i-MESC Master’s Degree

Pedagogical coordinators: Pr. Christian Masquelier & Pr. Patrice Simon                                                             Administrative coordinator: J. Tamimy

The field of energy storage is very important on a global scale and requires the training of young researchers of high level. That’s why, since 2004 the Materials for Energy Storage and Conversion+ (MESC+) master’s degree, now the Interdisciplinarity in Materials for Energy Storage and Conversion (i-MESC) master’s degree, trains students in several European universities renowned for their expertise in energy storage:

•  The first semester at the Warsaw University of Technology (Poland)
•  The second semester at Paul Sabatier III University in Toulouse (France)
• For the third semester, students are assigned to three different universities: the University of Picardie Jules Verne (France), the University of Ljubljana (Slovenia) and the University of the Basque Country of Bilbao (Spain)
• The fourth semester is dedicated to an internship in a i-MESC partner laboratory.

RS2E is contributing to this chemistry master’s degree through the participation of affiliated researchers to teachings and by offering scholarships to several students (20,000 € each one).

The first MESC+ students were welcomed in September 2004 at Paul Sabatier University, Toulouse (France). Since September 2006, the master’s degree received the Erasmus Mundus seal of approval (a quality label granted by the European Commission to the best-integrated programs at Master or PhD levels). The Erasmus Mundus seal of approval allows the i-MESC consortium to offer substantial scholarships to students (33,600€ for the two years). The industrial partners also offer scholarships to students: Alistore-ERI, CIC EnergiGUNE, Umicore and other partners.