Environmental Engineering (Nordic Master), Master of Science (Technology)

Description

Nordic Master in Water and Resource Engineering joint MSc programme combines a variety of resources to create the most comprehensive degree in environmental engineering in the world.

It´s is offered by Nordic Five Tech, a strategic alliance of the five strongest technical universities in the Nordic region, with partners in Denmark (DTU), Sweden (Chalmers University of Technology & KTH), Norway (NTNU) and Finland (Aalto University). The programme involves a set of four predefined study tracks that lead to double degrees in environmental engineering.Water and Resource Engineering

Language of instruction

The language of instruction of the programme is English.

Tuition fees and scholarships

Currently Aalto University, DTU and Chalmers charge fees to non-EU/EEA students. NTNU charges no tuition fees from Nordic Master students. Some universities also charge an application fee and some have a compulsory student union fee. For more information, visit the universities' websites:

• Chalmers University of Technology charges tuition fees to non-EU/EEA students
• Technical University of Denmark (DTU) charges tuition fees to non-EU/EEA students
• NTNU charges no tuition fees from Nordic Masters students!

Aalto University, Chalmers and DTU has a scholarship programme to cover tuition fees

Structure of studies

The eNviro5Tech programme is in the subject area of environmental engineering and technology. The programme has two focuses: (i) understanding and sustainable management of impacts on the environment caused by human activities and (ii) the development of new technologies to address environmental challenges.

eNviro5Tech addresses some of the most pressing current political issues, such as climate change, sustainable generation of energy, management and renewal of aging urban infrastructure, provision of safe drinking water and contaminated land and waste management. Environmental engineering is an interdisciplinary science, bridging all the sciences and placing them in a social, economic and legal context. Within the discipline, there are areas of specialisation, offered through focused subject areas. Your studies will include lectures, seminars and a large amount of project work. In many courses, the preferred learning approach is problem-based learning (PBL), which is characterised by the usage of real-life situations and group work as a starting point for learning and giving students the responsibility for obtaining knowledge.

Specialisations

Studies are split between two universities within the consortium in accordance with each  study track. As a student, you will transfer from one university to the other after your first year – for example, if you are accepted to study on the Water Resources Management track, you will spend your first year at Aalto University and the second year at DTU, or vice versa. For further details on each study track, visit the eNviro5Tech website using the links below.

• Residual Resources Engineering and Industrial Ecology (DTU and NTNU)
• Urban Water &Water Resources Engineering (NTNU and Chalmers)
• Risk Assessment & Environmental Systems (DTU and Chalmers)
• Water Resources Management (Aalto and DTU)

Internationalisation

Nordic Five Tech, a strategic alliance of the five strongest technical universities in the Nordic region, with partners in Denmark (DTU), Sweden (Chalmers University of Technology & KTH), Norway (NTNU) and Finland (Aalto University).

Further study opportunities

Nordic Master in Environmental Engineering is considered a great foundation for doctoral studies and post-doc positions.

Career opportunities

Environmental technologies are experiencing very strong growth and are a megatrend in technological development. For example, the environment industry had a 4% share of GDP in Germany in 2005 and it is expected to rise to 16% of GDP in 2030 (Janicke, M., and S. Lindemann (2010), Governing environmental innovations, Environ. Polit., 19(1), 127-141.). The fast growth is fueled by innovation as companies develop new products to satisfy societal demands (Janicke, M., and K. Jacob (2004), Lead markets for environmental innovations: A new role for the nation state, Global Environmental Politics, 4(1), 29-46.).

Universities must therefore develop the capacity to generate the graduates to meet increasing market demand, and must develop innovative and flexible educational products which can repond to the needs of a rapidly changing market. The Nordic countries are world leaders in the development of Environmental Policy and Technology (see Janicke and Jacob 2004). The N5T universities are ideally positioned to offer the education and tools needed for future engineers to take advantage of this Green Megatrend. Thus, a major aim of the programme is to prepare the student for a professional career through the integration of professional experience with the degree programs. This will ultimately increase quality and competitiveness, study motivation and employability.

Read more about the study tracks offered in the Nordic master in Water and Resource Engineering

Research focus

• Aalto Please read here
• Chalmers: Please read here
• DTU: Please readsee here
• NTNU: Please read here

Co-operation with other parties

Nordic Five Tech is a strategic alliance of the five strongest technical universities in the Nordic region, with partners in Denmark (DTU), Sweden (Chalmers University of Technology & KTH), Norway (NTNU) and Finland (Aalto University)-

Contact information

Börje Helenius

Planning officer

[email protected]