semester starts with two weeks of intensive local language course (French or Polish).
First semester Courses
The student will select six modules (30 ECTS) from the following:
* Local language (compulsory)
* Modeling and control of manipulators (compulsory)
* Control of linear multivariable systems
* Real-time systems
* Signal processing
* Neural networks for classification and identification
* Computer vision
* Computer security
Second semester courses
The student will select seven modules (30 ECTS) from the following:
* Group Project (compulsory)
* Mechanical design methods in robotics (compulsory)
* Robot programming methods (compulsory)
* ECNWUT Mobile robots
* Artificial intelligence
* Optimisation techniques
* Nonlinear control theory
* Human computer interaction
* Embedded systems
The second year (60 ECTS credits)
The second year, M2, will be opened in all the consortium institutions from September till the end of July. It consists of the third semester S3 (from September till the end of January) and the fourth semester S4 (from February till the end of July). During the third semester, more specialised courses are proposed. The programme of this semester is based on the specific research strengths of the partners institutions (thus varying from partner to partner). The fourth semester is devoted to the Masters Thesis.
The third semester (30 ECTS credits)
The third semester (S3) starts with two weeks devoted to the local language of the hosting institution. During these two weeks, the topic of the master thesis will be chosen by the student out of a list of subjects proposed by the staff of the institution (or proposed by the student, however subject to acceptance by the prospective supervisor). The topic of the thesis must correspond to one of the current research activities of the hosting institution. The modules of S3 consist of specialised courses based on the specific research strengths of the partner institutions.
During this semester students are also prepared for their work on the dissertation through the participation in the module Research planning. This module will let the students learn the necessary tools to carry out and present a research topic, they will study the state of the art of the research subject. Third semester courses In the third semester, more specialised courses are proposed. The programme of this semester is based on the specific research strengths of the partners' institutions (thus varying from partner to partner).
ECN
In ECN the third semester modules are designed to give the students the necessary knowledge to carry out the master thesis in one or more of the following topics:
* Humanoid robots,
* Mechanical design of new robotic structures,
* Industrial robots (calibration, identification, control, programming, performances analysis),
* Biologically inspired robots, with emphasis on swimming robots (eel like robots).
The student will select seven modules from the following (30 ECTS):
* Local language (compulsory)
* Research methodology (compulsory)
* Advanced modeling of robots
* Identification and control of robots
* Humanoid and walking Robots
* Optimal kinematic design of robots
* Biologically inspired robots
* Group theory and its application in robotics
* Ambient intelligence
WUT
In WUT the third semester modules are designed to give the students the necessary knowledge to carry out the master thesis in one or more of the following topics:
* Walking machines,
* Biologically inspired robot behaviours,
* Cooperation of multi-robot systems including swarms,
* Robot programming methods,
* Motion synthesis for statically and dynamically stable robots.
The student will select six modules from the following (30 ECTS):
* Local language (compulsory)
* Research methodology (compulsory)
* Biomechanics (compulsory)
* Bio-robotics (Compulsory)
* Dynamics of multi-body systems
* Motion synthesis in robotics
* Walking robots
* Advanced mechanical design
* Production scheduling
* Parallel and distributed processing
* Ambient intelligence
UG
In UG the third semester modules are designed to give the students the necessary knowledge to carry out the master thesis in one or more of the following topics:
* Distributed control architectures
* Anthropomorphic Robotics
* Mobile Robotics
* MEMS
* Actuators and control
* Service robots
* Distributed computing
* Man-Machine interface
* Artificial Intelligence
* Computer security
The student will select 30 ECTS from the following :
* Research planning (compulsory)
* Local language (compulsory)
* Ambient Intelligence
* Computer Graphics
* Flexible Automation, MEMS Design (micro-robotics)
* Software architectures for robotics
* Systems identification
The fourth semester (30 ECTS credits)
The fourth semester (S4) is devoted to the Master Thesis, valued for 30 ECTS credits. Each student will be jointly supervised by two advisors from two different institutions. The research topic can be supervised and located in a R&D department of an industrial institution.
The research work is finalised by a written dissertation, i.e.the Masters Thesis, which must be done individually and contain an element of original work. The dissertation must be defended in front of a committee of experts. The constitution of this committee and the conditions of the oral presentation will be detailed in the Student Handbook.
The dissertation should demonstrate:
* A comprehensive understanding of techniques applicable to the chosen topic of research,
* Originality in the application of Robotics knowledge,
* The ability of the student to evaluate critically current research in the field of robotics and, where appropriate, to propose new hypothessis and solutions.
Fourth semester at UG
Due to Italian regulations, UG cannot dedicate 30 "undisclosed" ECTS credits to the Master Thesis. Thus the master thesis, whose objectives are the same as given for that at ECN and WUT, will be valued 20 ECTS. However, the student will attend one or two complementary module(s) with 10 ECTS (to be selected from the table of third semester modules). These module(s) will require the presentation of a project to be validated.
In 2011 a new Italian law regarding university syllabus is announced; this will allow UG to redesign the 4th semester similar to the other partners.
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Requirements
Applicants must hold B.Sc. degree (180 ECTS) in a field related to robotics such as: mechatronics, automatic control, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, system engineering, applied mathematics and computer science.
The applicants have to be fluent in English, both in writing and speaking. An Applicant whose native language is not English is required to pass a recognized international English test such as TOEFL (score 220 CBT, 550 PBT, 80 IBT), Cambridge Advanced English Test (score B or higher), IELTS (score 6.5 or higher) , TOEIC (800) or other English equivalent test.
The English test result must be sent before the deadline of application. An applicant who carried out his study in English is eligible (official confirmation letter from his university is needed) but passing a recognized international test provides him more marks.
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| IELTS Band: | 6.5 |
| TOEFL Paper-based: | 550 |
| TOEFL Computer-based: | 220 |
| TOEFL Internet-based: | 80 |
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