Erasmus Mundus Master Course in Space Science and Technology - SpaceMaster, 120 ESTS

The educational cooperation is supported by scientific and industrial organisations, thus providing direct contacts with professional research and industry. Students receive cross-disciplinary knowledge and experience from laboratory and computer simulation environments to concrete situations such as stratospheric balloons, rockets, satellite and radar control, robotics, sensor data fusion, automatic control and multi-body dynamics.

Each year around 30-35 non-EU students and 15-20 EU students join the SpaceMaster Course.

SpaceMaster Structure

The Course is run by a consortium of participating universities and associated members consisting of:

• Luleå University of Technology, Sweden (lead university)
• Cranfield University, UK
• Czech Technical University, Czech Republic
• Aalto University, Finland
• Julius-Maximilian Universität Würzburg (JMUW), Germany
• Université Paul Sabatier Toulouse III, France
• The University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Science, Japan
• Utah State University, USA

Associated members:

• Swedish Institute of Space Physics (IRF)
• Swedish Space Corporation (SSC)
• EISCAT (European Incoherent Scatter) Scientific Association (EISCAT)
• Honeywell International s.r.o.
• European Aeronautics Defence and Space Company, Innovation Works Division (EADS)

The course schedule

The Course has a common first year for all students. 1st semester takes place at JMUW, Würzburg, Germany, 2nd semester takes place at LTU, Kiruna Space Campus, Sweden. During the 3rd semester the students are distributed among the six European universities. The students select the track of specialization for the 3rd and 4th semesters when they apply. The distribution for the 3rd and 4th semesters is finalized in the middle of the 2nd semester. During the 4th semester the students perform their Master thesis projects in six European universities, two non European universities, associated members, industry or research institutions related to the Course specialisations.

 

• Engineering Track 1: Dynamics and control of Systems and Structures (Cranfield University)

   

• Engineering Track 2: Space Robotics and Automation (Aalto University)

   

• Engineering Track 3: Automation, Control and Communication of Space Robotics (Julius-Maximilian Universität Würzburg)

   

• Engineering Track 4: Space Technology and Instrumentation (Luleå University of Technology)

   

• Engineering Track 5: Space Automation and Control (Czech Technical University)

   

• Engineering Track 6: Space Technique and Instrumentation (Université Paul Sabatier Toulouse III)

   

• Scientific Track 1: Atmospheric and Space Science (Luleå University of Technology)

   

• Scientific Track 2: Astrophysics, Space Science and Planetology (Université Paul Sabatier Toulouse III)

   

The Course modules are given in English.

Next to the scientific and engineering modules there is time allocated to follow language and cultural module as well as for visits to the international space companies.

The Course leads to two officially recognized Master degrees in issued by two European universities.

The European and non-European students may receive Erasmus Mundus scholarships from the EC.

ESA contribution to SpaceMaster

The European Space Agency's Directorate of Human Spaceflight supports the SpaceMaster Course with the following contributions:

 

• ESA grants – Grants for 6 European students per year. The selected students should be nationals from one of the ESA Member States* and they should not be eligible to receive financial support from the EU within the Erasmus Mundus Course.

   

• ESA work placements – Work placements for 2 students per year at ESA's research and technology centre, ESTEC, in Noordwijk, the Netherlands, in support of the preparation of their final thesis. The selected students should be nationals from one of the ESA Member States.

   

• ESA lectures – ESA organises an annual seminar of lectures presented by ESA staff on topics related to human spaceflight and exploration.

  * The ESA Member States are: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.

Who can participate?

Students with a Bachelor degree 180 ECTS in engineering, natural science, physics, mathematics, computer science, electronics as well as a good command of English (both spoken and written) can apply.

How to apply?

If you want to apply to the SpaceMaster Course, please click on the link: www.spacemaster.eu

Contact persons:

Dr Victoria Barabash
SpaceMaster Course Coordinator
Email: Victoria.barabash@ltu.se
Phone: +46 (0)980 79024

Division of Space Technology
Department of the Computer Science, Electrical and Space Engineering Luleå University of Technology
Rymdcampus 1
98192 Kiruna
Sweden