The Erasmus Mundus Joint Master’s programme Advanced Materials for Innovative Recycling (AMIR-EM)

Erasmus Mundus AMIR Master Programme: Integrating Chemistry, Material Science, and Sustainability for Circular Economy

In 2021 the AMIR Master Programme obtained the Erasmus Mundus Joint Master (EMJM) label from the European Commission recognizing the Excellence of the AMIR Master Programme, already successfully implemented as a 2-years course of study since 2017. 

The AMIR-EM’s four main disciplines targeted are: chemistry, chemical engineering, material science and engineering. AMIR-EM will enhance their competitiveness by integrating these disciplines with sustainability, recycling and circular economy considerations. Cross-fertilisation will be assured through the joint an interdisciplinary approach, through the invitation of renowned external scholars and through a thorough selection of students. 

AMIR-EM will provide higher education on recycling of raw materials, in particular sophisticated advanced materials with currently low recycling rates. These include multiple material types, including metals, minerals, polymers and ceramics. Products consisting of these materials are sold in multiple markets such as telecommunication, mobility, housing and energy supply. Therefore, AMIR-EM addresses important issues of innovative recycling and material chain optimisation for end-of-life products and the design of products and services for the circular economy.

Everything You Need For Master Success

The general objective of the programme is to train excellent students with theoretical and practical knowledge in Advanced Materials for Innovative Recycling, allowing them to adapt to any kind of job related to this topic. The Master will be a 120 ECTS study Programme with a length of two academic years leading to double diploma and having the ambition to provide joint degrees.

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The strengths of the programme

An important strength of the programme is the complementarity of partners in terms of their expertise. This applies to both academic and industry partners, and it is one of the main attractions for prospective students. Multidisciplinarity is thereby built in the consortium and curriculum.

First-year choices: Advanced materials, Clean technology and Polymers

For the first year, students can choose between UBx, UNL and UM. While UBx courses focus on Advanced Materials Sciences and Sustainability, UM focusses on recycling processes in polymers and composites, and UNL teaches courses on Advanced Materials Engineering and Clean Tech. That means students can choose between a more materials and sustainability science orientated studies in Bordeaux, a specialisation on polymers in Miskolc, or a stronger engineering and technology focus in Lisbon. UM’s focus on polymer recycling is unique worldwide and a real asset to AMIR-EM’s comprehensive academic approach.

Third semester options: Metallurgy, Design for recycling, and Circular economy

For the third semester students can choose among UPM, TUDa and ULiège. Courses in Liège will focus on metals recycling, while Darmstadt specialises in the design for recycling of functional materials, and Madrid on minerals and building materials recycling in the context of the circular economy.