Co-ordinator: K.U.Leuven (Belgium)
Partners: Chalmers Tekniska Högskola (Sweden), Technische Universiteit Delft & Universiteit Leiden (the Netherlands), Technische Universität Dresden (Germany)

Four leading research and educational institutions in Europe propose a joint Erasmus Mundus Master Course entitled “Nanoscience and nanotechnology”. The programme offered is a truly integrated program, with a strong research backbone and a very important international outreach.
The objective of this course is to provide top quality multidisciplinary education in nanoscience and nanotechnology.The participating partners are:

• Chalmers Tekniska Högskola (Chalmers), Sweden
• Technische Universiteit Delft (TUD) & Universiteit Leiden (UL), The Netherlands
• Technische Universität Dresden (TU Dresden), Germany
• Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (K.U.Leuven),Belgium

The fast evolution of the field requires a strong consortium with noted educational experience in the field. The partners offer this experience. In addition, all the lectures offered by the consortium are embedded within various research centres (e.g. IMEC in Leuven, Casimir Research School in Delft/Leiden, Max Planck Institute in Dresden, MC2 centre in Chalmers). This strong link between education and research is a guarantee for keeping the education relevant and state of the art.

The master programme has a duration of two years (120 ECTS points). Erasmus Mundus students follow courses at K.U. Leuven and another university of the consortium. Courses are taught in English.

More INFO: Brochure1 and Brochure2 and Poster

The way molecules and atoms assemble on the nanoscale into larger structures determines important material properties such as the electrical, optical, and mechanical properties. Of course, it has long been recognized that nature performs this assembly very well in the creation of the sophisticated molecular machinery that supports our life on earth. Nanoscience and Nanotechnology are the science and technology that target human control over these nanoscale processes. This new direction of science is interdisciplinary, involving physics, chemistry, biology, medicine, and materials science, among other fields.

Nanoscience and Nanotechnology is a newborn discipline, that demands a multi-disciplinary scientific education. The Master programme teaches the basics of physics, biology and chemistry at the nanometer scale, and supplements this with courses on technology and engineering to promote an understanding of practical applications. This educational programme will produce the scientists and engineers for the booming economy of nanosciences.