The European Network of Excellence for Science and Technology

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Prepared by Dominique Silva

Consortium of 12 universities founded in 1990

A multi-location European University

3.000 professors11.000 teaching staff

14.000 PhD students

142.000 students

12 full members

7 associate members

17 countries

Universidad Polytecnica de Catalunya – Barcelona Tech (UPC)Technische Universität Darmstadt (TUD)

Trinity College Dublin (TCD)Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)

University of Technology of Eindhoven (TUE)Aalto University (Aalto)

Grenoble Institute of Technology (Grenoble INP)École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)

Instituto Superior Técnico (IST)Université Catholique de Louvain-la-Neuve (UCL)University of Technology of Leuven (KULeuven)Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan Stockholm (KTH)

Politecnico di Torino (POLITO)

FULL MEMBERS

Tsinghua University Beijing, People’s Republic of China École Polytechnique Montreal, Canada

Tomsk Polytechnic University, Russian FederationGeorgia Institute of Technology, USA

Technion Haifa, IsraelUniversidade de São Paulo, Brasil

ASSOCIATE MEMBERS

Vision

The leading university network in technology for Research, Education and Innovation in Europe

A central player in the development of Knowledge & Innovation Communities in Europe.

The prime partner for Industry Cooperation at the European level

MissionEnhance cooperation among members to promote exchange, cooperation and interaction between students, faculty and administrative staff

Provide a strategic platform for joint programmes within education, research and innovation for its members

Develop interaction, cooperation and joint programmes with associate members

Mission

Promote exchange of ideas to support best practice in all aspects of university management and leadership

Provide a forum for strategic policy discussions among the leadership of CLUSTER universities

Benefit from EU programmes within education, research and innovation

MissionBecome a strategic partner with the European Commission

Take a lead in pedagogical development to strengthen the education at the MSc and PhD level for CLUSTER members

Build partnerships with major European enterprises

Become the first choice for MSc engineering students in and outside Europe

General Assembly

Steering Committee

Tasks Forces

International Dimension

University Management Libraries

Grants and Application

Support

Sino-EuropeanPlatform

Presidency: INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO

Working Groups

Departments

ME: Mechanical EngineeringSES: Sustainable Energy

SystemIND: Industrial EngineeringCIV: Civil Engineering

Dual Masters policy groupLibrariansCluster Technology

EntrepreneurshipDoctoral Schools

StudentsHow can students benefit from CLUSTER?

Exchange of students with institutions of strong international orientation

Offering of double degree programmes and mutual recognition of degrees

Registration in Student Exchange Database

DUniv. A

DUniv. B

BSc

Univ A

GoalCreating the most competitive MSc Programmes in Europe – basis for Erasmus Mundus applications.

Student Exchange Database

All exchange students in mobility from or to a CLUSTER university are entitled to be registered in the database.

Students enter the data, home university validates them.

Curriculum vitae, academic results,

data on mobility….

Data visible to companies for recruitment

Mutual and Automatic Recognition of degrees

CLUSTER Dual Master joint certificate signed by

the two Rectors

No prolongation of the studies is required and no paperwork added. Students keep paying tuition fees at the home universityThesis work can be performed at a third university or in a companyTwo degrees are delivered simultaneously

Dual MastersA PROFOUND CHANGE TO ENGINEERING EDUCATION

Students spend one academic year in their home CLUSTER university and one year in a second CLUSTER university. Specific Agreements are signed between couple of universities in the different field.

MSc ProgrammesA PROFOUND CHANGE TO ENGINEERING EDUCATION

Transparency and mobility across Europe

Close cooperation with industry and public services

Integrated management and entrepreneurship education: new level of preparation for future leaders in business and technology

Joint degrees (diplomas) with EIT and CLUSTER label

Doctoral SchoolsINTERNATIONAL JOINT DOCTORAL PROGRAMS

• Research-based;• Interdisciplinary research training;• Advanced competencies and skills;• Mobility and cooperation in

international environment.

DOCTORAL PROGRAMME:

Organization of doctoral training

International recruitment

Career development

Administration

Supervision & quality assurance

Mobility and cooperation

Doctoral SchoolsINTERNATIONAL JOINT DOCTORAL PROGRAMS

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Cooperation with ChinaSE3P – SINO-EUROPEAN ENGINEERING EDUCATION PLATFORM

The Sino-EU Engineering Education Platform (SE3P) is a framework to develop

future collaborations in the fields of Science, Technology and Engineering.

Talent fostering

Student mobility

Development of teaching materials

Collaborations in scientific research programs

Staff exchange

Dual Master

Graduate programs

Doctoral Schools

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Cooperation with ChinaSE3P – SINO-EUROPEAN ENGINEERING EDUCATION PLATFORM

Cutting-edge domainsClimate Change

New energy sources|

Civil engineering and clean energy vehicles

Electrical and information engineering

Mechanical engineering

Material science and engineering

Life science and bioengineering

Management science and engineering

Creative design

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Cooperation with ChinaSE3P – SINO-EUROPEAN ENGINEERING EDUCATION PLATFORM

Tongji University.

Harbin Institute of Technology

Tianjin UniversityTsinghua University

Xi’an Jiao Tong University

Shanghai Jiaotong University

Huazhong University of Science and Technology

Southeast University

Zhejjiang University

University of Science and Technology Beijjing

South China University of Science and Technology

Dalian University of Technology

2nd Sino-EU Workshop on Engineering EducationIST, Lisbon, Portugal

Beijing Jiatong University

China University of Petroleum

China University of Mining and Technology

Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications

East China University of Science and Technology

Sichuan University

EIT – KIC InnoEnergyBOOSTING INNOVATION FOR SUSTAINABLE ENERGY

6 co-locations

89 partners

Annual budget: 110M€ (2011)

EIT – KIC InnoEnergyINTEGRATION OF THE KNOWLEDGE TRIANGLE

EIT – ICT LABSINFORMATION & COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY LABS

EIT – ICT LABSINFORMATION & COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY LABS

EDUCATION INSTRUMENTS

• Graduate and Master schools• Schools and camps• Outreach program, continuous training and embedded learning

RESEARCH INSTRUMENTS

• Thematic workshops and area coordination• Common testbeds, labs and simulation tools• Mobility program• Core research• Big joint idea projects• Top talent playing field creation

INNOVATION INSTRUMENTS

• Entrepreneurial support systems• EIT Innovation Radar• Best-practice benchmarking• Business and entrepreneurial clubs• Access to finance• Preventure grants

Ana PipioCLUSTER Coordinator

C/O IST – LisbonE-mail: pipio@cluster.org

Phone: (+351) 218 417 842

www.cluster.org

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