MAGHRENOV deliverable 2.4: Detailed MSc program

This project has received funding from the European Union’s Seventh Framework Program for research, technological development
and demonstration under the grant agreement no. 609453.
DELIVERABLE
Project Acronym: MAGHRENOV
Grant Agreement number: 609453
Project Title: Convergence between EU and MAGHREB MPC innovation systems
in the field of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (RE&EE) –
A test-bed for fostering Euro Mediterranean Innovation Space
(EMIS)
D2.4 DETAILED MSC PROGRAM
Version: 1.0
Authors:
Josep BORDONAU (UPC), Àlber Filbà (UPC)
Internal Reviewers:
Olga Mackiewicz (KIC SE)
Claude Ayache (KIC SE)
Mikel Lasa (KIC SE)
Richard Biagioni (KIC SE)
Nadia Zeddou (IRESEN)
Abdelhak Chaibi (R&D MAROC)
Hélène Ben Khemis (ANME)
Dissemination Level
P Public X
C Confidential, only for members of the consortium and the Commission Services

D2.4 Detailed MSc Program
© MAGHRENOV Consortium Version 1.0 - 29/09/20142
Table of Contents
Table of Contents.............................................................................................................2
List of Tables ..................................................................................................................2
List of Figures .................................................................................................................2
Revision History...............................................................................................................3
Executive Summary ..........................................................................................................4
1 Introduction ..............................................................................................................6
2 Objectives and Hypotheses.............................................................................................7
3 Analysis of the Current Situation......................................................................................8
4 Design of a Questionnaire and Analysis of the Results .............................................................9
5 MSc Program ............................................................................................................ 13
6 Conclusion .............................................................................................................. 16
7 References .............................................................................................................. 17
8 Annex: existing MSc programs ....................................................................................... 18
8.1 MSc RENE – KIC InnoEnergy program ........................................................................... 19
8.2 MSc Select – KIC InnoEnergy program .......................................................................... 24
8.3 MSc ENTECH – KIC InnoEnergy program........................................................................ 31
8.4 MSc Energie – UM5A............................................................................................... 38
9 Annex: survey .......................................................................................................... 42
List of Tables
Table 1: Block Scheme for the MSc Program ........................................................................... 13
List of Figures
Figure 1. Applicants profiles where we should focus (more than one profile could be selected). ..............9
Figure 2. Selection criteria for the applicants (more than one criteria could be selected). .....................9
Figure 3. Duration of the program. ...................................................................................... 10
Figure 4. Mobility within the program................................................................................... 10
Figure 5. Intensity of the courses specialization. ..................................................................... 11
Figure 6. Types of professionals being demanded with the MSc degree. .......................................... 11
Figure 7. Type of MSc program we should focus in.................................................................... 12
Figure 8. Optimal number of students in the classroom.............................................................. 12

Revision History
Revision Date Author Organization Description
0.1 26/09/2014 Josep
Bordonau
UPC Initial draft
0.2 28/09/2014 Àlber Filbà,
Josep
Bordonau
UPC 1st
review
incorporating
all results
1.0 29/09/2014 Àlber Filbà,
Josep
Bordonau
UPC Final Version
Statement of originality:
This deliverable contains original unpublished work except where clearly indicated otherwise.
Acknowledgement of previously published material and of the work of others has been made
through appropriate citation, quotation or both.

Executive Summary
A survey on the concept of the internship program and MSc program has been prepared, taking into account
the conclusions of the WP2 held last June 2014 in Barcelona.
The main conclusion of the workshop was to work towards the preparation of an ERASMUS+ proposal
comprising both concepts integrated on a global perspective and coordinated with KIC InnoEnergy
educational programs, industry & research partners, as well as business creation activities.
The articulation of the proposal is being made with a taskforce composed of:
• A representative of KIC InnoEnergy EDU.
• A representative of the Moroccan Universities.
• A representative of the Tunisian Universities.
• Representatives of WP2 partners (UPC, KIC InnoEnergy, IRESEN R&D Maroc, ANME).
This is an initial inherent assumption in the sense that the future industrial internship program and the MSc
program will be structured as mobility programs, based in international cooperation and with an additional
scope for the symmetry in the participation of EU and MPC (Maghreb Partner Countries).
However, there are still a number of variables to be considered in the detailed design of such programs.
These variables have been explored with the answers of the experts consulted by means of the survey.
The main findings are summarized below.
MSc program
• Preferred candidates: engineers (chemical, electrical, energy, mechanical).
• Selection based essentially on a personal interview (touch or Skype-like) and the English level.
• Duration: preferred 2 years (120 ECTS).
• Mobility should be mandatory.
• Content of the syllabus: tech transversal, innovation and management.
• Vision of the MSc, more oriented to the professional side vs the research side.
• Optimal number of students in the classroom: between 10 and 20.
Approaching the KPIs
The transition phase from the current situation to the future internship and MSc programs is determined by
the application to the ERASMUS+ proposal to be done in 2015.

