L'European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) labellise des programmes internationaux au niveau Master et Doctorat qui présentent une orientation marquée vers l'entrepreunariat et l'innovation. Plusieurs partenaires se sont associés pour proposer un Master international adapté aux attentes de l'EIT, en cours de labellisation par l'EIT et déjà soutenu par la "Knowledge and Innovation Community (KIC) RAW Materials".

Le consortium de ce Master "AMIR" est composé de 4 partenaires (Université Technique de Darmstadt, Université de Liège, Université polytechnique de Madrid, Université de Bordeaux) issus de 4 pays européens (FRA, GER, BE, SP). Le master 1 se déroulera à Bordeaux, le master II dans une des 3 autres universités partenaires.

Le Master "AMIR" devrait recruter ses premiers étudiants pour la rentrée 2017 à Bordeaux.

L’objectif du projet est d’offrir une formation internationale de niveau Master dans le domaine du recyclage des matériaux, avec un accent fort sur l’innovation et l’entreprenariat. Les étudiants sont majoritairement appelés à poursuivre leur carrière dans l’industrie, mais les portes de doctorat dans les centres de recherche leur seront aussi accessibles. Ces étudiants du programme seront capables de s’intégrer avec de hauts niveaux de responsabilité dans un environnement professionnel international, hautement concurrentiel et innovant.

English

The International Master Programme AMIR: Advanced Materials for Innovative Recycling is an educational project funded by the KIC EIT Raw Materials.

The project members are 4 universities, 5 Research and Technology Organizations (RTOs) and 3 large industry companies in polymers, metallurgy and product recycling. The consortium is distributed over 4 countries and 3 KIC Colocation Centres (Central, Southern and West).

AMIR offers a 2 year Master course with compulsory international and inter-sectoral mobility.

The curriculum of AMIR was designed with the strategic goal of producing T-shaped professionals and entrepreneurs for the raw materials (RM) sector with

- solid knowledge in properties and processing of various types of materials (metals, minerals ceramics, polymers), based on multidisciplinary training by physicists, chemists, process engineers, and others.

- in-depth proficiency in recycling, material chain optimisation for End-of-Life products, design of products and services for the circular economy.

- an entrepreneurial mind-set, formed with the help and expertise of our partners from industry and RTOs, as well as associated business and incubators.

- essential transferable skills for researchers such as intellectual property, research ethics, and scientific communication.

The master programme structure is as follows:

- all students spend semester 1 and 2 at University Bordeaux. Training includes general materials science and recycling, life cycle analysis, and criticality of materials. A key contribution in entrepreneurship training is provided by Tecnalia. Their programme stands out through its focus on leadership and creativity, and a project-based design of the course.

- for the third semester, students will move to one of the other three universities. They will specialize either in design for recycling (Technical University of Darmstadt), metals recycling (University of Liege) or minerals recycling (Technical University of Madrid).

- The final semester is dedicated to the master thesis, carried out in laboratories of industry, universities or RTO partners with a least 3 months carried out in industry.

An important strength of the program is the complementarity of the partners in terms of their expertise. This applies to both academic and industry partners, and is a main attraction for prospective students. Multidisciplinary is thereby “built-in” into the consortium and curriculum.

Due to the strong involvement of industry and RTO into the teaching, through individual tutoring, industry lectures, and internships, the students will also be exposed to a multi-sectoral ‘view’ of science and technology.

Finally, international mobility is a key ingredient of the programme: Students will be taught in at least two different countries.