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Gowtham MohanMaster student
KTH Royal Institute of technology, Sweden
École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland
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General requirements English proficiency – TOEFL (90 minimum) or
IELTS (6.5 minimum)
GRE – Required for few Switzerland and Germanuniversities
GATE – Few German universities
CGPA -7.5+
Relevant projects and motivation to pursue the
course Recommendation letters from professors
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Common masters programs forMechanical Background Production engineering management Industrial engineering and logistics
Sustainable energy
Computational mechanics Engineering design
Few multi disciplinary ones like
Material sciences
Nano technology Robotics
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Countries of Interest UK – 1 year master programs Switzerland – Research based universities, Mostly
IITians get through Germany – Few programs in German might need
German requirement; Education is free of cost Netherlands – Popular student hub in Europe France – Most of master programs in English Sweden – All master programs in English Finland, Norway – Education free in these countries
and taught in English Denmark, Belgium – Low tuition fees and good
education prospects
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United Kingdom Renowned universities
Imperial college, London Kings college London University college London (UCL)
Warwick university Nottingham university University of Edinburg University of Glasgow, ScotlandPros :
English is the official language and 2nd most popular destinationafter USA
Cons:
Strict Visa rules and 1 year masters degree; Limited scholarshipopportunities
Scholarships: Common wealth scholarship
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Switzerland Renowned technical universities
ETHZ Zurich EPFL Lausanne
Both are German and French translation of Swiss federal instituteof technology
Pros:
Very reputed universities; Both universities in top 15 bestEngineering colleges in the world
Research funding is really high in these universities with high Phdsalaries
Cons:
Very tough selection procedure, Very high cost of livingScholarship:
Swiss Excellence scholarship - Worth $22,000 per year for mastersSwiss excellence
PhD students receive a salary of $55,000 per year
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Germany Renowned universities
TU Munich RWTH Aachen – Good for Automobile and Production
engineering Stuttgart university
TU Berlin TU Dresden TU DarmstadtPros:No tuition fees for most of programs, Job hub of Europe
1 Year additional visa extension for Job searchCons:LanguageScholarships:DAAD fellowships; No other scholarships as education is free
https://www.daad.org/scholarship
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Netherlands Renowned universities
TU Delft TU Einthoven University of TwentePros:
Lot of Companies, 1 year visa extension for job searchScholarship provided for outstanding profileCons:High fees – 25000 Euros for 2 years;Scholarships:
TU Delft excellence scholarshipExcellence scholarship TU Einthoven ALSP scholarship ALSP
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France , Belgium, Denmark,Norway, Finland
Renowned universities École Polytechnique, France Mines ParisTech, France École Normale Supérieure (ENS), France
ISAE, France – Renowned for Aerospace KU Lueven, Belgium Université Libre de Bruxelles, (ULB), Belgium University of Liège, Belgium
Denmark Technological university (DTU) NTNU, Norway Aalto University, Finland
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European Masters programs Dual Degree programs funded by European union Possibility of pursuing masters in two universities in
different countries based on our area of interest
Consortiums offering these programs are labeledwith Erasmus Mundus KIC Innoenergy
EIT –
European Institute of technology
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Joint European Master Programme AdvancedMaterials Science and Engineering (AMASE)
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European Wind energy masters
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European Joint Masters in Management andEngineering of Environment and Energy
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Master Courses in VIsion & roBOTics(VIBOT) The first three semesters will successively occur
in FRANCE: University of Burgundy [UB] SPAIN: University of Girona [UdG] UNITED KINGDOM: Heriot-Watt University [HW]
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Sustainable Energy Systems(SELECT)
http://www.kth.se/en/studies/programmes/em/select
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Master of science in Computationalmechanics Solid mechanics Structural engineering
Fluid mechanics
Engineering hydrodynamics Engineering Materials
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Programme in Aeromechanics(THRUST)
1st year in KTH, Sweden2nd year
1) Unsteady Aerodynamics (Duke University, USA)
2) Structural Vibration and Fatigue (AristotleUniversity of Thessaloniki, Greece)
3) Aeromechanical & Material Design (Université deLiège, Belgium)
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Energy technologies (ENTECH)
The four partner universities cooperating inENTECH are:
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Germany(also the coordinating institution)
Instituto Superior Técnico (IST), Portugal
Uppsala University (UU), Sweden
Grenoble Institute of Technology (INP), France
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RENE - Renewable Energy
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