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 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 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 three students (20,000 € each one).

The first MESC+ students were welcome in September 2004 at Paul Sabatier University, Toulouse (France). Since September 2006, the MESC+ 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 MESC+ consortium to offer substantial scholarships to students (35,000€ to European students and 39.000€ to Global South Countries' students). The industrial partners also offer scholarships to students: Alistore-ERI, CIC EnergiGUNE, Umicore and Solvay.