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Electric Vehicle Propulsion and Control (E-PiCo)

Kiel University

Kiel, GermanyAutomotive Engineering
APS Requiredfull-time

Degree

Master of Science

Language

English

Tuition

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Duration

4 semesters

Programme Overview

The Master‘s degree programme in Electric Vehicle Propulsion and Control (E-PiCo+) is an Erasmus Mundus programme jointly offered by five partner universities. Students study at least two of the universities. The programme deals with the challenges resulting from electrification in road and shipping traffic as well as in the transport industry. It offers academic education across the entire range of electric drive systems. By involving local and international industrial partners, students gain practical experience.

Admission Requirements

Academic requirements

Deadline: Please find information regarding the application deadline on the following website: https://master-epico.ec-nantes.fr/admission/deadlines. Please note that there are different deadlines for applicants. If you wish to apply for an Erasmus Mundus or Consortium scholarship, your complete application needs to be submitted before 31 January every year. If you are self-financing your studies, the deadline is 30 April every year.

Minimum GPA
No fixed minimum GPA is published on the current official programme page.
English requirements
Please find information on the language requirements on the following website: https://master-epico.ec-nantes.fr/admission/how-to-apply.
German requirements
All levels (language course in national language of host country as non-technical module in first and second semesters)
Accepted bachelor fields
Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Automotive Engineering, Mechatronics, Control Engineering, Energy Engineering
APS Certificate
Yes

Costs & Funding

Tuition fee
Yes
Semester contribution
An enrolment fee ("Einschreibgebühr") of 55 EUR is charged for the first enrolment at Kiel University. A semester contribution ("Semesterbeitrag") currently amounting to 302 EUR must be paid each semester. This covers free public transport ("landesweites Semesterticket") for trains and buses in Schleswig-Holstein and Hamburg, reduced lunch prices, a culture ticket and other benefits for students.
ECTS credits
120
Funding info

Tuition: Yes Semester contribution: An enrolment fee ("Einschreibgebühr") of 55 EUR is charged for the first enrolment at Kiel University. A semester contribution ("Semesterbeitrag") currently amounting to 302 EUR must be paid each semester. This covers free public transport ("landesweites Semesterticket") for trains and buses in Schleswig-Holstein and Hamburg, reduced lunch prices, a culture ticket and other benefits for students.

Career Outcomes

As the automotive industry undergoes rapid electrification, graduates are in exceptionally high demand for engineering roles in R&D, production, and systems integration at major car manufacturers and their suppliers.

Specialisations

Artificial Intelligence with applications to EVs (CINVESTAV, Mexico)Embedded systems implementing advanced control laws (L’Aquila, Italy)Battery storage systems (Bucharest, Romania)

Typical job roles

Research scientistElectrical engineerPower electronics engineerControl systems engineerEnergy management specialistBattery systems engineerEmbedded systems engineer

Target industries

Automotive industryTransport industryShipping industryEnergy sectorPower electronicsBattery technologyElectric vehicle manufacturing

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Programme details

Degree
Master of Science
Language
English
Duration
4 semesters
Mode
full-time
Start
Winter semester
Deadline
31 January (annual)

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