This means that, in practical terms, the MAGHRENOV partners and associated partners are going to work
towards a smooth transition.
The first actions are oriented, as suggested by the MAGHRENOV application and relevant organisations like
the UfM (Union for the Mediterranean), to bidirectional collaboration focusing on a symmetry scheme EU-
MPC.
Accordingly, the current programs running in EU (especially in KIC InnoEnergy, but not restricted to) and
the current international programs running in Morocco and Tunisia are taken into consideration for the
period 2014-2015. This is going to be done for the different levels considered in the MAGHRENOV proposal:
MSc, PhD and post-doc.
In practical terms, the results of the MAGHRENOV project, as the new industrial internship program and the
new MSc program will be able to be fully evaluated in 2016.

1 Introduction
The main objective of this document is to define a MSc program according to the vision of the MAGHRENOV
project.
In order to do so, different actions have been done and are explained in the document. The document
explains the different actions and the main findings.
The sections of the document are the following ones, with a short description of the content:
• Executive summary.
o As usual in the state of the art, this summary provides a short description of the main
findings and conclusions of the document.
• Objectives and hypothesis.
o The list of general and particular objectives of the task as well as the working hypothesis
are described here.
• Analysis of the current situation.
o This section analyses some current experiences in terms of similar programs.
• Design of a survey and analysis of the results.
o A survey has been prepared to incorporate the opinion of experts in the field, with
different affiliations, in order to assess the main choices for the design of the MSc program.
• MSc program.
o This is the main section of the document, detailing the program, according to the results
described in the previous sections.
• Conclusions.
o Methodologically, a section listing the conclusions of the work.
• References.
o References to the websites being analysed.
• Annex: survey
o Content of the survey that has been distributed among the actors.
• Annex: description of existing programs.

2 Objectives and Hypotheses
The main objective is the development of a MSc program. In order to do so, two partial objectives have
been defined:
• Definition of the working hypothesis or, equivalently, the boundary conditions for the new program.
• Definition of a strategy for elaborating the MSc program and to run it accordingly until the end of
the project.
The working hypotheses are as follows:
1. The program should be implementable in EU countries and Maghreb countries, in order to keep the
concept of symmetry, as stated in the MAGHRENOV proposal and by relevant institutions like the
Union for the Mediterranean.
2. The program should be defined in such a way to be compatible with existing MSc programs in
partners or associated partners to MAGHRENOV.
3. The program should be defined as being part of an application to the ERASMUS+ program in 2015.
4. The program should be used as a tool to improve the cooperation EU-MPC in the field. This means
that the existing programs (at the time being, 2014) should converge to the new one in the medium
term and long term.
5. The program implementation should be sustainable in the long term, even when the eventual
ERASMUS+ funding is over.
6. A contingency plan must be done to cover the eventuality that no ERASMUS+ funding is achieved in
2015.
Similarly, the strategy for the elaboration of the proposal is based on a methodology starting on the
establishment of a working group, with relevant representatives from the different actors:
• A representative of KIC InnoEnergy EDU.
• A representative of the Moroccan Universities.
• A representative of the Tunisian Universities.
• Representatives of WP2 partners (UPC, KIC InnoEnergy, IRESEN, R&D Maroc, ANME). These are the
regular representatives in WP2.
The role of the three representatives is to interact with the partners in each area and to be the speaker of
the different messages in the taskforce. The partners and associated partners have agreed in such a
scheme.
Once the taskforce has been defined, the meetings of the taskforce have been oriented to the development
and analysis of the results of the survey for a new MSc program (an Annex is included with this
information). In previous meetings (December 2013 and June 2014 in Barcelona) and in the meetings of the
new taskforce, different existing programs have been reviewed. An annex is also included with this
information.

