Introduction
Join the digital revolution in civil engineering with our Joint Institutional Executive master in Digital Twins (Pending accreditation). Co-funded by the EU and granted by some of the most prestigious European Civil Engineering universities, and part of the Advanced Digital Skills – Digital Europe Programme.
Designed for professionals and young engineers with a passion for digital transformation in civil engineering, smart cities and related fields, our program provides comprehensive training in the key digital technologies used in digital twins for infrastructures, the ability to conceive digital twins to address specific challenges in infrastructure planning, design, construction, operation, and management, and the skills to identify business opportunities created by digital twins.
Benefit from blended online and in-person learning, weekly conferences with industry experts, and recreation of capstone projects mentored by our partnering top industrial and public companies.
The Joint Institutional Executive Master diploma will be issued by issued by the leading European engineering universities UPM, ENPC, BME and ITÜ (*). This diploma is equivalent to a “Máster en Formación Permanente” (Spain), “Diplôme d’établissement” (France), “Mesterfokozat” (Hungary) and İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi Uluslararasi Ortak Tezsiz Yüksek Lisans” (Turkey)
Applications will open after April 15 for the first edition starting in October 2023.
Executive
Executive master targeted to professionals in the built environment.
Blended
Online sessions plus three onsite meetings (Thu-Sat) in Madrid, Paris, Budapest and/or Istanbul.
Joint Diploma
An institutional master jointly issued by four of the leading European Civil Engineering universities.
Project Based
You will develop real capstone projects under the mentorship of our industrial partners.
Target Students
The program is also suitable for young engineers looking to specialize in digital twins at an early stage of their career.
Whether you want to enhance your skills, expand your career opportunities, or make a difference in the digital transformation of infrastructure systems, our master’s degree will provide you with the knowledge, skills, and networking opportunities you need to succeed.
We welcome applications from motivated and talented candidates from all over the world who share our vision of a smarter, more sustainable, and more connected future.
Program
With our joint institutional Executive Master in Digital Twins for Infrastructures and Cities (Pending accreditation), you will:
LEAD
LEARN
NETWORK
Our faculty of leading professors from top European universities and our partnering companies will guide you through three main modules and weekly conferences, culminating in a 60 ECTS degree that combines online and in-person learning with a learn by doing approach.
Sessions will be regularly held online during the master during the evening of weekdays (regularly between 5pm and 8pm CET). The onsite events will consist of 2-3 days workshops, conferences and networking events that will take place in November, February and June/July.
Faculty
The Executive Master is led by a team of experienced and distinguished faculty members from some of the top universities in Europe. Our professors are experts in the fields of Civil Engineering, Data Analytics, Artificial Intelligence, Telecommunications, etc. with extensive knowledge and practical experience in the application of digital twins to the industry. They are passionate about teaching and guiding the next generation of engineers to become leaders in the field. Meet our team of exceptional faculty members who will be teaching and directing in the program.
FAQ
The executive master will have a duration of 9 months. The first edition will start on October 2023 and will finish at the end of June 2024.
The executive master consists of 60 ECTS. 20 ECTS from the basic skills modules, 20 ECTS from the core digital twins technologies and the applied digital twin courses and 20 ECTS will be related to the group development of the capstone project and the individual thesis at the end of the Master.
To be confirmed before the opening of applications.
Yes, there will be early-bird discounts for students registered before specific deadlines that will be published soon.
Students will participate in three physical events in European cities (Madrid, Paris, Istanbul and or Budapest), of a weekend each. The accommodation costs and the final gala dinner will be fully covered by the master.
The tuition fee will be inclusive of a lump sum grant of euro 2,000 provided by both the European Union and the organizing universities to cover the mobility costs. Additionally, the organization of the master will facilitate the travelling and accommodation arrangement of the students
You will receive a joint executive master diploma issued by UPM, ENPC, BME and ITÜ. This diploma is equivalent to a “Máster en Formación Permanente” (Spain), “Diplôme d’établissement” (France), “Mesterfokozat” (Hungary) and İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi Uluslararasi Ortak Tezsiz Yüksek Lisans” (Turkey).
The educational methodology of the Master is centered around project-based learning. Therefore, there will be some tests during the first modules and continuous checkpoints by mentors and coordinators during the development of the capstone projects. Finally, each student shall prepare a master thesis that may be based on the capstone project.
The Executive Master is targeted to professionals. Hence, we have structured the master with evening classes to facilitate the professional conciliation. Nevertheless, we expect students to be able to finish the Master in one academic course.
To be confirmed shortly.