Programme details
The programme is structured around a series of mobility periods over the two years
and across 5 European sites (France, Germany, Norway, Italy, Slovenia) ensuring at least
2 mobilities according to the scheme presented below
Year 1
Semester 1
Fundamentals
on processes
30 ECTS
Semester 2
Fundamentals
on materials
30 ECTS
Year 2
Semester 3
Specialization
with 4 possible tracks
30 ECTS
Semester 4
Work placement
and Master thesis
30 ECTS
Year 1
During Year 1, all meta4.0 students will be first welcomed in France, in Saint-Etienne, in the end of August and will participate to the integration events, including the introduction of all the partners and flow of their study, seminars given by invited speakers, intensive French course, team building activities and field-trip (visit of some key companies of the region).
They will then start their academic period and attend a series of core courses reflecting the fundamentals of the programme:
Ecole Centrale de Lyon
Ecole Nationale d’Ingénieurs
de Saint-Etienne
Semester 1
In Saint-Etienne, students will be taught the basics of production engineering and specific knowledge on a wide range of key manufacturing technologies.
Whereas the technical aspects will be a significant part of these courses, the covered topics will also be used to disseminate theoretical knowledge in fundamental sciences such as mathematics, computer science and mechanics.
The semester will end mid-February and students will then move to Italy for the next semester.
- 3 ECTS Basics of production engineering
- 2 ECTS Transverse project on manufacturing technologies
- 5 ECTS Additive Manufacturing
- 5 ECTS Metalworking processes
- 5 ECTS High temperature processes
- 5 ECTS Physical Measurement
- 2 ECTS French for beginners
- 3 ECTS Research methods
Semester 2
All the students will move to Torino (Italy) and will start their semester around the last week of February.
The strength of meta4.0 is to fit its graduates with the best level of knowledge on Manufacturing but also on Materials science. Therefore, this semester will be dedicated to materials for advanced manufacturing, materials design, materials forming and surface science and technology, including techniques to investigate structure and properties of materials.
Italian language classes will be available on a non-credit basis.
- 5 ECTS Materials for Advanced Manufacturing
- 10 ECTS Materials & Design
- 10 ECTS Materials forming
- 5 ECTS Surface science and technology
Polytechnic University of Turin
Year 2
During Year 2, the students will get specialized in one of the key Manufacturing 4.0 topics and conduct their Master thesis. Semester 3 will start from the end of August.
The cohort will be distributed equally between the four specializations, with a minimum of 5 students in each degree awarding universities.
At the beginning of semester 2, presentations of the specialization tracks will be given to inform the students about the different possibilities and content.
Students will have to express their interest for three of them by Mid of March.
The final allocation will be based on their interest but also on their academic performance and 1er Semester ranking (only scientific field scores).
Semester 3
Specialization
with 4 possible tracks
Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Norway
Digital Manufacturing
One fourth of the students will spend this semester in Gjøvik (Norway) to attend courses specialized in Digital Manufacturing.
Topics such as modelling and simulation, Industrial Communications and artificial intelligence will be covered.
- 7.5 ECTS Modelling and Simulation for Sustainable Manufacturing
- 7.5 ECTS Flexible Automation and Artificial Intelligence
- 7.5 ECTS Lifecycle Performance of Aluminium Products
- 7.5 ECTS Industrial Communications and Sensor Technology
- 7.5 ECTS Project work on a “Digital topic”
University of Ljubljana
in Slovenia
Clean Manufacturing
One fourth of the students will spend this semester in Ljubljana (Slovenia), to attend courses specialized in Clean Manufacturing.
Topics such as quality engineering, nanotechnologies or micromanufacturing technologies will be covered in order to show the potential to move towards cleaner processes.
- 5 ECTS Advanced Machining Processes
- 5 ECTS Quality Engineering
- 5 ECTS Additive Manufacturing
- 5 ECTS Micromanufacturing Technologies
- 5 ECTS Energy Conversion Systems
- 5 ECTS Laser Processing Technology
Ecole Centrale de Lyon
Ecole Nationale d’Ingénieurs
de Saint-Etienne
+
Mines Saint-Etienne
in France
Sustainable Manufacturing
One fourth of the students will spend this semester in Saint-Etienne (France), to attend courses specialized in Sustainable Manufacturing.
This semester will be co-taught by Ecole Nationale d’Ingénieurs de Saint-Etienne (ENISE) and Mines Saint-Etienne (EMSE). Sustainability will be here addressed from the product perspectives, or how their lifetime can be increased keeping the same, or even improved, performance level.
Topics such as modelling of surface integrity, functional properties or component repair by additive technologies will be covered.
- 5 ECTS Modelling of material removal & wear
- 5 ECTS Modelling of surface integrity
- 5 ECTS Functional & in-use properties
- 5 ECTS Component repair by thick coatings
- 5 ECTS Life Cycle Assessment
- 2 ECTS Advanced French
- 3 ECTS Strategic Management
Technical University
of Chemnitz in Germany
Smart Manufacturing
One fourth of the students will spend this semester in Chemnitz (Germany), to attend courses specialized in Smart Manufacturing: Topics such as instrumentation and sensors, advanced process chains, augmented/virtual reality in manufacturing or composite-based hybrid technologies will be covered.
Nota: To date, this specialization may only be offered as a credit mobility track, meaning a non-awarding degree mobility.
- 5 ECTS Efficient Process Chains
- 5 ECTS Instrumentation
- 5 ECTS IT-supported Eval. of Material Flows and Process Chains
- 5 ECTS Digital Manufacturing
- 5 ECTS Machining Technologies
- 5 ECTS Composite-based Hybrid Technologies
Semester 4
As the end of semester 3 will vary from mid-January to end of February, this mobility period will be more flexible. The Master thesis will be written based on 5 month work placement either in an industrial or applied research environment, research laboratory of a partner university on a joint topic or in an associate partner organization or any other company or institution offering oriented topic for the master thesis.
Work placement
and Master thesis
In order to enforce the multilingual experience of the meta4.0 students optional language courses (local language)
will be offered in Italy, Norway, Slovenia and Germany.