3 Analysis of the Current Situation
This analysis was initially performed in the document MAGHRENOV D2.1 and it is complemented in this one,
as can be seen in Annex 8.
This Annex includes the KIC InnoEnergy MSc programs in the thematic of renewable energy (RENE), energy
efficiency or being transversal, as it is the case of SELECT and ENTECH.
Additionally, the program from University Mohammed V in Morocco has also been included.
There is a strong coincidence of the blocks of the different programs, since all of them are 2 year
programs, based on a content of 120 ECTS and having a MSc thesis around 60 ECTS. All these boundary
conditions are specially true in the case of KIC InnoEnergy programs, since they fulfil the so-called EIT label
conditions, expected to be a standard in the near future in higher education in Europe.
The structure of the programs is always based on:
• Year 1 focused on transversal courses on renewable energy/energy efficiency, combined with some
courses on related skills, like innovation, entrepreneurship and other added-value topics.
• Year 2 is focused on the specialisation chosen by the student in the first semester and on the MSc
thesis on the second semester.
This scheme makes possible the international mobility in a very structured way.
The proposal in Section 5 will focus on the experience and lessons learned in KIC InnoEnergy educational
programs.

4 Design of a Questionnaire and Analysis of the
Results
Annex in Section 9 includes the survey that has been designed and sent.
Figure 1. Applicants profiles where we should focus (more than one profile could be selected).
Figure 2. Selection criteria for the applicants (more than one criteria could be selected).
10

10

11

13

1

4

2

Mechanical
engineers

Electrical
engineers

Chemical
Engineers

Energy
engineers

Other
bachelors
in
engineering

Bachelors
in
Physics
or
Chemistry

Bachelors
not
necessarily
in

0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14

Types
of
applicants
proﬁles
where
we
should
focus

8

8

11

10

13

5

7

Type
of
background
(Bachelor
type)

Marks
in
the
bachelor

English
level

Quality
of
bachelor
degree

Personal
interview
(touch
or
Skype-‐like)

RecommendaNon
leOers

MoNvaNon
leOer

0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14

Applicants
selec6on
criteria

Figure 3. Duration of the program.
Figure 4. Mobility within the program.
1 year (60 ECTS),
3, 23%
1 year and a half
(90 ECTS), 4, 31%
2 years (120
ECTS), 6, 46%
Duration of the program
Mandatory, 7, 54%
Desirable, 6, 46%
Neutral, 0, 0%
Mobility

Figure 5. Intensity of the courses specialization.
Figure 6. Types of professionals being demanded with the MSc degree.
1

2

4

0

6

0

Technical,
very
specialized

Technical
transversal

Tech
transversal
&
innovaNon

Tech
transversal
&
management

Tech
transversal,
innovaNon
&

management

N/A

0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7

Intensity
of
specializa6on
in
the
selec6on
of
courses

1

2

4

1

5

0

Technical,
very
specialized

Technical
transversal

Tech
transversal
&
innovaNon

Tech
transversal
&
management

Tech
transversal,
innovaNon
&

management

N/A

0
1
2
3
4
5
6

Types
of
professionals
being
demanded
with
the
MSc
degree

Figure 7. Type of MSc program we should focus in.
Figure 8. Optimal number of students in the classroom.
Professional,
11,

85%

Research,
2,
15%

Type
of
MSc
program
we
should
focus
in

0

7

5

1

less
than
10

between
10
and
20

between
20
and
30

more
than
30

0
2
4
6
8

Op6mal
number
of
students
in
the
classroom

5 MSc Program
The integration of the results in the previous sections makes possible the design of the new MSc program.
According to the hypothesis of the approach listed in Section 2, the modularity of the proposal results to be
crucial in order to:
• Make possible a migration from the existing situation to the desired strong cooperation among
programs in EU and MPC.
• Facilitate the mobility of the students among different programs, resulting in a simple and clear
scheme for double degree recognition.
• The adoption of EIT label requirements looks like a good strategy since this will become a standard
in the near future in international higher education. This means that MPC Universities will probably
have to make an additional effort in this direction. Anyhow, the expected results can motivate the
effort.
• The preparation of an ERASMUS+ proposal is much easier if a modular structure is identified.
Subsequently, the evaluators should be comfortable about this approach.
• Multilateral cooperation among different universities (a relevant number of it) becomes simpler.
Subsequently, the proposal is as follows in Table I. 30 ECTS is equivalent to a semester, 60 ECTS to a full
year.
Year 1 (60 ECTS) Basic courses on technology (40
ECTS)
Basic courses on innovation,
entrepreneurship and more
added-value topics (20 ECTS)
University 1 (MPC or EU)
Year 2 (60 ECTS)
Specialisation (30 ECTS)
University 2 (EU or MPC)
MSc thesis / internship (30 ECTS)
Table 1: Block Scheme for the MSc Program
International mobility is welcome, as it is stated in Table I. The mobility is considered as EU-MPC and vice
versa.
MAGHRENOV D2.3 explains in detail the concept of the industrial internship program in MAGHRENOV and
the option for the integration of such internship with the MSc thesis is presented and argumented.

