Deadline:
January 29, 2025
Location(s)
France Germany Slovenia
Caen, Berlin, Ljubljana
Overview
SpaceMed is a 2-year full-time European Master’s programme offering a unique integrated inter- and multidisciplinary study on the effects of extreme environments, particularly space flight, on humans. The curriculum places a strong emphasis on hands-on activities in state-of-the-art laboratories and on field studies, including space flight analogues (i.e., parabolic flights, Antarctic habitats, experimental bed rest studies, etc.), and extreme environments, such as those experienced at high altitude, underwater, and in hot and cold, dry and humid environments.
Details
Academic cooperation
This SpaceMed programme results from a collaboration between the three partner research and educational institutions to award a joint degree:
- Charité University Hospital, Berlin, Germany,
- Jožef Stefan International Postgraduate School at the Institut Jožef Stefan, Ljubljana, Slovenia,
- Université de Caen Normandie, France.
Other partners (academic and research institutions, space agencies, and industrial partners), each with specific areas of expertise, are also involved in the programme definition and management, teaching, and hosting of students during internships.
Strengths
- Small class sizes and close interaction with the teaching staff.
- Science teaching and training with innovative and interdisciplinary methodologies.
- Research projects (laboratory and field studies) involving experimental work, data analysis and interpretation.
- Workshops bringing together students, academics and industry professionals.
- Involves students in space projects supported by German, French, European and US space agencies.
- Provides students with an international network and an integrated multicultural and linguistic experience.
- Immersion in at least three European cultural regions (France, Germany, Slovenia) during the course of the study.
- Attractive scholarships.
Career perspectives
The objective of the SpaceMed Master degree is to provide training for those interested in pursuing a research career in space life sciences and extreme environments, as well as for medical doctors who would be able to offer medical support for future commercial space flights. The course will also provide valuable training to biomedical engineers who will be able to design, optimise, operate, and validate aerospace life support devices.
Programme structure
Opportunity is About
Eligibility
Candidates should be from:
Description of Ideal Candidate
Admission requirements
- Either a Bachelor’s degree in natural sciences or kinesiology (180 ECTS), a Master degree in engineering, or a medical degree.
- A minimum level of English language proficiency equivalent to B2 according to the levels defined by the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).
Dates
Deadline: January 29, 2025
Cost/funding for participants
Full Eramsus Mundus scholarship.
Un-save Opportunity
Internships, scholarships, student conferences and competitions.