The MSc program is also the natural program to be integrated in the future ERASMUS+ proposal. Such a
proposal is crucial to make possible the start of the new program with proper funding for:
• Offering scholarships.
• Creating courses in collaboration among the different Universities.
• Define added-value activities for the students. KIC InnoEnergy programs show a high degree of
experience in this field, with a number of different activities, among others:
o Summer school, focused to intensive innovation and entrepreneurship training in a business
school.
o Technological seminars with the participation of experts from the industry and research
centres and making the students of all Universities to meet and to network all together. A
tool for fostering experiences.
o Co-creation seminars, to stimulate the innovation spirit.
o Creation of common courses.
o MOOC-based training.
o Etc.
• Exchange of professors, especially important in EU-MPC actions. The experience of EU programs is
being quite successful in making possible the contacts among teachers from different EU countries.
However this is not the case in the EU-MPC cooperation.
The design and operational experience of KIC InnoEnergy will be used for the implementation of the MSc
program.
For instance, the strategy to incorporate industries in the different phases of the MSc program can be the
same:
• Design of the syllabus and the content.
• Promotion of the MSc.
• Participation in the selection process.
• Teaching some contents of the program.
• Offering internships/MSc thesis.
• Offering scholarships.
• Involvement in job recruitment.
As stated above, the selection process of the candidate for the MSc will be crucial for the reputation of the
MSc. KIC InnoEnergy has also experience on that side and the typical admission criteria in any program:
• Type of bachelor degree (engineering or similar).
• Quality of the University for the bachelor degree.
• Marks.
• English level.

It is also relevant, the assessment of the innovation and entrepreneurship spirit of the candidates, in order
to make possible to have excellent candidates be able to become “game changers” for the future of the
relations MPC-EU, the ultimate goal of MAGHRENOV.
A contingency plan for the case that the ERASMUS+ application is not successful is also made. Plan B is the
preparation of a second application for year 2016. On top of that, of course, all the funding sources will be
taken into consideration for making more aggressive the results of the program, significantly:
• ERASMUS+ (as cited).
• KIC InnoEnergy.
• National and regional funding.
• Industry and research centre-based funding.
• Self-paying students.
On this point it is relevant to mention the synergy with an internal KIC InnoEnergy project, working towards
the sustainability of KIC InnoEnergy educational programs. Accordingly, this is a remarkable coincidence,
since such a project, expected to be finished at the end of 2014, may provide good results for MAGHRENOV
as well.

6 Conclusion
The main conclusions about the MSc program definition are:
• Modularity to make possible the compatibility among the current programs.
• Preferred candidates: engineers (chemical, electrical, energy, mechanical).
• Selection based essentially on a personal interview (touch or Skype-like) and the English level.
• Duration: preferred 2 years (120 ECTS).
• Mobility should be mandatory.
• Content of the syllabus: tech transversal, innovation and management.
• Vision of the MSc, more oriented to the professional side vs the research side.
• Optimal number of students in the classroom: between 10 and 20.
• Preparation of an ERASMUS+ proposal in 2015, incorporating KIC InnoEnergy programs, MPC
programs and open to other similar programs in EU.

7 References
http://www.kic-innoenergy.com/rene/
http://www.kic-innoenergy.com/select/
http://www.kic-innoenergy.com/entech/
http://fr.slideshare.net/Maghrenov/maghrenov-workshop-on-capacity-building-eu-master-energy-um5a-by-
rajaa-cherkaouielmoursli

8 Annex: existing MSc programs
This annex lists MSc programs of various institutions from Europe and MPC. In all cases, programs in
renewable energy and energy efficiency have been identified.

8.1 MSc RENE – KIC InnoEnergy program

º

Source: http://www.kic-innoenergy.com/rene/

8.2 MSc Select – KIC InnoEnergy program

Source: http://www.kic-innoenergy.com/select/

8.3 MSc ENTECH – KIC InnoEnergy program

Source: http://www.kic-innoenergy.com/entech/

8.4 MSc Energie – UM5A

Source: http://fr.slideshare.net/Maghrenov/maghrenov-workshop-on-capacity-building-eu-master-energy-
um5a-by-rajaa-cherkaouielmoursli

9 Annex: survey

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